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Shops Of Paris Are Probably: Perfumes are a natural bargain-buy in Paris, and if you pay with travelers checks you may now better the bargain by about 12 per cent at most shops, depending on the free rate of the franc. There are, as everyone knows, certain U.S. customs restrictions on importing French perfumes, but at present these seem to be very liberal, permitting the U.S. resident to bring in (within his free customs allowance) "one Bottle of each fragrance of each brand." This should be checked at the time of your purchase. Reputable shops in Paris keep posted on the rulings.
Remember the side streets. For one example, chosen almost at random, stroll the narrow street named rue de Caumartin for a double row of shops, many with appealing windows. Art streets and lanes abound on the Left Bank and there are some also on the Right Bank, notably like rue la Boetie and rue Lafitte. All in all, the little shops of Paris are probably the most fascinating and varied in the world.
French Holidays (all business closes) New Year's Day; Easter Mon-l day; Ascension Day (Thursday, 40 days after Easter); Whitmonday1 (7 weeks after Easter); Bastille Day (July 14), the big national holiday, with dancing in the streets and fireworks and fun; Assumption Day (Aug. 15); All Saints' Day (Nov. 1); Armistice Day (Nov. 11); Christmas Day. And remember that during the whole month of August Paris shops are at least moribund. Most of them close entirely and post a sign to that effect; Fermeture Annuelle. Hundreds of restaurants also close for all of August Throughout the year, many high-grade shops close on Saturdays, while many small ones and popular ones close on Mondays. |
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