Paris day 4

On our last day in Paris we decided to stay in the hotel neighborhood which is in southern Montmartre right next to the Opera district.  It was probably the most enjoyable day spent.  This had to do with the fact we weren't walking so much and the little discoveries of actual neighborhoods without the tourist aspect being so prevalent.
Here's a shot from Rue De LaFayette looking down our street at the hotel on Rue Faubourg Montmartre.

A few blocks down from our hotel near the intersection of our street and Boulevard du Montmartre is the famous Chartier restaurant. We didn't eat there though. Our favorite discovery was these mid 1800's arcades called the Passages. They ran on for about 5 blocks and had different names on each block. Lots of old book stores, antiques, galleries and small cafes. We had a two hour lunch at one we deemed as looking quintessential French with simple French cuisine and nothing but locals as customers. We were not disappointed. It was wonderful food and a 3 course lunch with two carafes of wine ran 50 euros. It's called Les Troubadours Bistrot. Another shot of our street looking from the corner of Blvd. du Montmartre. We capped the trip with one last Metro ride to Bercy Village near the end of the newest subway, Line 14. The fellow message board member I spoke of suggested meeting there as it's not known as a touristy place. The street on which the bar was located was right off the Metro and was a pedestrian, cobblestone street lined with cafes and bars. He lives a little over an hour out of the city and we were flattered he'd come that far on the train to meet us. We had some good laughs, discussions about the message board, music, politics, etc. He spent some time in the US as a French teaching assistant at a university in Boston. For the life of me, I can't remember which one. Anyway, cheers to the internet for creating real life friendships across the world.