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Carrefour de Buci

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Just behind the neighborhood's namesake St-Germain church, this colorful crossroads (carrefour is French for "intersection") was once a notorious Rive Gauche landmark. During the 18th century it contained a gallows, and during the French Revolution the army used the site to enroll its first volunteers. Many royalists and priests lost their heads here during the bloody course of the Terror. There's certainly nothing sinister about the carrefour today; brightly colored flowers are for sale alongside take-out ice-cream and snack kiosks. Devotees of the superb, traditional bakery Carton (at No. 6) line up for pastries (try their tuiles cookies).

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    Perfect Place for a Relaxed Evening

    Rue de Buci is the perfect place to spend a relaxed evening with no real agenda. It is a market street, so lots of inexpensive food is available, and it is also lined with shops, cafes, bars, and has a great gelato store (Amorino). You can have a relaxed dinner, coffee, cocktail or snack and then either wander the surrounding charming streets or just sit and people watch. The bars and cafes are happening until late and sometimes a street performer or two will show up to entertain near the Jade Bar. Overall, a great place to stroll or sit and just "be."

    by hwy101, 8/5/09

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