Passage du Grand Cerf

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7iWXwp5mmOO7M9x0ZOsYxEDRAgVEAGRw5IIoVffzaVHoY9RkBMMlIiHGFgzU_BNoT8dtJRO5HcfilGRFxmEJ_xkc72njOVMK8XhEC7B2MBi_oEo3kA_KRLbva3aK_1b2mJPRTs-Hxbk/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+244+DSC_1929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7iWXwp5mmOO7M9x0ZOsYxEDRAgVEAGRw5IIoVffzaVHoY9RkBMMlIiHGFgzU_BNoT8dtJRO5HcfilGRFxmEJ_xkc72njOVMK8XhEC7B2MBi_oEo3kA_KRLbva3aK_1b2mJPRTs-Hxbk/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+244+DSC_1929.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passage du Grand Cerf</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This covered passage has attracted boutiques and galleries with offerings of art, fine crafts, jewelry arts, antiques, and more.  The original tiles and the high ceilings attest to its authenticity.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Originating from the end of the 18th century, these covered shopping arcades provided shelter from the inclement weather and the muddy streets of Paris.  Even today it is a great option to explore on a rainy weather day in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Passage du Grand Cerf</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">145, rue Saint Denis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Etienne Marcel</span></span></i></div>

Passage du Grand Cerf

Passage du Grand Cerf This covered passage has attracted boutiques and galleries with offerings of art, fine crafts, jewelry arts, antiques,...

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Sapins de Noël - Passage du Grand Cerf

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11361460324/" title="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 180 DSC_1865 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 180 DSC_1865" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/11361460324_dc0de06c10_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas trees in Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Giggling on the first occasion of seeing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas trees dressed like sausages, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I now find them totally charming.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The stands made of split tree trunks are quite solid </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and they are ready to be carried off, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">through the Métro or by bus to a waiting Paris apartment.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The scents of fresh evergreen are as omnipresent </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as those of the baguettes from the nearby boulangerie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Messages du Grand Cerf</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, passage du Grand Cerf (Rue Saint Denis entrance)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Sapins de Noël - Passage du Grand Cerf

Christmas trees in Paris Giggling on the first occasion of seeing  Christmas trees dressed like sausages,  I now find them totally charming....

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Le Passage du Grand Cerf

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT08U7JXBev105eHvu94Vd5ou0JsPGY4Kar1S-PkmEMFwzwgMcYfLt4c0o2s5FQPB-xWYgu9nFIWShaKe3EPlgbpbz9exsqxWa1roVx3afC_e7Z9rUIJs3MTAIqY813fv-zjrhggxeX8/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+00197.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525878042863299890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT08U7JXBev105eHvu94Vd5ou0JsPGY4Kar1S-PkmEMFwzwgMcYfLt4c0o2s5FQPB-xWYgu9nFIWShaKe3EPlgbpbz9exsqxWa1roVx3afC_e7Z9rUIJs3MTAIqY813fv-zjrhggxeX8/s640/2009+1206+Paris+00197.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Le Passage du Grand Cerf (Big Deer Passage) is found just off Rue St. Denis in the neighborhood of Montorgueil. Designed in the 19th Century to protect pedestrians from mud and horse-drawn carriages, this elegant passage has been restored to its original grandeur. There are at least five of these passages clustered between Rue Etienne Marcel and Rue Réamur and others a short walk away.</div><div><br /></div><div>Grand Cerf is distinctive in the height of the windows at 11.8m (almost 39 feet), the highest in Paris, and the unique offerings along the corridor. You will find handcrafted pearl jewelry, artists' workshops, interesting gifts, and recovered objects that have been restored. If you are left with a rainy, cold day in Paris these "shopping arcades" are a great option. Here is a <a href="http://www.passagesetgaleries.org/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>link</strong></span> </a>(en français) for all the passages, descriptions, and locations in Paris.</div><div><br /></div><div><em>Note: You need to be attentive as many of the entrances are almost hidden from the main streets</em>.</div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Le Passage du Grand Cerf</div><div align="center">145, rue St Denis</div><div align="center">Métro Etienne Marcel</div><div></div><div></div><div></div>

Le Passage du Grand Cerf

Le Passage du Grand Cerf (Big Deer Passage) is found just off Rue St. Denis in the neighborhood of Montorgueil. Designed in the 19th Century...

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