"If Joan of Arc had diabetes, all of Rouen would have smelled of caramel"
-José Artur-
Even the shops wink at me for me to photograph them!
No, of course not, it's just one of my little ramblings ... one more.
However, it is true that traders make great efforts to attract the attention of passersby. They are creative, often change their window and not only with the seasons. But, in addition, many of these merchants are very fortunate, especially on the Right Bank, to have their shop in the historic districts of the city. What gives them a very particular cachet.
I like to find a hardware store, a haberdashery, all these small shops with flavors of yesteryear in the heart of the city.
Rouen is alive thanks not only to its history & its monuments but also thanks to all its shops of all kinds, of all prices.
Of course not everything is perfect-nothing ever is, nowhere-but, it's not what I want to show here. I just took pictures of my "favorites" , whether shops, decoration in the windows and more signs.
And also oddities ... just by feeling.
Luthier (Stringed Instrument Maker) 41, Damiette street 76000 Rouen
"Happiness is an art to practice, like the violin." -John Lubbock-
"I hold the stream of the river like a violin." -Paul Eluard / The Open Book-
" Antique dealers" - Damiette & Malpalu streets
Pedestrian area where the antique dealers knew the golden age of the profession, I recommend this walk. We find a real atmosphere of yesteryear in Damiette street which starts from the Saint Maclou church to take you to the Saint Ouen Abbey (don't see any religious promotion in my explanation .... just a good way to find your way around ...!).
If you want to learn more, I advise you to read the article " The Damiette street: the kingdom of antique dealers" of the Tendance Ouest newspaper (free newspaper of Rouen)
Long playing record pram
The antique dealers of Damiette street
"Mirror... my beautiful mirror..."
Majestic
Another world
Orderly disorder
An atmosphere of yesteryear
"Everything for music... and not a digital one !..."
Ode to the birds
"Saint-Romain street"
Nothing evokes the Middle Ages more than Saint -Romain street. Here was the heart of the city, always up to date, it offers a rich decor full of History where walking around is a treat.
"Faïences Saint-Romain" -56 rue Saint Romain-
L'art du "Vieux Rouen"
L'accueil de l'oie...
L'art de la déco
dans une rue historique de Rouen
"Dames Cakes"
"Houses and Garden" -50, Saint Romain street-
-Paloma- 82, Saint-Romain street
"Workshop Saint-Romain" 28, Saint Romain street
"Saint-Nicolas street"
"Mom's Shop" 17 St. Nicolas Street
-Hatter- Very creative themed showcases
Different showcases according to the seasons
"Jacotte and Javotte" 34, Saint-Nicolas street
.... a sweet return to the past... Worked decorations, objects highlighted. A Favorite.
At Jacotte, we enjoy ...
"Caroline's Ancient Toys" 20 St. Nicolas Street
We have a child's soul again by seeing old familiar toys ...
"Karma"
"Gros Horloge street"
Emblematic street of Rouen which leads from the Old Market square to the Cathedral of Rouen. Paved and pedestrian street, it makes the happiness of walkers, tourists ... and, traders.
"Lush" 142, Gros Horloge street
"Deconihout" 138, Gros-Horloge street
it's my cave of Ali Baba"
The 1st floor is a must-see!
"Calzedonia" 70, Gros Horloge street -No Julia Roberts in sight !-
"Glup's" Candy abounds
"I am" 51, Gros Horloge street
The cave of the chicks
"The Act" 5, Ecuyère street -Pub definitively closed-
"Alsace Lorraine street"
Auction house Alsace Lorraine Street
"St. Marc Bric-a-brac shop" 13 bis, Alsace Lorraine street -Definitely closed-
"Jean Jaurès" in the window shop
"Dalala Vintage" 17, Alsace Lorraine street
"At Café Couture" 7 Alsace-Lorraine Street
"The senses of the wines" 18 Alsace Lorraine Street -wine cellar, restaurant - wine course-
"Wine is the milk of the old men." -Platon-
It cossets....
"Figaro"
The sweet melody of the Luthier
J.M Sarhan -luthier- (Stringed instrument maker) 20, Lieutenant Aubert square
Sweet musicality
Feel like going inside ?....
Splendid
Sublime
A break in "Barthélémy" square
"The Forecourt" 7, Bartholomew Place
"Antico Caffe" 11,Bartholomew place
Coffee break ?
"Ideas to marvel" -2 Damiette Street-
Passing through Martainville street ...
"The Little Inn" 164 Martainville Street
"Taguassaï" 178 Martainville street
"Playtime" 202, Martainville street
"Playtime
"Tea M... " 208 Martainville Street -Tea room, tableware
"The Roots of Heaven" 152 Martainville Street
"Bistro Saint Maclou" 186 Martainville Street
"Gallery Bertran" 108 Molière street
"If you judge the book, the book judges you too." -Stephen King / Macabre Dance-
... appears Saint Mark's Square
The market Friday to Sunday included
St Marc's Square Market - 76000 Rouen
" Saxo" 11 St-Marc square
St Marc's square
St Marc's square - 76000 Rouen -
-Creperie- 6, Augustins' street (next to St Marc's square ) 76000 Rouen
Republic street
One of the main arteries, "République" street runs from Corneille bridge to the Town Hall in Rouen.
"Boomrang" 44, Republic street 76000 Rouen
In for Halloween ...
"Häcker cuisines" 2, Republic street
"Champagne helps with wonder." -George Sand-
"The Herbalistry" 59 Republic street
"The 'Herboristerie' -I love this store - the managers are of excellent advice-
"Western Trend" 30 Republic street NB: Free newpapers from Rouen
"At Nono's"" 47 Republic street -Wink to Kostas, godfather of my son."Nono" meaning "Godfather" in Greek-
" Omnia cinema" 28 Republic street
The "Espiguette"
"The Espiguette" 25, Saint-Amand square
Like a charm...
Between yesterday and today...
...between two chairs...
Calende Square
"Krys" -Always funny and colorful stagings-
"The monkeys are far too good for man to come from them." -Friedrich Nietzsche / Posthumous Works-
"Life in Bulk" -delicaies- 7, Calende square
In the light of this autumn morning, I looked distractedly at the rows of spice pots, bowls and pans. Cooking was a world in itself. Just like William Shakespeare said. The world was a kitchen." -The End of Times / Haruki Murakami-
-What a welcome!-
It's become a cat bar
The lampshade
"The Lampshade" 48 Place de la Haute Vieille Tour
This shop unfortunately no longer exists since 2018
Strolling ...
" La Régalière" 12, Massacre street
"The Burn of the Big Clock" 8-10 Massacre Street
"The Maraîchers" 37 Old Market Square
... and the barrel was...
I liked it but I can't remember where it was ....
"Good memories are lost jewels." -Paul Valery / Bad thoughts and others-
"The Big Apple Bakery" 32, Beauvoisine street
" Le P'tit Creux" 38 bis, Carmes' square
"Capsule" 11, Massacre street
Big little things ...
"Ilozart" 50 , Tower of Butter's street
"The swallow, the favorite toy of the wind." -Jules Renard / Journal-
"I built my house like a toy and I play in it from morning to night." -Pablo Neruda / I confess that I lived
... "loose"
"Fine Italian Grocery" Massacre Street
A "big" little grocery store!
Okxo 63 Ganterie street 76000 Rouen
Coffee or tea ?...
Cutlery abounds
Lights ...
...like satellites.
Unreal measures...
"The decor can only be powerful from the moment we give it one, the deepest feelings willingly avoiding them." -Dominique Blondeau/May my desire be your home (1975)-
If the brands were told to me ...
"I don't teach, I tell." -Michel de Montaigne-
"Speech leads, example teaches." -Joseph Joubert-
"A mad man teaches a wise man." -François Rabelais / Third book-
J-M Sahran- Luthier- 18 Lieutenant Aubert's Square 76000 Rouen
"If I teach, it's to learn." -Youssef Chahine-
Saint Roman Earthenware Saint Romain Street 76000 Rouen
Saint Romain Eartheanware
I do not know where it is but I will remember it ... Promised
Malpalu street
...from yesterday to today.
42 Cauchoise street 76000 Rouenn
21 Augustins' street 76000 Rouen
The "torchette" fairy in all its states?!
Lili 's gone ....
...gone to run somewhere else...
Closed since I took the picture
I mostly took this sign for olives that I love ...
Has closed in Augustins' street
Greed when you hold me by the nose...
By the menu
"The Crown" 31 Old Market Square
"The French Burger" 2 Beauvoisine street
"Cafés Jeanne d'Arc" 31 Street of the General Leclerc
"Ladies Cakes" 70 Saint Romain street
"Toto" 30 Carmes' square
It's your choice.
Joan of Arc Street
A colourful gasteropod
"Never question the courage of the French, they are the ones who discovered that the snails were edible." -Doug Larson-
2019. New year, new windows. In fact, I rediscover them, the Rouen traders are often inspired, I enjoy the decorations, unusual objects, pretty staging. They change the windows more often than I take a picture of them but when it takes me, nothing stops me!
I take pleasure in noting the details that adorn the exteriors of some shops that are located in old buildings and only add to the charm of these places. I tell myself that they are really lucky to have been involuntarily helped by the inspiration of our artists of yesteryear.
I stroll and take the time to discover the new stores, those that have closed for cessation of activity. I am reassured when they closed for "retirement": it is deserved. A new store will quickly take its place, I would then be eager to return by this place to go and discover the novelty. I will cross my fingers so that it is not again a hairdresser or a real estate agent, these two categories reproducing too quickly in our cities ... or even an optician, because it is ophthalmologists which we lack of in Rouen, opticians reproduce very quickly in the landscape.
"Calzedonia"
No Julia Roberts around, but beautiful girls anyway!
Calzedonia 70 Gros-Horloge's street 76000 Rouen
Carved wooden "Graces" welcome you
"If the nine Muses are virgins, the three Graces are not." -Epist 29/ from Voltaire-
... a certain character....
Abandoned? no, very lively on the contrary: the posters accumulate and change as events unfold
And then, we will be told that it is advisable to drink with moderation!?
If Ireland were told to me ...
Olé !
Rock galore ...
Fell like little tea break on this charming square ...
"Creativity allows everyone to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." -Scott Adams/The Principle of Dilbert (1997) -
"You lose your mind, you move, you work with the hat, you have the meninges in accordion, you have a spider on the ceiling, you have the cracked timbre, you ripple from the roof, you're good for the shed. Or, quite simply, you're going crazy." -Stephen King/Shining (1979) -
THE BOX OF BEERS 35 Cauchoise street 76000 ROUEN Monday to Saturday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
"Ilozart"
I do not know if the light was, in any case, I liked this modern fixture with an old spirit.
I always like cuddly toys, children's atmospheres... it reassures me to have kept a child's soul.
Fairy
"Okxo"
25 Poterne's street 76000 Rouen
I'm descending from the monkey, even if this one is much more adorable than I am!
Honor to the animals!
"The stopover of the regions"
This shop is like a drakkar on earth... a return from travel full of treasures
Which one do you prefer ?
That I love animals is not a novelty ... and better to see them in ceramic than stuffed (I hate!)!
"I use animals to teach men." -Jean de La Fontaine -
"All animals know what they need, except man." -Pliny the Elder
"A cruel man with animals cannot be a good man." -Gandhi -
Jack Nicholson, a crazy, awesome actor who makes me melt. Sublime in "Flying over a Cuckoo's Nest" . A "must."
I really like this stopover in the country ...
"Personalities"
This is the name of this shop, I did not invent anything. And it has character. Open at the beginning of December 2018, the shop may seem like small seen from the facade, but it is very long and bursting at the seams with decorative elements of all kinds. Sometimes surprising objects, often good ideas.
The decoration in the window often changes and I find it clever because it always makes me want to stop ... I must not be the only one in this case ...
"The difference between birds and politicians is that from time to time birds stop flying!" - Coluche / They don't give a dam about us PS: "Voler" in French has two meanings . In this case : -Flying is for the birds -Stealing is for the politicians .
"Les corneilles tournoient, jacassent, s’agitent en tous sens. Deux cents mètres plus loin, un hibou. Son immobilité me plaît. Réfléchir sans agir, plutôt qu’agir sans réfléchir." -Journal /Jacques de Bourbon Busset-
Outside, the eyes of the animals ranged from the pig to the man and from the man to the pig, and again from the pig to the man; but already it was impossible to distinguish one from the other." -The Animal Farm (1945) by Eric Blair, known as George Orwell-
"A bouquet of dried flowers is very close to our perception of the ephemeral." -Victor Del Arbol/The House of Sorrows (2013)-
"They can no longer love true living flowers - They love flowers withered dried flowers - Immortals and pansies." -Jacques Prévert/Paroles (1946), Flowers and wreaths-
"The parrot never just speaks its native language." -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg -
"In details"
The Turkish House 36 Cauchoise street 76000 Rouen
No, I'm not a sneaker fetishist!
"Appearances are more than enough to make a world." - Jean Anouilh / The Rendezvous of Senlis -
"Karma" 24 Saint Nicolas street 76000 Rouen
"He who knows he doesn't know knows much" -Jewish proverb-
"The fox waiting for the hen to fall stays hungry." -Ancient Greek proverb -
"I studied philosophers and cats a lot. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." -Hippolyte Taine -
"Humans accepted"
"Accepted" ... I could have written "tolerated"! ...
I loved this sign as soon as I spotted it in Cauchoise street in Roue. Of course, I think Georges Orwell would have appreciated it.
"On the Saint-Maclou side"
"A cannibal is a guy who goes to a restaurant and orders the waiter." - Jack Benny -
"Twenty-six churches, fourteen museums and art gallery, one opera, eight theatres, and one McDonald's. Who do you think had a 50-metre line outside?" -Everything is under control /Hugh Laurie-
"Versailles, a place of royal power, was reputed as a place of reflection. Notably thanks to the mirrors gallery." -Finance by quotes /Didier Hallépée-
"There are people who drop a flower pot on your head from a fifth floor and say, "I offer you these roses." -Victor Hugo-
"God cannot answer to all those who call him. He's like a waiter in a restaurant. He has too many tables to serve." - Mel Brooks -
"Patience is a flower that does not grow in all gardens." - John Heywood-
"The Norman Roasters"
Norman Roasters 21 St. Mark's Square 76000 Rouen
"Everything goes in this world, except coffee in the wrong filters." - Alphonse Allais / The Black Cat (February 4, 1882)-
"Every morning, I bring my wife coffee in bed... All she has to do is grind it!" -Pierre Doris-
"Coffee must be as black as hell, as strong as death and as sweet as love." - Turkish proverb-
"Through tea, the East enters the bourgeois salons; through coffee, it enters the brains." -Paul Morand / The Road to India-
"There are three things in life that I can't stand: hot coffee, lukewarm champagne and cold women." -Orson Welles -
"Chabada"
"Chabada" 6 Armand Carrel street 76000 Rouen
"Gastronomy is a profession of liver." -Paul Carvel / Heads- In French, "Foi" means faith and "Foie" means liver .
"The only possible international agreements are gastronomic agreements." -Léon Daudet / Paris lived-
"The kid who pisses"
"Philosophy and beer are the same thing. Consumed, they change all the perceptions we have of the world." -Dominique-Joel Beaupré-
"The Kid Who Pisses" 91 Ganterie Street 76000 Rouen
"Délirium Café"
"Personalities"
"If someone comes to you and says that a mountain has changed places, allow yourself to believe it; but if you are told that a man has changed his character, don't believe it." -Arabic proverb-
"I have a dream that one day my four children will live in a nation where they will not be judged for the color of their skin, but for their character." -Martin Luther King-
"True miracles are good deeds done in spite of our character and passions." -Works of Joseph of Maistre (edition 1836)/Joseph de Maistre-
"Life is what our character wants it to be. We shape it, like a snail its shell." -The diary of jules fox (edition 1927)/Jules Renard-
"A nation has character only when it is free." -Complete works by Mrs. Baroness of Stael-Holstein (1836 edition)/Germaine de Stael-
"The sailors of the Armada"
"A small star is able to guide the sailor in the sea, a single spark can always ignite a gigantic fire." -Ivan Vazov / The Fires that are not extinguished-
"The storm is a good girl, it always gives the sailor a chance." -Didier The Fisherman / The Still Men-
"Sailor's wife, woman of sorrow." -French proverb-
"Script"
The " Scripte " shop is a joy for the eyes, scribblers like me. However, I know that I will never enter it, I can only dream in front of the windows of this store.
Why?
Because the prices are too high for my little purse. But dreaming also suits me.
"Yesterday"
At the corner of the streets of the Republic and the Augustinians, the advert or better said "the publicity" as it was said a long time ago, stood on the walls. We surely thought then that things would last for decades, that future generations would take over the family business. Nothing could destroy or erase them.
Times have changed, everything is going so fast that we barely have time today to read ads that have become ephemeral. Businesses are made and unmade at the speed of light.
That's how it is, so you might as well take advantage of what remains engraved on the walls.
"The Robec Market"
"What if we told you that it was no longer worth waiting for Sunday to do your market? TheRobec's market is the brand new 100% local organic address in downtown Rouen.
Loca-what? "Locavore". Local organic sales are simply sourcing from local producers and farmers. Reduce intermediaries as much as possible, favor the local and focus on quality products. Basically, we eat Norman and good! "(Sic)