I find the backstreets and alleyways of a city just as interesting as the main roads and public squares. I always enjoy exploring the back spaces and what hides behind the shiny shop fronts. In a way you are seeing what is meant to be hidden. I am also one of those people who finds beauty in ugliness.
This photo was taken in central Paris. If I remember correctly it was in a back-street in the Marais and is basically the behind of a small brasserie or restaurant.