We have a free day in Paris today. Tomorrow we’ll board a boat that will take us through Normandy on the Seine river, all the way to the Atlantic ocean. But today, there’s nothing on the schedule. Paris is a nice place to be without any responsibilities or commitments. Continue reading “Free Day in Paris”
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Les Halles and Le Ventre de Paris
We’ve had quite a day, visiting Place du Tertre at Montmartre with throngs of other tourists, taking a break in the afternoon, then walking over to where Les Halles used to be. To get ourselves in the proper mood, we were thinking about Emile Zola’s book that takes place in Les Halles, Le Ventre de Paris. (The Belly of Paris). The main character, a fellow named Florent, had been found, barely alive, by a lady at the head of an early morning procession of vegetable carts heading to market at Les Halles. Continue reading “Les Halles and Le Ventre de Paris”
