The Saturday Market

Posted on May 18, 2024 by pianomd

I just came back in from the market and wanted to shared some of the sights with you. Walking down the aisles the aroma of flowers and sweet strawberries permeated the atmosphere. I’d never quite experienced it that way making shopping an experience that tickled me the senses.

Above is a photo I took yesterday showing the canopy being erected where the market will take place. And below there it is today. The Eiffel Tower sets the location.
I came first to our bread man. He is here every Thursday and Saturday selling breads of all kinds and sweets from Amiens. This where I buy those delicious macarons wrapped in gold. You can see them piled on the left near the pole. There was a long line which I waited on. A half hour later when I walked back and passed his stall I was surprised to see how much he had sold. I e come at 12:30 or so only to find he has no bread left no.
Snails from Bourgogne for lunch. in the oven for 10 mins at 160 C.
There are a couple of stalls like this one. ( these will all go by the end of the market (1:00 PM)
I didn’t have my shopping cart with me- and since we are leaving in a couple of days- thus I resisted buying any more than the few things I could carry. It wasn’t easy!! All the food looks so fresh and appetizing. And those strawberries smelled wonderful.

Can you smell the flowers? I posted photos of the fish, meats and cheeses stalls before.

Thank you to all of you who have dropped me notes – it is encouraging and keeps me going. I’ll have one or possibly two more posts before we leave.

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About pianomd

Retired medical doctor; a proud grandmother; have degrees in music, medicine and medical anthropology; love to travel. Live with my husband in New England and Paris. Love music, used to play the piano, and love to think of myself as a writer... but that remains to be seen.
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10 Responses to The Saturday Market

  1. M. Naj's avatar M. Naj says:
    May 18, 2024 at 11:17 am

    My favorite post!!! You’ve captured the essence of this market perfectly. Please bring me one of EVERYTHING!!!!

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  2. mjmrus's avatar mjmrus says:
    May 18, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    Be still my heart. Those gorgeous scenes of the farmers market, we don’t have a counter part here. My last trip to Paris was 5 years ago and I remember the strawberry’s. 🥰

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  3. salongarose's avatar salongarose says:
    May 18, 2024 at 1:15 pm

    My mouth s watering. Tnhanks for the pictures.

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  4. salongarose13's avatar salongarose13 says:
    May 18, 2024 at 2:40 pm

    Sorry for all the mis-spelling

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  5. Harold Nahigian's avatar Harold Nahigian says:
    May 18, 2024 at 3:11 pm

    Such perfection!! We can only hope!

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  6. PHILIP LISTON-KRAFT's avatar PHILIP LISTON-KRAFT says:
    May 18, 2024 at 8:51 pm

    That photo could convince even me to eat carrots! (And I hate carrots. . . !)

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