Autumn colors are here.
Did you see Elodie‘s post La Friterie? Guess who!
This is just too cute for words.
Are more food trucks coming Paris’s way? I hope so.
So much inspiration in the TED talk by Sarah Kay.
Did you see my pictures on Merci Alfred on the fabulous Colorova? EXCITING.
Wandered the Marché Richard Lenoir yesterday with Ana Clara. So many treasures.
How was your weekend?
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I am getting back into the swing of the Parisian lifestyle. My little break back home in Denver sure was an adventure and it was so lovely to rediscover the streets and places I used to know so well.
These pictures are taken at the market that pops up in my neighborhood a few times a week. It is always so fun to roam and awe over the bright colors of fruits, veggies and so much more. It makes me so ready to grab a bag of fruit and sit in a park. What are your favorite things to do in your neighborhood?
Today I went to Champagne for the first time, and I will post on this very soon. It was quite the experience and boy the French countryside is stunning.
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I just did my first contribution to the site Untapped Cities! Check it out here.
I am ready for spring. Paris, what is up with this weather?
Got back to my Denver roots last week, more posts to come on that soon!
Spending some more time in Las Vegas sounds like fun.
Check out what Laura‘s got up her sleeve lately!
Make some paper carrot cuts for Easter!
So many wonderful shoes...
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On one ordinary Sunday, my neighborhood had a brocante. Louis and I went to take a spin at all the precious trinkets they had to offer (yes, this is the brocante where I found my rotary phone). It was a small brocante, but was packed with so many lovely things.
Roaming these things is one of my favorite things to do. To find out more about different weekend brocantes, click here.
Hope you had a happy weekend!
A brocante is a market. Usually with antiques. The dictionary translates it as “deals in secondhand goods”, but to put it simply, it’s an antique market.
A few weekends ago Caroline and I went to this brocante. They are in Paris almost every weekend until the weather gets really heinous (for dates & locations, click here.)
I tend to go buck-wild over the 1950′s pinkish brown glassware, but there is something for everyone at a brocante.
Find a brocante, and go enjoy it. I highly recommend them for a little stroll in the different Parisian districts.
Hope everyone is having a great Saturday, and preparing for NUIT BLANCHE ce soir.
See GQ‘s top picks for Nuit Blanche right here.
A side note, I love this collection of the World’s Best Subway Systems.
Two cities. Different lifestyles. Voilà. This video depicts it all. It’s directed by J.W. Griffiths. Liz found it on Tumblr.
As for the market photos… I know this seems a bit dated as I am not in Paris at the moment, but I sure am thinking of it. And after visiting the Brooklyn Flea, I was reminded of how much I love the marché at Porte de Vanves in the 14th of Paris (and I’m not only saying this because I’m proud of my arrondissement….! Which you can check on Anne‘s Around Paris Project)
This market is sort of unknown as I talk about it to friends or other tourists….which is understandable because the Puces at Clignancourt is of course a bit larger and sucks up all of the glory… but you can still find little treasures here in the south of Paris. Tons of treasures, actually.
I always tend to stumble upon peachy glass 30′s antiques, which happen to frequent my kitchen…..
It’s best to go on Saturday or Sundays around 9 or 10am, but not after 12pm, as the market becoming prominently clothing. Perfect for a morning stroll.
Route:
1) Get of the metro at Plaisance on line 13. Or the tram 3 at Didot. (if you take the line 13 route, take rue d’Alésia east until rue Didot, and go south until the periphérique)
2) You’ll see the market if you cross past the main street & tram tracks, and start to your left and wrap around to the right, eventually making a U-Turn and following the vendors are the way down avenue Marc Sangnier.
3) Buy pretty things and admire trinkets between all of the above!
4) Fin.
