Shakespeare and Company

“The line is a bummer but understandable. If you have a book-loving teen they will enjoy being inside. Grab a beautiful edition of a Jane Austen or another keepsake book. Bouquinistes de la Seine are just across the way so you could let them be and wander to the river-side booksellers.”

“i'm a massive nerd about the writers/artists living in paris in the 1920s, so i know this place is a classic AND touristy, but it also really lives up to the hype. sometimes there's just something about taking a second to soak in a place's aura!”