Start at the line 4 metro stop "Chateau Rouge" and take the Place de Chateau Rouge exit.
Turn right on Rue Poulet. There will be a small market here where shops spill out into the street. This is the Goutte D'Or, or Paris' African District.
Take a right onto Rue Dejean and take care to notice the stalls selling weird cuts of meat and offal.
At the end of Rue Dejean take a right on Rue des Poissonniers. On this street you will see women with crates sitting selling fruit and smoked fish.
Take a left onto Rue Poulet again and walk back up toward the metro station on Boulevard Barbes.
Continue walking straight toward the overground metro tracks--Barbes Rochechouart is one of the few overground stations in Paris.
As you reach the metro tracks take a left onto Boulevard de la Chappelle and you will see a market on your right. This is Barbes Market and is one of the cheapest in Paris. It is pretty busy after 11 in the morning and is under the metro tracks on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
Walk through the market. The sellers will try to get you to try their fruit--you can do this, there is no commitment to buy--and definitely hold on to your purse at this point. It gets pretty crowded in here and you will see wares ranging from fish and fruit to spices and chocolate.
When you reach the end of the market cross over to the left side of Boulevard de la Chappelle and follow the metro tracks away from the market.
As you cross the bridge you will see all the HLM housing and train tracks covered with graffiti.
Continue until you reach a stoplight right by the La Chappelle metro station. Take a right onto Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. Cross over to the right hand side. Welcome to the Indian District.
As you walk along the street you will see shop windows displaying Indian items ranging from saris to sweets. If you want to sample some Indian food and sweets I would recommend Ganesha Sweet Center. They have all their sweets on display and the staff speak English.
When you reach Rue La Fayette on your left turn back and walk toward the metro tracks. When you reach La Chappelle station turn right and continue on Boulevard de la Chappelle and cross onto the left side of the street.
Keep walking until you see a large circular building--this is an old tollhouse. Right in front of the tollhouse is Canal St. Martin. Take some time to walk around the canal, especially if it is a nice day.
Keep walking on the Boulevard de la Villette--you will cross the canal--and be careful of the homeless people who live under the metro tracks--they may harass you.
Keep walking until you reach a place with trees and a path in the middle surrounded by a round--Colonel Fabien--and take the third exit (Boulevard de la Villette). Cross to the right hand side of the road.
If you're feeling hungry Les 4 Freres cous cous restaurant is up here on your right.
After eating continue along Boulevard de la Villette until you reach Belleville metro station. Take the line 11 in the direction of Mairie des Lilas 1 stop to Pyrenees and take the Rue de Belleville exit.
As you come up from the metro walk straight ahead down the hill--you will see the Eiffel Tower in the distance if it is a good day. This is Chinatown.
Take note of all the Chines shops and restaurants in here, and if you fancy some Chinese cuisine Tang Gourmet towards the bottom of the hill has really good vegetable Somosas.
As you near the bottom of the hill take a left on Rue Denoyez. This is a street where there is graffiti on all the buildings. This graffiti changes every week and I have seen people changing it in broad daylight. Don't walk right to the end of the street because it gets a bit shady.
Turn around and continue left on Rue de Belleville. The Belleville metro station is on the left.
The End.
2. As you look up at the walls of the buildings, you’ll see the giant snowflakes changing colors and lighting up the street. Walk straight and keep Printemps on your right, and once you’ve seen the display windows turn left at the street light. Turn back around the direction you came in, walking towards the bright gold lights of Galeries Lafayette.
11. The song “Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Elysées” is right. From cheese, ties, cotton candy, multi-racial baby dolls, smoked salmon, wood carvings and animals to a little fuzzy stuffed gopher; you can find everything you want at the Champs-Elysées.
