Great Places to Read and Peoplewatch in Paris

What a creative list -- makes me want to throw a couple of Murakami novels in my backpack and spend a week reading in Paris. Now if only the dollar were a little stronger...

I love the concept of this list!

I'm going back in May, I'll be bringing this list along.

My favorite "people watching" find from my last trip to Paris: La Grande Mosquee de Paris. Good luck finding it let alone the entrance into the tea garden, but once you do, it feels like walking into a hidden pleasure den. Beautiful people smoking hookahs, sipping sweet mint tea. Go at dusk when the strings of xmas lights in the trees are on. Get the baklava and chill. and yes, this is all part of a real functioning mosque (you can even go in to take a look around)

I heart Les Invalides, just a hop skip and a jump from the Rodin Museum in the 7th Arrondisment. If you walk over to the side near Rue Fabert you might catch the rollerblade guys circling tiny orange cones in tight short shorts. Ah, Paris!

I must add the requisite Jardin du Luxembourg and Parc Citroen aussi! Both great for reading, watching, wondering, and wandering.

Great guide. It was a well deserved first place!
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People-watching is what Parisians do best, so this guide is great!! When I lived there it was definitely a simple yet entertaining past-time. I would suggest you add the grassy areas of Le Sacre Coeur... although it is a bit of a bother to get up there and can be very touristy... nonetheless it's a good spot to people watch :)