Even though I was in another's home, I felt I had complete privacy in my room. I appreciate the fact that the apartment was very, very clean and that Anne-Marie was a very pleasant person ready to help when I needed it. Her shy, sweet cat made herself invisible most of the time. The apartment is within walking distance of Le Marais, the Pantheon, Notre-Dame, Place des Vosges, the Luxembourg Gardens, Rue Mouffetard, the Sorbonne and much more, yet it's in a real Parisian neighborhood where locals turn out for the weekly Saturday market. Les Tribulons, a restaurant that came highly recommended, was only a couple of doorways away, but it was booked for days in advance. There are several bistrots, taverns and restaurants now on what was originally a quiet residential street built in the 17th century. Students from the Sorbonne spill into those establishments every night. Made for a lively scene that I liked a lot. There are lots of quieter bistrots and restaurants nearby. The street itself splits into other streets running in enough directions to satisfy any romantic's yearnings for a gay and lush Paris.