In the olden days, Parisians loved to cut through their blocks so they could take short cuts. They called them passages. That way they didn't hafta go all the way around the block to get from one street to another. The apartment we rented had one below us and this is it--Galerie Vero-Dodat, and we could look down upon it's ceiling from our inner courtyard windows. It's lined with shops (shoes, antiques, purses, and such, with the occasional restaurant thrown in.) Whatever you do, do not click on the photo and then save it to use as computer wallpaper. It will just suck you right in! Paris, France; September, 2011.