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Good morning!
It’s Tuesday, and we’ve come to rue Mouffetard to procure breakfast. Behind us is the Église St. Médard, which dates back to the 9th century. Before us, a spectacular example of why “façade” is a French word.
Rue Mouffetard was built atop a Roman road, making it one of the oldest streets in Paris. Imagine. Two thousand years ago, some Roman …