On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:37:56 -0500, Hackamore
wrote:

Freddy wrote:
High Marais area is placed between rue Charlot and rue Vieille du
Temples; it is a zone in Paris still not so known and rarely
frequented by tourists, so here you can find the real Parisian
atmosphere.
Boutiques and art shops have landed here to enliven Marais; but here
you can always find old bistros like Chez Nenesse, a real institution
for this area.
Discover the Paris with http://www.prontohotel.com/fra/paris/.

Hi,

the thing about the Marais is it's no longer really a jewish
neighborhood... it's a GAY neighborhood with mainly gay bars.

on one trip (with a male college buddy) I booked us a hotel (the hotel
de nice on rue de rivoli) in the marais on the grounds it was close to
the Hotel de Ville metro stop, Notre Dam, the city center etc.

but my relatives were SHOCKED... and I didn't understand why...

then the next night we were walking back to the hotel and stopped at one
of the many bars lining the street 1 block north of Rue de Rivoli... and
found that that bar, like all the other bars on the street, was a Gay Bar.

I went back to the 14eme the next trip :-}

Why?

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