The 13th arrondissement of Paris: Hidden gems
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It's the Paris Countdown! Here comes an-depth guide to the 13th arrondissement of Paris after we spent 24 hours there. The blog post is here with all the pictures.  A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here. Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of La mer, by Charles Trenet. Below are all the places we mentioned. Where to stay? / An unusual hotel OFF Paris Seine Address: 86 Quai d'Austerlitz, 75013 @offparisseine The best restaurants Eat in Chinatown:  Impérial Choisy @imperialchoisy Address: 32 Av. de Choisy, 75013 Best place for a drink Evening drink on a boat Bateau El Alamein @bateauelalamein  Address: 10 Port de la Gare, 75013 Terrace drink: Les Tanneurs de la Butte @lestanneursdelabutte Address: 22 Rue de la Butte aux Cailles, 75013 The best cafe Bob’s Cafe in MK2 Bibliothèque Address: MK2 Bibliothèque, 128-162 Av. de France, 75013 More things to find Stroll through the Butte-aux-Cailles Visit the antique map shop Librairie Loeb Larocque - maps & books @librarie.loeb.larocque  Address: 31 Rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Track down traces of the Bievre river Find the magnificent globes François-Mitterrand Library - The Globes of Coronelli or Globes of Marly are a pair of globes (terrestrial and celestial) of large size (about 4 meters in diameter) made by Vincenzo Coronelli and offered to Louis XIV at the end of the 17th century. Address: Quai François Mauriac, 75706
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