A Special Walking Route to Discover Paris, Paris, France

The metro line 8 was the leitmotiv of my years in Paris, the linking line between my job, in Bastille and Garnier and my home sweet tiny home on the Canal Saint Martin. The line 8 accompanied me when I was late, when I was tired, when I wanted to read or when I just wanted to look at people. The line 8 was the last one that I took that cold late February morning, when I decided to take a last farewell to Garnier before flying away…

Actually I mainly walked along line 8 on the surface, station after station. In the morning, walking from home in République to The house in Bastille and then in the evening in the opposite direction, often keep walking until Opéra and often on roller blades to speed up.

On my days off I followed the same route, but slowly, taking my time, enjoying what every station surrounding has to offer.

The fearsome prison built by Richelieu is gone (!). It was taken in July 14th, 1789 and demolished bit by bit. Getting to this famous square you’ll find in its center the July Column.

Coming out of the metro at Bastille you have plenty of choices. You can head to the romantically chic Ile Saint Louis, to the jew district and Saint Paul, to the Gare de Lyon passing along the bucolic Coulée Verte, or you can walk down the streets that house the old shops, rue de Charonne and Faubourg Saint Antoine… but I would recommend you stay here, look at the city reflection in the windows of the theater designed by Uruguayan Carlos Ott, cross the square and cross the threshold to visit the backstage. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).