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(Basic) Paris Glossary
Left Bank (Rive Gauche) - Flowing along with the Seine as it heads toward the sea,
its left bank will be found on the left. At Paris, the river flows roughly westwards,
cutting the city into two halves; north and south. Left Bank has come to mean more
than simply a geographical region of the city and can now refer to a particular
style of life, fashion, or even `Look'. Some of its famous streets are
Boulevard Saint Germain des Prés, Saint Michel, and Rue d'Ulm.
Right Bank (Rive Droite) - Opposite the Left Bank, and generally refers to the
northern half of the city. However, like the Left Bank, and due to its association
with places such as
Place Vendôme, the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a
level of elegance and sophistication now found in its more bohemian sister to the
south. Its most famous street is undeniably the Champs Elysées, but there are
others such as Rue de la Paix, Rue de Rivoli, and Av Montaigne.
Arrondissement - Paris is divided up into twenty ``arrondissement'' or districts.
The ``First'' is in the center of the city, and the others are laid out in a
clockwise manner about this. As these are such a basic unit to the city, they
are constantly referred to in guides and literature; almost always using simply
their associated number (1er, or 2em etc). The
Louvre is in the First, the
Arc de Triomphe
is in the Eighth. NB: You can determine the arrondissement of
an address from its postal code. The last two digits of a Paris address give
the arrondissement; 75018 is the eighteenth for example. The exception to this
rule are addresses with the word ``CEDEX'' appearing in them.
The Latin Quarter - a Left Bank region in the 5th arrondissement so named because
it has been the center of the Paris's university life for over seven hundred years.
The Marais - Comprised of roughly the 3rd and 4th arrondissements (Right Bank)
it is a quartier which has retained many small streets and hints at how Old
Paris looked.
Haussmann - This Baron was responsible for the significant urban planning project
of 1852 - 1870. The twenty arrondissements date from this time. Haussmann
pushed through many of the major boulevards through the old sections of the city.
Métro - the Paris subway. It is extensive and serves nearly every
corner of the city. The last trains are around 00h30.
RER - Réseau Express Régional; similar to the Métro except
that it also serves the outlying suburbs and regions of Paris. In the center of
the city, the distance between RER stations is more significant than for the
Métro; an advantage if you want to go larger distances quickly - even in the
center of the city.
Bateaux Mouches - This is the name given to tourist boats which ply the Seine.
Literally translated it means the ``fly boats''. The name probably comes from the
district of Lyon - ``La mouche'' - the place where such boats were
commonplace before they were in Paris.
Others claim the name comes from one of the companies
(``Bateaux-Mouches'') owning these tourist boats, and
named after its owner/founder: Mouche. There are of course other
companies proposing boat tours of Paris:
``Vedettes du Pont Neuf'' and ``Bateaux Parisiens Tour Eiffel'' but Bateaux Mouches
has come to mean all such tourist boats in general.