The Right Bank ( Rive Droite ) is opposite the Left Bank , and generally is the northern half of the city of Paris , France . It is so called because the northern half of Paris is on the right bank of the Seine as the river flows out to sea.

Like the Left Bank, and due to its association with places such as Place Vendôme , the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication now found in its more bohemian sister to the south. Its most famous street is undeniably the Champs Elysees , but there are others such as Rue de la Paix, Rue de Rivoli , and Avenue Montaigne.

Bateaux Mouches - This is the name given to tourist boats which ply the Seine. Literally translated it means the "fly boats". The name probably comes from the district of Lyon - "La mouche" - the place where such boats were commonplace before they were in Paris.