Retro Paris: stepping back into the 70s
Take a nostalgia trip at a newly-opened hotel in the bohemian heart of the French capital
A visit to Parisβs fifth arrondissement can make you feel unusually nostalgic in the current climate. Home to the Sorbonne, student-filled cafΓ©s and all-round Rive Gauche cool, itβs a world away from France on the brink of change. Also known as the Latin Quarter, le cinquiΓ¨me has ready supplies of retro charm and specialist shops to browse and lose yourself in.
On an early-evening wander, I come across a shop on rue des Γcoles that sells mandolins and a rare bookshop on rue du Cardinal-Lemoine with a window display of ironic protest material, including a copy of the Watergate Cookbook. Near the Seine, youβll find the Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens and the Natural History Museum, all just a stoneβs throw away.
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