Today we had a luxury in France- the ability to hunt secret places. Away from tourists, away from most Parisians, a little bit less comfortable. Strangers in a not so strange land. We are staying in le Marais, an artsy, high fashion district. Historically a Jewish neighborhood, it is interesting to see the most traditional of people in orthodox clothes and mannerisms against the model thin, smoking women of lioness hair, red lipstick and fashions you wouldn't believe. Within this, if you wander the right way, are secret courtyards filled with antiques where we poked around for a bit. Then we heard into the 19th arrondissement and the Parc des Buttes. There were waterfalls and picnics and suspension bridges, but very few tourists. Nearby, arguably the best view in Paris near a sweet little winery. It was over the river and through the woods to get there, but worthy all the huffing and puffing to get to the top.
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