A CLUSTER OF SHOPS AT THE CROSSROAD

ON AVENUE D'IVRY YOU COME TO THIS JUNCTION

Take rue de Tolbiac. We will return to Avenue de Choisy later. 

 

To its left:

Soleil d'Asie

130 rue de Tolbiac

To its right:

The first shops mentioned below are behind the red car.

• A tiny shop chock-full of Vietnamese wares, present since 1987

Shanghai

      120 rue de Tolbiac

 

"Arms are a witness of the past and of technical skill [...] and are marked by beliefs and dreams." 

The second vest I have bought there.

Monsieur Kang may tell about the civilization that produced these wares.

 

• Next door, a humdrum facade and splendid tableware from Japan

China art 

      120 rue de Tolbiac

• Then a skin care salon, for whose excellent services one must often reserve a week in advance (since 2020).

Makina Beauté Paris

118 rue de Tolbiac

 

It had been a place for money transfers to Asia, often in cash from the neighboring restaurants. When an inspector asked to see the receipts, the owner left. Yue and Guillaume Guillet bought the site : "We worked in an office... 

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A vendor in an Asian shop of the neighborhood:  

Il a vérifié pour des fêlures chaque pièce dans un service de thé soldé à 11 €. Une collègue a gardé un article que j'avais acheté 1 € et oublié, me le donnant quand je suis revenue plusieurs mois plus tard.  

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The rest of the street seems ordinary at first