...The Ile St. Louis, along the way passing the new Museumof Arabic Culture and the Concergerie, where Marie Antoinette was jailed (mmmm...cake). The Ile St. Louis and Ile de la Cite were the beginnings of the City of Paris, at that time being called Lutece. The rest of the city was built around the two islands. The bridge led to the little street you see here. 
<-----Patrice said the island was pretty residential, expensive residential, except for the main street which had a lot of fromageries and charcuteris and ...drum roll...Berthillon: The ice cream of choice in Paris. I ordered a single scoop of pear, and newly sugared up, continued what was by this point becoming a walking marathon along the Right Bank to...
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yummy berthillion on a hot parisian summer!
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