Exploring the 2nd

Let's take a walk down the streets of one of the less famous arrondissements, the 2nd. Largely neglected in favor of its illustrious neighbor, the 1st, this area has only recently begun to attract tourist attention. Following Janelle McCulloch's advice in her book Paris: A Guide to the City's Creative Heart (which I will be using for most my arrondissement-specific ventures), I took an afternoon to explore the heart of this "lesser" sector of Paris. This was also my first time whipping out the big leagues camera since arriving (okay, it's just a Cannon Rebel t3i, but it's big leagues for me), so this post is more picture-book style.