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 August 6, 2010, at 7:31 pm Tea and Tattered Pages
I dragged my friend to visit one of the top 5 bookshops listed in my Lonely Planet guidebook. We settled with Tea and Tattered Pages since it is the only store that is open on Sundays at noon. It took us a while to find it, and when we got at the door we thought it was closed. But after a few seconds the owner of the shop opened the door and let us in. Hilda (the shop owner) gave us a brief overview on the different sections of the bookshop. She was very helpful when we asked for specific books. It was the first time I’ve been to a second-hand bookshop and find the books arranged as if I’m in a regular bookstore. General fiction are shelved at the ground floor, arranged in alphabetical order. There are more books housed at the basement, where you can find the mystery/triller section, the children’s books, science fiction and fantasy section, and even some nonfiction books on the arts, music, Christianity, U.S. politics, economics, and so on. It was listed in Lonely Planet as a top 4 English bookshop in Paris. They are selling second-hand books, so the books are cheaper compared with the other stores. Not many tourists know of the place, so you are guaranteed to have some peace and quiet as you browse at all the books. We were only interrupted by the shop owner’s cat, Ming Long. She kept on following us around while we were there. (He reminds me of Garfield, he’s so fat.)  Ming Long They also serve coffee, tea and desserts in the store, so you can just hang out at the back of the store near the kitchen while waiting or while reading. This is something that you don’t find in other bookshops in Paris. I find myself going back from time to time in this shop, hoping to find something new. New stocks of books usually arrive at random. Sometimes they buy books from a supplier and there are times when people just donate them to the shop (mostly from people who are on their way home and have no way of bringing all of their books with them). They are open from 11 am to 7 pm, Mondays to Saturdays, and from noon to 6 pm on Sundays. During summers, they only open thrice a week: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 7 pm. Related posts: Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. |
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