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Shopping in Paris (Part 2 of 2)(Continued from part one.)There are key shopping districts in Paris, the most famous of which has to be the Champs Elysées. This avenue has it all, from exchange banks, to fast food outlets, car showrooms, the Disney store, the Virgin Megastore and Louis Vuitton. BoutiquesColette, "the" boutique to visit, is located on the Rue St. Honoré along with dozens of other designer outlets, and the Dary vintage jewellery store.In a confusion of French names, Rue du Faubourg St.-Honoré is dotted with the chic boutiques of Hermès, Gucci, Lanvin, and Christian Lacroix. However, if you are looking for a bargain, you can buy last year's fashions in the shops on Rue d'Alésia. AntiquesAntiques are also hot acquisitions for tourists, and for the elite of antiques, you'll want to visit the Louvre des Antiquaires at 2, Place du Palais Royal.There, over 250 of Paris' leading dealers occupy a multi-floor complex, with offerings of jewelry, Louis XV furniture and hand-embroidered tapestries. Worth the time just to look! But if you would really like to pick up something for yourself, then check out the dealers at the corner of Rue Rossini and Rue Drouot, or pop over to the Carré Rive Gauche, where the narrow lanes are chock full of lesser known antique shops. Just for the browsing, and sometimes as a treat to all the senses, you can take in the Flower Market and even a Bird Market, both located between Notre-Dame and the Palais de Justice. The serious shopper, who enjoys weekend touring of sales at home, will be delighted to find flea markets in the south of Paris at Porte de Vanves, and in the eastern section at Porte de Montreuil. The crown jewel of these jumbles of genuine antiques and junk, is the century old Le Marché aux Puces St-Ouen, over on the north side of Paris.
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