Things I see while riding my bike around Paris 125

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Things I see while riding my bike around Paris 125
Things I see while riding my bike around Paris 125

Rue des Rosiers. This street is in the Jewish Quarter of the Marais. The street’s name refers to the rosebushes within the old city wall. The Jewish area has dwindled in the past number of years (with a lot of justified complaints) as the Marais has become a very chic expensive neighborhood with many very overpriced shops. The old Jewish shopkeepers can’t afford the high rents anymore.

When I ride my bike around Paris I always see the past. I love history. One period that is very prevalent, to me, is WWII. There are just so many reminders of when the Nazis occupied Paris. When I am on streets like rue de Rosiers, I don’t see the many Parisians and tourists eating and enjoying the area. I feel what happened there during the War. I just cannot imagine what it was like for those innocent people in the photo on the left, and whatever happened to them. It is something that should never be forgotten.

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Taken on: January 5, 2014
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