Les bouquinistes.....
“The used-book sellers (bouquinistes) you see along the Seine around Notre-Dame are a Parisian fixture. These literary entrepreneurs pride themselves on their easygoing style. With flexible hours and virtually no overhead, they run their businesses as they have since the mid-1500s, when shops and stalls lined most of the bridges in Paris. In 1557, these merchants were labeled as thieves for selling forbidden Protestant pamphlets during the Wars of Religion.”
The green stalls are a fun place to visit and to look for souvenirs of Paris.
Les bouquinistes.....
“The used-book sellers (bouquinistes) you see along the Seine around Notre-Dame are a Parisian fixture. These literary entrepreneurs pride themselves on their easygoing style. With flexible hours and virtually no overhead, they run their businesses as they have since the mid-1500s, when shops and stalls lined most of the bridges in Paris. In 1557, these merchants were labeled as thieves for selling forbidden Protestant pamphlets during the Wars of Religion.”
The green stalls are a fun place to visit and to look for souvenirs of Paris.