In May I took a guided walking tour of the Palais Royal area in the 1 st and 2 nd arrondissements of Paris. The guide turned out to be a man named Eric Bourde, who is described as an art historian and an actor.
He gave us an interesting and entertaining tour, not only of the Palais Royal itself, but also of the neighborhood behind it. This tour was in French. Arcades of Palais Royal. These arcades at the back end of the Palais Royal, around the gardens, have a long and checkered history. Some of the shops are now in use, some are awaiting renovation. Guide and tour group at the National Library. In fact it still is, but but the building remains open for researchers, students and the general public. See also: Richelieu-Louvois Library.
Location, aerial view and photo of the library on monumentum. Guide and group in Galerie Vivienne. One of our stops on our guided walking tour was the Galerie Vivienne , an elegant glass-covered passageway dating from Bookshop in Galerie Vivienne.
The Galerie Vivienne has been lovingly restored in recent years. It now houses a bookshop as well as a tea salon, several fashion shops, an upmarket delicatessen and a toy store. Location, aerial view and photo of Galerie Vivienne on monumentum. Walking through Galerie Vivienne. Vidocq arrived in Toulon on August 29, He had by this time escaped from several other prisons, so he soon attempted to escape from the bagne.
His first attempt was a failure, but on his second try he succeeded in escaping on March 6, , with the help of a prostitute. He went into hiding, but then under an assumed name became a successful businessman before he was recognized and again arrested. After another escape and another arrest, he finally decided to offer his services to the police as a spy.
