Getting to Know Paris
June 18th 2008 Paris is home to some 10 million Parisians. At 432 square miles, it’s a surprisingly compact city, with narrow streets and sidewalks, and we found it very easy to get around.
The river Seine divides Paris into the Rive Droite (Right Bank) to the north and the Rive Gauche (Left Bank) to the south. Some 32 bridges link the Right Bank and the Left Bank, and some provide access to the two islands a
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