Some T63 Paris Food Adventures Part 1

[traveler63]

Well, as all of you know, we are foodies and wineys. So, we accepted the mission to find some great food..... not necessarily all of the great =, but expensive bistros or restaurants, but the ones that were in the neighborhood. We also wanted to explore the street markets and it didn't take long for us to find the first one. It is a regional one, which comes in twice a year and appears near Quarte de September at the end of Passage Cloiseul.














These are all the people who grow or make the food and they are all from the countryside. Most do not speak much English and all were so nice. One of the fruit plates that I have posted consisted mostly of the different items that you see in the pictures.

One of the days that we were exploring we went to the financial district or the Bourse are, just north of Quarte de Septiember. This market is there every day.







The lady is making our sausage sandwiches which we loved and;

We took the sandwiches to this park.







This is one of the nymphs on the fountain. Photobucket deleted this for what reason I don't know.

I fell in love with this fountain. The park is a 3 minute walk from the market. I think the fountain is called The Three Rivers. It might be the Four Rivers, I don't remember and damn I didn't write it down.

This is a window box that is right behind the park. We found park by accident and found that it was just a 5 minute walk from the apartment.



So, this ends Part 1.

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I absolutely love city windows that people manage to turn into a jungle. I have great difficulty keeping window plants alive.

As for the food, what can I say? Just daily life!

Seriously, I love market photos and yours are great. I regularly photograph the market right downstairs from my apartment even though I see it every day.

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What a treat T63.!! Great photos,fun thread.!
Keep it coming. Love the fountain too!! That window box appears to maybe have some culinary herbs in as well. Love when people are adventuresome and combine everyday house plants with herbs.
Thanks for this!

[lagatta]

I had a lot of plants on my balconies until very recently but alas everything has been brought inside (some to overwinter, some to be discarded). Those photos are lovely; I'd love to come upon that regional products market.

[bixaorellana]

Wow, Traveler ~~ what a expansive and beautiful way to spend ones time in a country known for its celebration of food and drink. How did you all find the markets -- luck or research? I love the photos, not just of the glorious food, but of vendors and shoppers caught unawares, and the exquisite architectural details, and the ebullient window boxes -- so pretty, and so much fun.

[imec]

Oh I love these pics of the market T63! Thanks for this - great!

[fumobici]

What a wonderful thread. Thank you.

[traveler63]

All of the markets are just wandering around and actually bumping into them! One Sunday we were out off rue St Honore and bumped into one. Didn't take one picture !!!! shame on me, I forgot that I had a camera on my phone. The one thing that stood out was food was being cooked by absolutely wonderful looking Senegalese women in their native costumes, this is what is so wonderful to me about Paris. No one points at people dressed differently it is just all part of the charm and you do see every kind of dress.

[paristraveler]

Lovely, thanks for this T63!