On a positive note, one of the benefits of my new workplace is that I can leave for lunch early on Wednesdays and go to the outdoor market which is right across the street from the new offices.
This is our street food here in Paris. And here is a LINK in English for the addresses and days of all the markets in Paris. My market is the President Wilson one.
A nice bag full of clementines...the weather was weird today, I managed to take this picture in the sun but it just kept coming in and out so some of the market pictures are rather dark as I suppose befits Paris in January...
Here is where I buy my fruit every week, delicious mangos, papayas, and clementines.
And I can't resist another photos of the clementines, they are so good!
You can buy plants and flowers in the market.
As well as fish and seafood,
and even sanwiches, there is a little sandwich stand in our market and that is where I bought my lunch today.
Anyway, I'll try to get back to the market. It's interesting because it changes with the seasons. Today I was a little shy about taking photos. It's weird because when I'm visiting foreign countries or off into the countryside for a weekend I'm a tourist and I don't care but somehow just leaving the office to take photos of the market across the street intimidates me...I will work on this.
And, I also want to work on getting my links up to date. Several people have linked to me and I've not linked back. Not because I don't want to it's just that I'm trying to get a useful link organization system set up and it's really difficult.
What I would like to do is set it up by country in one long list, for example:
Australia (this would be the title in bold or whatever but would not be a lien)
and here would logically follow a clickable list to the various sites I like in that country.. such a
1. this one (particularly nice), or
2. this one (which I also really like)....
Hopefully, I will figure this out or you will be able to help me get this going.
Happy Lunching!
Lunch in Paris is always remain memorable in my life. I still remembered my days to Paris when i got Indian food there. It was quite good experience. All credit goes to ECT as we booked our hotel through it.
Posted by: New York Hotel | 12 November 2009 at 17:35
I have been in that market; it's amazing. There's an incredible stall with "forgotten" vegetables: have you ever seen white carrots, purple potatoes ... I went there after visiting the Aligre market with the 2 genuine Parisians of Succulent Paris.They gave me a lot of information about markets, shops, recipe. Visiting markets is a really interesting experience for food lovers.
Posted by: Emma | 13 May 2008 at 14:54
Hi Betty and Hi Ash,
Clementines are a citrus fruit and here is a link to some wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine
They might also be called mandarine oranges, satsumas or even tangerines. Satsumas remind me of Truman Capote and that is always what I think of when I bring a sackfull home from the market.
Posted by: Emily | 17 January 2008 at 22:19
I love the three-column look, and your new look in general.
I know what you mean about taking pictures in the market. The closer I am to home, the less I feel comfortable about it!
Posted by: Betty C. | 14 January 2008 at 07:12
I've never tried clementines before. I'm intrigued. What are they like?
Posted by: ash | 10 January 2008 at 17:43