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Go shopping by boat in Paris
 Façade of the shopping mall near Paris called Le Millenaire which is easily accessible by boat. |
Once you come out of the metro station (from whichever of the two exits) and find yourself on the road, just keep on walking straight ahead for about 100 metres, cross the canal and turn left. You should be able to locate the shuttle boat stop (there is usually a line of people queuing up).
Somehow there has not been too much publicity about the shopping mall yet but Parisians who know about it find it relaxing to take the boat and spend an afternoon shopping (or window-shopping) in the still not too-crowded mall.
Besides, the shuttle river boat (called la navette in French) is free and there is one every 10 minutes or so. It only takes 7-8 minutes to arrive at the very doorstep of Le Millenaire shopping mall which is along the Canal de Saint Denis itself.
Click for an enlarged picture.
 The shuttle boat that plies between Corentin Cariou in Paris and the mall in Aubervilliers. |
 The Millenaire shopping mall as seen from the inside. |
 The striking red building of the mall along the Canal de Saint Denis. |
In summer visitors will be able to eat and drink on an extensive open terrace facing the canal. The same boat makes the return trip to Corentin Cariou for those coming from Paris. The first trip starts at about 8h00 and the last at 21h00 from the mall end. It runs every day of the week (including Sundays) as the mall is open 7 days a week.
Among the 140 businesses operating there are big names like Carrefour, Fnac, Boulanger, Sephora, H&M, C&A, Kiabi, Toys'R'Us, Zara and Celio. There is also McDonald’s and other snack bars and restaurants. The Boulanger, a huge department store specialising in electrical appliances and photographic as well as computer equipment, has up to now been inaccessible to Parisians who depend on public transport as it is often way out in the suburbs. With its implantation in the mall this will not be the case anymore.
The shops open Mondays through Sundays from 10h00 to 20h30 (the restaurants stay open till later) while Carrefour opens from 8h30 to 21h00. More details from their official website here (it's in French).
The complex was built by French architect Antoine Grumbach who also designed the Sequoia Lodge hotel in Disneyland Paris.
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