Walking in Paris – In the district of Marais: bookstore Librairie Yvon Lambert
Article: Moliere Marais, presumably a familiar place for most of you, but other than having a lot of tourists, is there any other thing else? There is a bookstore called Librairie Yvon Lambert that I will go every time when I am visiting Marais. When I am starting my journey from home, I like to travel on route 7 to bypass the crowds and take until Pont Marie, and then I walk alongside River Seine til the destination. In my journey I will have chance to pass through the European House of Photography (Maison Européenne de la Photographie), where there are always very exciting exhibition that you could have a look. Upon arrival at St. Paul and pass the road, walking from the alley alongside Paris Bank, we could see a lot of people dressed in black suit, white shirt, wearing a black hat or cap, with bushy bearded walking on the road. My friends told me that there is a synagogue, and the in Marais there are many Jews living in this here. As I rarely have the opportunity to see such a scene, together with the mysterious image of Judaism, so out of curiosity, I have been always unconsciously stared at them.
Walking through a few alleys side by side, and passing through vintage shops with a lot of treasure hunters, and also a few snack bars, I arrive at the rue vieille du temple. In this way all the way down, you can see a LGBT bookstore around side the corner, stocked with a lot of "interesting" books. After leaving the region with more visitors, after 3-4 minutes I arrive at Librairie Yvon Lambert. It has no special appearance – big glass windows, furnishings, the store is divided into two parts, the left is a small exhibition space, the right there are a lot of wonderful books
I still remember the first time when I pass through here, my favorite artist David Shrigley's work was exhibited and I was then attracted. In addition to art and design, photography, magazines, there are many independent authors’ books, and even special binding books. If you want to buy a gift, there are many selections of small objects here. In short, every time when I come inside, I will stay pretty long and at last I will buy a book before I leave. Later I realize that the blond hair clerk seems to recognize me. Everytime when I get inside, even though I am not buying and even only getting free magazines, he would smile and say hello, maybe this kind of warmth pushes and attracts me to be here.
About the Author Moliere Fu Jen Catholic University / School Association Paris jewelry. Searching for different stories and stepping onto the land of unknown, looking forward to share the story and emotion to you. People either never dream, or dream funny – you can hardly distinguish between reality and dream in Paris. Want to have a great dream? Then follow me.
