I was much more saddened by the disappearance of Albert Blanchard legendary second-hand math store in front of the Luxembourg garden. There, you could find rea

I was much more saddened by the disappearance of Albert Blanchard legendary second-hand math store in front of the Luxembourg garden. There, you could find real gems, math and physics books previously owned by the great french mathematicians (which were more expensive if they were ridden with handwritten notes). I spend countless hours there as a student, until one day it wasn't there anymore. You can still order their books online, but it's not at all the same thing. These stalls never seemed interesting... they seem to be for tourists only.