Sunday, June 22, 2014

Arrondissement 13

182,032 people live in district 13.  78.4% of this district’s residents are metropolitan born Parisians and 11.5% non-European immigrants.  If you want to stay in this district in a nice two star hotel then you could choose Hotel les Gobelins at 9, Rue des Gobelins.  You can stay in a double room for €139 per night.  And as per usual there is a market not too far if you are wanting to buy some groceries.


A dozen Eggs: € 2,52
1 liter of Milk: € 1,32
Steak p/kg: € 15,95

Tourist Attractions:
I know I post a lot about museums but the Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins is yet another awesome option for your tour of Paris.  It is the royal museum of tapestries.  Tapestries used to be a significant decoration in castles and for royals and you can see some amazing works of tapestry art here.  And it is more than just a museum; there are skilled artists that still work there creating tapestries. 



Amazing Architectural Attractions:
There is a law in Paris that buildings cannot be built above nine stories without a special permit and it is really difficult to get one which is why there are so few skyscrapers.  However in this district I found four buildings above the nine story limit all in a row which is unusual. 


Today’s Business Shout Out!
This goes out to the UGC Gobelins Movie Theatre!  The movie theatres in Paris are really fun because you can go to one in English with French subtitles.  You can’t do that for every movie but you can find a decent amount of movies to see if you are up for that.  Hey it’s kind of fun to say you saw a movie in Paris. 





The Most Interesting Thing I Found:
There was an artist event going on when I was down in dear old district 13 where artists were painting pianos!  I don’t know about you but I have always wanted to paint a piano!



I hope you find some joy in district 13!  Au revior!

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