tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3900701574756574266..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Cafés and restaurants on the Boulevard Saint-GermainKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79991707379766976742014-11-06T12:36:28.087+01:002014-11-06T12:36:28.087+01:00It's out of my price range too, but one can dr...It's out of my price range too, but one can dream. It would be fun to stay there for a few days and have meals in all those restaurants bistrots cafés...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44170151451449697432014-11-06T12:35:34.142+01:002014-11-06T12:35:34.142+01:00Of course I always noticed the setback and lower l...Of course I always noticed the setback and lower level of that one building that was the Pierwige, but I never before thought of why it was built that way. What you say makes perfect sense.<br /><br />I was looking up the word "boulevard" to see what it's origin was, and it seems to come from a Dutch term that means "bulwark" or rampart. The boulevard replaced the ramparts, of course. It's all pretty interesting.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37560724663697074732014-11-06T09:23:38.916+01:002014-11-06T09:23:38.916+01:00Of course, I meant "is now outlawed" not...Of course, I meant "is now outlawed" not "not outlawed"!<br />If you're interested in a novel about the St. Germain dès Près neighborhood when the Boulevard was bulldozing its way through, read Tania de Rosnay's novel "The House I Loved" ("Rose", in French). It's not historically perfect, but it gives you a good idea. As a side note, the rue de Rennes, was supposed to go all the way to the Seine, but got stopped at the St. Germain intersection. Our old haunt, the Pierwige, if you remember, was slightly off alignment, with stairs going down from the sidewalk to the dining room, in the older building, slightly lower than the main salon where Zaza reigned. That's because that older building was one of the few on the boulevard to escape demolition.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71193540528769336232014-11-06T02:44:41.690+01:002014-11-06T02:44:41.690+01:00Thanks for the interesting info. chm. Hope you are...Thanks for the interesting info. chm. Hope you are well.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12864175371468372862014-11-06T00:45:08.478+01:002014-11-06T00:45:08.478+01:00Hi Evelyn,
In fact, my father was a gynecologist a...Hi Evelyn,<br />In fact, my father was a gynecologist and obstetrician. He was also interested in surgery and, in 1900, invented the surgical clips bearing his name still in use to this day.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63474000637555434322014-11-06T00:11:35.852+01:002014-11-06T00:11:35.852+01:00PS I was joking about staying at that hotel lol. I...PS I was joking about staying at that hotel lol. It is lovely, but out of my price range. The location is good and the rooms are beautiful.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78655818051747989252014-11-06T00:10:26.215+01:002014-11-06T00:10:26.215+01:00No, I didn't know CHM's father was a surge...No, I didn't know CHM's father was a surgeon! What a talented family- painters, doctors, linguists...Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68562514019537053352014-11-05T19:45:29.004+01:002014-11-05T19:45:29.004+01:00Evelyn, you know that CHM's father was a well-...Evelyn, you know that CHM's father was a well-known surgeon, don't you?<br /><br />I actually took a picture up the rue Dupuytren last Wednesday. I'll post it tomorrow.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14553854982458750122014-11-05T15:59:05.777+01:002014-11-05T15:59:05.777+01:00I think so. The block of houses on the north side ...I think so. The block of houses on the north side of rue Taranne was in the way, so it was razed. But the south side was left intact.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58421865758111888992014-11-05T15:31:17.961+01:002014-11-05T15:31:17.961+01:00Let's stay here when we try all of those bistr...Let's stay here when we try all of those bistros :http://www.hotelaumanoir.com/en/hotel-luxury-manoir-paris/hotel-au-manoir-paris-hotel-luxury-saint-germain-des-pres-4-stars-hotel.html<br />Do you remember seeing a street named Dupuytren near the medical school? It is named after Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, the surgeon who described an operation to correct the affliction in the Lancet in 1831 (wiki). Lewis noticed the name right away when we stayed in that area a couple of times.<br />Loved hearing about your grandfather's atelier, CHM.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67535448889629599352014-11-05T14:19:57.726+01:002014-11-05T14:19:57.726+01:00Sciences Po and ENA are (were) in that neighborhoo...Sciences Po and ENA are (were) in that neighborhood, along with other <i>grandes écoles</i>, so I figured the name Le Bizuth had to do with <i>bizutage</i> or hazing. I don't know if that café has been there for a long time.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69535716012212462102014-11-05T14:17:53.171+01:002014-11-05T14:17:53.171+01:00: ^ ): ^ )Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27212317187103359182014-11-05T14:17:32.362+01:002014-11-05T14:17:32.362+01:00I was wearing a fleece jacket, and I don't rem...I was wearing a fleece jacket, and I don't remember being too warm — but not cold either. At the restaurant where I had lunch, the heat lamps were turned on out on the terrace (the roof was open).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53157275074101428262014-11-05T14:15:03.647+01:002014-11-05T14:15:03.647+01:00Was the Boulevard Saint-Germain already called by ...Was the Boulevard Saint-Germain already called by that name before Haussmann's <i>grands travaux</i>?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20268875497617316992014-11-05T13:21:18.900+01:002014-11-05T13:21:18.900+01:00Before baron Haussmann, the odd numbered houses on...Before baron Haussmann, the odd numbered houses on the south side where now stands Brasserie Lipp were on rue Taranne. My grandfather's <i>atelier</i> was located on the even numbered north side of that street which later was razed to widen boulevard Saint-Germain. There still a sign, <i>rue Taranne</i>, on the house at the corner of rue des Saints-Pères and boulevard Saint-Germain.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91208871480869508812014-11-05T12:50:18.091+01:002014-11-05T12:50:18.091+01:00Great views, Ken :)
The several folks with warm s...Great views, Ken :)<br /> The several folks with warm scarves give me the impression that it was a little chilly?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3604549241464590192014-11-05T12:36:27.145+01:002014-11-05T12:36:27.145+01:00I wish you and your camera went to Paris more
ofte...I wish you and your camera went to Paris more<br />often, Ken. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10306425896788149572014-11-05T09:15:13.259+01:002014-11-05T09:15:13.259+01:00Le Bizuth caught my eye. It's in the neighborh...Le Bizuth caught my eye. It's in the neighborhood of "les grands écoles" and university. This one is (or was) the hangout for the Ecole de Medecine" and le bizutage, hazing, is not outlawed, but the memory of it lives in the name of this café. (Unfortunately, almost every year, there are still stories of horrible hazing incidents, but since it's illegal, they get reported.)Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65674693314129563652014-11-05T08:52:07.923+01:002014-11-05T08:52:07.923+01:00they all look dee-lish!they all look dee-lish!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com