Arrondissement 4

The fourth district happens to be the third smallest district with 28,192 

residents.  78.1% of these residents were born in Paris and 10.8% are non-European immigrants.  This district is probably one of the most popular housing both Notre Dame and Pont des Arts or the love-lock bridge.  If you want to stay in this very historic district you could check out Hotel Louis Marias.  It’s a nice two star hotel with double rooms starting at €169.  You can find it at 17, rue du Petit Musc.  If you need to stop at your local grocery store I would head towards the nearest Monoprix.

 

Eggs: € 1,42

Milk: € 2,53

Steak: € 17,90

Tourist Attraction:

I would say the largest tourist attraction in the fourth district would be the Notre-Dame Cathedral.  I would give you the address but if you can’t find Notre-Dame then you don’t deserve to be in Paris.  The Cathedral is open every day of the year from 8 a.m. until 6:45 pm.  If you are interested you can go to mass at Notre-Dame but be prepared because they do not close it off to the public so you may have a tourist sit down by you, snap a picture and walk away.  If mass is not your cup of tea you should definitely go inside because it is a gorgeous building with original gothic architecture.  

Amazing Architectural Finds:

The Hotel de Ville is just across from Notre-Dame and is a huge castle-like building that will stop you in your steps.  Paris’s municipal government uses this building as its city hall but also houses it’s mayor within its elegant walls.  It also serves as a reception hall if you happen to be in need of a huge reception hall and enough money to pay for it. 

Today’s Business Shout Out! 

Subway!  If you’re looking for a taste of America or for some reason decided that you no longer want to eat French food then you have the wonderful alternative of a Subway sandwich shop.  I personally wouldn’t waste my time here when you are in one of the food capitols of the world but to each his own. 

The Most Interesting Thing I Found:

The most interesting thing today to me and many many tourists that come through district four would be Pont des Arts or the Lock Bridge.  Pont des Arts is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Sine river in the fourth district.  Over the years it has become famous for lovers to put a lock on the bridge with their names on it to symbolically lock their love forever.  However, BREAKING NEWS, yesterday June 9, 2014, A panel of the lock bridge collapsed under the weight of the locks.  It is currently under repair.  Even though you may want to lock your love to this bridge, the city does have to cut locks off occasionally because it has been damaging the structure of the bridge for years.  

I hope you lock your love while in this district!   Au revoir!