The weeks seem to have flown by – with only a few days left until we return. The weather has suddenly turned a crisp cold and today for the first time I wore my long winter coat which, much to my chagrin, was hard hard to button up. Bread, cheese, desserts and wine have all left their mark!

A few days ago we went to the Grand Palais exhibit of works by two artists we’d never heard of- Nikki de Saint Phalle and JeanTingeley. The Grand Palais is just that- a magnificent structure built for exhibitions in the late 1800s ( I think it was for a worlds fair). There are three major entrances to each of the exhibition areas. Unfortunately our uber driver dropped us off at the wrong entrance which meant we had a long walk to our venue. As we approached still at a distance I could see wheelchairs lined up at the entrance. What a relief! (Wheelchairs are now available at all museums. )

Included in the exhibit were some of the large moving machines Tingueley fabricated.

Our street market this week was huge and I’m told will get bigger and bigger as Christmas approaches. Below are scallops- the largest I’ve ever seen.

Paris is now lit up with even more lights for Christmas. Below is the interior of the Bon Marche department store.