When walking on the Seine right side river, I have been visiting, for years, the "covered galleries" in Paris, which is a particular attraction in town. However, this time (February 2017) I decided to do it in a more systematic way. Checking on the internet, we (my friend Fahd and I), followed a suggested path to do so. Each gallery has its own character; some are more dedicated to art collections, some to repair ateliers; others to restaurants, some for book stores, etc...

The text below was found in the net:
In 18th and 19th century Paris, the areas around today’s Grands Boulevards created many glass-roofed shopping galleries known as les passages couverts (covered passages). These forerunners to our modern day malls simultaneously allowed you to take a shortcut, shelter from the rain, shop, dine or spend a secluded, debaucherous hour in the arms of a lover. Nowadays these passages are real architectural gems – olde-worlde galleries perfect for hours of delicious browsing. Galerie Vivienne is one of the prettiest, with ochre paintwork and mythology-themed mosaics. It also has a tearoom. Passage des Panoramas, built in 1800, takes the credit for being the first public area in Paris to be lit by gas in 1817. Best for a mooch, though, are Passage Jouffroy and its continuation, Passage Verdeau, both built around 1847. Here you’ll find the Musée Grévin waxwork museum and dinky boutiques for everything from precious stones, stamps and jewellery to antique cameras and furniture.