Philip and Kwan head to local market called Grenelle, below the elevated Metro running from Duplex to Motte Piquet – Grenelle. Cheaper fruit and vegetables, some knick knacks, cloths etc Brittany would have enjoyed this one.
Then off to another market at Bastille. It is of a much grander scale with fresh produce (some direct from the farmers). We find a vendor with copies of Murano (Venice) rings which we think might interest Jez.
Lunch at Chez Janou at rue Roger Verlomme 3eme.
Food is hearty and by the time we leave, the place is jumping. Lots of locals – put this one on the recommend list.
Walking through Place de Voyges we stumble across and go into the Maison de Victor Hugo (free admission). Fascinating to see how a middle class person lived in the 19 century and to contrast this with the Jaquamart Andre of a week earlier – they were really well off.
We try to go to another market but it is closed by the time we arrive. On the way home, we walk past a jewelry shop "Skalli" and Kwan gets a matching silver necklace and bracelet - very chic. We take some passport photos at the local cyber cafe and get our weekly Carte Orange which cost 16 euros (Mon-Sun).
Lazy evening and dinner at Home.