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Capturing the taste of Paris?

Capturing the taste of Paris?

Goose with peaches at La Cerisaie Restaurant, Paris, Monday July 1 Duck with peaches and cherries, an attempt to reproduce some of the taste...

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Dessert in France is often a simple but perfect choice of fruit and cheese, which many people purchase at the stunning outdoor markets that happen in most Paris neighborhoods around twice a week. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLokX1hFy0tzo_2my5sRiFaciE3HTVqo_fU58i2Yy72sULwWRUb4FTQBBR63Biw5uLp4cGGuO8E7PGOliThkVlB87e9Sjkw8MTQykOCppU0gH7Pg_AOr67XYErNa_wzF5LHqIynZBGpzAl/s1600/desserts2771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLokX1hFy0tzo_2my5sRiFaciE3HTVqo_fU58i2Yy72sULwWRUb4FTQBBR63Biw5uLp4cGGuO8E7PGOliThkVlB87e9Sjkw8MTQykOCppU0gH7Pg_AOr67XYErNa_wzF5LHqIynZBGpzAl/s400/desserts2771.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyOf_Mdk4LT71ljqqQOfCER_2acO5xCxivv4B9vrOrkP8ePMLnKRrKChOkmp74eYMVrXQ49BRMs4K8tmRv7tJ8t16q-0ci0GfJcMTy-mMoJu9RU7oVUpCYVcsdAbz5kMqho9rz-Ht1yGJ/s1600/desserts2787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyOf_Mdk4LT71ljqqQOfCER_2acO5xCxivv4B9vrOrkP8ePMLnKRrKChOkmp74eYMVrXQ49BRMs4K8tmRv7tJ8t16q-0ci0GfJcMTy-mMoJu9RU7oVUpCYVcsdAbz5kMqho9rz-Ht1yGJ/s400/desserts2787.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Our friend Michelle varied this with fruit and ice cream:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vzfLuAWSbQP03Xymp0sHUAgp9uhyc61d1-s4Sh7EwvhEpD9975ezJVoJe5SFMtgXKgCDX4JpmypjF0t8aLMvssURJHGzuPEjmPgpA29nfKUT10NKGGUKAwHaI5NQpxlimSiDRCRWXOC6/s1600/desserts2828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vzfLuAWSbQP03Xymp0sHUAgp9uhyc61d1-s4Sh7EwvhEpD9975ezJVoJe5SFMtgXKgCDX4JpmypjF0t8aLMvssURJHGzuPEjmPgpA29nfKUT10NKGGUKAwHaI5NQpxlimSiDRCRWXOC6/s640/desserts2828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Restaurants also offer cheese and fruit, but also a selection of many other desserts such as this creme brulee that I had at Les Bugnes, a Basque restaurant that our friends took us to:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweVMbE8dA937aJcTuSz9nfcXT0CXoktSWWlrqEe-NboOPO1gZJHTxwVOGxMGr0xlhbK6cLXi3rmFtwwdAcko-0HfEGhjeKaZ3pnSBFskNLjPUZ4Lf-yUh-3XG4QOLOZuRIsvnTfdsgzdI/s1600/desserts2514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweVMbE8dA937aJcTuSz9nfcXT0CXoktSWWlrqEe-NboOPO1gZJHTxwVOGxMGr0xlhbK6cLXi3rmFtwwdAcko-0HfEGhjeKaZ3pnSBFskNLjPUZ4Lf-yUh-3XG4QOLOZuRIsvnTfdsgzdI/s320/desserts2514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A fruit tarte at another restaurant, Le Baratin, in the Belleville quarter where other friends live:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovlviV_HSPlQZ977CyrO9FbWD_d76IAP1iQduZp_X1vm44CVK-8IXOP6EeQWhKhomn_sEWVnh-i_V-RCT0_zI1GsUa3SOHeeqv2DO4D4gJ8JsSGgN75CcgjXaXme634ksoKnxs_RjsqCW/s1600/desserts2662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovlviV_HSPlQZ977CyrO9FbWD_d76IAP1iQduZp_X1vm44CVK-8IXOP6EeQWhKhomn_sEWVnh-i_V-RCT0_zI1GsUa3SOHeeqv2DO4D4gJ8JsSGgN75CcgjXaXme634ksoKnxs_RjsqCW/s640/desserts2662.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />All week I tried to get a tarte au citron -- I finally managed on Friday:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0A0D9QpuPk7lTKDm1mG9PZ3d5Fn9NTBAj5licohWJWjkSI1_s1I34upcfpkNdZCGF3fp-sZbvFKq4O0U_L8dIso-ZC4HTvqxjCFr8QU0PBS7MRS-9Gbw4cJfOxt9ag74SmrXgs85Fci4/s1600/desserts2732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0A0D9QpuPk7lTKDm1mG9PZ3d5Fn9NTBAj5licohWJWjkSI1_s1I34upcfpkNdZCGF3fp-sZbvFKq4O0U_L8dIso-ZC4HTvqxjCFr8QU0PBS7MRS-9Gbw4cJfOxt9ag74SmrXgs85Fci4/s400/desserts2732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Very elegant patisserie in the airport:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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05.27

Paris: A cup of coffee is a wonderful thing

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0OAi9Szf5sNTAwMsvSpL43P0bIW0-peOzwWdFVPCIS2Z18XiBU5ZoXRSbaN8pHE-51GMLhT9TMiQBEmYBp0G5ZJmXcTvavrU5XxnmT4OBghaFLjOLEi3WSu3EgdgB_I9PnBKLoSqgTt4/s1600/cups1852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0OAi9Szf5sNTAwMsvSpL43P0bIW0-peOzwWdFVPCIS2Z18XiBU5ZoXRSbaN8pHE-51GMLhT9TMiQBEmYBp0G5ZJmXcTvavrU5XxnmT4OBghaFLjOLEi3WSu3EgdgB_I9PnBKLoSqgTt4/s320/cups1852.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A set of hand-made coffee cups displayed at an outdoor ceramics fair near Saint Sulpice.<br />In French homes where we have been, after-dinner coffee is always served in demi-tasse cups the size of these.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s1600/sunday1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s320/sunday1954.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast coffe on our first morning in Paris</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_J17sIHzU5ahR5TTup3fdueQmt4G9byihP557ctADL6YhWHND_yBIKTUh14pzNtb1JSIvVjXw8EUxbEgSURK2M7PtJ5Hc7iG0u0jR1mIsrmad6Uzq7vB1GaLMtnulTloX2zoRR5bXvKZ/s1600/cups2065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_J17sIHzU5ahR5TTup3fdueQmt4G9byihP557ctADL6YhWHND_yBIKTUh14pzNtb1JSIvVjXw8EUxbEgSURK2M7PtJ5Hc7iG0u0jR1mIsrmad6Uzq7vB1GaLMtnulTloX2zoRR5bXvKZ/s400/cups2065.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cup of coffee in a cup marked with the brand "Cafes Richard" --<br />another breakfast at one of the many cafes near our  hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYIjfaW_EBC68CIxc4A7d97QzT7fGeUu1rhHjkuhxgTtQbLw36AD9vac_b51joMRVsufM2r0JrXZFmOzV_nuTKqbPcTs7tmd2s8jGG2KLsijXt7jOPj-T5R8StwZWZZ8rlqT3NWLAEEEs/s1600/cups2162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYIjfaW_EBC68CIxc4A7d97QzT7fGeUu1rhHjkuhxgTtQbLw36AD9vac_b51joMRVsufM2r0JrXZFmOzV_nuTKqbPcTs7tmd2s8jGG2KLsijXt7jOPj-T5R8StwZWZZ8rlqT3NWLAEEEs/s400/cups2162.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long before coffee: medieval cups, flask, and pitchers at Musee de Cluny</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PgwwqNwG2vRy24coLvJl-3-ni3sNn0ugHKOV7wZNPKZEAHGg63_BcKYetSoM0JzrSdqCq5PW2fAk1pIboue2560hWqnf5rdkT2qBTAgHKA26fq0Q2aRSmG0IZYbEvVbkOHD3Y4Q5yJFw/s1600/cups2677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PgwwqNwG2vRy24coLvJl-3-ni3sNn0ugHKOV7wZNPKZEAHGg63_BcKYetSoM0JzrSdqCq5PW2fAk1pIboue2560hWqnf5rdkT2qBTAgHKA26fq0Q2aRSmG0IZYbEvVbkOHD3Y4Q5yJFw/s640/cups2677.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee and breakfast pastry on signature china at the very famous restaurant Le Dome, also near our hotel.<br />(Hemmingway ate here)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q9vv5RHsJ-eK_lzeE3NKtZayqHoJCK-XEhox7D6Ofs87OdKjRNQ8CrPB32VFvhkevRxYIPXZ3DwXzYkSG9dfhaBhkhb4pVcazpTKaveiJLIMqNlZF15odYpmrMPiepGSCxnghZXG04hS/s1600/cups2714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q9vv5RHsJ-eK_lzeE3NKtZayqHoJCK-XEhox7D6Ofs87OdKjRNQ8CrPB32VFvhkevRxYIPXZ3DwXzYkSG9dfhaBhkhb4pVcazpTKaveiJLIMqNlZF15odYpmrMPiepGSCxnghZXG04hS/s320/cups2714.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor lunch dessert: my indulgent sorbet dwarfs Len's little cup of coffee </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASEPwAbzLUBFKpwasF43dDZ865YSNvkGSoqD8OOwTvchb4AdQhDvxIoG5WbMOnixOiTPNJKZIKACVORh8Rmm79Fc6i6r4dILbAbQlsm8aVcqOoQzlWvhpYme6g1NO5EPQZR8XqRWva-G/s1600/cups2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASEPwAbzLUBFKpwasF43dDZ865YSNvkGSoqD8OOwTvchb4AdQhDvxIoG5WbMOnixOiTPNJKZIKACVORh8Rmm79Fc6i6r4dILbAbQlsm8aVcqOoQzlWvhpYme6g1NO5EPQZR8XqRWva-G/s400/cups2739.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cup of coffee for breakfast near our hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s1600/tuesday2308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s400/tuesday2308.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee with a crepe at the famous Josselin Creperie.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgautZ5OkmFBJkfQo0DChp_URrGKbBpgkDYL8oT5vgvmEODak_f4hC0BN49hVrNyt4R16k2UKU5-Xzkzr-DX4GHSYogAwjRXhuNHMFcL6Mqn9EOdM-T5n-jkuHJP6H3S2gUPIdeWphOL5yW/s1600/cups2835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgautZ5OkmFBJkfQo0DChp_URrGKbBpgkDYL8oT5vgvmEODak_f4hC0BN49hVrNyt4R16k2UKU5-Xzkzr-DX4GHSYogAwjRXhuNHMFcL6Mqn9EOdM-T5n-jkuHJP6H3S2gUPIdeWphOL5yW/s640/cups2835.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a fabulous lunch: demi-tasse cups of coffee at Michelle's house with<br />friends Anne-Marie and Dominique</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wE1vSPcERacPv5l37tHiXG8XmgYEaY51t-o89ArlPkUSR1NmdKRcd-DYpQtZ5NKnoIcxtC00PwkThP_J7mqebzw2M8dreydqWT6QzrLcromhfPVhCNQXfoVoRtqqcduHySREkii0qeS9/s1600/cups2837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wE1vSPcERacPv5l37tHiXG8XmgYEaY51t-o89ArlPkUSR1NmdKRcd-DYpQtZ5NKnoIcxtC00PwkThP_J7mqebzw2M8dreydqWT6QzrLcromhfPVhCNQXfoVoRtqqcduHySREkii0qeS9/s320/cups2837.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different drink: a cup of tea at a table on the sidewalk at another creperie.</td></tr></tbody></table>Breakfast at the airport yesterday: one choice of coffee -- Starbucks. No photo, as it's exactly like a Starbucks in the US, including glazed donuts, bagels, muffins and characteristic names for drink sizes. Who would want to see a photo of that?

Paris: A cup of coffee is a wonderful thing

A set of hand-made coffee cups displayed at an outdoor ceramics fair near Saint Sulpice. In French homes where we have been, after-dinner co...

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03.30

Paris Airport

We left our hotel at 7 AM, had a comfortable taxi ride, boarded our plane on time, and we are now back home for a while. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9235175480/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="airport2846 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="airport2846" height="396" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9235175480_728030387c.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladurée pastry at the airport: their famous macarons made a delicious last-minute snack.<br />The rose-colored ones are rose-water flavor, and surprisingly taste like roses.<br />The salted caramel and chocolate ones are also exceptionally delicious.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9232397085/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="airport2838 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="airport2838" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/9232397085_4285da5202.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DeGaulle Airport: waiting area with duty-free shops</td></tr></tbody></table>I'll be posting more about Paris.

Paris Airport

We left our hotel at 7 AM, had a comfortable taxi ride, boarded our plane on time, and we are now back home for a while. Ladurée pastry at t...

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15.18

Saturday Market Near Montparnasse

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219662289/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2765 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2765" height="558" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/9219662289_695a00202d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of fruit and vegetables, beautifully displayed</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219662731/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2823 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2823" height="578" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5349/9219662731_08d46af044_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A man playing and singing old-style cabaret songs: think Edith Piaf</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9222439768/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2759 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2759" height="587" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9222439768_000502f9be_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing fish stalls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219665251/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2755 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2755" height="598" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9219665251_dc7a0d0500_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Divine melons -- if only I had a kitchen!</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjPiwu0cyg1wobLHm7pkNJ8AaiIbRIq1moXXIYcRUlxC8Tk6QE-RICJriMLjMkgyAZdhDt8EoTxEQJTQ22TqYxCqCaGUVzVwQL4Yqsb7bx2jxgZxbEWA6j86wTVaYLeZH67ct_AJHvIW/s1600/saturday2818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjPiwu0cyg1wobLHm7pkNJ8AaiIbRIq1moXXIYcRUlxC8Tk6QE-RICJriMLjMkgyAZdhDt8EoTxEQJTQ22TqYxCqCaGUVzVwQL4Yqsb7bx2jxgZxbEWA6j86wTVaYLeZH67ct_AJHvIW/s640/saturday2818.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the sun was shining</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMPEgaN0UEcn7-pPL5aE24eFo4cIrypEhC-ohAZEsjM2K8XgK0i7xSXZOzi9BGzcUMrke-a1zR52c2LJVLDEip46md9wupbmsUcEcjeXTJD3FF309oCNNej_44BFgyBEk15NlOS5qPqhJ/s1600/saturday2796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMPEgaN0UEcn7-pPL5aE24eFo4cIrypEhC-ohAZEsjM2K8XgK0i7xSXZOzi9BGzcUMrke-a1zR52c2LJVLDEip46md9wupbmsUcEcjeXTJD3FF309oCNNej_44BFgyBEk15NlOS5qPqhJ/s640/saturday2796.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of artisanal food products, cheeses, ham, sausages....</td></tr></tbody></table><br />

Saturday Market Near Montparnasse

Lots of fruit and vegetables, beautifully displayed A man playing and singing old-style cabaret songs: think Edith Piaf Amazing fish stalls ...

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02.11

Passage Vivienne

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