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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2010 20:47:10 GMT
If you see anything you absolutely must have, there are people ready to help you spend even more money. |
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Post by lagatta on Mar 7, 2010 22:57:07 GMT
I stayed at an Accor hotel at Porte de Saint-Ouen very close by - are those the same? Our experience was fine - clean and basic, all we wanted - but I see some very negative reviews. Our room was clean and not smelly but some people say the hotel stank and they couldn't open the window in the room. I've also stayed at an Etap in Germany and it was perfectly acceptable as well.
I confess I prefer the debauched ironer over Milo. And I'm craving a visit to the bookshop.
Do ask the vendor next time about the boxes.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 8, 2010 2:01:18 GMT
I just realized that I didn't let everything load before firing off an answer on the previous page. Thus, I had to go back to look for Baby Milo. That was an enjoyable revisit, anyway. Baby Milo, huh? Kerouac, hie thee back to the flea market and pick up a gross of those t-shirts. We'll all wear them when we hold the Port get-together at your place, and that will keep you from losing us when you shepherd us around to the flea market and other crowded spots.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 8, 2010 17:05:35 GMT
I will NOT wear that thing.
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Post by Jazz on Mar 8, 2010 17:11:51 GMT
This is such a sensual photo essay. You have created a wonderful feel for the market, which I would love to go to today. I missed some special parts which I didn't know existed and would love to see...the vendors having lunch and your special library. It remains the most fascinating market that I have ever been to yet. ( next would be the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul) It is an enjoyable outing even if you don't have the need or desire to buy anything. The experience is exciting, textured and vital. The vendors love to chat with you and many of them have an in depth knowledge of the historical period of what they sell and of the market itself and its day to day goings-on. Most people don't realize how easy it is to get there from the centre of the city, hop on the metro and you are there in under a half hour.
Your mystery item is lovely and it could come and live with me. It vaguely reminds me of a tiered sewing box that I once had. I don't think it's for hats (not enough depth) or for film. Cheese ? The only solution to this mystery is for you to go back and find out. You can treat yourself and take it home.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2010 17:40:53 GMT
I will NOT wear that thing. Our age group may be allowed to apply for a special dispensation. |
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Post by lagatta on Mar 8, 2010 17:46:27 GMT
Even if someone a few years older than moi suggests it?
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 8, 2010 17:54:34 GMT
You codgers do what you want. I want a very tight, scoop-necked baby milo shirt for the get-together. I may even violently henna my hair for the occasion.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 8, 2010 18:02:44 GMT
And I thought it was only in FAMILY get-togethers that we had to avoid the photo with aunt Millie.
(Not her name). I do have an aunt like that, but she is a whole generation older, not a few years. And at least past 70, would wear things like that. Very cringeworthy for us "girls", although all the girls are at least 45 now...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2010 18:25:38 GMT
I could spend days in the book section,although,the one book section,with them all disorganized,I would have trouble with the OCD part of me trying to organize...  I agree with you Jazz,this is right up there,or from the photos anyway,seems to be,with the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Somewhere I long to go back to someday. Thanks again for a sumptuous tour there, K. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2010 18:29:20 GMT
P.S. Me NO Milo !!( Lagatta can translate  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2010 18:46:42 GMT
My brother's second wife would have bought a dozen of them. She was still dressing like a Barbie doll at age 50.
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Post by Jazz on Mar 8, 2010 19:33:07 GMT
Finally, we're down to the essence of the thread...the T-shirts.
The Milo tshirts are boring, I'll take the debauched ironer...much more character.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2010 20:02:03 GMT
That is the true horror of the flea market -- the most insignificant and grotesque item that one might see there may become the icon of a generation.
All the rest of what we love there is just a tiny detail.
note:
a few unnecessary digressions deleted between posts 43 and 44.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2010 9:46:59 GMT
Frankly, my report on the flea market is complete, so there is plenty of room for digression now, depending on what captivated anybody's interest, just as the round wooden tray box intrigued me. While the ridiculous (or avant-garde) clothes on sale are not of interest to everybody, I consider them to be the heart and soul of the flea market which would otherwise just be yet another antique market. And if it were that, I probably would not visit it more than once, because I am not really fascinated by antiques except when they are in total disorder like in some of the shops.
As for feeling dismissed, I am sorry if Jazz feels that way because it is not my intention to 'dismiss' anybody. I do not react to every single thing written because some comments are complete in themselves and do not require further development. One fault that I do have is to forget to reply to every question that is asked, so please do not hesitate to take me to task for that if any questions are left.
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Post by onlymark on Mar 9, 2010 12:15:07 GMT
K2 - there was a thread three years ago on TTR where you failed to answer something. I hope you don't make a regular habit of it.
I also remember a comment I commented on about your comment that commented on another comment that resulted in a query that wasn't answered.
That's how I remember it anyway.
Care to comment?
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Post by onlymark on Mar 9, 2010 12:42:09 GMT
Or am I making things worse?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2010 12:47:23 GMT
Just don't try and change the subject.
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Post by Jazz on Mar 9, 2010 13:52:49 GMT
Just don't try and change the subject. Mark: I wondered where you were! I agree with K., don't try to change the subject....So, what do you think about T-shirts? |
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Post by onlymark on Mar 9, 2010 14:16:00 GMT
That I have one.
And it needs washing.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 9, 2010 15:16:05 GMT
I still haven't washed my favourite long-sleeved ones since returning on Wednesday - had a lot of work to catch up on. Must do that today.
I thought both you and casimira made very sensitive and pertinent comments, Jazz. And I did pick up on your restaurant comment - saying I'd never eaten in the market. I'd certainly like to someday, but I remember that the last time I went, it was in the morning and I had to meet my friends who lived near La Fourche for lunch at a restaurant on rue de Clichy (if I recall, might have been rue de St-Ouen - it was at a bar-café-resto run by Kabyles as so many of those places are). It is rare that I eat out alone while in Paris as my budget is usually very limited and I keep that budget for meals with friends.
Who knows - perhaps we'll meet up there someday?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2010 18:55:10 GMT
I have two restaurant slates from places in the flea market itself to help you choose a meal. |
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Post by lola on Mar 10, 2010 14:51:42 GMT
I'm afraid I dozed off for a couple of days, and now am taken with the image of an idealized kerouac herding a milo-shirted idealized group around the markets, helping us decide what to order.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2010 15:13:18 GMT
I know what we're drinking.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 10, 2010 16:11:00 GMT
O'Shea can you seeeee ............
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Post by lola on Mar 11, 2010 16:59:45 GMT
If we're too buzzed up on energy drinks we might start squabbling, or randomly darting off to look at things and getting lost, blending into the Milo-logo'd background.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2010 17:57:04 GMT
Well, I want you to know that "it" has started. This evening I saw two sparkly Baby Milo T-shirts in my neighborhood. Contrary to what you might expect, these are worn by teenage thug-boys.
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Post by lola on Mar 11, 2010 18:24:41 GMT
Can middle aged midwestern Americans be far behind?
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 11, 2010 18:43:32 GMT
I feel that with my tight Milo t-shirt and my freshly hennaed hair, I'll be able to attract a teenage thug-boy.  |
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Post by lola on Mar 11, 2010 19:24:07 GMT
Bring a stick to beat them off. K will have his hands full herding the rest of us.
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