Managing the stairs from the second floor at Shakespeare & Company took longer than necessary due to the photo ops along the way. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to count the number of books there!
I believe that I spy a copy of Secret Life of Bees on that pile! I spent an hour or so sitting outside here while my girl got lost in the stacks--still one of her fondest memories of Paris.
(I found you yesterday through French Girl in Seattle. Your photos make me want to sign up for a photography class! Thanks for sharing.)
No but I've counted the number of times I've shown up and there has been a line-up of tourists waiting to get in - consequently never been inside - I hate tourists
I've spent many hours—mostly back in the day— lost among the countless (that's my official estimate, btw) books at Shakespeare & Co. I just looove this place!
Oh, what memories that brings back! I had heard that it closed after George Whitman's death. Is it reopened or was that just a rumor? Hope someone has it; it should be part of Paris forever!
I could lose a few hours in here V.
ReplyDeleteI have not and I have never ventured up the stairs either , regardless of the photo ops..but you are right, it was worth the effort !!
ReplyDeleteI need to take D there ... He would spend the day browsing through those books (en anglais).
ReplyDeleteI believe that I spy a copy of Secret Life of Bees on that pile! I spent an hour or so sitting outside here while my girl got lost in the stacks--still one of her fondest memories of Paris.
ReplyDelete(I found you yesterday through French Girl in Seattle. Your photos make me want to sign up for a photography class! Thanks for sharing.)
Whoops, nope--it's The Help! But I also noticed a very nice leather bag in there, too, with a closer look. :)
ReplyDeleteNo doubt, a reader's paradise! I'd love to spend some time in there! :)
ReplyDeleteNo but I've counted the number of times I've shown up and there has been a line-up of tourists waiting to get in - consequently never been inside - I hate tourists
ReplyDeleteDefinitely my kind of place! And I'll be there in October to check it out. Maybe a few of the tourists will have gone home by then. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder what treasures lie within those stacks?
ReplyDeleteWhat a place! If these walls could talk.
ReplyDeleteIt's so rare to see a genuine stone wall like that. Most around here were "built" the day before yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI have hung around outside the store several times, admiring the Seine from that vantage point, but I have not been inside. Shame on me.
ReplyDeleteOh I know, it's so full of surprises! You've inspired me, I think I'll do a post on my experience at Shakespeare & Co. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteI've spent many hours—mostly back in the day— lost among the countless (that's my official estimate, btw) books at Shakespeare & Co. I just looove this place!
ReplyDeleteWho wants to know details about paradise on earth?! .. :o)
ReplyDeleteGeorge Whitman's daughter should have at least an approximate idea! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, what memories that brings back! I had heard that it closed after George Whitman's death. Is it reopened or was that just a rumor? Hope someone has it; it should be part of Paris forever!
ReplyDeleteOoooo! I could 'so' spend a day in there! What a paradise. At least it looks so to me. Happy sigh... I love your photograph of it. :)
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