I remember seeing photos of these shopping areas that lok very Parisienne but cannot remember where they are.
Anybody?

There was a great thread about these a couple of years ago on here; think it was done by Degas. Try searching for it.

Just topped it for you.

If I am not mistaken, there is one on or near Rue L'Ancienne Comedie--please excuse me if I butchered the spelling. It is in the 5th or 6th....

Good Morning vivi,
Here you go! It's the best site out of many on the passages.
Enjoy!

http://www.parisinconnu.com/passages/index.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?oneclick=true

Degas's original thread has already dropped back down off the first page, so here's a link to it:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34455833

To get the web site in english, google for passages couverts and click on the translation for the first one.

Take the Metro to le Peletier. Work in a northeasterly direction to the corner and right on rue du Faubourg Montmartre. Go right into Passage Verdeau, which will lead into Passage Jouffroy and then across the street into the Passage de Panoramas. Exit to the right and then down rue Vivienne and left into Galerie Colbert and Galerie Vivienne in the block past the traffic light. These run parallel to each other.

Exiting one of these, there is a little short cut across the street to the Palais Royale. Or, go left to the Place des Victoires and right down rue Croix des Petits Champs [Banque de France] and look for Galerie Vero-Dodat on the left side of the street. Or, go right [rue des Petits Champs] four blocks and right into Passage Choiseul. Head straight through to the Quatre-Septembre Metro, or over to Opera.