This is a lovely apartment in a great location, literally down the road from the Centre Pompidou. It is very quiet for being so central and the view over the gardens is breathtaking. The street outside has a real mixture of shops outside the more touristy outlets in the area - there's a butchers, a fishmongers, a great fromagerie and a specialised wine shop that was able to track down a wine we had enjoyed the previous evening. Together with the boulangerie, we had all the ingredients, with a warm March sun, for a picnic by the Seine, which is 10 mins away and much more pleasant with the road closures - we drank to them staying permanent!