Place Saint-Michel
Next we continue along Quai Saint-Michel to Place Saint-Michel.
The formal entrance to the Left bank. It was the centre of the revolutionary Paris Commune in 1871 and again the centre of the student uprisings in 1968.
From the square the famous café-boulevard Saint-Michel runs southwards, crossing the other famous boulevard of the Left bank, Saint-Germain. Boulevard Saint-Michel is lined with restaurants and book stores.
Quai des Grands Augustins
We resume our walk along the quais. Next comes Quai des Grands-Augustins.
Antique booksellers are with their cases in many places along the river banks. They are most numerous on the oldest bank, Quai des Grands-Augustins, running between Pont Neuf and Pont Saint-Michel, and on Quai de Conti, running between Pont Neuf and pedestrian Pont des Arts.
The books are generally worthless, but in between some interesting magazines can be found. Business is mainly in quickly done drawings and paintings, especially made for tourists. We allow time to study the cases of books on Quai des Grands-Augustins and Quai de Conti.
