Canal Saint Martin: Place for Local Parisians

We’re telling about the meaning of this square for the city of Paris and for the whole country. We’re telling about the statue of Marianne and her meaning for the French history. About the atmosphere on this square and the district where we are going to walk. It’s a more progressive part of Paris, which is typical for the atmosphere of our walk together.

This Canal is on the other side of Paris, so definitely something different than the Seine river. The Canal has been dug by Napoleon, beginning of the 19th century for transport. These days it is one of the nicest and most popular spots of Paris for having a drink in the sunshine. Also by Parisians of this area and beyond.

We will pass by the restaurant Le Petit Cambodge which was shot on Friday evening, November 13, 2015 during the Bataclan attack. We will see a memorial for the victims and tell our personal story.

We return to the canal where we are going to see a very charming lock. From a iron bridge we have a good look on the space between the 2 gates. Sometimes (when we are lucky) a boat is passing and we’ll see the lock working and also the water level moving. But we CANNOT guarantee this will happen during our walk!

We continue along the canal back to Place de la Republique. If there is time left and our guests want it, we can continue to the popular Marais district. We can show Temple and/or Marché des Enfants Rouge (if it is open). We can leave our guests here for their further exploration of Paris.