Sunday – market day! Up and away by 8.30 am to get the Metro to Port de Clignancourt to “attack” the market. Arrived by 9.30 am and left around 12 noon. It got better as the morning progressed – saw many that Maddie would have liked but never sure so we didn’t buy. Part of the market was really for locals- this was very interesting. The variety of fruits, fish and meats were numerous – reasonable prices too. Parts of the market were mini boot sales but only out of a suite case. Interesting the cultural mix of the area; there appeared to be a big Turkish and Armenian groups. A strong police presence was obvious – seemed strange for a Sunday morning.
Returned to the Jardin de Tuilieres for lunch by the pool – along with hundreds of other Parisians and tourists. Met some other Aussies for a while before I headed off to the Louvre and Helene went to check out t l’ Opera and Place de la Madeleine and some of the Parisian shops.
The Louvre was magnificent, I had forgotten how vast it was. I headed straight to Michangelo’s “Slaves” then proceeded to pace myself across the three levels – final stopping point was to the Mona Lisa but more interested in the throngs of people milling around it. The Venus de Milo is still the outstanding attraction in my view – and without breast enhancement!
Met Helene back in the gardens before heading back to base for dinner and the evening.
No comments:
Post a Comment