The Brocante in Paris

 

At the top of my list of things to do in

Paris this time was spend some time

at a brocante or flea market.  I consulted

with the Princess of French brocante, Corey

from Tongue in Cheek and she told me Vanves

was her favorite market in Paris.

 

 

We planned to be at the market early in the

morning but after being woken up by the

revelers leaving L'Enchanteur at 4:30 and

5:30am we slept a bit later than expected.

Who would think that our little street in the

Marais would be at it's noisiest in the wee

hours of the morning???  A bit of a lingering

breakfast enjoying the beautiful art from the

local patisserie set us back a bit as well.

This was probably our nicest day weatherwise

for the entire time we were in Paris and we

took a stroll through our local park on the

way to the Metro.

 

 

When in Amsterdam we went to the Antiques

Market but we were disappointed to find

everything locked up in glass cases.

This was much more our style.  Stall after

stall of old stuff.  The prices were a bit high

for our American dollars.  For instance, we

saw many café au lait cups marked at 38 euro,

that's almost $50 US dollars ~ yeeps!

As we strolled along we saw many of the

dealers packing up their stalls, it was only noon.

 

 

Finally I came upon this stall.  Crates

filled with a jumble of stuff from old to

just junk.  A treasure hunt!  There is nothing

I like more than rummaging through boxes

of old stuff.  I said to Mr. Wonderful, "this

is my kind of shopping" ~ just then an elegantly

dressed woman looked up at me and said,

"isn't this the best, it is so much fun!"

 

 

This is what we ended up buying.  With our

hands full we asked the dealer how much,

he gave us a French shrug and said, "5 euro?"

Deal!  Why didn't I go back and buy more???

 

 

We also picked up this little gem

for the clock collection.

 

I think I'd like to drive through the

little French villages and go to the

local flea markets and then have a

lovely lunch.  Sounds like a nice way

 to spend a vacation...

What do you think Mr. Wonderful?