I know this looks like a movie set... And though, it's a real shop where you can buy genuine antiques and enjoy a chat with a real nice shop owner! This tiny boutique is located on rue Saint Roch, in the 1st arrondissement and it was created in 1638. The owner, Roger, is about to turn 80 and he really is in good shape. I had a wonderful chat with him for about half an hour during which he got interrupted several times by the neighbors who obviously all know him. Sometimes I wonder why I do this PDP thing and one of the reasons (in addition to your lovely feedback of course) is that I get to meet people I would never meet otherwise.
Could be a scene in Amelie dont you think?
ReplyDeleteReally typicalm I didnt know these kinds of shops still existed. So cute.
Hope youre enjoying your holidays in the south!
Typicalm...nice word ;)
ReplyDeleteHow is it possible to be the first from Mexico BTW, come on guys!
That is an adorable shop! Roger is pretty cute, too.
ReplyDeleteIf this is what you can look like selling beautiful antiques your whole life, sign me up!
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a fun kind of guy. No wonder all the neighbors come by to say. "Hi, and how are you today?"
ReplyDeleteLovely shop. There are not many like this in Paris then? I like the bicycles either side too.
ReplyDeleteNext time I'm in Paris I'm definitely going to visit the charming Roger and his lovely shop. What a wonderful photo, Eric—I'll bet Roger will love it.
ReplyDeleteGuille -- congrats on being first. Hope you're having lots of fun in Mexico!
ReplyDeleteVery fine indeed.
ReplyDeleteI do believe the bike on the left has a flat. Tsk, tsk, not on the last day of Le Tour.
ReplyDeleteI looked at the closeup of this photo and I almost cried; I want to go home (to Paris.) I've never been homesick in my life but if this is how it feels, then I finally understand. From the store front to the shopkeeper to the bikes and the sidewalk, this says 'home' to me.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days... it will be!
Roger is adorbale! I think he has his own fan club here on PDP. I can't wait to visit this shop, but I bet Phx will get there before I do!
ReplyDeleteGuille: is your GF fueled by Dos Equis? Congrats either way!
Eric I'm so glad you never give up on PDP!!!! Well, we wouldn't let you anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou get to meet great people, we get to meet great people.
It's a win/win situation!
Guille, with the time difference it's earlier where you are right? Maybe that's why you got to be GF. Congrats!!
Eric I'm so glad you never give up on PDP!!!! Well, we wouldn't let you anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou get to meet great people, we get to meet great people.
It's a win/win situation!
Guille, with the time difference it's earlier where you are right? Maybe that's why you got to be GF. Congrats!!
( I don't know where my picture went to on the comment above... :O )
ReplyDeleteI am new to this blog and love it. I'm going there in august and I will be sure to visit the shop. It's my first visit to Paris and I would love to stumble upon more places like this.
ReplyDeleteEric - this is simply a superb portrait. When you do get tired of this PDP thing you are going to have to let National Geographic know what they are missing out on.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Lana!
ReplyDeleteYou were reading my mind, Cali, but Lana will beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteThis is on my list for my next trip.
ReplyDeleteLana, you're going to love it. And you will stumble on places like this. They're everywhere. That's why people fall in love with Paris.
I've forgotten how to link to a particular post on PDP. Can anyone remind me? The date and title aren't clickable. What do I click on to send the link to this particular post to a friend? Thanks.
Rarissime
ReplyDeleteIf you take a close look at this cupboard~size shop you'll notice that it was built right into the thick stone walls of the majestic Sain Roch church From 1630 until the mid~1970s, this tiny space played host to some of Paris's best~known coiffeurs, and legend has it that the fellows on their way to the nearby guillotine were first brought in here for their last "cut and shave." Today, the extraordinary char of Rarissime has fortunately remained intact. The shop now boasts a small but selective collection of antiques consisting largely of paintings, prints, ceramics, glass, pewter, bronzes, and some jewelry {there's not enough floor space for furniture} from the past couple of centuries. Although it may be a bit treacherous, definitely take the narrow stone staircase upstairs to see even more treasures.
Rarissime 18 rue Saint~Roch Metro: Tuileries
Ah, what's 80 years anyway? Isn't it the new 60? ;-) May Roger have many more years of prosperity at this quaint shop. He does look quite fit. You didn't see any old cymbals around his shop, did you?
ReplyDeleteMerci pour l'histoire, Zoe. : )
ReplyDeleteBonjour, Roger! Bienvenue a notre blog sur votre ville!!
ReplyDeleteLooks more like a scene from La Vie En Rose! N'est-ce pas?
ReplyDeleteDermo
1638?!! If these walls could talk... Great find!
ReplyDeleteAh, Zoé, I love the history. I had just found the shop on GoogleMap Streetview and laughed to see it was in the side wall of Eglise Saint Roch. I've passed that church before, but didn't see the shop. I want to see the inside of the church, and when I do, I'll say 'bonjour' to M. Roger.
ReplyDeleteHave a great vacation, Guille!
Lovely shot, the elements, ten composition, the little facade itself and the guy. Great pic Eric.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your time...it is my daily treat.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a magical place, Eric. It's as if it hopped right out of Diagon Ally. The bicycles on each side are a nice touch!
ReplyDeleteRarissime means extremely rare!
ReplyDeleteAnd it is a quality I love !
What is rare is expensive in the meaning of an unique piece, an unique kind of person.
I love it when I find a little part which is rare enough In someone. I bet Eric could be taken in photo like Roger in many years from now, standing in front of a screen of computer (PDP shop) and smiling in a as good shape as Roger is!! Congrats!
Meeting people and seeing things you would normally miss is the best reason to keep doing PDP -:) Of course not disappointing your many fans might provide some small incentive as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this photo of Roger and his marvelous little shop. Perhaps some of your visitors here will become his visitors there. You have done so much to make the world a smaller, better, friendlier place, creating ties between people around the world with the help of a little technology and a lot of hours and hard work. Its all about the relationships. So, thanks, Eric, and all the CDPB community who are so helpful and supportive, and interesting and show us what you find out there, too.
ReplyDelete-Kim
PS, I finally met that face in the comment above and that's just one more connection that is such a treat to have made. `K.
How cute is that?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Meeting people sure is part of the fun. Great portrait of Roger.
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