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Oooh! I could never imagine that supermarkets could be that big. I think we went to Carrefour supermarkets. Bought stuffs.
Many stuffs I was not used to: milk powder (used to drink fresh milk), big onions, big fruits, big vegetables, big and fat chicken. Yes, those, at least, were the biggest onions I've ever seen in my life thus far...
Also, I was impressed by the wide range of items cc stationery. I was a schoolkid. I wanted the perfect paper to write on.. les cahiers (notebooks), apple-fragrant Papermate pens. I knew from TV commercials that I'd better buy Clairefontaine (haha.. who wouldn't have wanted to buy it?). My Mum stood firm.. no stationery bought... Indeed, what would be the benefit of buying a cahier "from Paris" if you are going to use a dozen during the school year... Better use the local production for everything (bad quality paper). So went money to something else: visits of Chartres, Versailles and some of the monuments & museums of Paris.
That was the first time I saw people reading magazines, comic strips in the shops... Not necessarily Carrefour but also in FNAC...
Yes, just pick what you want to read and you may sit in FNAC shelvings reading it without being warned... Still did that sometimes, in Brussels' GB-Carrefour and Brussels FNAC. That was compared to our supermarkets in Tana where we had employees all over the shops... looking at what you do, preventing you from reading your favourite magazine... And yes, FNAC impressed me for many reasons. It's still one of my fave amongst the many department stores... always things to discover there...
Also, a supermarket I really liked to go to: Monoprix.. I don't know why... maybe because it was smaller? The one I was used to is still on Rue Alésia (14ème). Leave a Comment
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The open air ones with their striped awnings are my favourites, but there are some great covered markets too. No visit to Paris is complete without visiting two or three.
This book, 'Paris in a Basket", is all about those wonderful markets. From the 1st to the 20th Arrondissement, it takes you on a tour of the best with maps; daily schedules; addresses; fish, cheese and meat charts; masses of lovely photos and recipes to bring the taste of it all home with you. It's almost as good as the real thing - it certainly will take you back there.
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''Paris in a Basket" - Nicole Aimee Meyer and Amanda Pilar Smith.
Pun: Konemann, 2000
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 St. Germain grocery by CALSF
A fond memory is walking down rue Bellechasse early one weekday morning around 8:30 a.m. or so. The local grocer was now setting up his fruit stands outside his shop. It makes me think of how this is a typical Parisian scene. Below is the photo. Leave a Comment
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The Flower Market located on Ile de la Citi was established in 1808, it is the oldest flower market in Paris and well worth visiting as it is full of colour and free entry. Possibly you may like to buy some flowers for your room or take as a gift for someone who has assisted you in Paris.
Open 7 days a week it is only a few hundred metres from Notre Dame and the Palais de Justice, both must see highlights when in Paris.
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Rue Moufetard is a gorgeous bistro and shop-lined street that used to be part of a Roman road.
See my travelogue on Rue Moufetard. Leave a Comment
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at Porte de Clignancourt (metro 4), very lovey second hand bazar both antiques, books and clothes during wekend only,:) you ll like that ......
a lovely morning at 'jardin de tuleries' Leave a Comment
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If you can tear yourself away from the tourists sites go to the markkets and hit the back street cafes, this is where real french life is :-). Leave a Comment
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 by jrgentle
Just walking down the street. Take your time. When you get to the end, turn around and do it again. Leave a Comment
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 Richard Lenoir Market D by Radiomom
Our first night ever in Paris (1998), jet-lagged and leg-weary from walking, we stopped at a cafe that was open for early dinners. (We aren't usually the 'early-bird' kind of folks, but you can only stave-off that jet-lag for so long.) The special that evening was braised veal chops. As we were finishing off our meal, the owner's (?) German Shepherd came and sat nearby, gazing longingly as we sopped up gravy with our bread. We fed him the last few scraps, and he laid his head on my lap as if I was part of his 'family.' I couldn't tell you the name of the place -- it was not ancient nor new, or even it's location for sure other than it was on the right bank (we were headed back to our hotel from a stroll across the river and around Notre Dame). It was extremely inexpensive compared to some of the more well-known places we dined later in the week. But it was our first meal in Paris, and could not have been more perfect. Leave a Comment
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