tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51287576268942409022024-03-13T16:14:34.037-07:00Paris Flea Market ShoppingParis & Provence Flea Market Antique Shopping Trips hosted by The Red Shed Girls of Grapevine, Texas, owners of The Red Shed, French Chic Antiques & Travel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990965961588887456noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-77980409845189897772010-10-27T14:42:00.000-07:002010-10-27T14:48:00.004-07:00Provence Flea Market Shopping Trip 2010 Day 1Well, we made it to Provence! Wait a minute, 1,2,3,4,5 plus Jill, our guide and Val taking the picture. We're missing 5 people! OK we didn't all make it to Provence safe and sound. Michele and her group who went to Paris a couple of days early got stuck at the Orly Airport in the midst of a massive French strike. All the flights were canceled, all the trains were canceled and they were having problems getting fuel. Sooooo....last time I heard from her she was negotiating with a Man from Cameroon with a van, to pay $2000 to drive the 5 ladies 8 hours from Paris to Provence......as of this writing....have not heard from them. ...Should I be worried? <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_gFBm5CaGjIZGZZpVXDafDnwUuVYTGonxSX-wMPxxqIvmQYEO7OPRnKr_FR7LrRXA8_ehvN56DaXgcL8Scf2W7W6jkxFOgsGricG6k6cKadKVmYbtrLGJ6MhanefFTfcEo4PAadjd85T/s1600/DSC01271.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529096004706188322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_gFBm5CaGjIZGZZpVXDafDnwUuVYTGonxSX-wMPxxqIvmQYEO7OPRnKr_FR7LrRXA8_ehvN56DaXgcL8Scf2W7W6jkxFOgsGricG6k6cKadKVmYbtrLGJ6MhanefFTfcEo4PAadjd85T/s400/DSC01271.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The next morning we were up early for a VERY busy day, made in Antiquer/Junker/Artist/Provencal HEAVEN! We started with our cute matching market bags for the Aix En Provence market.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7GnIKSPhhPXqnAoWEnanaGhstRXRwHnKSFdaRnLyW-fwhbq774bsh7DS31gChwvmcQh7mLmtCo47WzPZ0xNz2VMNx_Dau7ZMg94_b3fYfs5YozGskSDYrgjUpSl5uQ88k7pJui_kHsAe/s1600/DSC01272.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529096020213687490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7GnIKSPhhPXqnAoWEnanaGhstRXRwHnKSFdaRnLyW-fwhbq774bsh7DS31gChwvmcQh7mLmtCo47WzPZ0xNz2VMNx_Dau7ZMg94_b3fYfs5YozGskSDYrgjUpSl5uQ88k7pJui_kHsAe/s400/DSC01272.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Here is Karen working the soaps and fragrance man..<br />
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Then it was onto our lux bus , finally the whole group together and off to THREE more destinations!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MPTuHBhzCPxey_Z7_ja4FzLCVGf910bhw4DYE-NvH9oTm8HMlWTtDzdw1k_BavESBr05aVBrV55PSStyJIEaJAzXAeBvHkDfQbGUOoPlyRZ_jpSC42guVx-MoGI1sZwcz3qgKKbJZiOo/s1600/DSC01314.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102951180983794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MPTuHBhzCPxey_Z7_ja4FzLCVGf910bhw4DYE-NvH9oTm8HMlWTtDzdw1k_BavESBr05aVBrV55PSStyJIEaJAzXAeBvHkDfQbGUOoPlyRZ_jpSC42guVx-MoGI1sZwcz3qgKKbJZiOo/s400/DSC01314.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>we LOVE this place and the French men love it when we come and give us GREAT DEALS!<br />
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I MUST do a whole post about beautiful Jill S. but you must follow the link to her web site as she is about to have shows in Dallas, Houston, & Austin. I can't put in words what a kind, welcoming, talented and kind hearted person Jill is. The visit to her home and her heart was like something out of a dream. We were so privlidged to spend the afternoon with her, thanks to dear Jill M at <a href="http://letrip.org/">LeTrip</a><br />
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The first was a little known Vide Grenier or Garage Sale, that was held under this ancient bridge...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then onto another darling small village that was having a parking lot sale...Thank goodness for our guide, Jill, we would NEVER have found these on our own...</div><br />
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Full of custom linens and authentic French decor, we were immediately enamored....</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-77513187491407093532010-10-27T14:34:00.000-07:002010-10-27T14:34:36.483-07:00French Flea Market Shopping Tour Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgdMxrfPynEDH5k35BF9hxwXUePVZzlhfEiuiq-yL0g4NeKuTyClQHp7T5H_bfwm-7NqfLFja6-UV6ifh4ecvKYU_-q8e_I_N4YQyPVtNSTTridDX28QoJTEKpE-LH7MUYdjLi6hNSE5e/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgdMxrfPynEDH5k35BF9hxwXUePVZzlhfEiuiq-yL0g4NeKuTyClQHp7T5H_bfwm-7NqfLFja6-UV6ifh4ecvKYU_-q8e_I_N4YQyPVtNSTTridDX28QoJTEKpE-LH7MUYdjLi6hNSE5e/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Today we took a well deserved break from shopping in Provence and headed to Cooking School! We knew it would be in a French Chateau, but as we drove up the drive, we said "It couldn't possibly be Here!" But yes it was! We were greeted by Mark, owner of the chateau and French Chef. He led us into a huge dining room filled with antique pots and crockery .....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the afternoon we were treated to a private tour of the Liquoristerie de Provence, which reintroduced the production and consumption of Absynthe and other regional apertifs to France.</div><br />
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The shop was just beautiful...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM_wEtoliwLMfzE0e5Y0SMYxBEnc32u-1ApqykppjR-oEH6jIwAw2n-1gyJlHeqw6YD04v5INU_euPkbGPo9X4nQ1CJK49ZedCdWCBSZi_mHLf6VIxyEuLZK9uJqo6ROElnM7RXzp2AXR/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+368.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM_wEtoliwLMfzE0e5Y0SMYxBEnc32u-1ApqykppjR-oEH6jIwAw2n-1gyJlHeqw6YD04v5INU_euPkbGPo9X4nQ1CJK49ZedCdWCBSZi_mHLf6VIxyEuLZK9uJqo6ROElnM7RXzp2AXR/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+368.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the tour of the spotless distilling and maceration facility was just fascinating...Perfume is also made there...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAdXykE_Izk0R7PvPeDCYOyL0PGwsxXAOxv19C3k3gCX4Ogz768ENVzmw9doWQls9GsWhr5vw02k2mZKHddYfYHnq1CKBkjK4OjgwU2k9pNJhUaXSq4EkgIL07i3T84pm9p3mZZKD0n_x/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAdXykE_Izk0R7PvPeDCYOyL0PGwsxXAOxv19C3k3gCX4Ogz768ENVzmw9doWQls9GsWhr5vw02k2mZKHddYfYHnq1CKBkjK4OjgwU2k9pNJhUaXSq4EkgIL07i3T84pm9p3mZZKD0n_x/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+362.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchzNsYzczy6bZowKWgP0oq96iOBUT1BTqtEt8tYeIajhq09004YQQc6aZ0YcANB5VciJiLcUFd2n9YPI8xAVBU5erjEEV4GjDFzdPpcK3LChxQuwYwGrrv7DRs7IdunC066YgFNQq7vq1/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchzNsYzczy6bZowKWgP0oq96iOBUT1BTqtEt8tYeIajhq09004YQQc6aZ0YcANB5VciJiLcUFd2n9YPI8xAVBU5erjEEV4GjDFzdPpcK3LChxQuwYwGrrv7DRs7IdunC066YgFNQq7vq1/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+364.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Just for fun, and because she now knows us so well, our guide, Jill, invites one of her friends and pickers, Bernard, to bring his van full of French vintage baubles for sale, to the parking lot of the liqueristerie....mayhem ensued...as 12 American women descended upon him and his wares...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-XxhZ5p9So9o0gyTlXdMKxJMLoUH0jxngmG-3I2m4iWea3UOt9TOek6iqUjDrG4QTiGXNzaKZ-3GvB5LllYD6ux3qbt1NdKT-i32NmF40-QidESO2oodhR410wAChEsBfxsJRwbxauiI/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-XxhZ5p9So9o0gyTlXdMKxJMLoUH0jxngmG-3I2m4iWea3UOt9TOek6iqUjDrG4QTiGXNzaKZ-3GvB5LllYD6ux3qbt1NdKT-i32NmF40-QidESO2oodhR410wAChEsBfxsJRwbxauiI/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+366.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Several of the ladies picked up bread, olives and cheese from today's market and had hotel room picnics for dinner as we began our pre-packing and got ready for the treats of tomorrow..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gXAnlQgxBo5KznjaF2IStrrLwc7UO6gQ3aPC8Qtt4z9Y9C43V1AQRpWDSMkIqKo2vezdHb9IL6EslsGWVBe4NBnrNyNsoo5P-KWIVUZdL-BRTroWuG95C6hSoJoua_gMqs0cySaawI2P/s1600/purchase+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531703173231392098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gXAnlQgxBo5KznjaF2IStrrLwc7UO6gQ3aPC8Qtt4z9Y9C43V1AQRpWDSMkIqKo2vezdHb9IL6EslsGWVBe4NBnrNyNsoo5P-KWIVUZdL-BRTroWuG95C6hSoJoua_gMqs0cySaawI2P/s400/purchase+4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>A few of today's treasures that will be available to our customers at our sale on October 30th.Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-57404928410138688672010-10-27T14:30:00.000-07:002010-10-27T14:30:07.086-07:00Provence Antique Vintage Shopping Trip Day 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyJ_s6Cdd7DqI_EH289sWT-o8Emm1YIDzZ2ZO6qKA3m_Yb4PTlSds1YzExbHnkzK503OeYF9gjuqEj_FCFcm9i_H5Hj5CldCh__gXWb-JT-kycHLwdq0hvd6HtMayFbQmIhN2j63TLIHm/s1600/purchase+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3i06FVJpJ-EgUueV4XgsgVfw_OFgch9jSP95RZwKbN7E_ibgCaS5SOWsDBMtOdNug4jSsJn65in8z858g24Jdf-wffaPB7V90jsRUKYbmv5p8SE6uIKUOiBhqYLGxpbiQHp6l5rqA3Ty/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+422.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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Kathy and Linda in their too cute hats...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kelly, Nancy, Kathy & Joan, and revel in the majesty of the scenery featured in many a James Bond movie...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxfq2ix5Z6dsQKqeHkXZJrknAz6GP58MWzJ11XcEjUSL-1SOAN7nThNsFi0APlPnSJYJlDj7Uo82xv6XSPc-0rKCui8RFL45i24f7DH7p5vQ8PPm9i_Neva7n7Grd14oHzgEl9MfcUFq_/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaEYlGLP9yWok0Bvm0dQ37mtyxNjQmgqiJ_xkknGnDCn4J3qKERUrXKNJTi-5aomm1-IMj3GrFB_8gD9IDatpwhULeRFBrFuiUDSCGNFD3kgOryfKaQiphRIqtE8_IAcVaFttiTfCEzP1/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaEYlGLP9yWok0Bvm0dQ37mtyxNjQmgqiJ_xkknGnDCn4J3qKERUrXKNJTi-5aomm1-IMj3GrFB_8gD9IDatpwhULeRFBrFuiUDSCGNFD3kgOryfKaQiphRIqtE8_IAcVaFttiTfCEzP1/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+392.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michele has here eye on some other French scenery, the captain of the boat.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbzUGyo2_HiQMvXY5OgEFX4PDL29P7i9GAKdvsnyfcJt7j0AKVtzP0Ntk2LWIvSdwfiC7tIUHwd1XRIhBXQ7t4EWuod4kZmwVM0jHlPSlIXgz8cMaWVl5ngUWpB-K7WxgwG9Z104XZmVn/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbzUGyo2_HiQMvXY5OgEFX4PDL29P7i9GAKdvsnyfcJt7j0AKVtzP0Ntk2LWIvSdwfiC7tIUHwd1XRIhBXQ7t4EWuod4kZmwVM0jHlPSlIXgz8cMaWVl5ngUWpB-K7WxgwG9Z104XZmVn/s320/Provence+Oct+2010+399.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxfq2ix5Z6dsQKqeHkXZJrknAz6GP58MWzJ11XcEjUSL-1SOAN7nThNsFi0APlPnSJYJlDj7Uo82xv6XSPc-0rKCui8RFL45i24f7DH7p5vQ8PPm9i_Neva7n7Grd14oHzgEl9MfcUFq_/s1600/Provence+Oct+2010+421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> After the boat ride, Jill has arranged for us to have a soap making demonstration....<br />
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I have never seen such beautiful and great smelling soaps.....<br />
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Cheers to a perfect trip of a life time. After a delicious farewell dinner, tomorrow we return to the states, having tasted the beauty of France and all She has to offer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few treasures that will be available at our October 30th sale.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-33497864335823345792010-10-15T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:00:04.751-07:00Provence Vintage Shoppping Tour ** We're Off!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl0sTqValLOT71dXkXJqpigrko0n3Nkib28EvwUCwE1M24EMvNFf5eKzcuqDSMD2PrPbR0d0p1RAXC-oLYn7BGCDbuuTTA3o0PYDqZt7RP8fcojk-Pe4J2BPoKIIbAZqtVqjCYtw9_Iw/s1600/provence2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl0sTqValLOT71dXkXJqpigrko0n3Nkib28EvwUCwE1M24EMvNFf5eKzcuqDSMD2PrPbR0d0p1RAXC-oLYn7BGCDbuuTTA3o0PYDqZt7RP8fcojk-Pe4J2BPoKIIbAZqtVqjCYtw9_Iw/s640/provence2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div> We are off to our Provence Vintage Shopping Tour, with 12 lucky ladies! Our Guide has so planned so many surprises for these ladies, it has been hard to keep quiet! We will try to blog along the way, so keep your eyes peeled.<br />
In the mean time....Here are a few new items at the Shed that will be available at our <span style="font-size: large;">Blanc & Noir (with a touch of <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Pink</span>) Sale on Oct 30th</span> benefiting Breast Cancer research.<br />
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</span>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-50151271371304348352010-09-27T12:59:00.001-07:002010-09-27T13:03:22.413-07:00Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip Day 2 Rested and Ready to GO April 23 2010We all finally got some sleep and started our first full day in Paris! Today is tour day. This is our wonderful guide, Stephanie from Best of France Tours....<br />
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Wonderful buildings.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcxCZPZZW3rKn177Mcdxqf-JIOQjfa61yjgMpsYA0zDIdynnWY7MfxYOC3KjcpRfq2x-9qrQUeuBRh4f3PEVQ0tbHzpPDs3796_4bsyP_pqYLm4_o8YA6QomagPNGWMq-Bi_JV0R3YQ/s1600/DSC08781.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463460767200477042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcxCZPZZW3rKn177Mcdxqf-JIOQjfa61yjgMpsYA0zDIdynnWY7MfxYOC3KjcpRfq2x-9qrQUeuBRh4f3PEVQ0tbHzpPDs3796_4bsyP_pqYLm4_o8YA6QomagPNGWMq-Bi_JV0R3YQ/s400/DSC08781.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Beautiful blue skies!!<br />
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Wonderful art.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8l9aouuc0-BThr_q8wG2QAiAFwC1EfqG1YMPmeqc6gj5A20vej6F4Tt_lpTsFwDfXRyIrTh7f__hP1jbkPs43INSbJCyfmtbTYNoSyi9RVVt0P-e0KQD4-yYf2XMlcHftqHGjC0kaiQ/s1600/DSC08772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463460037898642530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8l9aouuc0-BThr_q8wG2QAiAFwC1EfqG1YMPmeqc6gj5A20vej6F4Tt_lpTsFwDfXRyIrTh7f__hP1jbkPs43INSbJCyfmtbTYNoSyi9RVVt0P-e0KQD4-yYf2XMlcHftqHGjC0kaiQ/s400/DSC08772.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I am "woman" hear me roar.........!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNs4kQS1HdE9B6mYdR8A44vZjRHmQbwQ8Q7k6hEaj6AxUEnXYDN2q3a-KzFXwtPGWORVtt5CulQetMiTPulIB0nvLr-oek1btq2P3uTOeg3z2jHhHmOpgD6TvE7JHFJNeXQQDLjPuufU/s1600/DSC08748.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463459420513772466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNs4kQS1HdE9B6mYdR8A44vZjRHmQbwQ8Q7k6hEaj6AxUEnXYDN2q3a-KzFXwtPGWORVtt5CulQetMiTPulIB0nvLr-oek1btq2P3uTOeg3z2jHhHmOpgD6TvE7JHFJNeXQQDLjPuufU/s400/DSC08748.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCjVVwpJDxKUvlgrtQBXnMKpyU7fSGUNtg1Utagfk_xexo3HTe-PWfCjS1IJeQ_pbnhVV-GL_NHZq61g2pa54o7RBTL2df1METSlM6UHF907R8kwqUtPL8kw-NbWBtjHukPMpg25MOAA/s1600/DSC08797.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463460780297100562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCjVVwpJDxKUvlgrtQBXnMKpyU7fSGUNtg1Utagfk_xexo3HTe-PWfCjS1IJeQ_pbnhVV-GL_NHZq61g2pa54o7RBTL2df1METSlM6UHF907R8kwqUtPL8kw-NbWBtjHukPMpg25MOAA/s400/DSC08797.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>After the tour, we again met up with our personal shopping guide, Jodie for "flea market orientation". Those who remember, last year her hair was dark, this year she shocked us with platinum blonde! Still as cute<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mMjEwc3Gb9E0LZ8U8BDmbKPZlR_730gr763K-zm0kXZULXw4Yo_aYLGF1QJQm7OKjlnXr1aWtL9CQz3_F3bPEmJscYdL7XoHunGlh3fM3d-QPjlrekV8rk60lO_J-u2fvXrnBHueI9Q/s1600/DSC08813.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463460788486345842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mMjEwc3Gb9E0LZ8U8BDmbKPZlR_730gr763K-zm0kXZULXw4Yo_aYLGF1QJQm7OKjlnXr1aWtL9CQz3_F3bPEmJscYdL7XoHunGlh3fM3d-QPjlrekV8rk60lO_J-u2fvXrnBHueI9Q/s400/DSC08813.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Then all dressed up.....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzcYsxfs0Xj5_KoIKLJgc8MDKxUMG-BAjDnewpyGDk7eg2reBUyloGRrTb2tha6EIPvEAe_JJHovhmBXRJYGg_yjxHs0iV538vZW7dOICnSa2smK-_5_gPbopBxwn5nAvaxpQMaEqPio/s1600/DSC08815.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463460789930127986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzcYsxfs0Xj5_KoIKLJgc8MDKxUMG-BAjDnewpyGDk7eg2reBUyloGRrTb2tha6EIPvEAe_JJHovhmBXRJYGg_yjxHs0iV538vZW7dOICnSa2smK-_5_gPbopBxwn5nAvaxpQMaEqPio/s400/DSC08815.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>And off to dinner.....I better not post the picture taken with the variety of frenchmen that stopped by our table, drawn to all of these funny and beautiful women!!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMxPujWQSVsz1Cwb3cg_ZcvQRFzSLcfZTBO7G50xJlgB-u93euz_LvRnJIJo4BrRzf06Mt6yjdOeU-MNeFK1qS95bErBAec6QTAzFARkGmSaYHnacvyDTfEzwYP7TP7gS6ZpXlFCllag/s1600/DSC08817.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463461275317111746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMxPujWQSVsz1Cwb3cg_ZcvQRFzSLcfZTBO7G50xJlgB-u93euz_LvRnJIJo4BrRzf06Mt6yjdOeU-MNeFK1qS95bErBAec6QTAzFARkGmSaYHnacvyDTfEzwYP7TP7gS6ZpXlFCllag/s400/DSC08817.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Tomorrow, Marche Aux Puces...the oldest flea market in the world....for all day shopping...Woo Hoo!Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-52996914499962985232010-09-27T12:58:00.001-07:002010-09-27T13:03:40.516-07:00Marce Aux Puces Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip Day 3 April 24 2010Ready, Set, Shop!! Day 3 in Paris, beautiful, even WARM weather! Pre shopping pose with our matching roller bags which always stop traffic...<br />
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Marche aux puces, the oldest flea market in the world. We hit the ground running....<br />
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Always interesting fare..........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0Z_t4xcL3lweWE2KiwGoq3FDMr2EHGav0hMXzaagp7DSnuUnCMjYMT0_D-nKoXjyzAKHHsq5y241nfLWN6bjQG6fTcvsqyyQaPY7TyowX-xL12JBH0wUJpUNmenThvbHLEXIZLXqrAg/s1600/DSC08849.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463809345804695122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0Z_t4xcL3lweWE2KiwGoq3FDMr2EHGav0hMXzaagp7DSnuUnCMjYMT0_D-nKoXjyzAKHHsq5y241nfLWN6bjQG6fTcvsqyyQaPY7TyowX-xL12JBH0wUJpUNmenThvbHLEXIZLXqrAg/s400/DSC08849.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Doesnt take long for our bags to fill........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLsMAnGhk5CelE6n2XeM2HezEiL_HBuQNN7md6Ygk2gJKpLXDDcj4xVHeGSQEoXLaFc0jdVvQNDzfkDHXox2m17gWc7LPHHFUP35hRhEoX44AVwv_OfJOg8j6iKWR5MGIFJG92wkl61I/s1600/DSC08837.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463809767137620658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLsMAnGhk5CelE6n2XeM2HezEiL_HBuQNN7md6Ygk2gJKpLXDDcj4xVHeGSQEoXLaFc0jdVvQNDzfkDHXox2m17gWc7LPHHFUP35hRhEoX44AVwv_OfJOg8j6iKWR5MGIFJG92wkl61I/s400/DSC08837.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Did anybody NOT have FUN?..........<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy6In-rguAH1GHjBUFOZwgaboBL8CeBQHXFad9amXyjMgek4fF7JgAA6zs0nkokbXyaQ84_EEae_abzalHQOyffahoAWrwT8uP_CIAyn8AE9hjOXPfYuwRAbjCARti12nlxFERFn_-Ws/s1600/DSC08855.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463808047655059506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy6In-rguAH1GHjBUFOZwgaboBL8CeBQHXFad9amXyjMgek4fF7JgAA6zs0nkokbXyaQ84_EEae_abzalHQOyffahoAWrwT8uP_CIAyn8AE9hjOXPfYuwRAbjCARti12nlxFERFn_-Ws/s400/DSC08855.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>After 8 hours of nonstop shopping, we finally head back to the hotel for Show and Tell<br />
Some people put their feet up to get comfortable........<br />
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A small, small sampling of our booty! Room mates Fran and Linda found vintage dresses and enamel ware...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mddiT44sJMrvPNVCBpMRRSO4Bc5ab9Ph259mCyGaYr3527ZMCA01dmGuQQlVjnSKHogS6pLjyvmE8D2hY5O243GunAjoNJoZop6iHKYV3sYTIg4xiU6hWHH8UXZVcaGtiB07iWMNd-A/s1600/DSC08861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463807180492993058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mddiT44sJMrvPNVCBpMRRSO4Bc5ab9Ph259mCyGaYr3527ZMCA01dmGuQQlVjnSKHogS6pLjyvmE8D2hY5O243GunAjoNJoZop6iHKYV3sYTIg4xiU6hWHH8UXZVcaGtiB07iWMNd-A/s400/DSC08861.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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SCORE!!! Tamra finds a Napolean era wasp Stockman dress form . Weta gets some great tapestries....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQL4_ANYG_PxSh2ydanQiD1jV1kfnzso8qLsaESGgRcBUoVS-sQAE17GBZeWeRlFnYeh8hV_uvpgcLpKNSOBVGtL7mX3Wwnh37nZCpRisdWAUVY8fE-UK1lk0RLQoX4ZD1H7SqV0Qw40/s1600/DSC08868.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463806402568881906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQL4_ANYG_PxSh2ydanQiD1jV1kfnzso8qLsaESGgRcBUoVS-sQAE17GBZeWeRlFnYeh8hV_uvpgcLpKNSOBVGtL7mX3Wwnh37nZCpRisdWAUVY8fE-UK1lk0RLQoX4ZD1H7SqV0Qw40/s400/DSC08868.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LWzAPWzJ_0nuOJIXWoAvP2iFrhyOQnn6sh7JfltnOseVTNPo_QdVNrv8OYkGsr1p3JO8SvSqOID1kZz4FQy9-j5lHCe4ArGALqiFmak2qv2tnBJ9q4mpALL9WbbfUIOsNelGJIeeEyc/s1600/DSC08881.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463806417549924130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LWzAPWzJ_0nuOJIXWoAvP2iFrhyOQnn6sh7JfltnOseVTNPo_QdVNrv8OYkGsr1p3JO8SvSqOID1kZz4FQy9-j5lHCe4ArGALqiFmak2qv2tnBJ9q4mpALL9WbbfUIOsNelGJIeeEyc/s400/DSC08881.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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Kathy finds silver treasure!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccadILNZg6j_W1aekQgFjZ0aFW-ZARC7Ec0eUobTbEsM9lJWingLkgeIo2hAb3GpThTTbpCjSxlbijsafLpLGx6LpZfQO_tBmSoQoMJ-BE7VofeDnI0FG3o3WE_Fxod3ssGTY1rNTCRg/s1600/DSC08886.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805682528888738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccadILNZg6j_W1aekQgFjZ0aFW-ZARC7Ec0eUobTbEsM9lJWingLkgeIo2hAb3GpThTTbpCjSxlbijsafLpLGx6LpZfQO_tBmSoQoMJ-BE7VofeDnI0FG3o3WE_Fxod3ssGTY1rNTCRg/s400/DSC08886.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mUKB_fdQAiUY8J2ehngWtRtlNhwox4OaPscoOaE8Ea9Bjp2gzxAu2N0OjsMgb4CBprN-WMRalAmjWGzwjebf9uHbUwzlDNxkH19DAlHJTPiu4OuKgEC-eY4V8kFuciYaeLgCGrz14uU/s1600/DSC08891.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463806393488000002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mUKB_fdQAiUY8J2ehngWtRtlNhwox4OaPscoOaE8Ea9Bjp2gzxAu2N0OjsMgb4CBprN-WMRalAmjWGzwjebf9uHbUwzlDNxkH19DAlHJTPiu4OuKgEC-eY4V8kFuciYaeLgCGrz14uU/s400/DSC08891.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAuti6Nhwo09Hgw0UYAsQIcfTbJuHcqlCuhGRXZIEJEsIGAcXdZ9tVE6hONUpa3M8xxzwGeXSQIyD597xnJICYSJ18J3V6WKpIdaorOJWhHHfv-zu68ghiREOgR7G1Dge69nWFwo_k4E/s1600/DSC08887.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805687953211634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAuti6Nhwo09Hgw0UYAsQIcfTbJuHcqlCuhGRXZIEJEsIGAcXdZ9tVE6hONUpa3M8xxzwGeXSQIyD597xnJICYSJ18J3V6WKpIdaorOJWhHHfv-zu68ghiREOgR7G1Dge69nWFwo_k4E/s400/DSC08887.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Though GiGi is recovering from a leg injury, she still brings home a stash. Janet finds fabulous prints and a 2 die for mirror that will be shipped home and we will add photos of later.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7dtYVfPuB8R6qzZbkWrR7fL2Ei85Wknjw5mI2LXY78Mw4etsP09vTMeK9aVSUHuMs4XWFIKglKyGFGhFpJJF2bkPuWZU1NG5Dl-Jrf-RZwNmqDotDGaWpOjNs7h0WUsMEKhR0qIwRKY/s1600/DSC08906.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804921770880178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7dtYVfPuB8R6qzZbkWrR7fL2Ei85Wknjw5mI2LXY78Mw4etsP09vTMeK9aVSUHuMs4XWFIKglKyGFGhFpJJF2bkPuWZU1NG5Dl-Jrf-RZwNmqDotDGaWpOjNs7h0WUsMEKhR0qIwRKY/s400/DSC08906.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8Z-ER4u8LpMcjhyK3VLBqbBX9ObJO7-Qq1CRx_mwostp9Ylv_9nKYOc9cRgqcR2Da3becQSMXWE5M0Zx4o7WoNuG8Zo6IrL6Gt8DqmUxbIAkcyiqZgfa77Lxrq1wviRKlhNwm2HNPWg/s1600/DSC08905.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805669864882242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8Z-ER4u8LpMcjhyK3VLBqbBX9ObJO7-Qq1CRx_mwostp9Ylv_9nKYOc9cRgqcR2Da3becQSMXWE5M0Zx4o7WoNuG8Zo6IrL6Gt8DqmUxbIAkcyiqZgfa77Lxrq1wviRKlhNwm2HNPWg/s400/DSC08905.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE6wJ1JQ5tcf4KSygIJtlu8OX0JQ2xi2ZGacol-O0CwQp3px-1kbGi3gNrzmVuiN4Mu4kfrg1xvqOMi64EBPm9_lkuMdz4IqnY0cC4hgkyOm0v-jxVjRMV2O2fmmyeQtPtITw9QWRTDo/s1600/DSC08899.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805661516021314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE6wJ1JQ5tcf4KSygIJtlu8OX0JQ2xi2ZGacol-O0CwQp3px-1kbGi3gNrzmVuiN4Mu4kfrg1xvqOMi64EBPm9_lkuMdz4IqnY0cC4hgkyOm0v-jxVjRMV2O2fmmyeQtPtITw9QWRTDo/s400/DSC08899.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWINCExzPLnMnXqHQf6V3SWpGhhAu0K3WBOxYLmtxnW4mkCVdeG7kxl3XT3N5tjxdrNkoayeXKYSKn9dRLbMwhdQg1MIsteADqBOHMYBJeObFqqPm4QPmehhtHiXu-Yse4h4gWEe_DYM/s1600/DSC08902.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804932175757650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWINCExzPLnMnXqHQf6V3SWpGhhAu0K3WBOxYLmtxnW4mkCVdeG7kxl3XT3N5tjxdrNkoayeXKYSKn9dRLbMwhdQg1MIsteADqBOHMYBJeObFqqPm4QPmehhtHiXu-Yse4h4gWEe_DYM/s400/DSC08902.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Love GiGi's lucite GGs!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZF_o-ggWEXp1sRVl4fpCrSKOqwwkwyVY2RWddcvxciK_J2Zdx9eShMQLtqfS3czw6US5n6uAE1LtQrFglnwLBbUD0KLGXpK7K8bWaQgQHebai_j1e6A1gLkVd46CqmGCQmleVyyIvUU/s1600/DSC08895.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804926610755666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZF_o-ggWEXp1sRVl4fpCrSKOqwwkwyVY2RWddcvxciK_J2Zdx9eShMQLtqfS3czw6US5n6uAE1LtQrFglnwLBbUD0KLGXpK7K8bWaQgQHebai_j1e6A1gLkVd46CqmGCQmleVyyIvUU/s400/DSC08895.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>LouAnn and Jackie find architecturals and a fox jacket.........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp2dt7z4421zyAQXGBBjne_36EAklhvsOROqcqNlkiqq1lHS3quTt9G4dCVbdQqF_oMjGpqbFfqwDo3e1XGcZ0c9AR2dh1r7PbdvvpjoBTfOZRgaMgGStO7jNPPBt1YzGdktxLbkV6Sw/s1600/DSC08913.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804275609033314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp2dt7z4421zyAQXGBBjne_36EAklhvsOROqcqNlkiqq1lHS3quTt9G4dCVbdQqF_oMjGpqbFfqwDo3e1XGcZ0c9AR2dh1r7PbdvvpjoBTfOZRgaMgGStO7jNPPBt1YzGdktxLbkV6Sw/s400/DSC08913.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4gfE52-Bc4PBWKXa7gEPsV_W80b4AWzDSulOuzKuJFEnEdJGqtirzaYMIFqJjPuu11caHAsdVrakMquPH222DMcpIsSUV2VDEHnw_9vcWd9gxoAomhtvyvC91HR1RZ28CgY5IvmmK8Y/s1600/DSC08912.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804914317841442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4gfE52-Bc4PBWKXa7gEPsV_W80b4AWzDSulOuzKuJFEnEdJGqtirzaYMIFqJjPuu11caHAsdVrakMquPH222DMcpIsSUV2VDEHnw_9vcWd9gxoAomhtvyvC91HR1RZ28CgY5IvmmK8Y/s400/DSC08912.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF3zX4NhSqLngdO2FvngceptpLieyS-ZVIX3dESyIXwYAJtkwTKmmRP3SrsTEye3GcxeBIX6epNRvsFHPIGAy18oB_hEBsD8DzdIlBqN1iojphvwRmXvPqxduPceCsun8LygwEeNSaNY/s1600/DSC08911.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804909511171202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF3zX4NhSqLngdO2FvngceptpLieyS-ZVIX3dESyIXwYAJtkwTKmmRP3SrsTEye3GcxeBIX6epNRvsFHPIGAy18oB_hEBsD8DzdIlBqN1iojphvwRmXvPqxduPceCsun8LygwEeNSaNY/s400/DSC08911.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Val and Michele loaded up on lots of French Lace, french signs, french books, paper and jewelry makings.......<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVzHmFJdRJE7o28swF7Ng0JWCeUuLYcS2uBlBvJop97RyKnboq4yMpfxrr54wNZ-c1iEHFMFRBs3vjBT4sMrFckidDyx3x8UNoeoFXOGu-iUym-lAeufhsAUpjS5IDby4nNslIy8Xq08/s1600/DSC08917.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804262201115250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVzHmFJdRJE7o28swF7Ng0JWCeUuLYcS2uBlBvJop97RyKnboq4yMpfxrr54wNZ-c1iEHFMFRBs3vjBT4sMrFckidDyx3x8UNoeoFXOGu-iUym-lAeufhsAUpjS5IDby4nNslIy8Xq08/s400/DSC08917.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD4848SP6Z_Ztq5Ko5i3WPh1zoSAFQV5hUQx7eP4M7IO5Fssnl_5aHNvo6my_K7i2SmqpoUYtgMirixDS7SBHJZcw80AQBdXGqV2GEOBRBgqkZ0w5mnCmsvTa58yU9DwNq07n226f7oI/s1600/DSC08919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804249788314610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD4848SP6Z_Ztq5Ko5i3WPh1zoSAFQV5hUQx7eP4M7IO5Fssnl_5aHNvo6my_K7i2SmqpoUYtgMirixDS7SBHJZcw80AQBdXGqV2GEOBRBgqkZ0w5mnCmsvTa58yU9DwNq07n226f7oI/s400/DSC08919.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>SOOOO tired but, it continues tomorrow with our favorite small flea on the outskirts of Paris...stay tuned!!Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-90660769716102434402010-09-27T12:56:00.001-07:002010-09-27T13:04:07.558-07:00French Flea Market Shopping Trip Day 4 April 25 2010Day 4 in Paris starts at our favorite small flea market in the outskirts of Paris. This one is very informal and you are literally buying out of the backs of trucks.........<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSRT5glYUjkj_Dw8FMYQtjl0z9ZOwGBpE_nBFHx1TWCXYbnN9Ah4-OIuupHiKjPOj0GIN4tty0714UPcMrjEF-PfLlz44kT_Va0fGwEPxbxNyczXA93vo4wzFbvyXVY0cCr9wqcf9LI/s1600/Paris+April+2010+234.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698955920012466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSRT5glYUjkj_Dw8FMYQtjl0z9ZOwGBpE_nBFHx1TWCXYbnN9Ah4-OIuupHiKjPOj0GIN4tty0714UPcMrjEF-PfLlz44kT_Va0fGwEPxbxNyczXA93vo4wzFbvyXVY0cCr9wqcf9LI/s400/Paris+April+2010+234.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>and from sheets on the ground.......<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM7CY2mCAziGutIENQ7OqIXQT1uM69TdLMPEv9YH1TVIp0j6zCsKzNeiVWQRWO-0XKgrWw-t3Qsn_Ijx_cqe_YX1l40r_EfS9IWx_BCzVGHclEUX7Lk-xqf3flfF2J0ZZD6JvI7M8m_4/s1600/Paris+April+2010+236.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698679292700498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM7CY2mCAziGutIENQ7OqIXQT1uM69TdLMPEv9YH1TVIp0j6zCsKzNeiVWQRWO-0XKgrWw-t3Qsn_Ijx_cqe_YX1l40r_EfS9IWx_BCzVGHclEUX7Lk-xqf3flfF2J0ZZD6JvI7M8m_4/s400/Paris+April+2010+236.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqANNgnoi_Z_3OELj-p7IywT7cGiUYi2EDq7rWi-SsgFlq1MYn3B0bY5o1GQ-1YWVOCUVvdGpugIywHdS03YCQcdwp5lp1VedFfwU7RGyFMk37hsK_3rYhsDjsyXH3cy9Hllqq58Zjnuc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698687791739586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqANNgnoi_Z_3OELj-p7IywT7cGiUYi2EDq7rWi-SsgFlq1MYn3B0bY5o1GQ-1YWVOCUVvdGpugIywHdS03YCQcdwp5lp1VedFfwU7RGyFMk37hsK_3rYhsDjsyXH3cy9Hllqq58Zjnuc/s400/Paris+April+2010+233.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>More interesting, beautiful, and fun treasures to be found...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqOkRJGI1DlVk3EmXEg4DjRSi4BeWaqw9aU5vtdv9uIOZIolphDfV5qVyyYNN5oXxHMihzlFMipLhbRjHlyMSZLYM1MMFfoRr9nSIiT42yWzChX2Dyvn2CRUz5hPK0A7pfQZGim-INQA/s1600/Paris+April+2010+235.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698683578340658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqOkRJGI1DlVk3EmXEg4DjRSi4BeWaqw9aU5vtdv9uIOZIolphDfV5qVyyYNN5oXxHMihzlFMipLhbRjHlyMSZLYM1MMFfoRr9nSIiT42yWzChX2Dyvn2CRUz5hPK0A7pfQZGim-INQA/s400/Paris+April+2010+235.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzb-vPLfOuCm3kmy2u3BPTq4B-AMKFlrkMiqyEVeAC1e-qZ3ZvPdD_r618yu36D4qvyLzN4Fxxral_cKqpbN5CrHamqMyRBRHqwiOpOsnbTHCzjw2OmztnquN0LvuNeXaHRIxdmy6UcY/s1600/Paris+April+2010+240.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698675635963090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzb-vPLfOuCm3kmy2u3BPTq4B-AMKFlrkMiqyEVeAC1e-qZ3ZvPdD_r618yu36D4qvyLzN4Fxxral_cKqpbN5CrHamqMyRBRHqwiOpOsnbTHCzjw2OmztnquN0LvuNeXaHRIxdmy6UcY/s400/Paris+April+2010+240.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpJ628NUwvzwVhN6_05XUp9wCp-uPG1zQMWOqyyFFwUMDxSGAgByL2LL78HvudrTnpc5JYPncgwLduAVDq_U6xpuzsuz7BwOI35DhX79q-wy_WEl_4lZ9ys9qDgr3jWRMM7NQuLwHI8I/s1600/Paris+April+2010+243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698664281173778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpJ628NUwvzwVhN6_05XUp9wCp-uPG1zQMWOqyyFFwUMDxSGAgByL2LL78HvudrTnpc5JYPncgwLduAVDq_U6xpuzsuz7BwOI35DhX79q-wy_WEl_4lZ9ys9qDgr3jWRMM7NQuLwHI8I/s400/Paris+April+2010+243.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>We loved these wall paper samples............<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B-pO4jGGN75kTKvuNOzTggBATNWI7Cer9BUHHD8-MvBs9kjxGHy_D41Vj7nfq7GdqAHzUTqxERioakKXuClvmAarFQsbs6TqLLJpRjmDaKot7Yl8dWR5ffZSSX-RqedCPRfK9-i3SzA/s1600/Paris+April+2010+246.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698177430091106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B-pO4jGGN75kTKvuNOzTggBATNWI7Cer9BUHHD8-MvBs9kjxGHy_D41Vj7nfq7GdqAHzUTqxERioakKXuClvmAarFQsbs6TqLLJpRjmDaKot7Yl8dWR5ffZSSX-RqedCPRfK9-i3SzA/s400/Paris+April+2010+246.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck88BBmSHJ0Tigi6O6-bjc7rHLQZTpscbL0isVM4qGP-HzGvPRx7B2Z0J4ZbRWEXiSUP7iEKxE0NcF4UdkzhaRJrvkDhYaFllX0moAbusEy1uI8yTeZMiIZyP2Y0mI1zPiXACt4Y9O1g/s1600/Paris+April+2010+247.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698171047615330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck88BBmSHJ0Tigi6O6-bjc7rHLQZTpscbL0isVM4qGP-HzGvPRx7B2Z0J4ZbRWEXiSUP7iEKxE0NcF4UdkzhaRJrvkDhYaFllX0moAbusEy1uI8yTeZMiIZyP2Y0mI1zPiXACt4Y9O1g/s400/Paris+April+2010+247.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Gigi makes her first "mistake" of the day....She got such a great deal on this scale, she "forgot" it weighs about 50 lbs and she doesn't really have room in her suitcases...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs2gHi5IKmgteykx_ycnnAsao6ke0lnIsoUOslLY6_5kwa9yRSFq7bOATsWOBHKSZK-iSG9EbQj_DagnYCRn3fhdavI7KcVKJVpvfziKuOKlcRDwdyqCr_lNkrmFCBgGNpbxEnvtK-qM/s1600/Paris+April+2010+249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698165980403986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs2gHi5IKmgteykx_ycnnAsao6ke0lnIsoUOslLY6_5kwa9yRSFq7bOATsWOBHKSZK-iSG9EbQj_DagnYCRn3fhdavI7KcVKJVpvfziKuOKlcRDwdyqCr_lNkrmFCBgGNpbxEnvtK-qM/s400/Paris+April+2010+249.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>We talk her into trying to become a "vendor" and put a price on the scale......<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0wg0CVbsDdb6lRKYH_hjf7Wj7-leddk_nd-LPpVaK_yqxBNIg-lnRlmDUot1TZrzk0eiveOU_QJRS0JquJgC_xq_X_KyqL7XwmHLDPWLkbty9k0et6-TYB-qcE5bsGb33nTzNcE-1vk/s1600/Paris+April+2010+250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698164336300290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0wg0CVbsDdb6lRKYH_hjf7Wj7-leddk_nd-LPpVaK_yqxBNIg-lnRlmDUot1TZrzk0eiveOU_QJRS0JquJgC_xq_X_KyqL7XwmHLDPWLkbty9k0et6-TYB-qcE5bsGb33nTzNcE-1vk/s400/Paris+April+2010+250.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Once again, NO ONE has a problem filling their bags to the brim....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPiktXwLSHpFwFPmWbqXlbJeqsnAEO7p9byFChAjRl0PQ-3wf4niCPFfQSbZ03mz4EKeIVyUcfE892KopkUepv1V9dSxaU46AS7chBGFst60DlQyl_Z_b1Ov65qSg7Q9y9i2sclnvDUY/s1600/Paris+April+2010+253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465698161582410962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPiktXwLSHpFwFPmWbqXlbJeqsnAEO7p9byFChAjRl0PQ-3wf4niCPFfQSbZ03mz4EKeIVyUcfE892KopkUepv1V9dSxaU46AS7chBGFst60DlQyl_Z_b1Ov65qSg7Q9y9i2sclnvDUY/s400/Paris+April+2010+253.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Think we are done? No Way, we get wind of a huge "Vide Grenier" or Garage sale that happens once a year. How big was it? Well, let's put it this way, we walked for over an hour and a half and STILL didn't find the end!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBTnTbwdvP_J9I4BavE2cetMYGvQRX0r0RDwfR9AHVwvraCEL6Ouzp_axijnfAm_OHQsf-NQqkIDZc-rS6l6FyKJ_EdXTi8jaJCXO2lm941ywfYov0ly0QqsZ1fM8n5p4to-0T1t1FRc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697665809079986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBTnTbwdvP_J9I4BavE2cetMYGvQRX0r0RDwfR9AHVwvraCEL6Ouzp_axijnfAm_OHQsf-NQqkIDZc-rS6l6FyKJ_EdXTi8jaJCXO2lm941ywfYov0ly0QqsZ1fM8n5p4to-0T1t1FRc/s400/Paris+April+2010+257.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>At this point, we were still smiling.......<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rhPJHEPsDpj6mv6exEZ7ySPCNLLG1GW7JBD4ue_y1vEIzu_ypA6yFU6CIrL8PhuxGMsyl4pTbP0UXOLesE4POTA4ShIlVI8ZEbXBaJSj64wu6Bh9ffgoX1wizc8ULpLLaBhIIXKS8VI/s1600/Paris+April+2010+255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697659037963522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rhPJHEPsDpj6mv6exEZ7ySPCNLLG1GW7JBD4ue_y1vEIzu_ypA6yFU6CIrL8PhuxGMsyl4pTbP0UXOLesE4POTA4ShIlVI8ZEbXBaJSj64wu6Bh9ffgoX1wizc8ULpLLaBhIIXKS8VI/s400/Paris+April+2010+255.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzef8YuP1GNJfy3ZtiiypPa5QtznevHzRIcjjqcjKMBMXxuFWXoqHusia3VcIa7A_9JE350ah6sKL5g5eBDhAVEszsx2JlUcMmyzvYrsHzQ4Usm9tL14YBSgUSqODK6jWiYHtUNIZdfc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+259.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697646438420562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzef8YuP1GNJfy3ZtiiypPa5QtznevHzRIcjjqcjKMBMXxuFWXoqHusia3VcIa7A_9JE350ah6sKL5g5eBDhAVEszsx2JlUcMmyzvYrsHzQ4Usm9tL14YBSgUSqODK6jWiYHtUNIZdfc/s400/Paris+April+2010+259.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsWyxLm9DW_4piY1mzQSFVYP8iv-e9ceFMPGwcCmhqsAgt_k82d2lljFC5DMqbCVzF_yLyV4hu3coyGRaXTfEZZ0qYbXrpzQdFZiHMPQ4g6I08BZqaNl8Ch-BKogB1FQKRBrzIElmTkM/s1600/Paris+April+2010+260.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697644009990722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsWyxLm9DW_4piY1mzQSFVYP8iv-e9ceFMPGwcCmhqsAgt_k82d2lljFC5DMqbCVzF_yLyV4hu3coyGRaXTfEZZ0qYbXrpzQdFZiHMPQ4g6I08BZqaNl8Ch-BKogB1FQKRBrzIElmTkM/s400/Paris+April+2010+260.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>But as it went on and on and on....we just wanted it to END! What was on the next block?, As someone said, we were so tired, we were finally "defeated"!<br />
We went back to the hotel to get ready for our wonderful dinner at the secret HK, where we had held reservations for over a year.<br />
This gorgeous door, led us to our culinary dreams....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAfiXqQvV-adrAdR_OEhyphenhyphenDaR4lO4a3Jh0_l8tnxWAc4UNSGahiavpGuHqY-NS0kYz_WGaJHcodPyS10kv6z3pDc59Yy5wvLHmlfUPR0n1slePiX99OBOx0GI6PpGiWCQiRhCOpKZEgPg/s1600/Paris+April+2010+265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465695035715493394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAfiXqQvV-adrAdR_OEhyphenhyphenDaR4lO4a3Jh0_l8tnxWAc4UNSGahiavpGuHqY-NS0kYz_WGaJHcodPyS10kv6z3pDc59Yy5wvLHmlfUPR0n1slePiX99OBOx0GI6PpGiWCQiRhCOpKZEgPg/s400/Paris+April+2010+265.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Two chefs who share dinner with 16 "friends" in their Paris apartment. When the door opened, everyone almost had a heart attack........gorgeous, intimate..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDdsUqt-b_vMKxPVD-z6aM7WtqykbW5poE-kRxqornudgi_dpXq1Q_uTI7suT5tK10pRQaWDBzl-hbpTp4uhvC7llW-YjFbEy_OX7-fmg2Jmx-WwTwm-dJCHpGVDS7sW71XwaIRvGz7A/s1600/Paris+April+2010+270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465695044460384258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDdsUqt-b_vMKxPVD-z6aM7WtqykbW5poE-kRxqornudgi_dpXq1Q_uTI7suT5tK10pRQaWDBzl-hbpTp4uhvC7llW-YjFbEy_OX7-fmg2Jmx-WwTwm-dJCHpGVDS7sW71XwaIRvGz7A/s400/Paris+April+2010+270.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBevh5vilH2f6ARQG4JKK6WrgYC5U0C5nA5yzMHqBSmtOimdWlmlzfOR1LNEzZwFRQceGDReaMWUd0Axh9UUNiE2gBDUbDYK5EouugBFznYbhaeX99-2LEkrFR_bTs_ftrIhyAAZ77vY/s1600/Paris+April+2010+272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465695042635244194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBevh5vilH2f6ARQG4JKK6WrgYC5U0C5nA5yzMHqBSmtOimdWlmlzfOR1LNEzZwFRQceGDReaMWUd0Axh9UUNiE2gBDUbDYK5EouugBFznYbhaeX99-2LEkrFR_bTs_ftrIhyAAZ77vY/s400/Paris+April+2010+272.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>The chefs, Braden and Laura greet us with kindness and laughter.........<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ne1l8TO2BRuGayBhpQOviBcfKke9UOHNlNxfi9vqAJRNnC85Cl8MzYfIyIca0wh7EOFviSa3oslhsFZrRh4rPNJgfVP5s4x2wkqDjJm7CtJxnjrS7a8M1rP8lwUmg6c1KYblrsxndQU/s1600/Paris+April+2010+298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465694263160871570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ne1l8TO2BRuGayBhpQOviBcfKke9UOHNlNxfi9vqAJRNnC85Cl8MzYfIyIca0wh7EOFviSa3oslhsFZrRh4rPNJgfVP5s4x2wkqDjJm7CtJxnjrS7a8M1rP8lwUmg6c1KYblrsxndQU/s400/Paris+April+2010+298.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Braden describes each of the 10 courses.............<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjAf4KD_DnNc0LJuGIGxgnyU46RO1uZctB52kN8YtBGsyLxmUwnV6tckNqP_Qmuav_-t0mw3WbES5fMQTgv-AI2cU_R4x-ON4fypVxbEl7Mn_rl4I8dZYZ5H_8jmrP3S7zxMktLhao9M/s1600/Paris+April+2010+285.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465695025183798034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjAf4KD_DnNc0LJuGIGxgnyU46RO1uZctB52kN8YtBGsyLxmUwnV6tckNqP_Qmuav_-t0mw3WbES5fMQTgv-AI2cU_R4x-ON4fypVxbEl7Mn_rl4I8dZYZ5H_8jmrP3S7zxMktLhao9M/s400/Paris+April+2010+285.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Beautiful, delicious, delicate morsels, each served on a differently shaped plate. Light infusions, sauces and marinades....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLLr-ke-IQGnc2Il7IVSsDp_atfHF3gzVQy3BNtYknDQOVycCi2F0BqcsUzRsIg0hxPbIrSj1AVLI6b94-yN52xoFtsbAQmkUd-vjtUdp_SMD6htXtLYMag0sr_jXFeIWehpmNBu7bXc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465694273342528802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLLr-ke-IQGnc2Il7IVSsDp_atfHF3gzVQy3BNtYknDQOVycCi2F0BqcsUzRsIg0hxPbIrSj1AVLI6b94-yN52xoFtsbAQmkUd-vjtUdp_SMD6htXtLYMag0sr_jXFeIWehpmNBu7bXc/s400/Paris+April+2010+289.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6mCUn0iKa6ekjXM_lvoglx7UTqCDOT0QcFEueUTFWt7w8Oyh27uvwzGSmqor0tJOuA0CdMIV0-8wS0VIvRWUw-2fZnyCF3PkwJ4rHMa6eFW-cQ-L7TQqG8eb9TuXno0o8obA6qTZyu8/s1600/Paris+April+2010+296.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465694270074454082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6mCUn0iKa6ekjXM_lvoglx7UTqCDOT0QcFEueUTFWt7w8Oyh27uvwzGSmqor0tJOuA0CdMIV0-8wS0VIvRWUw-2fZnyCF3PkwJ4rHMa6eFW-cQ-L7TQqG8eb9TuXno0o8obA6qTZyu8/s400/Paris+April+2010+296.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Wonderful to share with old friends.....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0tC3tgmrM4RqJSRnkCfJBzio9Ygi5FHg7vNWDK821Pad0Hntm0r-9UWscQFR8wdWw72cxDJCzlArvy2H1strF-SUQBoa3pXOOujI3rOMAMBmBPfZO3UmO3R8e_l-6a72uG3z7dmB5tM/s1600/Paris+April+2010+281.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465694282705105746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0tC3tgmrM4RqJSRnkCfJBzio9Ygi5FHg7vNWDK821Pad0Hntm0r-9UWscQFR8wdWw72cxDJCzlArvy2H1strF-SUQBoa3pXOOujI3rOMAMBmBPfZO3UmO3R8e_l-6a72uG3z7dmB5tM/s400/Paris+April+2010+281.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>And new friends....this is Val with Rose who is studying at the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Paris. Rose was able to snag a last minute spot at dinner because WE had one person cancel due to illness. Lucky HER! If you are a foodie, visit <a href="http://roseinparis.wordpress.com/">Rose's Blog</a>, for her version of the night, a detail menu, and her adventures in Paris. It truly was a perfect night!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWtbaXPv1qwzbd7aBFVAGlD446BZ0WAjwvYOPRTzE9364bcw_Lqcb_sC1gfIDJjQpMpdMlzvv5z-dnZaP46jbgZmSqe8n_BZVwWWq7wfIQ3zt09GPyVqTZkIC1d9WbvYm6qgL2gpBX-E/s1600/Paris+April+2010+290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465694282519806562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWtbaXPv1qwzbd7aBFVAGlD446BZ0WAjwvYOPRTzE9364bcw_Lqcb_sC1gfIDJjQpMpdMlzvv5z-dnZaP46jbgZmSqe8n_BZVwWWq7wfIQ3zt09GPyVqTZkIC1d9WbvYm6qgL2gpBX-E/s400/Paris+April+2010+290.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> </a>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-7971180188381617732010-09-27T12:55:00.001-07:002010-09-27T13:04:30.305-07:00Paris Vintage Shopping Trip Day 5 Free Day! April 26 2010Monday is a free day for everyone to do exactly what they want in Paris. Weta and Tamra spent some time boxing and packing the dress form....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aNbKCntAO-D4Q_00cI8MvDCkoyCNUDUGPkWwNZSBZL2RKesH-L-FuRKJPEaB2yxTB6iXb0o3v7yHzra8VxG6TD6ummJ-qHq1pnCRFRfIhqysevaa6XQuB1isU7nZvZTQYpfxkA0IuAE/s1600/Paris+April+2010+300.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465739599876277346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aNbKCntAO-D4Q_00cI8MvDCkoyCNUDUGPkWwNZSBZL2RKesH-L-FuRKJPEaB2yxTB6iXb0o3v7yHzra8VxG6TD6ummJ-qHq1pnCRFRfIhqysevaa6XQuB1isU7nZvZTQYpfxkA0IuAE/s400/Paris+April+2010+300.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Others went to Luxembourg Gardens.............<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFVVRiPQxe6DsEESkNQEvhF9P0-CP0CR_DyJlLTz8tR651UW95Ay3nStBGsVQG_njATbqOb2PWAi5Q-oswS9fQpMv3gKKkATYUrPAIoHRJU75i1eHcgp1MfZX9joEBS0B9oLhomQglG8/s1600/luxgardens.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465742062357222194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFVVRiPQxe6DsEESkNQEvhF9P0-CP0CR_DyJlLTz8tR651UW95Ay3nStBGsVQG_njATbqOb2PWAi5Q-oswS9fQpMv3gKKkATYUrPAIoHRJU75i1eHcgp1MfZX9joEBS0B9oLhomQglG8/s400/luxgardens.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 277px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 369px;" /></a>And the Louvre.......<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48ID3XzgZWIwdkZkxmdrzdzDv4Q0jfl9EngFI3Gqpwe1kXUT1Vt0cPfBOs02XyoBokfX7TMZmVEu4jDK8hO-DhrydWJP3tzcLM2-FMIk49oQqsUMcRyBW6Q6Tw59c4ZdWV695O1XhqZ4/s1600/lourve.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465742057943979970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48ID3XzgZWIwdkZkxmdrzdzDv4Q0jfl9EngFI3Gqpwe1kXUT1Vt0cPfBOs02XyoBokfX7TMZmVEu4jDK8hO-DhrydWJP3tzcLM2-FMIk49oQqsUMcRyBW6Q6Tw59c4ZdWV695O1XhqZ4/s400/lourve.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 264px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 351px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Michele and Val went to visit cool hotels for our clients......<br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r2p455mG8JXhskft0cJyccdRAfOvjecdi07lI71tog0j62OZSK2o7N1de2iqK4VnF_CsaiGfg94aIZo7f9uydulzFW-01WeuhYbth6YdijoUE3riyFq7nYKLweZHmiCmJlazvQa7Mn4/s1600/Paris+April+2010+307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465739597867816450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r2p455mG8JXhskft0cJyccdRAfOvjecdi07lI71tog0j62OZSK2o7N1de2iqK4VnF_CsaiGfg94aIZo7f9uydulzFW-01WeuhYbth6YdijoUE3riyFq7nYKLweZHmiCmJlazvQa7Mn4/s400/Paris+April+2010+307.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0PWKzPwQkbwTr3FxaPdJb9cnAk9PaQzTBi23hgXr6LaN26ZfBIrKx0LzL90vgQkOVlN8izrbPl6fRC7HHsyXplm_nAMDDiWfa1JAl2YwySe7BFNoVWXk0VLj3zUjt9PzL-mB5lGnlOs/s1600/Paris+April+2010+338.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465739593052599026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0PWKzPwQkbwTr3FxaPdJb9cnAk9PaQzTBi23hgXr6LaN26ZfBIrKx0LzL90vgQkOVlN8izrbPl6fRC7HHsyXplm_nAMDDiWfa1JAl2YwySe7BFNoVWXk0VLj3zUjt9PzL-mB5lGnlOs/s400/Paris+April+2010+338.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>But at the end of the day we all got ready for our farewell dinner cruise down the Seine..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_To3E4XDnsMl7TIPSa3lds_DoFzqkOPk0-IrajRfkPJYHmbZ5l313H_yfpcOZ3EyTd3xdIGixpIRfz_IdFcb7GewIjqGnf51Coltc6Zyd2l6ukD5CEE9_L0f5GOKFunNRdhAGA8YgxoQ/s1600/Paris+April+2010+343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465739589834894002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_To3E4XDnsMl7TIPSa3lds_DoFzqkOPk0-IrajRfkPJYHmbZ5l313H_yfpcOZ3EyTd3xdIGixpIRfz_IdFcb7GewIjqGnf51Coltc6Zyd2l6ukD5CEE9_L0f5GOKFunNRdhAGA8YgxoQ/s400/Paris+April+2010+343.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Always the best table..........<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpwHagCoAOcMhDcVzXFfFYFWDJGs2-hZcvtHXi845RB8ud7O9clqaOURnWjxqd0f5aoS9EvwzKOXw_vjutr78rYi2spoJsmcGZyr7qSbi52meovRkQ2GatUOJIKvtOzE__NG8YHv9na4/s1600/Paris+April+2010+351.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465724330198342482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpwHagCoAOcMhDcVzXFfFYFWDJGs2-hZcvtHXi845RB8ud7O9clqaOURnWjxqd0f5aoS9EvwzKOXw_vjutr78rYi2spoJsmcGZyr7qSbi52meovRkQ2GatUOJIKvtOzE__NG8YHv9na4/s400/Paris+April+2010+351.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>and the best friends......<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9LNoh1D5Ei137mgfDJpjfobUbQXAfk8Z17OsC_5WO8k_05IBvIIv6CW1qCFhRmcxDE8xef7_4gosmXsTW4J5RXUaVF6PRW1Rk6S11iXeFqdmcamf7xb2C5ZYMX4KqSZaFwbwnSBhCu4/s1600/cruise3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465746678658361026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9LNoh1D5Ei137mgfDJpjfobUbQXAfk8Z17OsC_5WO8k_05IBvIIv6CW1qCFhRmcxDE8xef7_4gosmXsTW4J5RXUaVF6PRW1Rk6S11iXeFqdmcamf7xb2C5ZYMX4KqSZaFwbwnSBhCu4/s400/cruise3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 136px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeEPV9WAXQtegRPzdqXR7nz5BSLzd9gLX6GsDG9xb90UDAapjQ5XdjmdZ38yLiUUx6eQJZz9oyMi0QhC1QQYIL52N45DCsREZ9xIrriQzUoW1cwKUSc3dRsgevLao359mYpfqGQDyFAo/s1600/cruise2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465746666944082146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeEPV9WAXQtegRPzdqXR7nz5BSLzd9gLX6GsDG9xb90UDAapjQ5XdjmdZ38yLiUUx6eQJZz9oyMi0QhC1QQYIL52N45DCsREZ9xIrriQzUoW1cwKUSc3dRsgevLao359mYpfqGQDyFAo/s400/cruise2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 136px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>As we float past Notre Dame we enjoy the most beautiful live rendition of Ava Maria<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgZMFParBsvhcFkJPcIR-JsXinq8OPT3L_r6vO6DjMAG9eMMNBvJ9lZK5AwYxkHpvtsDG8SRfsu9I636tJDMcTjYvzwF8u3OE_SmlH7XnKrvPD9RrVVqO0PEWFqd3REutLN9mg3m1cAo/s1600/Paris+April+2010+358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465724329312265266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgZMFParBsvhcFkJPcIR-JsXinq8OPT3L_r6vO6DjMAG9eMMNBvJ9lZK5AwYxkHpvtsDG8SRfsu9I636tJDMcTjYvzwF8u3OE_SmlH7XnKrvPD9RrVVqO0PEWFqd3REutLN9mg3m1cAo/s400/Paris+April+2010+358.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWg8KE5ESkVyL6pP5gS0jUM9429oX5a6M3mFe6KrfJa7SzYM2dsGhKP6dpDPTj5UGC3u2iF4NwRIPhyM3aAV5nl3APYs1Gu-B_WCtM4nX56P3VY14vBiMiAKwCnc0fIn113TySOs6yyc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465724319472773426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWg8KE5ESkVyL6pP5gS0jUM9429oX5a6M3mFe6KrfJa7SzYM2dsGhKP6dpDPTj5UGC3u2iF4NwRIPhyM3aAV5nl3APYs1Gu-B_WCtM4nX56P3VY14vBiMiAKwCnc0fIn113TySOs6yyc/s400/Paris+April+2010+360.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUGtYa3yazSSsgeLA3KLA_gJuQ9yZHuH3NONqm-YN6Pg2bDziaO06TiKSY2NxBgFHQk3RkEAfpF-eIkjcmA1IAax7yjZPZjwcfxD1g505Mhr04AnTa-o8dCjrEHFEr_K1FQj9xpmaxGU/s1600/Paris+April+2010+362.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465724324289652850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUGtYa3yazSSsgeLA3KLA_gJuQ9yZHuH3NONqm-YN6Pg2bDziaO06TiKSY2NxBgFHQk3RkEAfpF-eIkjcmA1IAax7yjZPZjwcfxD1g505Mhr04AnTa-o8dCjrEHFEr_K1FQj9xpmaxGU/s400/Paris+April+2010+362.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>After a fabulous dinner accompanied by the most beautiful scenery in the world, the entire group hits the dance floor.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ1r8Cr8usX3OZt7kbByuCj4W64V456aiZFGfOJ59o41gJUo3URCckjKS4-stJqgznMI9jaFNsL48m80aPeo6g5x7EVzvRjsEr7jKh-eyGTVOG8fLo11YsJhGUHHJ1TARhyYiTU8vI4w/s1600/Paris+April+2010+363.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepQne7m1shTJwzxEhhDbKDcWHa6UXQLBkCbGaY6CcI0PL6qDnmtot0TyrXaE95yE3SvXYkfKMn1wip_vbLjDxZnii8F1whZQLBOoF-LlP05MiwLoPDprw0ygYmPLOeW7whLRCDtR8-zQ/s1600/cruise+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465746686349765394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepQne7m1shTJwzxEhhDbKDcWHa6UXQLBkCbGaY6CcI0PL6qDnmtot0TyrXaE95yE3SvXYkfKMn1wip_vbLjDxZnii8F1whZQLBOoF-LlP05MiwLoPDprw0ygYmPLOeW7whLRCDtR8-zQ/s400/cruise+4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>And finally we end at the Eiffel tower. A beautiful end to a fabulous day....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sMlrWMcl3FrV4E2zTc56Xg-Xpob_rNF6N51BNpxFDmYJRLsfEb4pJ4LHZ5CtTYBiPaenQj2zFFfO4G_UhSuxBuR4aUMDJSeSkPrI-aoUBtmw6b98fBKTCTzsV_zXpqlaEJCfJiLFgHU/s1600/Paris+April+2010+372.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ1r8Cr8usX3OZt7kbByuCj4W64V456aiZFGfOJ59o41gJUo3URCckjKS4-stJqgznMI9jaFNsL48m80aPeo6g5x7EVzvRjsEr7jKh-eyGTVOG8fLo11YsJhGUHHJ1TARhyYiTU8vI4w/s1600/Paris+April+2010+363.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465724315403851586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ1r8Cr8usX3OZt7kbByuCj4W64V456aiZFGfOJ59o41gJUo3URCckjKS4-stJqgznMI9jaFNsL48m80aPeo6g5x7EVzvRjsEr7jKh-eyGTVOG8fLo11YsJhGUHHJ1TARhyYiTU8vI4w/s400/Paris+April+2010+363.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Our tour ends will lots of hugs and tears and Au Revoir, till we meet again in Paris.<br />
Tomorrow, Michele and Val stay an extra day to take the train and check out Provence to for our next antiquing adventure.Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-28659930014621805922010-09-27T12:53:00.000-07:002010-09-27T13:04:55.394-07:00Provence Flea Market Vintage Shopping Trip Day 6 April 27 2010After almost a week of vintage shopping in Paris, we said goodbye to several of our ladies and headed to Provence. As much as everyone dreams of shopping the Paris Flea Markets, spending time in Provence is always a close second. We have been wanting to add a trip to Provence to our group tours but we had never been. After about 4 hours sleep, Val, Michele, and Gigi got up at 5am to catch a train to Aix en Provence.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy9N0y7M5K75mQ01pnjlY8ArTdITsmy6XfqoJpjhyYuCmcjf7xyNO-DP3Xxh25dR3m6O_9VLUom8h_jOHoZZET5zoRvx5j8zyhDZ4AfcVmxdN0a-W2fbRqPdl4cGjVAi1nXyT0_qG2d8/s1600/Paris+April+2010+374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359550167441090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy9N0y7M5K75mQ01pnjlY8ArTdITsmy6XfqoJpjhyYuCmcjf7xyNO-DP3Xxh25dR3m6O_9VLUom8h_jOHoZZET5zoRvx5j8zyhDZ4AfcVmxdN0a-W2fbRqPdl4cGjVAi1nXyT0_qG2d8/s400/Paris+April+2010+374.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The TGV is a high speed train that takes a little less than 3 hours from Paris.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6V4uXaOuxB5f-413c4rtMfjZ8AZifW4m9SToA_RW5T6U3RzrmLt986Rx3V1x04PzvYHEtbCBxT7ZL6VnHQpe2ERGsjcGz7bMB-WecdMP50nOWZluWotrObkMfdKQNcIf_y8Xhx9306s/s1600/Paris+April+2010+375.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359545024378498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6V4uXaOuxB5f-413c4rtMfjZ8AZifW4m9SToA_RW5T6U3RzrmLt986Rx3V1x04PzvYHEtbCBxT7ZL6VnHQpe2ERGsjcGz7bMB-WecdMP50nOWZluWotrObkMfdKQNcIf_y8Xhx9306s/s400/Paris+April+2010+375.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Very comfortable!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4RvXkmpfzao3CioSyNJ5lR7sCmj97x5CXxZAhroCKXJZNts-qWOhqPmOlMUYbzX1-XhboYG8W4_pEjuUe389Yx8B0yb4cTWW6a0EDaefDZRW0dM1AIRDj8vLsLavNfWC-xfx5INqgoo/s1600/Paris+April+2010+376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466357116749754050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4RvXkmpfzao3CioSyNJ5lR7sCmj97x5CXxZAhroCKXJZNts-qWOhqPmOlMUYbzX1-XhboYG8W4_pEjuUe389Yx8B0yb4cTWW6a0EDaefDZRW0dM1AIRDj8vLsLavNfWC-xfx5INqgoo/s400/Paris+April+2010+376.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The scenery was amazing! Literally straight out of the movies. The photos aren't too great because the train is going 150 miles an hour or more....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsxOaXr4eWMBAHcNkNSibyz4dTZJHs3JczBlfwcL3QMQAB7_ggYz8SM4buwGZ57Ydy3Z5XbDTsukjHiOTw38QnmYw_cWuwgbVPfgU-fXhiBwcYjXboOz8bQVaM-ro5BNRRb96eMv4Wcs/s1600/Paris+April+2010+405.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LbfT5dkkScoN7t_JeMZzU8f2blAoNlpqetPSB29THCpX6Y1lScrpcK9YdgNl1qAWLGp3i7EQqjc3dWxx4DRCqpXS_TJkyzm53YckSEb1xv35arqsX_gXJI3a3ZKrFaTWlMKvV82sVsc/s1600/Paris+April+2010+380.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466357105643574226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LbfT5dkkScoN7t_JeMZzU8f2blAoNlpqetPSB29THCpX6Y1lScrpcK9YdgNl1qAWLGp3i7EQqjc3dWxx4DRCqpXS_TJkyzm53YckSEb1xv35arqsX_gXJI3a3ZKrFaTWlMKvV82sVsc/s400/Paris+April+2010+380.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 203px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJqfK07Ggr30W5ncRZUqRXo4F8fbPXqimdlDbeH-So7cMNynjQlx9lziHTwXyu_MMHFpy9Jzk0OimWNr7IUMX0y3ywSRsrWQp1MOZoE0c6QGITcEJf9BhsD2KHdDubnMl6yB9Ngqton8/s1600/Paris+April+2010+381.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359565194259250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJqfK07Ggr30W5ncRZUqRXo4F8fbPXqimdlDbeH-So7cMNynjQlx9lziHTwXyu_MMHFpy9Jzk0OimWNr7IUMX0y3ywSRsrWQp1MOZoE0c6QGITcEJf9BhsD2KHdDubnMl6yB9Ngqton8/s400/Paris+April+2010+381.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>This may look like water, but it is actually a sea of flowers........<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSekdhgi_zaW68M6PA97xIZWnqNxu3kOgMQiRqmUridezpeltVC_Ck0WsRmVd5nqLlTEfEmnqRcvU4O_yq2TN3K_021w6StXUtpmQPFj5jzfwl2kkL5sP62hBHaf8Pi14upNanHxSUYo/s1600/Paris+April+2010+379.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466357110067008418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSekdhgi_zaW68M6PA97xIZWnqNxu3kOgMQiRqmUridezpeltVC_Ck0WsRmVd5nqLlTEfEmnqRcvU4O_yq2TN3K_021w6StXUtpmQPFj5jzfwl2kkL5sP62hBHaf8Pi14upNanHxSUYo/s400/Paris+April+2010+379.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We arrive at Aix en Provence, and what a lovely surprise! All of the beauty, art and architecture of Paris...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO_-Np5h-sHKmkcwtu3M618eNgosmeY2lGnapy8bOqVmEnyMrKAadO3Ht_W5y30cOpVPI5Mktez8aq7TdxYorY-lqATTZehrBAN3zknZVaEF1KGV0cEsC-UTGlITF3y7Ka4gG52OuPKg/s1600/Paris+April+2010+382.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466357095737315762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO_-Np5h-sHKmkcwtu3M618eNgosmeY2lGnapy8bOqVmEnyMrKAadO3Ht_W5y30cOpVPI5Mktez8aq7TdxYorY-lqATTZehrBAN3zknZVaEF1KGV0cEsC-UTGlITF3y7Ka4gG52OuPKg/s400/Paris+April+2010+382.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfammC5oQJZTMioebVUjTkjmHhaAszb1fr0k5Z4IYMW7VH0WUy69N4NC4KdcVEDR1DuLPg7-ee4NXYU3r2FN9j0nB-Ssbvc2JDZpCGG6vYheY2C0lUSic4ElNJEikbxk0YP2w1sjxKTw/s1600/Paris+April+2010+383.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355629639668434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfammC5oQJZTMioebVUjTkjmHhaAszb1fr0k5Z4IYMW7VH0WUy69N4NC4KdcVEDR1DuLPg7-ee4NXYU3r2FN9j0nB-Ssbvc2JDZpCGG6vYheY2C0lUSic4ElNJEikbxk0YP2w1sjxKTw/s400/Paris+April+2010+383.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsxOaXr4eWMBAHcNkNSibyz4dTZJHs3JczBlfwcL3QMQAB7_ggYz8SM4buwGZ57Ydy3Z5XbDTsukjHiOTw38QnmYw_cWuwgbVPfgU-fXhiBwcYjXboOz8bQVaM-ro5BNRRb96eMv4Wcs/s1600/Paris+April+2010+405.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466357114500844674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsxOaXr4eWMBAHcNkNSibyz4dTZJHs3JczBlfwcL3QMQAB7_ggYz8SM4buwGZ57Ydy3Z5XbDTsukjHiOTw38QnmYw_cWuwgbVPfgU-fXhiBwcYjXboOz8bQVaM-ro5BNRRb96eMv4Wcs/s400/Paris+April+2010+405.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 182px;" /></a>With the quaint and quiet simplicity of the country side...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6GqpQarrc6BkALUpxYaPk0AYTxoOSoGaK4TawbstWv4BMd2kh4naEZYAJBhVqSLu8aR_C4GQqFSnPSdqhnzovueSb0JXjSNXyZY2ixl3aCMAufJzdl2r3qhLzj0h60shJ8COHJXGHDU/s1600/Paris+April+2010+414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355622044060690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6GqpQarrc6BkALUpxYaPk0AYTxoOSoGaK4TawbstWv4BMd2kh4naEZYAJBhVqSLu8aR_C4GQqFSnPSdqhnzovueSb0JXjSNXyZY2ixl3aCMAufJzdl2r3qhLzj0h60shJ8COHJXGHDU/s400/Paris+April+2010+414.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Jill from LeTrip is our guide, and takes us on an exasperatingly short visit to the vintage market, as we had a lot of ground to cover in a very short time.....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7T8Rk8fHrPk8de8zmhQfAG2fEMQ4aFu4XvItZxaJjCm0Dux9JsP-ZJanCpgvb1YckAYsI-XEW08QSFlg6Q85Tmz_En0q_PgDxgxHACOZ3R0bFGSItusqyIBMb6E6RmIXDCkJK8Wf7_4/s1600/Paris+April+2010+386.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355611801389746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7T8Rk8fHrPk8de8zmhQfAG2fEMQ4aFu4XvItZxaJjCm0Dux9JsP-ZJanCpgvb1YckAYsI-XEW08QSFlg6Q85Tmz_En0q_PgDxgxHACOZ3R0bFGSItusqyIBMb6E6RmIXDCkJK8Wf7_4/s400/Paris+April+2010+386.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Even quicker visit through the intoxicating food market. Fruits, flowers, spices....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1QrKfglG9qu3qIGuP69QYMlxUlYeN-wSBElRnt20dOjAusTJyn8aav0xLu6XUz35M3smRUJZMD7kwNFYCit-N4jy-I-ZkSnHWIQhCLIvopwo_QUwp8Wqq3R6dRuZqg9XcanUNYk700M/s1600/provence2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359675251626642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1QrKfglG9qu3qIGuP69QYMlxUlYeN-wSBElRnt20dOjAusTJyn8aav0xLu6XUz35M3smRUJZMD7kwNFYCit-N4jy-I-ZkSnHWIQhCLIvopwo_QUwp8Wqq3R6dRuZqg9XcanUNYk700M/s400/provence2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 136px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOPIiOsuKSdQukTj3nasyVCMrxuUfbE1wuQ-wKwh_ZS9gIQHJspxE5VITBELTFebVBFeQJoPR1_mZxx1AqMgcGvhxiY-NmGdlgs6j_c_9P5AaPBBcxsdLOrafr-Cn31ZEereo19NvflA/s1600/Provence1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359576513556370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOPIiOsuKSdQukTj3nasyVCMrxuUfbE1wuQ-wKwh_ZS9gIQHJspxE5VITBELTFebVBFeQJoPR1_mZxx1AqMgcGvhxiY-NmGdlgs6j_c_9P5AaPBBcxsdLOrafr-Cn31ZEereo19NvflA/s400/Provence1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 136px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We visit a variety of hotels, from opulent to very basic, until we find the perfect spot for our next shopping group. Funky meets chic, with everything a Red Shed Girl deserves....<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzypu-i1VS9-STNxqHAUDR4Cubt92lLdLRJe4aSzeUFbAwJgkAebsRi-yS9gugd2Yx5D-cfTlT_ZCZSXrif3iHoPbCKT3D5srkotTMHvX4d_Ac7Su9ddjntyzvWjbGXXcm5PvGY9u-fA/s1600/Paris+April+2010+390.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMpZ6-WZeO7owr8h-aQVVQbYlZJizxFb4AhUTAglJQKey7WytH1h5jx0w7G1-y0Oqcg1DczzV7YS5ScXwTgywG6GvisWFmy2jwWSrjWqAWi3bGfSApSFddEyB2LlpcvKkcaaXdA1aDuY/s1600/Paris+April+2010+419.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355061429973874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMpZ6-WZeO7owr8h-aQVVQbYlZJizxFb4AhUTAglJQKey7WytH1h5jx0w7G1-y0Oqcg1DczzV7YS5ScXwTgywG6GvisWFmy2jwWSrjWqAWi3bGfSApSFddEyB2LlpcvKkcaaXdA1aDuY/s400/Paris+April+2010+419.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEMIlru1fYSank4i8e7L05JnBDXVjwh5LEET13WwKk-WjlRKRxrlLvnC0bIkGofwX_Ee-eBvTEMhY5DSPr3MwTb5EnySRW_5xNr9kT74jPQkaPyfbMK4sQP3k_3lm8xaHkkXRCuzWIQ8/s1600/Paris+April+2010+420.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355075712030242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEMIlru1fYSank4i8e7L05JnBDXVjwh5LEET13WwKk-WjlRKRxrlLvnC0bIkGofwX_Ee-eBvTEMhY5DSPr3MwTb5EnySRW_5xNr9kT74jPQkaPyfbMK4sQP3k_3lm8xaHkkXRCuzWIQ8/s400/Paris+April+2010+420.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>We also visit restaurants and shops. Then Jill starts torturing us, by visiting her "secret" haunts which will only be revealed on our next tour...<br />
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On a hidden backstreet, NO ONE would find without a guide....we find treasure, upon affordable treasure! The most fabulous tole lamp I have ever seen! (I think it was 20 or 30 euros)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UTuwrRdhcPhAFonpNMOf-AgaWQF9l2FymAEIkuPdVI6dCL_Q_jZD3zWGjcnzeTuS6KW4gzdrg9eUT3FHnClhRc0jqu_IQkPwaO_PBT90sJsDIRbQp2JewR61Vw7z0ZDXT1U_CMjsETw/s1600/Paris+April+2010+417.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355054318996930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UTuwrRdhcPhAFonpNMOf-AgaWQF9l2FymAEIkuPdVI6dCL_Q_jZD3zWGjcnzeTuS6KW4gzdrg9eUT3FHnClhRc0jqu_IQkPwaO_PBT90sJsDIRbQp2JewR61Vw7z0ZDXT1U_CMjsETw/s400/Paris+April+2010+417.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>This table stopped everyone of us in our tracks! (40 e). Alas, we did not have time to buy..(and ship), this was a SCOUTING journey...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOZk-GO_J5NFILk3qS7gCJ8k_TUOEeCirQp8NOIpuhHbmt_O2wuQwMm0-fS1puLxDbjOC_I6gQi0FLhOOuVhgv0SHZ8JV0JyWE06O2hzxfTi0s9zzkzqABYA-xv5uEB-uYm6Xpj-A2ig/s1600/Paris+April+2010+418.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466355058294585602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOZk-GO_J5NFILk3qS7gCJ8k_TUOEeCirQp8NOIpuhHbmt_O2wuQwMm0-fS1puLxDbjOC_I6gQi0FLhOOuVhgv0SHZ8JV0JyWE06O2hzxfTi0s9zzkzqABYA-xv5uEB-uYm6Xpj-A2ig/s400/Paris+April+2010+418.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We now headed by car to the outskirts of Aix. We visited the Provincial home of Colette, an antique dealer. We plan to have a private sale and lunch by her pool included in our next trip.<br />
We then visit the shop of lovely Agnes. We pull up and our jaws drop....dreamy curtained porches..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eu3fdiEzl_ktUCrg2lXNzT6Twf6hKpHsO28LZgDVITzlyym2zdAg_Arfpl6L13YuZkhzMcMRcX61UJATAtQ8YqW_F_eGUfYBaJfKWH_7Nouxz-oBi5sJFno-T0j0hkEHhTji-pW8YU/s1600/DSCF1564.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466350705730705874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eu3fdiEzl_ktUCrg2lXNzT6Twf6hKpHsO28LZgDVITzlyym2zdAg_Arfpl6L13YuZkhzMcMRcX61UJATAtQ8YqW_F_eGUfYBaJfKWH_7Nouxz-oBi5sJFno-T0j0hkEHhTji-pW8YU/s400/DSCF1564.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Beautiful flowers and trellises....<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuTno1PV0TtUX-ih8i1sgmp3CQw_zY50t3SnrrYGULj7BhLeH2ZhWxEKtP4wfHmeCo4jF7m4FAc9J3QFaRgumrWtFsWHH7kuTQjW2fEP6WRGTVkowJLPBy6G3xj4lFiv6pwa5gF9TGfQ/s1600/DSCF1567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466350723681103266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuTno1PV0TtUX-ih8i1sgmp3CQw_zY50t3SnrrYGULj7BhLeH2ZhWxEKtP4wfHmeCo4jF7m4FAc9J3QFaRgumrWtFsWHH7kuTQjW2fEP6WRGTVkowJLPBy6G3xj4lFiv6pwa5gF9TGfQ/s400/DSCF1567.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Michele made herself at home.........<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3ewcCNUYdgEKm4hBBPm-3Df7tl9Mq06MX9a-znYsSfFHxLByGYJGw4wOM0ew5xK5cPjcV3H3_59fYl0az7GDQ6scLq2T99JlnEkhouS1tk41KNnOFwZWlCTiHphBIuD0rnpWvLaJNZk/s1600/DSCF1572.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466350718255340274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3ewcCNUYdgEKm4hBBPm-3Df7tl9Mq06MX9a-znYsSfFHxLByGYJGw4wOM0ew5xK5cPjcV3H3_59fYl0az7GDQ6scLq2T99JlnEkhouS1tk41KNnOFwZWlCTiHphBIuD0rnpWvLaJNZk/s400/DSCF1572.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>These carrot baskets broke our hearts!! (cuz they couldn't come home) only 8 euros!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgu5bOKtD4ojmWyRLsmX_RLb2_csN77ky9JaAS8ChiLQn272F2OF177wBV6dLbmAPOFAdOU43tlxnlriLGI4PCEKDFupD8vVtS1UTPIhbZuvgkFMGnNUjRn4CSiNozFOV7Z6GILw9lCs/s1600/DSCF1565.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466350711155105314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgu5bOKtD4ojmWyRLsmX_RLb2_csN77ky9JaAS8ChiLQn272F2OF177wBV6dLbmAPOFAdOU43tlxnlriLGI4PCEKDFupD8vVtS1UTPIhbZuvgkFMGnNUjRn4CSiNozFOV7Z6GILw9lCs/s400/DSCF1565.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Our next stop was totally unexpected. We were greeted by chickens and WWII army bunkers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UTuwrRdhcPhAFonpNMOf-AgaWQF9l2FymAEIkuPdVI6dCL_Q_jZD3zWGjcnzeTuS6KW4gzdrg9eUT3FHnClhRc0jqu_IQkPwaO_PBT90sJsDIRbQp2JewR61Vw7z0ZDXT1U_CMjsETw/s1600/Paris+April+2010+417.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHW3ZKSz8HbH83bSDFpb3fcq5NAD7o1lYRxsG5sUfViI3xrySTlMl5iMfJzPt_NevRj3Kvj0ozW8AYu0ppWv0IdPfXCykXZ7b8ddcmkzVO1U3jglHKoG8qo-Fsfc1z3_kQF8HGrAD1g0/s1600/DSCF1585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466354214762136754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHW3ZKSz8HbH83bSDFpb3fcq5NAD7o1lYRxsG5sUfViI3xrySTlMl5iMfJzPt_NevRj3Kvj0ozW8AYu0ppWv0IdPfXCykXZ7b8ddcmkzVO1U3jglHKoG8qo-Fsfc1z3_kQF8HGrAD1g0/s400/DSCF1585.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_nFKQXY6Q5e340mDhSPQNalMdPkDtSW_Dyzud6DIGu6wY5Ro0g1GfQOhXDNnVEenXcwYCF30ZYeAB9QZgoK_985ftsX-_O_mFCYSBA6zN42j2xBijB9nv0qmHSNZbBGW4nwJ0Q26FsI/s1600/DSCF1587.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466354222922112706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_nFKQXY6Q5e340mDhSPQNalMdPkDtSW_Dyzud6DIGu6wY5Ro0g1GfQOhXDNnVEenXcwYCF30ZYeAB9QZgoK_985ftsX-_O_mFCYSBA6zN42j2xBijB9nv0qmHSNZbBGW4nwJ0Q26FsI/s400/DSCF1587.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>But the familiar sign, told us we were "home"...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklOjytVvHggXtoVNpwdNWwaIGwlkuz3RDG7DKCwFMlG66v8_eKw-7-JRGicywyx3aS0EWZ7yuzHEJCFR4GzdjJf2mWp4lupiWFl4sEO8Gbn88_lHTczUHOt28tWzq2gB-qorpWEgZDAc/s1600/DSCF1590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466354244559450786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklOjytVvHggXtoVNpwdNWwaIGwlkuz3RDG7DKCwFMlG66v8_eKw-7-JRGicywyx3aS0EWZ7yuzHEJCFR4GzdjJf2mWp4lupiWFl4sEO8Gbn88_lHTczUHOt28tWzq2gB-qorpWEgZDAc/s400/DSCF1590.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfXHMScFpb6gHiwyGIeaDOFuE79PnFrThZ3rIklNuCxTLTLud5UO9HRP04IWk559W9hBLogacevETt9WbGFvP9jV-k_Qd6S6UCA-aGhPywxfhgUCT62RNtRGC7SwH0UhfL1bHu4awEY0/s1600/DSCF1594.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466354239307897538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfXHMScFpb6gHiwyGIeaDOFuE79PnFrThZ3rIklNuCxTLTLud5UO9HRP04IWk559W9hBLogacevETt9WbGFvP9jV-k_Qd6S6UCA-aGhPywxfhgUCT62RNtRGC7SwH0UhfL1bHu4awEY0/s400/DSCF1594.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Just thrown in the yard...........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_nFKQXY6Q5e340mDhSPQNalMdPkDtSW_Dyzud6DIGu6wY5Ro0g1GfQOhXDNnVEenXcwYCF30ZYeAB9QZgoK_985ftsX-_O_mFCYSBA6zN42j2xBijB9nv0qmHSNZbBGW4nwJ0Q26FsI/s1600/DSCF1587.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdxYNEV7YfBrsqlxMG21nJbHII69CWeYFiaa_lQso8QrNcHVxGbMmyVLQ-ukTzjLizdkBVbvjhxEZGecGV-59YbK8DWDT26zYfYXi2HZfRZoj6dOjsTInETfZn4u41ZUn0wiMkraZwhI/s1600/DSCF1597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466354250962264002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdxYNEV7YfBrsqlxMG21nJbHII69CWeYFiaa_lQso8QrNcHVxGbMmyVLQ-ukTzjLizdkBVbvjhxEZGecGV-59YbK8DWDT26zYfYXi2HZfRZoj6dOjsTInETfZn4u41ZUn0wiMkraZwhI/s400/DSCF1597.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRoYujJV5oMnb64LDZXXCANCdiCrMMv3-5My1NGrbmaEpafKa4YA1kSpHi_JBHN3Xm_MWYIvp5uGiaJKZYGqd4vjuS0hZUp1SxTnKfQQvogorTj1UX3zcqwu7vnNOzku_A9CkkBuFkr0/s1600/DSCF1588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359561165779746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRoYujJV5oMnb64LDZXXCANCdiCrMMv3-5My1NGrbmaEpafKa4YA1kSpHi_JBHN3Xm_MWYIvp5uGiaJKZYGqd4vjuS0hZUp1SxTnKfQQvogorTj1UX3zcqwu7vnNOzku_A9CkkBuFkr0/s400/DSCF1588.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We spent so much time there, we missed our next 4 stops before Jill had to take us back to the train! She said "GEE, I didn't know you would get so excited about this place!" (Never met us? Never read our blog?) Of course GiGi couldn't resist a red velvet chandelier (pic forthcoming), that Jill arranged to ship for her.<br />
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Bottom line? Provence is too wonderful NOT to do for our next France trip. We are looking at possible container shipping, several days of vintage shopping between Provence and the Mediterranean, Spa days, cooking classes, art classes? There is honestly SO MUCH to do and enjoy. We are looking at dates THIS October , so if you are interested, let us know as soon as possible. 817-310-6006 or Michele@Riverside-Travel.com.<br />
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Our flight was safe and comfortable and we all arrived with our many, many bags and packages in tow. Those who mailed have already received their treasures, including the dress form! Thanks to all of the GREAT ladies, Tamra, Weta, Janet, LouAnn, Jackie, Kathy, Fran, Linda & GiGi, who made this trip SO GREAT for Michele and I. We are glad you had a good time!<br />
Next Years Paris dates: April 20 - 27th!<br />
ValarieRed Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-1667298678941305312009-09-25T09:50:00.000-07:002009-09-25T11:10:09.139-07:00Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip hosted by Red Shed Cottage Chic Antiques<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31WUfOHYd_QxiSC2QmXK9ZLlqo_2pwNzwcXLF42vzW9XSj2x2DMhbbC2KE-371WdT9JLId4TGZaLaxs94qSvnoKRaWQvaBhsopGhkkN1S_vaBTGNSFVd_A3F_AnmIpeK2kGsDdRu8rWQ/s1600-h/Paris+2009+April+May+233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31WUfOHYd_QxiSC2QmXK9ZLlqo_2pwNzwcXLF42vzW9XSj2x2DMhbbC2KE-371WdT9JLId4TGZaLaxs94qSvnoKRaWQvaBhsopGhkkN1S_vaBTGNSFVd_A3F_AnmIpeK2kGsDdRu8rWQ/s320/Paris+2009+April+May+233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385468258338234034" /></a><br /><div>The Red Shed Girls own antique store, Red Shed Cottage Chic, as well as Riverside Travel in Grapevine, Texas. Each year we take lucky groups of ladies shopping in France at the Paris Flea Market. Below are photos from several of our previous trips. Please join us! We still have a few spots left on our trip slated for April 2010. </div><div><br /></div><div>For more information including itinerary, pricing, and how to reserve your spot, <a href="http://www.redshedonline.com/Paris_flea_market_shopping_trip_2009.html">Click Here</a> .</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information about the us, <a href="http://www.redshedonline.com/page/page/3879815.htm">Click Here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>To follow our Adventures, visit our Blog, <a href="http://redshedantiques.blogspot.com/">Red Shed Cottage Chic</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can also contact us at 817-310-6006. We look forward to meeting you!</div><div><br /></div>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-41370409656502070882009-09-15T20:22:00.001-07:002009-09-15T20:22:51.410-07:00Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip 2009 Day 1Our Mascot, Red, who now shall be known as "Rouge", donned her beret to greet all the Red Shed Girls going to Paris!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGrO0ObaBzGLQ8qR15p4pObARqvxGkh4EPczD6BiD9BmjFUe_c0SmtU3HBgusPHywQqGy-AZCS1eOXA9LnIyMk42x1hhrxCHJaRrAKpujvBn552U3Gpfh4JbsY6qor6BRF0Bze5KeF8Y/s1600-h/DSC04288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562360057248546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGrO0ObaBzGLQ8qR15p4pObARqvxGkh4EPczD6BiD9BmjFUe_c0SmtU3HBgusPHywQqGy-AZCS1eOXA9LnIyMk42x1hhrxCHJaRrAKpujvBn552U3Gpfh4JbsY6qor6BRF0Bze5KeF8Y/s320/DSC04288.JPG" border="0" /></a>Of course <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GiGi</span> arrived at the airport with her French name, and all of her French clothing that she has purchased on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ebay</span>.........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFRmZNtxrNlukhJI8NgnN9z1jX_M9tFBolGHfjGU8GB1zuUcMb-QREm2JftNd28F_OTRUcoRTgoMkjEbDtvAUCQ3s55iNXXwnTkk6DidZlZmfov0L5ssuW_Xk_iPQk5knhV6RLHFCHGU/s1600-h/DSC04290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562358396277330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFRmZNtxrNlukhJI8NgnN9z1jX_M9tFBolGHfjGU8GB1zuUcMb-QREm2JftNd28F_OTRUcoRTgoMkjEbDtvAUCQ3s55iNXXwnTkk6DidZlZmfov0L5ssuW_Xk_iPQk5knhV6RLHFCHGU/s320/DSC04290.JPG" border="0" /></a>As we left, our sweet friend, Donna Bradley, gave us each a going away packet fill with everything to make our trip comfortable. As she said "God put it on her heart" to do it. How sweet is that?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYw0QwGdS2xvOzo8LA26rvFrfY2wbT4g9Uyy8ltxHDblw9Hk-YJVbhHCceTTzvUer-ILmZCZ9t6WO-cJ45742behEVwS3oU0zlXjOnQWRzExU1PPfP0D9urn65x80fTEPlEYJfNrx1UU/s1600-h/DSC04291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562356553258546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYw0QwGdS2xvOzo8LA26rvFrfY2wbT4g9Uyy8ltxHDblw9Hk-YJVbhHCceTTzvUer-ILmZCZ9t6WO-cJ45742behEVwS3oU0zlXjOnQWRzExU1PPfP0D9urn65x80fTEPlEYJfNrx1UU/s320/DSC04291.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is the first wave, waiting at the airport. 7 today and 3 more tomorrow...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx8J10ZdcbmkYSuMbt-rdRorURpkNRTTg9s43NEcbP46KX-BklrPvC3imYm07UhStLncVf6OcJph_NR2-dv8SEYVnxyf-XXGN10JG4DnS_qEF0ooAGndvLUY9QhO2jFIniyC-mVoxIwI/s1600-h/DSC04294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562349425687058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx8J10ZdcbmkYSuMbt-rdRorURpkNRTTg9s43NEcbP46KX-BklrPvC3imYm07UhStLncVf6OcJph_NR2-dv8SEYVnxyf-XXGN10JG4DnS_qEF0ooAGndvLUY9QhO2jFIniyC-mVoxIwI/s320/DSC04294.JPG" border="0" /></a>After our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">loooooong</span> flight and no sleep, we arrived at about 10 am and we were seduced by the comfy beds a at our lovely Hotel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Littre</span>, but no,no,no if we stop now, even for a moment we would lose the whole day, and we had heard about an Antique <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Papier</span> Market, that is only open on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wednesdays</span>....can't miss an opportunity like that! But first...food. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CqdVba_7dL0t-HlTarqIX7k1oVx12BFcwocMPPEa20DjuM48dQJogw3YUcZ9nrSTJWEJppsJiSaqC2f02YCMOPdiSSRf_ogH3iDGxrUHsZnq8CVY38VPrjJE5QlYwry-JpplY-GhV6M/s1600-h/DSC04328.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561246798190642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CqdVba_7dL0t-HlTarqIX7k1oVx12BFcwocMPPEa20DjuM48dQJogw3YUcZ9nrSTJWEJppsJiSaqC2f02YCMOPdiSSRf_ogH3iDGxrUHsZnq8CVY38VPrjJE5QlYwry-JpplY-GhV6M/s320/DSC04328.JPG" border="0" /></a>We are always telling people how easy and inexpensively you can eat in Paris if you want to. Here are just a few choices just steps from our hotel:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNyCF3id5Rub9ifRZYkfli9DJ2EgFHNKZUy3SuDuDffmT19cUVGOPFqb1b9y5P7EVd8Vk0_ee11l8Ok2kvVHoazS-48Cfc4YWSqutrosgmoHp26TcXAdCfc5rbMi4vjAa2uM0yCVZS98/s1600-h/DSC04325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561252507856706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNyCF3id5Rub9ifRZYkfli9DJ2EgFHNKZUy3SuDuDffmT19cUVGOPFqb1b9y5P7EVd8Vk0_ee11l8Ok2kvVHoazS-48Cfc4YWSqutrosgmoHp26TcXAdCfc5rbMi4vjAa2uM0yCVZS98/s320/DSC04325.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ_tZMTY5KwuxDTPFN8jjMJJS4H5j9cjy2lCHrBSFpjkUjDok6pU-zRSeAo63Hm22_Fx_CwvLFOaiuswFk700kW0IEnO_9C0iY-N7l4fQF6R4Tx_fFHhRdc-vFHq-losX7GmGhgVvyis/s1600-h/DSC04326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561254354407890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ_tZMTY5KwuxDTPFN8jjMJJS4H5j9cjy2lCHrBSFpjkUjDok6pU-zRSeAo63Hm22_Fx_CwvLFOaiuswFk700kW0IEnO_9C0iY-N7l4fQF6R4Tx_fFHhRdc-vFHq-losX7GmGhgVvyis/s320/DSC04326.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xozz5EcFjJzisUTraikXk7ggY5ucO5PmrtI6_kajNDaevsRBheKjDf31vAgqJOkG91gjvbL2Nss8G0MRVrmtpl8ZxI2bssivn7RlT2O81T9YTVQwbwp0DWmakJuj5PS6R4xOhpP8hTw/s1600-h/DSC04310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561662289815074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xozz5EcFjJzisUTraikXk7ggY5ucO5PmrtI6_kajNDaevsRBheKjDf31vAgqJOkG91gjvbL2Nss8G0MRVrmtpl8ZxI2bssivn7RlT2O81T9YTVQwbwp0DWmakJuj5PS6R4xOhpP8hTw/s320/DSC04310.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhyzoVwGwrYBtVOL_D-ymxhSUpcBMLdtrR3g0M3QjjvjssT1nKr6gQfuQq7dGHKDyXreU2GAtrJjjutHhoLkl2Ygg3yRTkHYK4HG5o44bf-TGw1-1baUD9Z2-EpvZR5xbHhv4nHUFb5Y/s1600-h/DSC04309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561665560949442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhyzoVwGwrYBtVOL_D-ymxhSUpcBMLdtrR3g0M3QjjvjssT1nKr6gQfuQq7dGHKDyXreU2GAtrJjjutHhoLkl2Ygg3yRTkHYK4HG5o44bf-TGw1-1baUD9Z2-EpvZR5xbHhv4nHUFb5Y/s320/DSC04309.JPG" border="0" /></a>The fruit is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">unbelievable</span> here. I don't know why, but it is fresh and beautiful and has a sweet, bright flavor that is completely different from what we have in the states. This is what fruit is suppose to look like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkR8Wnv6-Hvu2KXbhpRR2P4YUIrypBLfJYLoB_u9wXN2HeChBhLIHEhIYrnWcESLdM0tjCjBXnstEDOF463b6pvbv8g0lKhPc-XFTyljHMxtdbZ3YSMOhPi1WaPJ2yho7ZBcXSgPV_tE/s1600-h/DSC04304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561670405889090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkR8Wnv6-Hvu2KXbhpRR2P4YUIrypBLfJYLoB_u9wXN2HeChBhLIHEhIYrnWcESLdM0tjCjBXnstEDOF463b6pvbv8g0lKhPc-XFTyljHMxtdbZ3YSMOhPi1WaPJ2yho7ZBcXSgPV_tE/s320/DSC04304.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxA_qPNIGqV-adxwz6XZA4M65HekxzhvjcpfGs9UeY8uwlsK_k2r_0hJSf_G0DPpU_rBWD4yUXSQJdazpJ3o7yUzIXZZtdAvuFKbsTvHzXSies4z-AEwQrxIFKx5_YDP9pS8vcv-roAY/s1600-h/DSC04305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561257470132994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxA_qPNIGqV-adxwz6XZA4M65HekxzhvjcpfGs9UeY8uwlsK_k2r_0hJSf_G0DPpU_rBWD4yUXSQJdazpJ3o7yUzIXZZtdAvuFKbsTvHzXSies4z-AEwQrxIFKx5_YDP9pS8vcv-roAY/s320/DSC04305.JPG" border="0" /></a>So after only getting lost a "few" times on the Metro, we stopped at a little cafe....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqMTxpqgJ0uX3QG_L2KY9gut_q1xxXX0Tj6UgxmICYL_m9CfxS-4UNkhuX-bu22wcOLJU_KgTtxUkHGd2mwqST9x1gfH_Kv8l88258AQg_zFZsv_iuXweve2aJ6jgsl2ljtX3VRkyzUM/s1600-h/DSC04297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562028206774322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqMTxpqgJ0uX3QG_L2KY9gut_q1xxXX0Tj6UgxmICYL_m9CfxS-4UNkhuX-bu22wcOLJU_KgTtxUkHGd2mwqST9x1gfH_Kv8l88258AQg_zFZsv_iuXweve2aJ6jgsl2ljtX3VRkyzUM/s320/DSC04297.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtqgW5gVusCJHvzjWx4VN8yyDTKASTP2veBV8_L_G0Q7A0lzbX2vMN-GHTxNhDsxabqQx6ITd6FG2dgRS6noZEzODoMeqeKroTBTkb1w88geNiQS68aAoSJNt8amcc4Scy6OVXuZXliw/s1600-h/DSC04300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330562023656773746" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIfI41URjvT87MVeezQkpX0oaAdaGmcNG-iWGKaSI4dM-v8n9U5xQnZZB5tYR5af2sXAR8uWcWAku0q9nBnJ-hNELu5O1_r0g1-isIkmfXkyiuyNdE65yZsn9-SNT4NBCi5xDQkyIisg/s320/DSC04303.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAnJx8aJvPftBAKF2ZnEPwUwKJzTW1blLLQWvo9MTxhA-R933ryifE-oJJfHN4pbGB8magCbD9cTUH6yUTv-ztV9ZGkpvBMxgRYSjwD6_CALh8h4tGuxPrEbGOSy8G94_NhEbFyuJXUU/s1600-h/DSC04306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561663405114402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAnJx8aJvPftBAKF2ZnEPwUwKJzTW1blLLQWvo9MTxhA-R933ryifE-oJJfHN4pbGB8magCbD9cTUH6yUTv-ztV9ZGkpvBMxgRYSjwD6_CALh8h4tGuxPrEbGOSy8G94_NhEbFyuJXUU/s320/DSC04306.JPG" border="0" /></a>And finally found the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Antique</span> Paper Market on the very outskirts of Paris...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp7eBxyuqFt8KDLcDA2iPhFnHL8rjDS4pTd-O_9gZ-t55W_K1jIdU_VV0PtpWMlCBwogrSM2RfYymvl5g64WqSiiQXCN9W1b9Xsd0xySkg7lgCL79LcZOKHvmY4iH7JITn5mRtbAGm0g/s1600-h/DSC04298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330561248231211666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp7eBxyuqFt8KDLcDA2iPhFnHL8rjDS4pTd-O_9gZ-t55W_K1jIdU_VV0PtpWMlCBwogrSM2RfYymvl5g64WqSiiQXCN9W1b9Xsd0xySkg7lgCL79LcZOKHvmY4iH7JITn5mRtbAGm0g/s320/DSC04298.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">glimpse</span> of a few things we bought that will be for sale (in various, altered forms) at the Red Shed in June at our "French Market" Sale..<br />A whole book of French Ephemera...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFi2L65QBbl7sJ-Wkd_2AfiOWLbiR_4VjnNGT5m9BR8b2G1KQLv-uRvtVadw88aZrpWU7SbSX9LQLLQ21A94hojVhF_tNyNxAOFYvl2HqvkqB7hx-mek9B5wNu_WuYIJdv70JwK2_4mI/s1600-h/DSC04319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330560039193290066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFi2L65QBbl7sJ-Wkd_2AfiOWLbiR_4VjnNGT5m9BR8b2G1KQLv-uRvtVadw88aZrpWU7SbSX9LQLLQ21A94hojVhF_tNyNxAOFYvl2HqvkqB7hx-mek9B5wNu_WuYIJdv70JwK2_4mI/s320/DSC04319.JPG" border="0" /></a>A children's French story book with fabulous lithographs.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Nv5JyeOGBv4XsrixjjwDz7K9qJ6pInT2Fmo1ZgyQhhylkM9KR4Av5l31zQyAbn6SgEjWKXb8u3kZoi-gx0dfYeKmzIOil_WerPuo0euFM-EdaUUzjbMtzcTY1fRXfbrZu1DoxMR_5o4/s1600-h/DSC04318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330560031930390898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Nv5JyeOGBv4XsrixjjwDz7K9qJ6pInT2Fmo1ZgyQhhylkM9KR4Av5l31zQyAbn6SgEjWKXb8u3kZoi-gx0dfYeKmzIOil_WerPuo0euFM-EdaUUzjbMtzcTY1fRXfbrZu1DoxMR_5o4/s320/DSC04318.JPG" border="0" /></a>French Legal documents from the early 1900's, fabulous script ,stamps, and embossing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLWdU8DV2pOUlnh-5q3tacHMfkSkVcgJWjbSZoay8M_7nsRVN7JNIKJb1uNu75ubP22TriHufpCxSBo7pMoaqDbUzqT_dW3m4UIO1MtbNL5MyACCN7NkQOlmglYbzEl-cn_D0GQmJ9t0/s1600-h/DSC04312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330560030202778466" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-9FPzhmcCFmOSpL-9QPTG9V8D2ceAWL16H9LdtAiPnIjyMzG8Y-LFjlm-kII3v1p6zggrLmucbCdDa4CsdHCIKV4ZKsbEh4IQnNAjDHOVI2PrESF9EL0hSZ15fOh8uz7zQBvltmoW6g/s320/DSC04316.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wonderful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">bakelite</span> frame with a picture of the Virgin Mary. The stand on the back is lovely and it says "made in France"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85WlTvOY8-yF_CkFeYbVV7B9fxIfCgUK9yblOfnvIDnXjtsHlzf94-Q_JYs5jEK70pIQt97f-Km4DlVCdCL0dtDVYWz_m9XF0l3yqvHZ0OwxqrBsn70SvG0dhRDL_EHHmS4RGVvPmYeQ/s1600-h/DSC04320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330560760287316274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85WlTvOY8-yF_CkFeYbVV7B9fxIfCgUK9yblOfnvIDnXjtsHlzf94-Q_JYs5jEK70pIQt97f-Km4DlVCdCL0dtDVYWz_m9XF0l3yqvHZ0OwxqrBsn70SvG0dhRDL_EHHmS4RGVvPmYeQ/s320/DSC04320.JPG" border="0" /></a>And some fabulous French ribbons and medallions that I am sure will be made into Red Shed Original jewelry.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegU4hu9P-pEJWn0XF2zMkljRJu6579kuRjPBH7i6ukRv00e5eKwGrxx_HsXkltohpyPVKjC6-QjFkfYt6RNWDadFk8baBdFfIRB8t7KoQO4HX-XV4EOQThKCY-MXTK0iDzuLS5aqLucU/s1600-h/DSC04323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330560758536135314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegU4hu9P-pEJWn0XF2zMkljRJu6579kuRjPBH7i6ukRv00e5eKwGrxx_HsXkltohpyPVKjC6-QjFkfYt6RNWDadFk8baBdFfIRB8t7KoQO4HX-XV4EOQThKCY-MXTK0iDzuLS5aqLucU/s320/DSC04323.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sorry for the typos, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">grammar</span>, and spelling blame 48 hours with no sleep and a time change!Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-13642581052900064922009-09-15T20:20:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:21:44.788-07:00Red Shed Paris Trip 2009 Day 2 VersailleDay 2 in Paris included a memorable trip to the Palace Chatteau Versaille. Home to all the King Louis's, many Mary's and Marie Antonette...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnlnGewfSkWq9QPmkNMIinB0xevB809Vt-oVrig9D5eHucBmwneSg8Lt3Ejw4zeZ5g8lQLVdvhzV8VDxcB_Z8_HbBcEFMxjoqI1sofg11_MOicAy3ApVcluiSnWEhTLA4UfF38rG0r-M/s1600-h/DSC04336.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnlnGewfSkWq9QPmkNMIinB0xevB809Vt-oVrig9D5eHucBmwneSg8Lt3Ejw4zeZ5g8lQLVdvhzV8VDxcB_Z8_HbBcEFMxjoqI1sofg11_MOicAy3ApVcluiSnWEhTLA4UfF38rG0r-M/s320/DSC04336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576244640150418" border="0" /></a>The main palace is over the top, gilt and gold, velvet and silk.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ICwDlOVX0Oddy6hX3amhEkgMnHpYRKIQD49lcd8lK2Jgm1ewQQYd-ICXes8mM9BatF1rGi7SLiv4UN82EG-QwHk3-u2UkCzAW9kvf6hZY2PMpyYRG068QuhVbDVSnvw9dCSa-6mk1Mg/s1600-h/DSC04331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ICwDlOVX0Oddy6hX3amhEkgMnHpYRKIQD49lcd8lK2Jgm1ewQQYd-ICXes8mM9BatF1rGi7SLiv4UN82EG-QwHk3-u2UkCzAW9kvf6hZY2PMpyYRG068QuhVbDVSnvw9dCSa-6mk1Mg/s320/DSC04331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576242249849106" border="0" /></a>The highlight is the Hall of Mirrors, with gorgeous chandeliers, painted ceilings and mirror on all the walls.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2NqU-MhxGXA_lc_ckzm2HbqT5nAUkwofHBof9IooGdDB7_JDd6uC0EfcFO9aaFZSEHPYsCQjM870gIn4LHwc11660QQPSTieyFgO89LkCanfX4aULQhpb7ymiTdi17IWMeSOLAWN8-8/s1600-h/DSC04367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2NqU-MhxGXA_lc_ckzm2HbqT5nAUkwofHBof9IooGdDB7_JDd6uC0EfcFO9aaFZSEHPYsCQjM870gIn4LHwc11660QQPSTieyFgO89LkCanfX4aULQhpb7ymiTdi17IWMeSOLAWN8-8/s320/DSC04367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576248284959346" border="0" /></a>The main thing we love at Versaille is the moldings and trim, art work and sculpture....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSUm8EeKAorKPfmyfBAxxlKUz3TQ2IDaB8NaQLuJPfB3E9u3n-BVzh5OYNNis_WOR-POD8y5ByNkBvDgRJD01yyMttpOlsQEaeA42LORt9TSTLMLaniITI1KdDAN_CSJLeup97qrlK8E/s1600-h/DSC04460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSUm8EeKAorKPfmyfBAxxlKUz3TQ2IDaB8NaQLuJPfB3E9u3n-BVzh5OYNNis_WOR-POD8y5ByNkBvDgRJD01yyMttpOlsQEaeA42LORt9TSTLMLaniITI1KdDAN_CSJLeup97qrlK8E/s320/DSC04460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576992831111314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_AIN6Cq88m1_H9jAOoZEap8TVsEEeSWC1j9088Do7kFX2yN2w797u40FpNwUkugpVxQwFM6hryHkLmQ6zGtwAg6L-xbk_P6BEN04Oh0bLB0RiS79MF5YmaYCaFmfPU92Lq3H7Bc1mTM/s1600-h/DSC04454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_AIN6Cq88m1_H9jAOoZEap8TVsEEeSWC1j9088Do7kFX2yN2w797u40FpNwUkugpVxQwFM6hryHkLmQ6zGtwAg6L-xbk_P6BEN04Oh0bLB0RiS79MF5YmaYCaFmfPU92Lq3H7Bc1mTM/s320/DSC04454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576600405186850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIgiZN94jXBrFED5rbwtnBphc4-4RUi5ZqtFvNGcwsSnkg1dUJnnqJcDkHAQ91qG6bax00RwFLOvpGzMHloLec_WyyuackKoykckVlO6OR16r4tRb8PNiFDjyCZujb9wPkVLO1WRR5e0/s1600-h/DSC04413.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAWhZQL0r5cHT4vRA6AdQpS7qc6O7Awlky-c6Dd1NsrNhZCJSJsmWNPp72a1EogNty4emLDexeF6p98zASo2C2JdO4VTV6oyoOk4Qiwnn1aHxoyJT1lsFG2YTuqyMJ-TvL2-ixz155PU/s320/DSC04368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576244468317330" border="0" /></a>And the gardens are absolutely amazing....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRJVV1DMW3BvhNkJ78bbec7hf4e__2AELP6_i5dpOoCH9q7PFkEp-0BHlcc_7D95hHPEio9KqtViR2acZ4yfyIRgp-DKkDYdx3lW3utjdphHQh7qcIpk2_ENnCcSDx4hTGjszX1jQOR8/s1600-h/DSC04430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRJVV1DMW3BvhNkJ78bbec7hf4e__2AELP6_i5dpOoCH9q7PFkEp-0BHlcc_7D95hHPEio9KqtViR2acZ4yfyIRgp-DKkDYdx3lW3utjdphHQh7qcIpk2_ENnCcSDx4hTGjszX1jQOR8/s320/DSC04430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576594365133042" border="0" /></a>Here is a little story about Marie Antonette, who was "very modern"..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTQqV5Q7y9dDMRlLAiQ7UjroeEehzymMP47Yd1MepNeWzsWbU6tTE1leFc8wfb0GT_6uqNA9ub-DvsgpfuUXdZZFKbpcZ-71jbUe7Bz5qMLyq65-Z-sGmzZEXzQBDPmZmhtoY5ZATT1E/s1600-h/DSC04457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTQqV5Q7y9dDMRlLAiQ7UjroeEehzymMP47Yd1MepNeWzsWbU6tTE1leFc8wfb0GT_6uqNA9ub-DvsgpfuUXdZZFKbpcZ-71jbUe7Bz5qMLyq65-Z-sGmzZEXzQBDPmZmhtoY5ZATT1E/s320/DSC04457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576992313829506" border="0" /></a>Marie didn't like being on "public" display at the palace. Now, can you blame her? Here is a picture of her bedroom, and the public was invited to watch her give birth, but make sure the kids were Royal. We weren't told if the little fence here was where they lined up to watch, but the bed was only about 3 inches from the fence.........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rKIjEoPzWMx5KRKOyDCpgMEXSPdIf7BXG66tP8bbHOZM2PEFBPTnBnVoCxB-VGSjgy0xdFMXRIaXspJBQNQiOogJkaj5pFM7DOTRBazvZvAFS95j59KKe30E1IRvTycSPqg6Kw7vX7w/s1600-h/DSC04387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rKIjEoPzWMx5KRKOyDCpgMEXSPdIf7BXG66tP8bbHOZM2PEFBPTnBnVoCxB-VGSjgy0xdFMXRIaXspJBQNQiOogJkaj5pFM7DOTRBazvZvAFS95j59KKe30E1IRvTycSPqg6Kw7vX7w/s320/DSC04387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576251261872674" border="0" /></a>So Marie didnt like being in the palace, and had the King build her this "Hamlet" of 12 buildings for her and her friends. Talk about a "Place of your Own"!...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZAxlqA8zYVlg6bpl2yIaFX3xYfPlMnFXGgzlTkOSjY73xknxio6TOMXgPvBmkRKhA_kDwtF8tVmIAvooDezeMCQde_ZeuGrgTZ15g7E6N3g9OJUue6QIxaBLkRpfXu8tHx2tLSCrE5E/s1600-h/DSC04473.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZAxlqA8zYVlg6bpl2yIaFX3xYfPlMnFXGgzlTkOSjY73xknxio6TOMXgPvBmkRKhA_kDwtF8tVmIAvooDezeMCQde_ZeuGrgTZ15g7E6N3g9OJUue6QIxaBLkRpfXu8tHx2tLSCrE5E/s320/DSC04473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576995935732194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePNS3ir8tYiGb6Woy3V4wl9zKzZW7BGo9Rpdog1-VDBdRV3mwLjzcn_RJHIvQQS-5-C79C36ymYYRWw5diBDrkOx_QIEX0xAjYNwP91uKfZBx5FINP1lHUn1DGokdu2PZwf6gpZjHwr0/s1600-h/DSC04471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePNS3ir8tYiGb6Woy3V4wl9zKzZW7BGo9Rpdog1-VDBdRV3mwLjzcn_RJHIvQQS-5-C79C36ymYYRWw5diBDrkOx_QIEX0xAjYNwP91uKfZBx5FINP1lHUn1DGokdu2PZwf6gpZjHwr0/s320/DSC04471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330576999731583122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_BY0aEZpyMSR63hQrbSO6jLzO1ZG8FrWyYNQ8KCf8guYeNHrURrEvl-6b-Zqwec-mdqTZQcsK2lwSTW1tjKIHgQqisfS45YxUGa0mnHBeHfBgDTDHJEqXVcTckRNCI_aQksgFyjaZN8/s1600-h/DSC04500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_BY0aEZpyMSR63hQrbSO6jLzO1ZG8FrWyYNQ8KCf8guYeNHrURrEvl-6b-Zqwec-mdqTZQcsK2lwSTW1tjKIHgQqisfS45YxUGa0mnHBeHfBgDTDHJEqXVcTckRNCI_aQksgFyjaZN8/s320/DSC04500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330577004276919538" border="0" /> </a>We just loved it!! We walked about 10 million miles at Versaille, from the palace to the apartments, then to the Hamlet, but our very last view was this Zen moment of a French man streching in the Hamlet gardens.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y6Bbw9ynp79fWdjm3wvwFY2o6GmP-1b1BYCEkv8bficiY2lj5gQSRS0st5384xaLQc5Gv0XUNPoTJBL8vSjIUm4NydneQi-MpyMlEVKLoedwtAGIcA0UnUKyOdIkQpHt0bIMxnAV4xo/s1600-h/DSC04520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y6Bbw9ynp79fWdjm3wvwFY2o6GmP-1b1BYCEkv8bficiY2lj5gQSRS0st5384xaLQc5Gv0XUNPoTJBL8vSjIUm4NydneQi-MpyMlEVKLoedwtAGIcA0UnUKyOdIkQpHt0bIMxnAV4xo/s320/DSC04520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330577174025112578" border="0" /></a>No. shopping today, except in the gift shop, but we had a GREAT day in Paris!Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-13595965617402346322009-09-15T20:19:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:20:21.926-07:00French Flea Market Shopping Trip ** Day 3May 1st is Labor Day in France. It is celebrated several ways. Everyone gives each other Lily of the Valley flowers, and most shops are closed, so we planned to have our guided tour of Paris in the morning. First stop was the gorgeous Basilque Sacre Coure and Montmarte, the artist square.<br /><br />Since buses can't drive to the top, in order to get to our destination we first we had to climb approximately 1000 stairs. I am not exagerating. This is just the first SET. Yeah, we were smiling because we hadn't started yet....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RwmIJUYvSqaE-SaavewdQpGaNV3grgl23NkWENByi6PpMJL3MvdT4gdn1DgDWTzbmXTpHLc0WBFEM-9Zy5UAOVmEvMJBtxLpwejEqR0lhFQoxFG4KMjbF2sH1hoA5l1eugYCCm_qbPQ/s1600-h/DSC04525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RwmIJUYvSqaE-SaavewdQpGaNV3grgl23NkWENByi6PpMJL3MvdT4gdn1DgDWTzbmXTpHLc0WBFEM-9Zy5UAOVmEvMJBtxLpwejEqR0lhFQoxFG4KMjbF2sH1hoA5l1eugYCCm_qbPQ/s320/DSC04525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332265274428274" border="0" /></a>Our effort was so worth it. A great view of the city<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryOASd9RB3BR4ncJEVgr9wvOGOQ9nGMtkLkAsT8VVH5wNcWoVa96PgjvCyFwwHgGhqNGMqKuRUpdyZmikm3B2JJ-oHfr4Niha4FR41dyfdJIzuhex0D_xSgdRyVQeNP6NMcoYMC4qrOg/s1600-h/DSC04528.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryOASd9RB3BR4ncJEVgr9wvOGOQ9nGMtkLkAsT8VVH5wNcWoVa96PgjvCyFwwHgGhqNGMqKuRUpdyZmikm3B2JJ-oHfr4Niha4FR41dyfdJIzuhex0D_xSgdRyVQeNP6NMcoYMC4qrOg/s320/DSC04528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332264645887650" border="0" /></a>And one of the most beautiful churches on earth. It is made of a white stone that gets whiter with age. When the sun is setting, it simply glows......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKE8f0EY6ESJ8fhoCWQEpjg6BIbyU20PnS0r_uGrbmpU2GBRP5-kYKXFjomBs4lfX1zIwNZge_LHkWvsrE0f_anJu0miHUp15kXgVzYvXGmgFkG05x5VJZ0LeCAh6O_Wvd-89S9jbA4Q/s1600-h/DSC04531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKE8f0EY6ESJ8fhoCWQEpjg6BIbyU20PnS0r_uGrbmpU2GBRP5-kYKXFjomBs4lfX1zIwNZge_LHkWvsrE0f_anJu0miHUp15kXgVzYvXGmgFkG05x5VJZ0LeCAh6O_Wvd-89S9jbA4Q/s320/DSC04531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332059135318146" border="0" /></a>Right around the corner is the famous artist's square, Montmartre.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpLSVdPPl5tLXwIGgJffPEnKUzVj089eo0m3snWXFCtDr4qbduQgf5QMNUxr0MDS3_GdOdTK5FrpfWJgzdhOepVVLXevU69rQBd8srUASuE-z0L9GUSsOjopimdzMlCRzNvEKb4sS47A/s1600-h/DSC04546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpLSVdPPl5tLXwIGgJffPEnKUzVj089eo0m3snWXFCtDr4qbduQgf5QMNUxr0MDS3_GdOdTK5FrpfWJgzdhOepVVLXevU69rQBd8srUASuE-z0L9GUSsOjopimdzMlCRzNvEKb4sS47A/s320/DSC04546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332047715003714" border="0" /></a>It's full of music and mimes......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPofgTosZrW44rWAMN63bh0jbWVzuRI3cgcWCqVSlC8PVAZ3rL3PtIdaHFNIlWxUqoHKO4BmLwwiDsyJh9OIjf094S66S0POfzzBaFlNHYdshGEAoyAbZxiBRwtUwBCaiRYgyjXX6E68/s1600-h/DSC04536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPofgTosZrW44rWAMN63bh0jbWVzuRI3cgcWCqVSlC8PVAZ3rL3PtIdaHFNIlWxUqoHKO4BmLwwiDsyJh9OIjf094S66S0POfzzBaFlNHYdshGEAoyAbZxiBRwtUwBCaiRYgyjXX6E68/s320/DSC04536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332053674277794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0LVTj7mvmOaqkncVZxsvhR1qg7BoZVejinO6Xkfhs8GQqeF70vC9cjSDoc754BoPSQkHoaDhcpNqyQ3T_x6ZK8CzaVg12n2cTlgyUo3WIsnSuWxuG2c6pbMERmYSzeAGudRJi9qAVmQ/s1600-h/DSC04540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0LVTj7mvmOaqkncVZxsvhR1qg7BoZVejinO6Xkfhs8GQqeF70vC9cjSDoc754BoPSQkHoaDhcpNqyQ3T_x6ZK8CzaVg12n2cTlgyUo3WIsnSuWxuG2c6pbMERmYSzeAGudRJi9qAVmQ/s320/DSC04540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331332054691654066" border="0" /></a>And, of course, the artists........We spent a good deal of our time here buying artwork and visiting the shops.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcohAM8IPvyYXJr0baE4NaN_riDCddzH9VGa_8EsbR_96YqfQH0OH2WlGDdVCbcNshWfpl9zEg0zEEVpBjWWVD9pp47WcgDXura8xiBhUVIFjPYP9ZWKvEVRpc3Bg6WaHUiPgRE1FCYM/s1600-h/DSC04554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcohAM8IPvyYXJr0baE4NaN_riDCddzH9VGa_8EsbR_96YqfQH0OH2WlGDdVCbcNshWfpl9zEg0zEEVpBjWWVD9pp47WcgDXura8xiBhUVIFjPYP9ZWKvEVRpc3Bg6WaHUiPgRE1FCYM/s320/DSC04554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331553737838354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u5tqdtD8dytYcARCR60TDDbgnpEjwA6vGqEcR6xR8VsYX-mGHmGF0DJwQNpISzAwyerVhQp_p3plkeQys0O-p1oNWJgZ884ytfu8VeI8wdiki1xySkJrkYTiSr1WNAQJ3nsxA5ya8FE/s1600-h/DSC04555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u5tqdtD8dytYcARCR60TDDbgnpEjwA6vGqEcR6xR8VsYX-mGHmGF0DJwQNpISzAwyerVhQp_p3plkeQys0O-p1oNWJgZ884ytfu8VeI8wdiki1xySkJrkYTiSr1WNAQJ3nsxA5ya8FE/s320/DSC04555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331553087452866" border="0" /></a>Next stop was the Eiffel Tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DeEWDoAEuyADv5uNqhV5eYJt0GBiWCPbGa_s20-Q2Qcgpj9mVYus3VHxa1gFq2OgV8WgytXOZOJAmHHwNAQ53urggiZf0U7Q9H_7RouLHGu0hdrsOPpeHR-iVKd4dDG72aZL-YFv9mQ/s1600-h/DSC04575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DeEWDoAEuyADv5uNqhV5eYJt0GBiWCPbGa_s20-Q2Qcgpj9mVYus3VHxa1gFq2OgV8WgytXOZOJAmHHwNAQ53urggiZf0U7Q9H_7RouLHGu0hdrsOPpeHR-iVKd4dDG72aZL-YFv9mQ/s320/DSC04575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331552451348210" border="0" /></a>And Notre Dame and other amazing chuches, parks, and monuments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKBZHZ2kiBreUKBk46vtpvpj8KRYedFpFDP1nxcYIUUlvFayEZS2sUdCpxl8tfbYb5ZITKAuc7rtsogDjjFdCnOJna9IAaVaWoBRB_FK_4UpiaUMY4XLESdwlJia1TSNSyKCDXdFXmOk/s1600-h/DSC04600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKBZHZ2kiBreUKBk46vtpvpj8KRYedFpFDP1nxcYIUUlvFayEZS2sUdCpxl8tfbYb5ZITKAuc7rtsogDjjFdCnOJna9IAaVaWoBRB_FK_4UpiaUMY4XLESdwlJia1TSNSyKCDXdFXmOk/s320/DSC04600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331550163303810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCq2JaRMUAPpEIfuJKpAO661X0jMnUNRg-EIxsBgo8OgHyv4YW5fWkRY7oMDZeDclVTigHOKtk11qlGyGPz5isB5VnWPvcyvYNZVUx_X3vk9rtQXzrVbEcC-6suB0WtL4b3fDcSnP6XY/s1600-h/DSC04590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCq2JaRMUAPpEIfuJKpAO661X0jMnUNRg-EIxsBgo8OgHyv4YW5fWkRY7oMDZeDclVTigHOKtk11qlGyGPz5isB5VnWPvcyvYNZVUx_X3vk9rtQXzrVbEcC-6suB0WtL4b3fDcSnP6XY/s320/DSC04590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331550878751010" border="0" /></a>When the tour was over, we were told there was a huge antique fair at Place Bastille, which covered both sides of the Seine for several blocks. You can see all of the white tens set up on each side. We arrived, saw a sign that said "Entree", paid our $8. entrance fee......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe0wmfbau0N7jDYqY2X6VlHq18jmvwfQfLFAsuV_HWj826xjvwrFxj-gN4D4MzfuTb4NBGVGGKBti-7Dz8WSq-EtYRdXPet4HkPJ8MMSJ9Fq3SfbbZPVEYo_vNaIpu2tDodAHisLDT0g/s1600-h/DSC04619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe0wmfbau0N7jDYqY2X6VlHq18jmvwfQfLFAsuV_HWj826xjvwrFxj-gN4D4MzfuTb4NBGVGGKBti-7Dz8WSq-EtYRdXPet4HkPJ8MMSJ9Fq3SfbbZPVEYo_vNaIpu2tDodAHisLDT0g/s320/DSC04619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331073740514258" border="0" /></a>and found we were right in the middle of a CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBIT with lovely offerings such as:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK1fjM_OWGTVgPrDcEVCEv4IJuwbzGavq8LDMMcEOGoXVVi2uJuDU3hydVP5j0MgChi9ZSjFXK5YBHh6oKIdz1H68h-6gTcE_fpU2ibLEAt93VoFehSVL3zQCDcDHz2Lq8BIbyvEYFY4/s1600-h/DSC04617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK1fjM_OWGTVgPrDcEVCEv4IJuwbzGavq8LDMMcEOGoXVVi2uJuDU3hydVP5j0MgChi9ZSjFXK5YBHh6oKIdz1H68h-6gTcE_fpU2ibLEAt93VoFehSVL3zQCDcDHz2Lq8BIbyvEYFY4/s320/DSC04617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331072034029330" border="0" /></a>and<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDF-xgaWMDmm7XzrWhjAeDiyZqKgKmevyjqtEFXGFiCBI3gijeINtwxxQdDmRPQsL_T4ATQYXm2PARen33gF-1ihk_er72Cl1WSAUr_mqA9V8mWDkYzTQCq6QSQT1fWieD04RtvpdUhU/s1600-h/DSC04624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDF-xgaWMDmm7XzrWhjAeDiyZqKgKmevyjqtEFXGFiCBI3gijeINtwxxQdDmRPQsL_T4ATQYXm2PARen33gF-1ihk_er72Cl1WSAUr_mqA9V8mWDkYzTQCq6QSQT1fWieD04RtvpdUhU/s320/DSC04624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331331067910143906" border="0" /></a>We were told the Antiques were NEXT week on the same spot! Oh well, we went though the whole thing. It was "interesting". The best thing that happend was we met two gentlemen with the last names of Snow and White (seriously). One is an amazing photographer and the other is an artist. The are both ex-pats living in the south of France. They own a chateau and host visitors and teach photography and hold <a href="http://www.superbon.com/">art retreats</a>. They also told us about numerous garage sale / flea markets in the surrounding villages (Timothy White uses many of the antique "objets" at the subjects of his photography). HeyLadies! Sounds like an added side trip for next year's Paris outing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQFKn0vxfZqxLtj7MQIvCaFiWwDPzaNnhurNwjQQ-aE7LBOXg8YVPDWf0Jt4n4x0kS1TpQJ6hWQY23Qyi5nVxaiaM7kJVjUnUInBLsesFBClNYwSXGCZnG7V8S4S4EBrEqVtjw6CEu4k/s1600-h/DSC04615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQFKn0vxfZqxLtj7MQIvCaFiWwDPzaNnhurNwjQQ-aE7LBOXg8YVPDWf0Jt4n4x0kS1TpQJ6hWQY23Qyi5nVxaiaM7kJVjUnUInBLsesFBClNYwSXGCZnG7V8S4S4EBrEqVtjw6CEu4k/s320/DSC04615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331343535763678210" border="0" /></a>Never to waste a good crisis, the other way Persians celebrate Labor Day is by protesting. We had warned the girls that they would probably see at least one protest and we were kind of disappointed that we hadn't seen one all day. Parisians protest because they have to pay a huge amount of taxes (usually 50%) and they think they work too hard, because 6 weeks paid vacations and tons of holidays off just isnt enough (not positive I am with them on that one). Not to be disappointed, when we came out of the exhibition, the square had turned into a huge sea of people climbing on statues and stairs.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxMTxmtLSLFhCOnyOJjztzwjGxGAhj1lh22Oqekf4epsGOh13kVcnL6OtY3mQ724S1ml_lHf6JrsyugDjTn-3kgtJs7ZxuTDbrqY8lnrLKwf9Kljg4_8rGNz4fvrPIRD1uw-SEeiSi3I/s1600-h/DSC04640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxMTxmtLSLFhCOnyOJjztzwjGxGAhj1lh22Oqekf4epsGOh13kVcnL6OtY3mQ724S1ml_lHf6JrsyugDjTn-3kgtJs7ZxuTDbrqY8lnrLKwf9Kljg4_8rGNz4fvrPIRD1uw-SEeiSi3I/s320/DSC04640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331344892869288562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkQcgesBs-BexzV1j6TLFWfPtEuRtbD6uQtNzYxCHFj6ySnAsaNb2doTi2Uc_zOjb67X-YKI5tI9RFHS9rt7P58qa9jKiFPhj8lKKcf0MiMioPu8HrpaKlmPRUK3l4rpiNkNuCrmxN0U/s1600-h/DSC04639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkQcgesBs-BexzV1j6TLFWfPtEuRtbD6uQtNzYxCHFj6ySnAsaNb2doTi2Uc_zOjb67X-YKI5tI9RFHS9rt7P58qa9jKiFPhj8lKKcf0MiMioPu8HrpaKlmPRUK3l4rpiNkNuCrmxN0U/s320/DSC04639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330588370340834" border="0" /></a>Even though there were lots of handsome policemen in full riot gear, we thought it might be time to make a hasty retreat back to our hotel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4KmOYXvDqXPlLBnpzSbT_PCk5ABsvBQa59OMscGNK-jEuXNC-kAACE-4N7Cl1FrRfHj6APJwUHmXwtDKDGsHdJIHHKg3qtEIJrWuEFDAoTNsW07TSMVkqdXuXeMYu2C2EaOskUWPww8/s1600-h/DSC04641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4KmOYXvDqXPlLBnpzSbT_PCk5ABsvBQa59OMscGNK-jEuXNC-kAACE-4N7Cl1FrRfHj6APJwUHmXwtDKDGsHdJIHHKg3qtEIJrWuEFDAoTNsW07TSMVkqdXuXeMYu2C2EaOskUWPww8/s320/DSC04641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330585154300882" border="0" /></a>Back at the hotel we were having our Marce Aux Puces (Market of Fleas) orientation with our lovely and talented French Shopping Guide, Jodie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4qfEzKEWJXDnSzy4R8UmxJiQcqmFlmZpFYcfq-HYzXOIKCiqoNVXmpHXPxTkZ5imYpI1SR_aZlj85oCHo56knPz6eK0UoWXm3afBX9D7UfAccx6c-ieGmOO8eAu1NNe1KZaNs9C6sso/s1600-h/DSC04649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4qfEzKEWJXDnSzy4R8UmxJiQcqmFlmZpFYcfq-HYzXOIKCiqoNVXmpHXPxTkZ5imYpI1SR_aZlj85oCHo56knPz6eK0UoWXm3afBX9D7UfAccx6c-ieGmOO8eAu1NNe1KZaNs9C6sso/s320/DSC04649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330578288499506" border="0" /></a>Then off to a wonderful dinner at Montparnasse 1900, one of the most beautiful restaurants in Paris. Even though it was a late night, we will be up early, for tomorrow is THE DAY. Our first full day at Marche Aux Puces, the FIRST, OLDEST and largest antique flea markets in the world. STAY TUNED!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0XV4fuAbi2CHRimgqgMtsp3kPVGWt0Qi1r-EJAt7ibZmF8EoNWLpTksQfBOd1A1Pa90pm1KjIb-p9zfvnQzsYlT-HaIYFCf5TXg5EoB_HozSCJHrXxIZcTeb31S6XQWBJyyhS8e4jgI/s1600-h/DSC04656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0XV4fuAbi2CHRimgqgMtsp3kPVGWt0Qi1r-EJAt7ibZmF8EoNWLpTksQfBOd1A1Pa90pm1KjIb-p9zfvnQzsYlT-HaIYFCf5TXg5EoB_HozSCJHrXxIZcTeb31S6XQWBJyyhS8e4jgI/s320/DSC04656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330575926778146" border="0" /></a>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-51342580395325671372009-09-15T20:17:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:19:17.844-07:00Red Shed Girls at the Paris Flea Market Day 4Today is The Day! We woke up early, but not TOO early because in France the flea markets Do Not open at 5 or 6am, they leisurely open around 10am. Finally, time to visit The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Marche</span> Aux <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Puces</span> St <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ouen</span>, the birth place of all flea markets. It is now one of the largest and most famous flea markets in the world. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwk6db9dXv_lIdVX2zqQuc8hsn74KPjoEDfeeQQoHiGajXEiSEBrJmF9z_v2nRx211VTvmAUoHw2ETfQNirsJqMKMWJIr5qZOz1iFJ0FbUYyU2JHQK1dNnI7hlqzCACKUaIFz37wRqs/s1600-h/DSC04709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774758430069890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwk6db9dXv_lIdVX2zqQuc8hsn74KPjoEDfeeQQoHiGajXEiSEBrJmF9z_v2nRx211VTvmAUoHw2ETfQNirsJqMKMWJIr5qZOz1iFJ0FbUYyU2JHQK1dNnI7hlqzCACKUaIFz37wRqs/s320/DSC04709.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Primed and Ready to Go....our "players" from left to right, Lana, Michele M, Brittney, Kim J, Kim S, Marci, Joy, Jana, Valarie and Gigi. Who will find the best deal?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbuZVd0aoupQsAfiEhoqtXrekok4xUP4JHuRgI9cnEmpNUdhHkqQ3CsMJOd0fqofIbb79rjA_XAK7P0hkjccKUAQ779vM0ceJiEzyOwnBQ9EG1FKhfrPYQWoflmtuXf7c2hG_J55IW6E/s1600-h/DSC04657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775621674646930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbuZVd0aoupQsAfiEhoqtXrekok4xUP4JHuRgI9cnEmpNUdhHkqQ3CsMJOd0fqofIbb79rjA_XAK7P0hkjccKUAQ779vM0ceJiEzyOwnBQ9EG1FKhfrPYQWoflmtuXf7c2hG_J55IW6E/s320/DSC04657.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gigi and Lana with Jodie, who will interpret, negotiate and guide us throughout the market to make sure we make the most of our time and find any treasures we are specifically looking for...... <p></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW85CR4Q-2h_a4Xg3zSM-1hBfaW1TzjLPi2xbwFQifCDd0ih33ex671aeP62Rx8MIfsI8TX8tyDB3gQd1w9J80wYcDlIk5AJUQ6Q9wGCNdw4ZAnfPYvw2_SCHv5f6eXqdMWNvNj4qIqrg/s1600-h/DSC04680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775437480064354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW85CR4Q-2h_a4Xg3zSM-1hBfaW1TzjLPi2xbwFQifCDd0ih33ex671aeP62Rx8MIfsI8TX8tyDB3gQd1w9J80wYcDlIk5AJUQ6Q9wGCNdw4ZAnfPYvw2_SCHv5f6eXqdMWNvNj4qIqrg/s320/DSC04680.JPG" border="0" /></a>And we are off........ aisles and aisles of beautiful displays and interesting finds.....<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLskEeB0aUynDP1uxMyP8xdDnReH8GAoA9FxT2CyXQ4_vzI6MD0k9SLeXBHyBoBWIpWwwRWX7IMHZqe7bnOiwSptviICoXNbj3Vd-d_Ic2ArMarQpEa3b37fKC3Z1VwIl9xuYxCkRYfc0/s1600-h/DSC04676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775442650419650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLskEeB0aUynDP1uxMyP8xdDnReH8GAoA9FxT2CyXQ4_vzI6MD0k9SLeXBHyBoBWIpWwwRWX7IMHZqe7bnOiwSptviICoXNbj3Vd-d_Ic2ArMarQpEa3b37fKC3Z1VwIl9xuYxCkRYfc0/s320/DSC04676.JPG" border="0" /></a>Michele and I always hit the antique crystal vendor first.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77qU43Wo3DfoOn77aqoj40-Bq1sryMHqTaaKrVWoJa4PmKFJs2EUmD7xtbFUTPZRv38ejBgnczBFQOHHf5g0uIiOTV9DaH4YrYKmM1Klx_K9IxV984zUuEWtK94356LY-J1q2GpaoE9E/s1600-h/DSC04662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775444094787426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77qU43Wo3DfoOn77aqoj40-Bq1sryMHqTaaKrVWoJa4PmKFJs2EUmD7xtbFUTPZRv38ejBgnczBFQOHHf5g0uIiOTV9DaH4YrYKmM1Klx_K9IxV984zUuEWtK94356LY-J1q2GpaoE9E/s320/DSC04662.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>The supply is unlimited and the crystals come from as far back as the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> century, these babies are the real deal......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGAQLkxYtCh06q8Aj7BnoCM2rXfboJVFvdYe_OZs_Gz-MHZevcRYPxHDsXB6jmh4RHeRVBIPnzE1Ubme1aL96_7n6jXL35VzdiCkbtJbltpe0Cg03aXtb0kbdhEMYEjDPe_rTzZUHUzM/s1600-h/DSC04664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775445224939490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGAQLkxYtCh06q8Aj7BnoCM2rXfboJVFvdYe_OZs_Gz-MHZevcRYPxHDsXB6jmh4RHeRVBIPnzE1Ubme1aL96_7n6jXL35VzdiCkbtJbltpe0Cg03aXtb0kbdhEMYEjDPe_rTzZUHUzM/s320/DSC04664.JPG" border="0" /></a>I am in HEAVEN, since this is the third year I have bought from the vendor, he lets me go behind his "fortress" and dig through his personal stash........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMcN_XdroOJtgDtmU2uB-zdasMIYnJNIfF1QOY1XixHyBbauxTQLkHaXrX_4DyC-OrJzaeW4OLqWBhAqLak0nSBwGwmuO3NmBzRGrr4HztRGXkxcEpcMCGL4P8NsXzACjRQz3QM5_rX0/s1600-h/DSC04660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775448566867250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMcN_XdroOJtgDtmU2uB-zdasMIYnJNIfF1QOY1XixHyBbauxTQLkHaXrX_4DyC-OrJzaeW4OLqWBhAqLak0nSBwGwmuO3NmBzRGrr4HztRGXkxcEpcMCGL4P8NsXzACjRQz3QM5_rX0/s320/DSC04660.JPG" border="0" /></a>Look at this HUGE CRYSTAL! It is just a little too big and too expensive for our projects, but "be still my heart"! (By the way, the lead in these crystals set off those Geiger counters at the airport, like you wouldn't believe...we are searched from head to toe each time)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfYdQ1kdz2O5HYPzqjs3KCl0ERaiXNdPGDxaHPdpqwmCnQYh_D0W2OUeH8QsTQjNrLinz-zCTritDMS3YA-ixk8ec_HalQDDLOPzaRew64wOCBooCVM5jhneeU7mriuNkswWv5GBkYrc/s1600-h/DSC04659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775621225200562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfYdQ1kdz2O5HYPzqjs3KCl0ERaiXNdPGDxaHPdpqwmCnQYh_D0W2OUeH8QsTQjNrLinz-zCTritDMS3YA-ixk8ec_HalQDDLOPzaRew64wOCBooCVM5jhneeU7mriuNkswWv5GBkYrc/s320/DSC04659.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are just a few fabulous items we saw........a hand carved baby cradle with a swan holder for a net drape......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIUfmrRy_OyhMNVZEzwFSOSbL4VijatciJS34p6lCZDq9_lOIZvIfe0Ul3pHpJyCIrcGrqJYI2OWVcFgX-pm8RahZDfWDgNxEZIIW3lhkljsf6W42kmrFQqL-LWpdxkBgTpeGnzpMUs8/s1600-h/DSC04690.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775130030535362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIUfmrRy_OyhMNVZEzwFSOSbL4VijatciJS34p6lCZDq9_lOIZvIfe0Ul3pHpJyCIrcGrqJYI2OWVcFgX-pm8RahZDfWDgNxEZIIW3lhkljsf6W42kmrFQqL-LWpdxkBgTpeGnzpMUs8/s320/DSC04690.JPG" border="0" /></a>OH........some fabulous wreath embellished carriage lamps......you will NOT see these at Canton...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7frZT9NhNQ6AvfHhJcs-FPHu_L1NdSOsjriVK8WqK0cXuYL3Fn1jHUgMwGWCHSLDRNj3wTMH6xR2a-kvyWcfIE_jqeN3zCS1rqU1dnET_WDD8gJnNoZeYyle6WD5zs-r3c-jIyuj1Kaw/s1600-h/DSC04692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775124368204978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7frZT9NhNQ6AvfHhJcs-FPHu_L1NdSOsjriVK8WqK0cXuYL3Fn1jHUgMwGWCHSLDRNj3wTMH6xR2a-kvyWcfIE_jqeN3zCS1rqU1dnET_WDD8gJnNoZeYyle6WD5zs-r3c-jIyuj1Kaw/s320/DSC04692.JPG" border="0" /></a>I think this may have been a carnival ride........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWeUYkITbG4q-A8kfo7IdVjvBSXcfDQUpXJuGsRltedBuydDEz1YEJQPSnnjzoKM304G4b-sgTyTmVmVvjJ6Qgxv2IDnGCxAxIWS3Gsmrx_SWeUFPpJI7fzURVKbNft4ySHDYeyqNwX8/s1600-h/DSC04694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775118837247890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWeUYkITbG4q-A8kfo7IdVjvBSXcfDQUpXJuGsRltedBuydDEz1YEJQPSnnjzoKM304G4b-sgTyTmVmVvjJ6Qgxv2IDnGCxAxIWS3Gsmrx_SWeUFPpJI7fzURVKbNft4ySHDYeyqNwX8/s320/DSC04694.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Love, love, loved this. It was a statue from an old fountain of a "grotesque" half pig, half elephant...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CAtNWh2r5f-t7oBcGgZlFOScg-HhIeke6wnKgGVkZwah4sAGujfIJEgX_RNuuJ1fpIWSiSa5LWklx4Q4jRrkksmxWqfg2DR5dm7KxEsDcqCyoTUGnpht9vu6Bflic8tMHa8dcaeKjsw/s1600-h/DSC04730.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774439512695986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CAtNWh2r5f-t7oBcGgZlFOScg-HhIeke6wnKgGVkZwah4sAGujfIJEgX_RNuuJ1fpIWSiSa5LWklx4Q4jRrkksmxWqfg2DR5dm7KxEsDcqCyoTUGnpht9vu6Bflic8tMHa8dcaeKjsw/s320/DSC04730.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some stopped for a little break and the best onion soup around, at Cafe Paul Bert.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70l6efZG3QZBYediavbieki-Ss31nrLjQrJMByaEBt9XO8PXUPhutdOceFehGRz8ibqCiq3oXRldzNIabgDYp0cWQtr5uEEa9hAPrQcw4LSb5U3DBtHX0hDXC6etGMKZKKZSv9TGigjg/s1600-h/DSC04699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774763946636274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70l6efZG3QZBYediavbieki-Ss31nrLjQrJMByaEBt9XO8PXUPhutdOceFehGRz8ibqCiq3oXRldzNIabgDYp0cWQtr5uEEa9hAPrQcw4LSb5U3DBtHX0hDXC6etGMKZKKZSv9TGigjg/s320/DSC04699.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>And some didn't. If you only get to come once a year....no time to stop for food!! That's me, Val. I'm working my way down the aisle and talking to Michele on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">walkie</span> talkie...since we had to divide to conquer.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKOmT64qoZ0o360fHWM9tfgHAUoJ_HSfAEGSTKMSZKqzabVFfOgMZXcxlHbFThVgbAkH9FfGNvd5-_FdyXF1WrvAyUHMalbedOygQQD8J6yVN974R81RYDMeMX7KKi-Q9_djO_jryBYU/s1600-h/DSC04726.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774445697334786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKOmT64qoZ0o360fHWM9tfgHAUoJ_HSfAEGSTKMSZKqzabVFfOgMZXcxlHbFThVgbAkH9FfGNvd5-_FdyXF1WrvAyUHMalbedOygQQD8J6yVN974R81RYDMeMX7KKi-Q9_djO_jryBYU/s320/DSC04726.JPG" border="0" /></a>You never know what you will find.............<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDeEMKSy-HP2qfpZ2DvwYfgjt2jLJZ9I9VSbj8r0wxoyaI4d9Pqf6_NK9PzRDMpx5OtiqAt0jMN5rNjLai-GF_FLO0wmNB4ce4oMBBAkvwyNsI8vPIv4tlDvY55sIJDKX4Ngtrr3o_Og/s1600-h/DSC04704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774762675476194" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgwcjbvpFX1KaF3-qnNWmgztjlXr4KVX396tk9bag5dhyphenhyphenf-NamoY6p_uQbbnJXwOq1_fIN3VSXgPx2ZbWsMPD8EWdLu5aYZlTvK5C5O9bF2ksOswxI3g_PcS45vHxjw2OhW27MKHcbFA/s320/DSC04711.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrsriMuRUkg1yb7O04EFqNq2rAVpb6rOHxek9WIm4sH4fkRLZ84hvm_XnjOcyFn7LgclCxmUmwg-gxso8CC2g-YZUYaBZdlEAxAkMVOuIZy1wcIlJtZj7CJJPoVZ-E6GTyOMGmkn97eg/s1600-h/DSC04722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774447284436674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrsriMuRUkg1yb7O04EFqNq2rAVpb6rOHxek9WIm4sH4fkRLZ84hvm_XnjOcyFn7LgclCxmUmwg-gxso8CC2g-YZUYaBZdlEAxAkMVOuIZy1wcIlJtZj7CJJPoVZ-E6GTyOMGmkn97eg/s320/DSC04722.JPG" border="0" /></a>And the wine bottle racks........they were so beautiful...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbiYnT3q6ssmWzciOJdbfKmXDRCsXEjmj_oPB3GLweLr50OKPMedq-lzKUwpiDF2uagrTUd17m3xaQZUpBlK4ZU-4pd8S_Mbevvq8KXm58KfTkYusVrQrr7GyKM9SRmx8TX_r_513tzE/s1600-h/DSC04724.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332774443589171922" style="DISPLAY: block; 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I loved the gold and silver elements. The French embossed plates and the architectural feel of the whole piece, but I didn't purchase it, though it was only 20 euros. Who can tell me why?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT_IrXzHBHoy80AYOOMIQDy27tLsAn4JGFMMfx7-MO3F2h1jkhaG-FRhqeZCFh4FuxZWEO5g11xkH5ab1H-aCmjBf8MLCFy9lJQ346g89Xo9QzTRtegR4GvzqlD-i1cbqic_4XqZ7kEQ/s1600-h/DSC04695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332775116534122434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT_IrXzHBHoy80AYOOMIQDy27tLsAn4JGFMMfx7-MO3F2h1jkhaG-FRhqeZCFh4FuxZWEO5g11xkH5ab1H-aCmjBf8MLCFy9lJQ346g89Xo9QzTRtegR4GvzqlD-i1cbqic_4XqZ7kEQ/s320/DSC04695.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>We had such a fabulous day at the St <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ouen</span> flea market! We will be posting many more photos later, but here are just a few of the items that we did buy. (These items will not be available at the Red Shed until our "French Market" sale in June). Antique french nautical trophies..<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAQ2BHz7IRyTSrSWUxwR9uehxJ4TOHtuVrPQtZ_FX_ec0ramEN1T3KvJntm00UswXYu8Uptg3aqJhlh1yvp4hhu0QBr4dr432nMeSe5aSSCs8l-4jmgwnkrhyphenhyphenz9l_mS6i1K5Ovtol9w4/s1600-h/DSC04781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773486825245474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAQ2BHz7IRyTSrSWUxwR9uehxJ4TOHtuVrPQtZ_FX_ec0ramEN1T3KvJntm00UswXYu8Uptg3aqJhlh1yvp4hhu0QBr4dr432nMeSe5aSSCs8l-4jmgwnkrhyphenhyphenz9l_mS6i1K5Ovtol9w4/s320/DSC04781.JPG" border="0" /></a>French anatomy posters........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy_lY7FaWVJP9aTgxrUzFzyyY7UOXoZm6V7hyIoonjepfsWQiWLLO7PY47HV8x2unVgA_b2SQqXXVqCL3EUCBOohHa1xOgBdBDWYsNjfjET8m5w-ON7DS11g6DrJE8Dx2jJPy_G7r348/s1600-h/DSC04759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773796237876930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy_lY7FaWVJP9aTgxrUzFzyyY7UOXoZm6V7hyIoonjepfsWQiWLLO7PY47HV8x2unVgA_b2SQqXXVqCL3EUCBOohHa1xOgBdBDWYsNjfjET8m5w-ON7DS11g6DrJE8Dx2jJPy_G7r348/s320/DSC04759.JPG" border="0" /></a>Enamelware, perfume bottles, French photos and postcards. The black item on the left is an old metal film developer, with original instructions in French on the inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK6OI-phQchVM0vlzy2ERi2f_3FIFWSrJieKMT76P7GrRxroyrFNEfmnDp_1gaJTc1Cilik-SLGNpWUPkZEDfAAnJPf53i3O153ZHDTEClucn0b9EMEkVJxmdsTcTUb48wag8uZQhdKo/s1600-h/DSC04762.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773794653608994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK6OI-phQchVM0vlzy2ERi2f_3FIFWSrJieKMT76P7GrRxroyrFNEfmnDp_1gaJTc1Cilik-SLGNpWUPkZEDfAAnJPf53i3O153ZHDTEClucn0b9EMEkVJxmdsTcTUb48wag8uZQhdKo/s320/DSC04762.JPG" border="0" /></a>A set of fabulous French secret plates. What is the secret? You will have to wait for a new post to find out....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf_Sy3DxSTe1u_g8KSk0DGYmTgG2F3-eZw8Hy4Qy0M-b000bTph8e7vZxjkE2PcODYhfbAroExiChbqaxFifijDJIzwZyS9B4VhYKVbuWJjqyflOh-cuP-We4l5CoVakPrLcCzaW2gVs/s1600-h/DSC04770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773792482975858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf_Sy3DxSTe1u_g8KSk0DGYmTgG2F3-eZw8Hy4Qy0M-b000bTph8e7vZxjkE2PcODYhfbAroExiChbqaxFifijDJIzwZyS9B4VhYKVbuWJjqyflOh-cuP-We4l5CoVakPrLcCzaW2gVs/s320/DSC04770.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wonderful French documents......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn52ONT8qFipYvy1rIOOixqgEUUaF_DQfNir4-2aq1RgMWvQnos-wdgec8Wix-K-oSQRp9k56sioEqh3JJzwCOFGG6bYt-wPzrj6RfeBPaMrgdZWnpy00Y6oMK1PxArQVtzdQCibt0Gs/s1600-h/DSC04771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773792625434450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn52ONT8qFipYvy1rIOOixqgEUUaF_DQfNir4-2aq1RgMWvQnos-wdgec8Wix-K-oSQRp9k56sioEqh3JJzwCOFGG6bYt-wPzrj6RfeBPaMrgdZWnpy00Y6oMK1PxArQVtzdQCibt0Gs/s320/DSC04771.JPG" border="0" /></a>And maps on linen.........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KeYhhedllVKW1rq9y5LTac6jDS9JjC3_Ek0iUAGfbviQjG1ytnj_Ja6Nv-8hPVfgqwrBJQ74xJCjM1cxI3DhcehYLJmA1LXhYdu5bp99ySCGo7Qno1NlKutYxDjB7EyrSv86AznSiUc/s1600-h/DSC04773.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773786699013314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KeYhhedllVKW1rq9y5LTac6jDS9JjC3_Ek0iUAGfbviQjG1ytnj_Ja6Nv-8hPVfgqwrBJQ74xJCjM1cxI3DhcehYLJmA1LXhYdu5bp99ySCGo7Qno1NlKutYxDjB7EyrSv86AznSiUc/s320/DSC04773.JPG" border="0" /></a>French hotel silver from the Chateau <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">du</span> Louvre, and serving plates......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueeIaC3W0yfXlsphI1XZavEkvXtroWQOy2Uvz3EgecUNcvR07y0xzJ-qRiTZVN5ncWj3weWpnTgCfAVYxxtdXluZU5sHqkWKXtB9iTvYOMEa65aPt3j8fGV4eM6mK04QW-DrAZYhx0TI/s1600-h/DSC04774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773494483776546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueeIaC3W0yfXlsphI1XZavEkvXtroWQOy2Uvz3EgecUNcvR07y0xzJ-qRiTZVN5ncWj3weWpnTgCfAVYxxtdXluZU5sHqkWKXtB9iTvYOMEa65aPt3j8fGV4eM6mK04QW-DrAZYhx0TI/s320/DSC04774.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1bSfidjIDkADY3BoJY6yfPtVboeI2GT-4VBKTeKALbsXCyX_0gsiP-TR4PC_nMi1WCJ3Fja4fIxlcvryaw09lRwaHvpDHgqPKCy_dnatNg3T3yLa2oZ0Zl9We11JL-1LEGlQnWSZXHQ/s1600-h/DSC04775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773492955928370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1bSfidjIDkADY3BoJY6yfPtVboeI2GT-4VBKTeKALbsXCyX_0gsiP-TR4PC_nMi1WCJ3Fja4fIxlcvryaw09lRwaHvpDHgqPKCy_dnatNg3T3yLa2oZ0Zl9We11JL-1LEGlQnWSZXHQ/s320/DSC04775.JPG" border="0" /></a>French bird prints....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPLd8IlYerAQ57f_nspZmsIMiiiDwq3EqhZu7_bHauFNeIUtygJiyoCOV1J1Gl0N1gUsPzmLDM6oLYfgype0i_NeYclBZnngEaESzlP0nUtRY2F1KKbx-36MShNoaDBnS44jhpIVIMFQ/s1600-h/DSC04779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332773491345742562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPLd8IlYerAQ57f_nspZmsIMiiiDwq3EqhZu7_bHauFNeIUtygJiyoCOV1J1Gl0N1gUsPzmLDM6oLYfgype0i_NeYclBZnngEaESzlP0nUtRY2F1KKbx-36MShNoaDBnS44jhpIVIMFQ/s320/DSC04779.JPG" border="0" /></a>And much, much more! Stay tuned for what everyone else bought, from Vintage Hermes' to just plain French junk. You know what they say...One man's treasure... Tomorrow is really one of our FAVORITE flea markets, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Vanves</span>. It is much smaller and the inventory is quite different, but Wheeling, Dealing, and buying out of the trunks of cars, when you don't speak a word of French... It doesn't get much better than that!</p>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-79557985575235777992009-09-15T20:16:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:17:35.003-07:00Paris Flea Market Antiques Trip ** Day 5 VanvesWell, we completely wore out several of the ladies yesterday (they said they had never worked so hard on vacation in their lives!) So today's players on "Let's find a French Deal", are Brittany, Lana, Marci....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_-n0o48Pmff5UG6DjcmGjJjljI6_Vwy6nn_ELZ39Reh9HGyhJVD9FoWsJpHedwaz93OeE7SzhP0tROCjTqr0kqm6jS45-uTYa1eThthohdOphsnHmLn4tTPMaPXhnWG8oUDuWoVFhTg/s1600-h/DSC04788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302671629202818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_-n0o48Pmff5UG6DjcmGjJjljI6_Vwy6nn_ELZ39Reh9HGyhJVD9FoWsJpHedwaz93OeE7SzhP0tROCjTqr0kqm6jS45-uTYa1eThthohdOphsnHmLn4tTPMaPXhnWG8oUDuWoVFhTg/s320/DSC04788.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gigi, dressed to the gills in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beret</span>, glasses, scarf and poodle pin (all procured at yesterday's flea)... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_0mo0WGRQH91KOFO9GrxI9FMc67472xKbT0VsDn7epqK5ofxbkyRORlHFvQ301cRYZ2e2MVpbsM7Ip9jzUO-EOVuPo37ktD94dJeBoI-fI0v7pk-3DZcKsbeJnOACMyYPsGqUw2pVio/s1600-h/DSC04801.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302178079389778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_0mo0WGRQH91KOFO9GrxI9FMc67472xKbT0VsDn7epqK5ofxbkyRORlHFvQ301cRYZ2e2MVpbsM7Ip9jzUO-EOVuPo37ktD94dJeBoI-fI0v7pk-3DZcKsbeJnOACMyYPsGqUw2pVio/s320/DSC04801.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywCuQUkBrd6LLESxK_W7oU8IlHzKcwWSaXEHC1KpXIlWSaNZMLYsMROrQoDLIkAsZXYHg_3-saAW9tiPnUW_3jKKWUudcZn90518bB3Lhp2VGTSONyZi7PygNGgS1VGE2B0go8MIU2YE/s1600-h/DSC04789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302668575786786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywCuQUkBrd6LLESxK_W7oU8IlHzKcwWSaXEHC1KpXIlWSaNZMLYsMROrQoDLIkAsZXYHg_3-saAW9tiPnUW_3jKKWUudcZn90518bB3Lhp2VGTSONyZi7PygNGgS1VGE2B0go8MIU2YE/s320/DSC04789.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and of course, Val and Michele. This little flea market grows a little bit every year. It started as just one street. Now it has moved around the block and down around the corner on both sides. The further out you get, many of the people don't have cars or even a table, their wares are just put on a cloth on the ground.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdEvgAT2CRQwP7DeKsJLtqI5m3k5pyInhI0NVTMPb9cZJFy0RLveP8Og8q-FzluGx__-ybvKFCes8M5DuhoDZOj6fPEv9x2Ry52OIlsOWJygCDZt7thcpIMZLM5ttfDRYPsekIY5YmTc/s1600-h/DSC04787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302791750795794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdEvgAT2CRQwP7DeKsJLtqI5m3k5pyInhI0NVTMPb9cZJFy0RLveP8Og8q-FzluGx__-ybvKFCes8M5DuhoDZOj6fPEv9x2Ry52OIlsOWJygCDZt7thcpIMZLM5ttfDRYPsekIY5YmTc/s320/DSC04787.JPG" border="0" /></a>This vendor serenaded us into his booth....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU1JEoMWK2l3IPzYeN86f32KOR4bgQS6zGudWbeje4S1znnTf9Ve4lbgIDaP7T3FKxojL3VV1aM1HaUBJd8hd3OAw6sEGtyTyl-oBa7lD7RJFRv-q4ZZqFFCYmHsEXLijt2_joT6K80k/s1600-h/DSC04791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302668101599890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU1JEoMWK2l3IPzYeN86f32KOR4bgQS6zGudWbeje4S1znnTf9Ve4lbgIDaP7T3FKxojL3VV1aM1HaUBJd8hd3OAw6sEGtyTyl-oBa7lD7RJFRv-q4ZZqFFCYmHsEXLijt2_joT6K80k/s320/DSC04791.JPG" border="0" /></a>We are always looking for Dog antiques......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumbgyL0NtXAopMxeuBmCxsYU4Vm_Go8koGXDHUQNpVhxn0OYVZO8aX1Ei0iKxGYC51rh_B5voVmNwZ-9lOpEsVFACcuFA3j4tOg4M4xw7v6jU_U28W4N5ufeP4Ss8djJqjN977K0aTDk/s1600-h/DSC04795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302665555119138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumbgyL0NtXAopMxeuBmCxsYU4Vm_Go8koGXDHUQNpVhxn0OYVZO8aX1Ei0iKxGYC51rh_B5voVmNwZ-9lOpEsVFACcuFA3j4tOg4M4xw7v6jU_U28W4N5ufeP4Ss8djJqjN977K0aTDk/s320/DSC04795.JPG" border="0" /></a>You never know what is in the next box.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn343dHR0gCTKc_H2_-mBraoTm3vs7Tadc1ydTzm4oLiltnwSLBCTnNkc93alRD5Sf7MHdeTlzUM19tXQ8n4QqnFKtX5OS013_Ein0EiDlqP2iDM-EpTdZjdS_evTPeYfmldbOHOLoZo/s1600-h/DSC04799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302414092520290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn343dHR0gCTKc_H2_-mBraoTm3vs7Tadc1ydTzm4oLiltnwSLBCTnNkc93alRD5Sf7MHdeTlzUM19tXQ8n4QqnFKtX5OS013_Ein0EiDlqP2iDM-EpTdZjdS_evTPeYfmldbOHOLoZo/s320/DSC04799.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are a few things that Val and Michele picked up. All will be available at our "French Market" sale in June....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-agp4b_MOqfHgGGp_PW0N270UHIXE4-1NE7diuKKf0INPHbyskqa3__HnEQbV8JrIj2V77-omnMes8Xu6AYu36n04trZ_PelW_WUVoEfi3_AYLS2dzQM64EFE9If3X4sej8mkechqxQ/s1600-h/DSC04802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302172665571778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-agp4b_MOqfHgGGp_PW0N270UHIXE4-1NE7diuKKf0INPHbyskqa3__HnEQbV8JrIj2V77-omnMes8Xu6AYu36n04trZ_PelW_WUVoEfi3_AYLS2dzQM64EFE9If3X4sej8mkechqxQ/s320/DSC04802.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHas5jNsiOrtECKkCiVdNwstI0IyxByQ6TEhpmu72fSWQ_rgYNtTq97GTdFHTpLdAkZr1xLOof0AvIM8M7n1KQxyPbwqPhMvUCjm2zQaLvBcga5smcFvaHd64KI0bLs0B13pp9Ti_mMk/s1600-h/DSC04803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302168565548994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHas5jNsiOrtECKkCiVdNwstI0IyxByQ6TEhpmu72fSWQ_rgYNtTq97GTdFHTpLdAkZr1xLOof0AvIM8M7n1KQxyPbwqPhMvUCjm2zQaLvBcga5smcFvaHd64KI0bLs0B13pp9Ti_mMk/s320/DSC04803.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is our next mystery item.Can anyone tell us what it is? (Yes, we know)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUTuq_FTs9gvnAHHVGDcf5rtI1_WlPSf3oNiyr3QuuBNcKQcfDcQIgGbXykJ9IIDvOqEDly8y8snO6Tq1lHIKlHVY_uBU9SWcQ9DvGUVH9YamNbnKfUfj2HrKW03tK9rZmT7tXo3xRAE/s1600-h/DSC04804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302169165937730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUTuq_FTs9gvnAHHVGDcf5rtI1_WlPSf3oNiyr3QuuBNcKQcfDcQIgGbXykJ9IIDvOqEDly8y8snO6Tq1lHIKlHVY_uBU9SWcQ9DvGUVH9YamNbnKfUfj2HrKW03tK9rZmT7tXo3xRAE/s320/DSC04804.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZvKh_A0QZ-Ob3vaoDIUFNcTFfGVGLn6drWDf9-FYaB1EfZs56nKvXEO80V3JDhLn_raXNvsgJ7fhiL-OAmUxnIjXBuczqYaEHE5s5GH8k5rX7n-MwgbXJhS-WjDC8y9_Y-e1PUDW_Yw/s1600-h/DSC04806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333302164694996658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZvKh_A0QZ-Ob3vaoDIUFNcTFfGVGLn6drWDf9-FYaB1EfZs56nKvXEO80V3JDhLn_raXNvsgJ7fhiL-OAmUxnIjXBuczqYaEHE5s5GH8k5rX7n-MwgbXJhS-WjDC8y9_Y-e1PUDW_Yw/s320/DSC04806.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7x7ZqtYikq47kiNJgQtupDCC-G7ek2BG18Sne8qiSWtey9ZUpDcW7bGD-2eTDO24IoJOOfuL_YKkA727cOCyRAIgqkhhDYJ-4hGpynfWrVVEAT27sp26_SaTuVVdxomhdtJQqMF2llU/s1600-h/DSC04807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301851694561186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7x7ZqtYikq47kiNJgQtupDCC-G7ek2BG18Sne8qiSWtey9ZUpDcW7bGD-2eTDO24IoJOOfuL_YKkA727cOCyRAIgqkhhDYJ-4hGpynfWrVVEAT27sp26_SaTuVVdxomhdtJQqMF2llU/s320/DSC04807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwox4W1tbdVdMQA7488hxw4V5SuJS5Qn3HBKaq67aTdf37eFcYir3HlRItXEpFduAOUjKDyHFFMkDUIzdAE20HC-_orVFGMwib5aVRR6x2KPKkQit_4aT36azIxaSdWzznWQgrI-n_fj4/s1600-h/DSC04808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301843778326066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwox4W1tbdVdMQA7488hxw4V5SuJS5Qn3HBKaq67aTdf37eFcYir3HlRItXEpFduAOUjKDyHFFMkDUIzdAE20HC-_orVFGMwib5aVRR6x2KPKkQit_4aT36azIxaSdWzznWQgrI-n_fj4/s320/DSC04808.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We are in love with this dented and tarnished horn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VIe4cyxEI-SLk5AqLW3uze1J8FpmHwXRPDLuy_QMYx3rSoPI9s0r0ffoAkMGyNBmdwdNtDnTdzXu7otep7TvOwsPBqxo2vYTTtZOp_PhDxcRgOhpX3ZLYhx8cdd6LXy2PdS9LK6SX7g/s1600-h/DSC04811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301835904082354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VIe4cyxEI-SLk5AqLW3uze1J8FpmHwXRPDLuy_QMYx3rSoPI9s0r0ffoAkMGyNBmdwdNtDnTdzXu7otep7TvOwsPBqxo2vYTTtZOp_PhDxcRgOhpX3ZLYhx8cdd6LXy2PdS9LK6SX7g/s320/DSC04811.JPG" border="0" /></a>On its own, maybe not that great, but it is inscribed with a gorgeous wreath insignia,Lyon Paris, and a date in the 1800s<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxXqWn5DsqZaf-05rFxuMWK6_q_D5es8JG8hgIeU11yDTjLGfWiUJUifi73tcIKFK3g9-oStcmdFim-O_-WRO7W7PLCu2Qlo3wIUnBNzZ9R1-M-gy1BmU-yZB3vHBTYTXP2Swxun4wfk/s1600-h/DSC04810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301841131310594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxXqWn5DsqZaf-05rFxuMWK6_q_D5es8JG8hgIeU11yDTjLGfWiUJUifi73tcIKFK3g9-oStcmdFim-O_-WRO7W7PLCu2Qlo3wIUnBNzZ9R1-M-gy1BmU-yZB3vHBTYTXP2Swxun4wfk/s320/DSC04810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What did everyone else buy? 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrQfpGGU0eggFthZrqn0Mj98SsZyirS6B8C6ta-BHM6sVvBt2plFVpPEonHH5THs1GEMLCrtg0wtFjlzRvPdA_BrG4X-o8uQdJCaMR8Vi4PCKZ1cgY26nTyo1pqrc0aMe4XEuSJT_fWk/s320/DSC04852.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gigi made the deal of the century when she got this fabulous silver ladle for 1 euro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMewKEfpN4YhZE7RHkON0QkyelRV4DLJ063w5AACqUzYoWKqQaqeweu2o3QbAaRxU5CxZjhKKZy3BVNE4x2qA61ysV8UKOzfeDfTkXH2S9leKEbWcZwqqAkawRsM65LBRqGtGm5zQCRo/s1600-h/DSC04855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301152060882210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMewKEfpN4YhZE7RHkON0QkyelRV4DLJ063w5AACqUzYoWKqQaqeweu2o3QbAaRxU5CxZjhKKZy3BVNE4x2qA61ysV8UKOzfeDfTkXH2S9leKEbWcZwqqAkawRsM65LBRqGtGm5zQCRo/s320/DSC04855.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JV43YXwzawBMM9u_wZjjk4_wiKFE9RE7wZ2t4JvppMS_219Rxjb85jzWe2Ke0v-olBzifXG6SAZZALChjVBNPidHWWVsSPSXhgAPcHL0g5YeSSuPvMVa_Tu70LRFhMPbFgySTpO42nk/s1600-h/DSC04856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301149359716578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JV43YXwzawBMM9u_wZjjk4_wiKFE9RE7wZ2t4JvppMS_219Rxjb85jzWe2Ke0v-olBzifXG6SAZZALChjVBNPidHWWVsSPSXhgAPcHL0g5YeSSuPvMVa_Tu70LRFhMPbFgySTpO42nk/s320/DSC04856.JPG" border="0" /></a>In the "what were they thinking?" <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">category</span>, Brittney bought this darling iron baby cradle, then "realized" it wouldn't fit in her luggage.....How to get it home?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6izLnqFicriV08NwWCX1VQ1aj3xq8PRkirxFc0EvGmBU-jUyQuF_x2IQSdakeJ5k_xLThMxqbjres4NDwiKTUo8PqqJlaBGUn-nnssPrSoR06Awal4zQRkhGXl3Oj9liZzsTqyGqtzzA/s1600-h/DSC04841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333301448599840018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6izLnqFicriV08NwWCX1VQ1aj3xq8PRkirxFc0EvGmBU-jUyQuF_x2IQSdakeJ5k_xLThMxqbjres4NDwiKTUo8PqqJlaBGUn-nnssPrSoR06Awal4zQRkhGXl3Oj9liZzsTqyGqtzzA/s320/DSC04841.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She headed straight for the Red Shed Girl's room, because EVERYBODY know that Red Shed Girls know how to pack. We built this Sanford & Son packing box, and checked it on through!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaWnlNdxRB9hSQQAXQrf5TP4gip5_Te_qGTNaLu4ilToo7E6q0oPP3SGEH7zahv7NbONBTVzLbQEzyPOB9u9iiP7icST8OZ07gssTwEEu6jed_zWqfjFlOllBlz8Mfr6biHvUQDD760/s1600-h/DSC05206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298057968030066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaWnlNdxRB9hSQQAXQrf5TP4gip5_Te_qGTNaLu4ilToo7E6q0oPP3SGEH7zahv7NbONBTVzLbQEzyPOB9u9iiP7icST8OZ07gssTwEEu6jed_zWqfjFlOllBlz8Mfr6biHvUQDD760/s320/DSC05206.JPG" border="0" /></a>The day was still young, so we headed to the Seine River where vendors sell everything from books to nuts, postcards and paper. We picked up some amazing vintage handwritten restaurant menus.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQWiYbaup9Xe7LPcP7PxH24yVJbz_J2t9-D7jyqVpw42OdqpgnyVUD-ay6oy7mxdcVM29xKvwfo7Xd1Aguydk_zNEDtU5SvIfnJy77x3ev3TVUbmtQUlPpggutBP9Zz3ATEB3KwE_xEU/s1600-h/DSC04875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333300850808584786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQWiYbaup9Xe7LPcP7PxH24yVJbz_J2t9-D7jyqVpw42OdqpgnyVUD-ay6oy7mxdcVM29xKvwfo7Xd1Aguydk_zNEDtU5SvIfnJy77x3ev3TVUbmtQUlPpggutBP9Zz3ATEB3KwE_xEU/s320/DSC04875.JPG" border="0" /></a>We stopped for a bite and all of the sudden we heard the huge rumbling noise. It was thousands of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">in line</span> skaters rolling right through St <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Micheal's</span> square! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS4HjdHVmctPaarqp2RdkQcgX35HbHvPx55d8Kw_kTSacca3juh__YkZ0Q9ULdnQBWS0mT8TVXT721exACffRnZQCqjj-DD2wMxWfsz0nyp4DWXqzaRC5znpUHRxM-v-9UAShyQtviYA/s1600-h/DSC04882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333300841422216370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS4HjdHVmctPaarqp2RdkQcgX35HbHvPx55d8Kw_kTSacca3juh__YkZ0Q9ULdnQBWS0mT8TVXT721exACffRnZQCqjj-DD2wMxWfsz0nyp4DWXqzaRC5znpUHRxM-v-9UAShyQtviYA/s320/DSC04882.JPG" border="0" /></a>Even the police, guiding and protecting were wearing skates. Only in Paris!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn8_oQ4gJvOkyzGrtqz0N5r9sRX8QuacCKUo6CWrMpnTCuAhQdpc-PfyK67iPie9JNOATanzvgITilxWeLenTRWUwAFxURfpNxKe0S08-Zx-ajKlDvKZo4A8EAxX4HoT9VEiOqt5VEoM/s1600-h/DSC04881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333300843630346962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn8_oQ4gJvOkyzGrtqz0N5r9sRX8QuacCKUo6CWrMpnTCuAhQdpc-PfyK67iPie9JNOATanzvgITilxWeLenTRWUwAFxURfpNxKe0S08-Zx-ajKlDvKZo4A8EAxX4HoT9VEiOqt5VEoM/s320/DSC04881.JPG" border="0" /></a>A few blocks away some of the other girls saw a herd of ponies and mules going down the street<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitAzsjAn2WO4cg6HokgtDbmT1db0noIgnktgVnb84A9W22PS0rsZ0QitVT4XICR6-WdciXdu9iNYtl38U4y3Fb8hGAv8-u-STp9Fp-kYUhljUWBEkZL1xpaIz9-9Br8QFiTIyUv4SdNw/s1600-h/DSC04897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333300835505213810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitAzsjAn2WO4cg6HokgtDbmT1db0noIgnktgVnb84A9W22PS0rsZ0QitVT4XICR6-WdciXdu9iNYtl38U4y3Fb8hGAv8-u-STp9Fp-kYUhljUWBEkZL1xpaIz9-9Br8QFiTIyUv4SdNw/s320/DSC04897.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our day still was not over. With the whole group rested, we headed over to our friends who had rented an apartment in Paris for a month to have a cocktail party....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ClWg5bsFMHY5zfOpNMmo0GnOLjvOyolIYVYZcVGWbTk7R7nr_oD2Exh5Px0Il1F3cDD5KkIwhY37FLSHzjgb0OF70R_7KRoeVoDto4wXYVIc7VACDNrbtFNUzkRnocB5EhZFBk8WttQ/s1600-h/DSC04894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333300836419325826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ClWg5bsFMHY5zfOpNMmo0GnOLjvOyolIYVYZcVGWbTk7R7nr_oD2Exh5Px0Il1F3cDD5KkIwhY37FLSHzjgb0OF70R_7KRoeVoDto4wXYVIc7VACDNrbtFNUzkRnocB5EhZFBk8WttQ/s320/DSC04894.JPG" border="0" /></a>They are living in the St Germain Des Pres area. A perfect venue for sight seeing, shopping and people watching...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUZ_M1Is6rDg31_QvpsVOyrFJhpPOHAwiPz9bv8lTLkTguWv_bu9ptx-cm9NTN2n5toDk8uqrhQn_SumPjTuYvVS11bfHMsQJq-ruOK4buTxQu2lBG0Q69Lyu0jFhzA_p0AVfcTEycoo/s1600-h/DSC04956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298059869195954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUZ_M1Is6rDg31_QvpsVOyrFJhpPOHAwiPz9bv8lTLkTguWv_bu9ptx-cm9NTN2n5toDk8uqrhQn_SumPjTuYvVS11bfHMsQJq-ruOK4buTxQu2lBG0Q69Lyu0jFhzA_p0AVfcTEycoo/s320/DSC04956.JPG" border="0" /></a>Their apartment was on the second floor and we climbed <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">these</span> fabulous hand carved stairs that were hundreds of years old.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6Zfyn4crdhfEDFXBNosttkU_VzIK6VuEbwE6G3hlnKWk4G-Fpbv7KHrbdwvi_Oe9raYbZeR7dayYc-Jktp7yFO37y8ZA5WiNgQZo1ET1R4suBhz3PjAMa6yJOs3vE-KET2WJhiH0l24/s1600-h/DSC04955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298066073068066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6Zfyn4crdhfEDFXBNosttkU_VzIK6VuEbwE6G3hlnKWk4G-Fpbv7KHrbdwvi_Oe9raYbZeR7dayYc-Jktp7yFO37y8ZA5WiNgQZo1ET1R4suBhz3PjAMa6yJOs3vE-KET2WJhiH0l24/s320/DSC04955.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We were greeted by our hosts, Theresa and Lynn (on the left) . Theresa and Lynn met and were roommates on our Paris trip last year. They loved it so much, they decided to rent an apartment together for a month this year. It looks like Lynn may even try to live in Paris full time eventually.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB09854eb-J_vhH2p2b7e8hySP-X-Osm_ByQbME5PLt4mRRs_OUTGyPe0q65Hvy806dXcimeNDqX9TsqKS3igdJ-zLf7YmHGz-kE-y7O7tOC7PdRUVGqEqCqvWt-zKvy5qcuw-rFl05g/s1600-h/DSC04953.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298072381727602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB09854eb-J_vhH2p2b7e8hySP-X-Osm_ByQbME5PLt4mRRs_OUTGyPe0q65Hvy806dXcimeNDqX9TsqKS3igdJ-zLf7YmHGz-kE-y7O7tOC7PdRUVGqEqCqvWt-zKvy5qcuw-rFl05g/s320/DSC04953.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">The apartment</span> was Gorgeous. So very French... and much larger than I expected...The windows were thrown open, and the French music was playing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtpRPh0kzFDSt0xroHPKbFvHMZdXx7UAFNcs7s-OLQf8JzjE9ExEEiThUEHg5jjfLYIAfAiwlpaKguu_tFP3JiPzmaSYcouVtIYYSnn8J1KO7beq-a2n1lvcK-Ohayvqmfuuuh3bjKG0/s1600-h/DSC04908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298784636100178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtpRPh0kzFDSt0xroHPKbFvHMZdXx7UAFNcs7s-OLQf8JzjE9ExEEiThUEHg5jjfLYIAfAiwlpaKguu_tFP3JiPzmaSYcouVtIYYSnn8J1KO7beq-a2n1lvcK-Ohayvqmfuuuh3bjKG0/s320/DSC04908.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgj3gugPpP-UD1d8zqo1-kWU2IAmRAUcGaoovV8BE9ZZLyQYkv4yEMu9EfoG4rdys0SVAWwi4Q96HkJED8I6Hf4BQhxmOuvCx0-2GHBDwi8vHsxWR3o9AGEFuThUlKrQ4wbmWIEU44CU/s1600-h/DSC04906.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298786736931506" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZK6F5q4mB16qKFOrHukskXSKydd_QZOl6-k784GjQf_2ZGbPEZP-n4z-f0f0E8FmjvAgf5Aw1gc7ZMptq8uFmcoyO7jBIQK4KNOCRiDwZArGgcWJOc_T99gZeWMc4zdsW2HyiTSu2vk/s320/DSC04935.JPG" border="0" /></a>All of her items will be available at her antique booth in Springfield,Mo After another quick bite to eat and another great day in Paris comes to a too quick end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pOKLIhog4UJhez8Tt2tYd8GtBCYs3GFDATAmheav6fr6TUQbP4rQ0si5wPt_5hwGZ7gqcmDoHf8VX4kdQcM9_IQEcYdCiGT4sD9Ak85v0gL0GafJJjIIvmI0qXEDMaSHDSTTn1PYEpY/s1600-h/DSC04961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333298062759953474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pOKLIhog4UJhez8Tt2tYd8GtBCYs3GFDATAmheav6fr6TUQbP4rQ0si5wPt_5hwGZ7gqcmDoHf8VX4kdQcM9_IQEcYdCiGT4sD9Ak85v0gL0GafJJjIIvmI0qXEDMaSHDSTTn1PYEpY/s320/DSC04961.JPG" border="0" /></a>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-51040117179250276792009-09-15T20:13:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:16:04.071-07:00Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip ** Day 6Paris is just so vast and amazing that it is easy to have fabulous discoveries right outside your door, that you might not even know about. Today we took a tour in the Latin Quarter guided by Ex-Pat, Richard Nahem, who owns <a href="http://www.eyepreferparistours.com/">Eye Prefer Paris Tours.</a> and <a href="http://www.eyepreferparistours.com/cooking-class/">Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes</a>.<br />Richard promote "the Paris that Tourists never see", and he certainly did not disappoint. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8wqsFvxVvZ1kjRiLGB2hL5Y4m5N7ZwcDkda3VVjyN92osGc4XPfPzy7zCFbcsFhdN_k7B_W7RE3Cq38Rlw6Yb_DZgUyxDnFgLGyPS7lEClbefTuIsV_gV08YU0VRHQwfyn3CLW1XS5Q/s1600-h/Paris+2009+April+May+521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8wqsFvxVvZ1kjRiLGB2hL5Y4m5N7ZwcDkda3VVjyN92osGc4XPfPzy7zCFbcsFhdN_k7B_W7RE3Cq38Rlw6Yb_DZgUyxDnFgLGyPS7lEClbefTuIsV_gV08YU0VRHQwfyn3CLW1XS5Q/s320/Paris+2009+April+May+521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370971940609930082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjPrRxLrKf-XifZzm4gTX51-K4hcoZ7TYG4nLg4KmgIYD6G7hFo3U1j9mPrH40NdULbEaF4i03Upetw8u2uCeNkCCFenOq8qbiLqCBgRlMK1wWsarVs70BKlO2PLdFZWdMO3cKZY3L2g/s1600-h/ipreferparis2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjPrRxLrKf-XifZzm4gTX51-K4hcoZ7TYG4nLg4KmgIYD6G7hFo3U1j9mPrH40NdULbEaF4i03Upetw8u2uCeNkCCFenOq8qbiLqCBgRlMK1wWsarVs70BKlO2PLdFZWdMO3cKZY3L2g/s320/ipreferparis2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370972491556910034" border="0" /></a><br />We entered a small gate, right in the middle of a residential district and descended a lovely stair case, that ensconced this beautiful headless statue.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCnMGb5THaRsCi7B8o3RGa-4hnDkvmiZ3LX1jp2uqrIa9QGmDPuFfB65E7veaRZPTHdbVQbTV8mle3h6Py8R5OwGD-J9qL6SJbjKpGEra-mOX2kv5c10UJ3BkoK6soIBq_AaDsfLvW7A/s1600-h/DSC04975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572731613341410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCnMGb5THaRsCi7B8o3RGa-4hnDkvmiZ3LX1jp2uqrIa9QGmDPuFfB65E7veaRZPTHdbVQbTV8mle3h6Py8R5OwGD-J9qL6SJbjKpGEra-mOX2kv5c10UJ3BkoK6soIBq_AaDsfLvW7A/s320/DSC04975.JPG" border="0" /></a><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCTCsrWsouVs1njN0hVpK-_H4l9ST_ipqUuFtSGLRBR-k0NvWhU_tmOM6TW5fMlmY-8uhFpmOgHmlJkh4h_9orDt5GcTTO7fKWGiFPe5HatzTb3oVz6I4KUGrnkff8uClgANvpvhZFLs/s1600-h/DSC04977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572600188208818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCTCsrWsouVs1njN0hVpK-_H4l9ST_ipqUuFtSGLRBR-k0NvWhU_tmOM6TW5fMlmY-8uhFpmOgHmlJkh4h_9orDt5GcTTO7fKWGiFPe5HatzTb3oVz6I4KUGrnkff8uClgANvpvhZFLs/s320/DSC04977.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQaapHr-Dg0P9EnsKDISYDB7JyJdF6d4lnt_uCHqFXWga_ekLCHVNKFJTV5l0wh57bVY6VzicO2Sa_HB7ax4NYYpssVJ3RkdzwGA3Cz3O4flele5UyPIet8igLGspo4USc9RML00Kfd0/s1600-h/DSC04978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572603906371410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQaapHr-Dg0P9EnsKDISYDB7JyJdF6d4lnt_uCHqFXWga_ekLCHVNKFJTV5l0wh57bVY6VzicO2Sa_HB7ax4NYYpssVJ3RkdzwGA3Cz3O4flele5UyPIet8igLGspo4USc9RML00Kfd0/s320/DSC04978.JPG" border="0" /></a>What looked like a garden, opened up into a Roman stone Colosseum! At one time this Colosseum held up to 15000 people. Over the years, parts of it were dismantled and used for wall fences around Paris....But even the gates that they kept the Lions behind remain!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP_pmI5SaRM-tC0laojUPtGWccoEKZYnqN8kGOlcaRXi5ChajHpeiXO-QjXS1jNkb14b3PcpKKx4Yxtf6sgvoXYkQ1iMpd7mAaUGvfgTjCcRtN4C2JZyGVqWey57-UlTTDxrK3u-T7vc/s1600-h/DSC04986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572600841265906" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP_pmI5SaRM-tC0laojUPtGWccoEKZYnqN8kGOlcaRXi5ChajHpeiXO-QjXS1jNkb14b3PcpKKx4Yxtf6sgvoXYkQ1iMpd7mAaUGvfgTjCcRtN4C2JZyGVqWey57-UlTTDxrK3u-T7vc/s320/DSC04986.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwy4rbp9DwIVq4JbeNbl9jhdME3rgOenUNOtosiYZJKggucgzU0lNgdcOm38S_pDRxIe6BbeKgD0jbePtk42qxXVBkjZX0XgiPCFq4R4UPQ86t1kfpLX5IaVA3drVve155RjKr3NuhfRo/s1600-h/DSC04988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572599044071746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Kim, Jana, and Joy went with Jodie to score some beautiful new luggage and purses....<br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgthbxpbAP286uYwWQojAGhOSoIr2qmbeuiOUZkYfL2b-GgmkTU4pM155kpyYgNkYqSD_kmHMojZUccCSh6UZvy8wSxWy09jeHersbtmQZBUbpfbT_Q13_otttEWFz7A0YuwYCIPkGQ4/s1600-h/DSC05204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570215951050866" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgthbxpbAP286uYwWQojAGhOSoIr2qmbeuiOUZkYfL2b-GgmkTU4pM155kpyYgNkYqSD_kmHMojZUccCSh6UZvy8wSxWy09jeHersbtmQZBUbpfbT_Q13_otttEWFz7A0YuwYCIPkGQ4/s320/DSC05204.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AXqWmK_EgIyITB6yPYqZC4uW_zcLkHGbHh8HzxlL1UiJCeoRTriOtuw1-Pb-0CWgUslEnYm4CRXgWKzasoR2oZoeqXQus2VDgoBrRhV4EbvfnBOTizUw4vetxqFKhCJzckYW_TSF_Wo/s1600-h/DSC05205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570210264531026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AXqWmK_EgIyITB6yPYqZC4uW_zcLkHGbHh8HzxlL1UiJCeoRTriOtuw1-Pb-0CWgUslEnYm4CRXgWKzasoR2oZoeqXQus2VDgoBrRhV4EbvfnBOTizUw4vetxqFKhCJzckYW_TSF_Wo/s320/DSC05205.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLna1qxWpmGGCLDw5HNm72nl9XwC2naq6VRZDbF8ufp2aKGNkcVRarVlgX5MGMYmjqgJkPRX1meQG0qHo-yxmjcU0uajFnOLOma017-Qk5DzYlZxIwG_CR0MuNvbsgAh4xYRjOHFjsw0/s1600-h/DSC05203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLna1qxWpmGGCLDw5HNm72nl9XwC2naq6VRZDbF8ufp2aKGNkcVRarVlgX5MGMYmjqgJkPRX1meQG0qHo-yxmjcU0uajFnOLOma017-Qk5DzYlZxIwG_CR0MuNvbsgAh4xYRjOHFjsw0/s320/DSC05203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334641386474287106" border="0" /></a>After everyone was rested up and cleaned up we headed to our deluxe farewell dinner cruise aboard Bateaux Parisian...........<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYB2nEhgWWtQQS-kMXtj58-B7qkyuX7CAAbtS5uHy7DMT37ino_fCSdrd_NqE2t78mTCLnw9KNyzntthgoZPHxezotUPksDVaU5seCdqBy9Uy2TRR1wqrtVGkM_5pMZK2_eAk1QTNbghY/s1600-h/DSC05148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571142262246962" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYB2nEhgWWtQQS-kMXtj58-B7qkyuX7CAAbtS5uHy7DMT37ino_fCSdrd_NqE2t78mTCLnw9KNyzntthgoZPHxezotUPksDVaU5seCdqBy9Uy2TRR1wqrtVGkM_5pMZK2_eAk1QTNbghY/s320/DSC05148.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSx-9O70DSCKJun2xOlIhnRMCxyx6zeEoSWBN1okVJl0wPC3rJk-F1UMh5nhZ8eudlCklua2LVua6ijVkBHc_aTbJeXyjg3DCBJjRuScx9iQ971tWLwbf7npF7IL5x5fPE9PwgoXMcy0/s1600-h/DSC05149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571140770547042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSx-9O70DSCKJun2xOlIhnRMCxyx6zeEoSWBN1okVJl0wPC3rJk-F1UMh5nhZ8eudlCklua2LVua6ijVkBHc_aTbJeXyjg3DCBJjRuScx9iQ971tWLwbf7npF7IL5x5fPE9PwgoXMcy0/s320/DSC05149.JPG" border="0" /></a>Of course, we had the best table in the house. We were again serenaded........<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhCZZKYCTmA7GzYW6SOzYTtyF72rMcI7saBvBKra4iWcTV_0MhInkOJQ2Jv07SNPoaLFk3p8uYpc9gEfEbc1lx4FbfaNdjKq7VqAa0hO_epOpq52vFWWqPM9KdPYV6ZI3xMwLi5WClZg/s1600-h/DSC05153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570715340034786" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhCZZKYCTmA7GzYW6SOzYTtyF72rMcI7saBvBKra4iWcTV_0MhInkOJQ2Jv07SNPoaLFk3p8uYpc9gEfEbc1lx4FbfaNdjKq7VqAa0hO_epOpq52vFWWqPM9KdPYV6ZI3xMwLi5WClZg/s320/DSC05153.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivVn_Zj3EALpvkghrjiWEeVdCiltHzCiVNTz_68UB-tezh6fpNtDrQdD6zgmTcbn0UmOKKAKfOhaTfsxMoGnRmneT26sZY_NApe_bslMgM4JmxFGBxSiquejTCvi0xZX6RER-0lRbptg/s1600-h/DSC05155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570713153364162" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivVn_Zj3EALpvkghrjiWEeVdCiltHzCiVNTz_68UB-tezh6fpNtDrQdD6zgmTcbn0UmOKKAKfOhaTfsxMoGnRmneT26sZY_NApe_bslMgM4JmxFGBxSiquejTCvi0xZX6RER-0lRbptg/s320/DSC05155.JPG" border="0" /></a>We relaxed and enjoyed the gorgeous scenery....<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJGcyZDKb7TN6EAW8aFMkRcYKamk9f1Nic66k4rj_usyDuVrJHao061WxUZh_2kHDBoaIvdDP5Dq_DWiEdTnrnKQYlKDXl6qlGGgSbiHbtzLKeXAV9uMwJJsN_zFhQXnFHzNpbhIWUc4/s1600-h/DSC05159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570711120096562" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJGcyZDKb7TN6EAW8aFMkRcYKamk9f1Nic66k4rj_usyDuVrJHao061WxUZh_2kHDBoaIvdDP5Dq_DWiEdTnrnKQYlKDXl6qlGGgSbiHbtzLKeXAV9uMwJJsN_zFhQXnFHzNpbhIWUc4/s320/DSC05159.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfDLzjGrtW1B40fAlUJa3zDwLB93rGja8RyaauJya5Le5CmTp99y7UzPDcaeHPWYoVTSJtp2QCukwjwF2KwaxoagvlY1Q9wT24x5IDuwsP7RfJrBAZ9B_5OFMHORJ8PCT7nDxlTxY-Zo/s1600-h/DSC05161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570713796220546" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfDLzjGrtW1B40fAlUJa3zDwLB93rGja8RyaauJya5Le5CmTp99y7UzPDcaeHPWYoVTSJtp2QCukwjwF2KwaxoagvlY1Q9wT24x5IDuwsP7RfJrBAZ9B_5OFMHORJ8PCT7nDxlTxY-Zo/s320/DSC05161.JPG" border="0" /></a>And danced the night away..........<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSBUYUqY2Hv1d2E47w1xYBMlk4ZBeyHPx5zuNFAtvegekXK5otO31JorV2f8Sn8Zcs964Cx_8QStbyivUpxL9FsadruBDV0mhohW8_EvjF1kpbFwLMnjjZoGuhBjwVulvef_43dpl6_E/s1600-h/DSC05176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570706594011010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSBUYUqY2Hv1d2E47w1xYBMlk4ZBeyHPx5zuNFAtvegekXK5otO31JorV2f8Sn8Zcs964Cx_8QStbyivUpxL9FsadruBDV0mhohW8_EvjF1kpbFwLMnjjZoGuhBjwVulvef_43dpl6_E/s320/DSC05176.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRnwlrDym1i8TgfNueZv74-ehpvhOMdA7h3QQYzAw_dlioUD5N4DFy7ZMdG_rSyeC9tQmyL8tkinHjpn1VduP0c4JXItTHK23fYkksyTwWLXoTqTIUR-l4dSjBWOMsn0FX1PR6WqCGz8/s1600-h/DSC05185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570222029490402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRnwlrDym1i8TgfNueZv74-ehpvhOMdA7h3QQYzAw_dlioUD5N4DFy7ZMdG_rSyeC9tQmyL8tkinHjpn1VduP0c4JXItTHK23fYkksyTwWLXoTqTIUR-l4dSjBWOMsn0FX1PR6WqCGz8/s320/DSC05185.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5v2s4y03JbLJHE66ca2K-jUb5jrMQvIZcJUvdpYv24h3hugr9ObUoAIPMRR5kSw9DxJKj5Be9AOx-LhLFvfJnE5om1SzPVvfGSK5rLc9u7wHZV6HBAMdvxmg3LJByXlI-dKS9pnZHg/s1600-h/DSC05188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334570218968283906" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5v2s4y03JbLJHE66ca2K-jUb5jrMQvIZcJUvdpYv24h3hugr9ObUoAIPMRR5kSw9DxJKj5Be9AOx-LhLFvfJnE5om1SzPVvfGSK5rLc9u7wHZV6HBAMdvxmg3LJByXlI-dKS9pnZHg/s320/DSC05188.JPG" border="0" /></a>We arrived back at port, directly under a sparkling Eiffel Tower. The perfect ending to a perfect day and a wonderful trip. Click to see it sparkle!<br /><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxq7pbwwv5SgQ9lpOlifgW4GYR87mz_64XFgnhCfbzdweYU5icRCJBMaf1R7GrIaZ64Z8QTr0s0CpcAuDT8Fw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128757626894240902.post-56234937079738057732009-09-15T20:12:00.001-07:002009-09-15T20:13:09.053-07:00Red Shed Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip 2008Our Paris Flea Market Shopping Trip 2008 was wildly successful! Everyone said it was the best trip they had been on <em>in their entire lives! (Just wait until our 2009 trip!) </em>What is not to love? Great company, fabulous architecture, flowers in full bloom, and Fantastic French Antiques! We wanted to share why we loved our Paris trip so much. Of course the company was the best!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-gfzqywim2ttrbh7mdC_Z8hkvHuaoViuGAtECNDbWDS3oVDofpkcHkXx5qoObGfxiTV4mR39mNjAq42U-5sc8TXvQ3arZiALVfWQdF7yvNRqztlgd0ry_UXglBRF7oguRTxf54eeuOI/s1600-h/DSC00221+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204819189335686770" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-gfzqywim2ttrbh7mdC_Z8hkvHuaoViuGAtECNDbWDS3oVDofpkcHkXx5qoObGfxiTV4mR39mNjAq42U-5sc8TXvQ3arZiALVfWQdF7yvNRqztlgd0ry_UXglBRF7oguRTxf54eeuOI/s320/DSC00221+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br />From left to right, Michele, Lana, Theresa, GiGi, Jodie, Lynn, Valarie.<br /><br />We arrived at the fabulous Hotel Littre, and our huge rooms. If you have ever been to Paris, you know how rare, cool, large digs like this are.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdrTrvLGqvK-Rzultw10jwVfAYcV5O7whfOWOjGPvXPO4f3XY_kG99z0dUsLt15JhItxzeBN-UdahsEoeASfn-_pX9kGndOOLGWLDt7m3cGBIc3RDybp4h4I3NujoZhcF32_FbsRS7wU/s1600-h/DSC00056+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204824643944152818" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 290px; height: 208px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdrTrvLGqvK-Rzultw10jwVfAYcV5O7whfOWOjGPvXPO4f3XY_kG99z0dUsLt15JhItxzeBN-UdahsEoeASfn-_pX9kGndOOLGWLDt7m3cGBIc3RDybp4h4I3NujoZhcF32_FbsRS7wU/s320/DSC00056+%28Small%29.JPG" width="307" border="0" height="228" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn8gbUoEf2V8LcOPNBiAUjdZFhOELKASLQPkMmZjKS2sBpz6lD4oI1Qxqxo2RUWDPNPRzN9MqpTtRGLzLwdL0AHwWN3br_OLqolqFmE5YZFWEblpqVTqkhr82obSzlRlGq1V2fhePfgw/s1600-h/DSC00057+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204824970361667330" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 275px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn8gbUoEf2V8LcOPNBiAUjdZFhOELKASLQPkMmZjKS2sBpz6lD4oI1Qxqxo2RUWDPNPRzN9MqpTtRGLzLwdL0AHwWN3br_OLqolqFmE5YZFWEblpqVTqkhr82obSzlRlGq1V2fhePfgw/s320/DSC00057+%28Small%29.JPG" width="294" border="0" height="218" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn8gbUoEf2V8LcOPNBiAUjdZFhOELKASLQPkMmZjKS2sBpz6lD4oI1Qxqxo2RUWDPNPRzN9MqpTtRGLzLwdL0AHwWN3br_OLqolqFmE5YZFWEblpqVTqkhr82obSzlRlGq1V2fhePfgw/s1600-h/DSC00057+%28Small%29.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br />We got out our maps and within minutes we were headed to our first Antique Street Fair....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvFmI76t9l81WYWOjgQgmbm8WuMfVF3OmbS4oFi_Iu6qi3rsus73r1JjY2Alu3-7gk5zdPr41qYc_d0ovpSeRWPhfkMihNQ-75zSJBDfgYByjCOwfCrAkld2l81Gu-Ml9tiKlS1Ckxj4/s1600-h/DSC00060+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205183844944019762" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvFmI76t9l81WYWOjgQgmbm8WuMfVF3OmbS4oFi_Iu6qi3rsus73r1JjY2Alu3-7gk5zdPr41qYc_d0ovpSeRWPhfkMihNQ-75zSJBDfgYByjCOwfCrAkld2l81Gu-Ml9tiKlS1Ckxj4/s320/DSC00060+%28Small%29.JPG" width="282" border="0" height="200" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW60GYqvAW12SrNYpn-HpVYyq_QtzaOy9lwSL2-aGULpM47KvSiBQPNqWkImLcsqN7BQEAkujsBMr_W_paqmB-wn6vFsEwpJFStMrjY8WZ9VsPmtf37plymmjpl7lnuv9iKbDm0npslc/s1600-h/DSC00085+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204822105618480818" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 292px; height: 203px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW60GYqvAW12SrNYpn-HpVYyq_QtzaOy9lwSL2-aGULpM47KvSiBQPNqWkImLcsqN7BQEAkujsBMr_W_paqmB-wn6vFsEwpJFStMrjY8WZ9VsPmtf37plymmjpl7lnuv9iKbDm0npslc/s320/DSC00085+%28Small%29.JPG" width="306" border="0" height="227" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oops, maybe we had a glass of wine first, but then we went straight to the antiques. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are a few things that we loved....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gdnjXkxLWasAjkgIKIkAUeI1cl4TxGStQ7VfCRxzFESathTgm5pp8ehIbgkRejDHkxVKkDc7B7mdgtJ7aXTvEYITio9wiynCpBbSoWDDeJCS_7yBF7boyFBaDFrV2aVitCm09PN3DgM/s1600-h/DSC00078+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204823037626384066" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gdnjXkxLWasAjkgIKIkAUeI1cl4TxGStQ7VfCRxzFESathTgm5pp8ehIbgkRejDHkxVKkDc7B7mdgtJ7aXTvEYITio9wiynCpBbSoWDDeJCS_7yBF7boyFBaDFrV2aVitCm09PN3DgM/s320/DSC00078+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4qFs-2JdX4xWnMuEyl921_hKnYvNhMKtZilhCco2mNpw4bfTC6lzOUXLOUdFs8uIgd09HBrMYig5nGPSpy7Nyr7s6aw68gsbY8EXifLzJJnC5VUL-xZXQMsTPF4mKTYOBF6f4hKx_S4/s1600-h/DSC00079+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204823200835141330" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4qFs-2JdX4xWnMuEyl921_hKnYvNhMKtZilhCco2mNpw4bfTC6lzOUXLOUdFs8uIgd09HBrMYig5nGPSpy7Nyr7s6aw68gsbY8EXifLzJJnC5VUL-xZXQMsTPF4mKTYOBF6f4hKx_S4/s320/DSC00079+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpe5pL11WCVEBIhHMD8B7UxLkrjw0lK3FKN_Uxu-vciHslia5joQ0UGuAEIJitYpmghJmAg_JKFCgA4KEJO5tmVxcA_AW9bFLJVPh-F8DmUYcmquhu9eh9-oz8YzMmeOyuxUCvlqZ3rM/s1600-h/DSC00081+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204825799290355474" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpe5pL11WCVEBIhHMD8B7UxLkrjw0lK3FKN_Uxu-vciHslia5joQ0UGuAEIJitYpmghJmAg_JKFCgA4KEJO5tmVxcA_AW9bFLJVPh-F8DmUYcmquhu9eh9-oz8YzMmeOyuxUCvlqZ3rM/s320/DSC00081+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The next day was a little sight seeing around Paris. You can see why we adore this city! The weather was perfect and the flowers were blooming!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigznln1kunRTVgkBM7YPMGTS2Jm0B_zYRKLdaQM4asT-6FOAZqCfl919KKt4PLXbOKhWsAa3GP0v6NEHJ2BJYfmO6WdLnVPULCzLynT0_kxdUMFjBl5sd0sONL_pANIFGoCgqVoYrOn0o/s1600-h/DSC00096+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204827362658451250" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigznln1kunRTVgkBM7YPMGTS2Jm0B_zYRKLdaQM4asT-6FOAZqCfl919KKt4PLXbOKhWsAa3GP0v6NEHJ2BJYfmO6WdLnVPULCzLynT0_kxdUMFjBl5sd0sONL_pANIFGoCgqVoYrOn0o/s320/DSC00096+%28Small%29.JPG" width="280" border="0" height="211" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-Mj1Kobfud98zgQTwjXZbUNitH9yG8naPJjjt7bBiws8Jlnvo6K1_rfXnbCxiL3Ij0hFobfzTLqmIhsQYut5NC_cNBN48nBaqEj3a16tliDA_0d6lkFSaX2D4B0HaYCqW4wGoxvT7wI/s1600-h/DSC00112+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204831206654181218" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 284px; height: 198px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-Mj1Kobfud98zgQTwjXZbUNitH9yG8naPJjjt7bBiws8Jlnvo6K1_rfXnbCxiL3Ij0hFobfzTLqmIhsQYut5NC_cNBN48nBaqEj3a16tliDA_0d6lkFSaX2D4B0HaYCqW4wGoxvT7wI/s320/DSC00112+%28Small%29.JPG" width="300" border="0" height="220" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmabBhpIu8VS0v6zdb8h0nBHP5K0z2M-e21CGQHEzDysDnq4wACWlqQ5r0YeNODlUN6wWZHVeTItM_yTwIiJ_RRRv3tXdR3cBMfDQg3KHnUfSHHLWjQVEFPY2A8soun4or5sqIi6rWMU/s1600-h/DSC00037+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204867194185154562" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 281px; height: 201px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmabBhpIu8VS0v6zdb8h0nBHP5K0z2M-e21CGQHEzDysDnq4wACWlqQ5r0YeNODlUN6wWZHVeTItM_yTwIiJ_RRRv3tXdR3cBMfDQg3KHnUfSHHLWjQVEFPY2A8soun4or5sqIi6rWMU/s320/DSC00037+%28Small%29.JPG" width="300" border="0" height="216" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWfCISDONzxWOuGLkLA8mricJU5AkbHaNLt-GH51rx3yHrWCwtZSkInt8m5jZVZqG0KzV7BWqJnhQLG-OEFZRzNtpmo5WW3sjrpMlKoopmjLtr8e90VggdLxiEs-PGAf-_XSp-s6YBKk/s1600-h/DSC00109+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204831722050256754" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWfCISDONzxWOuGLkLA8mricJU5AkbHaNLt-GH51rx3yHrWCwtZSkInt8m5jZVZqG0KzV7BWqJnhQLG-OEFZRzNtpmo5WW3sjrpMlKoopmjLtr8e90VggdLxiEs-PGAf-_XSp-s6YBKk/s320/DSC00109+%28Small%29.JPG" width="272" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesu1zhlL-GKh5uaMw7P-UQ-ieMwhSj-7QS8BSMu0ZGOuXn7Ahx9HnSAsCROz5pwAPsOWuhgbnPKlcmPTyHt0MXRyBwdmhkhM51Ifx4FzTf6UR5t4_30DWVl2u2v5xJsx1qITEeMK29H4/s1600-h/DSC00143+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204838916120477586" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesu1zhlL-GKh5uaMw7P-UQ-ieMwhSj-7QS8BSMu0ZGOuXn7Ahx9HnSAsCROz5pwAPsOWuhgbnPKlcmPTyHt0MXRyBwdmhkhM51Ifx4FzTf6UR5t4_30DWVl2u2v5xJsx1qITEeMK29H4/s320/DSC00143+%28Small%29.JPG" width="302" border="0" height="215" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWfCISDONzxWOuGLkLA8mricJU5AkbHaNLt-GH51rx3yHrWCwtZSkInt8m5jZVZqG0KzV7BWqJnhQLG-OEFZRzNtpmo5WW3sjrpMlKoopmjLtr8e90VggdLxiEs-PGAf-_XSp-s6YBKk/s1600-h/DSC00109+%28Small%29.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWfCISDONzxWOuGLkLA8mricJU5AkbHaNLt-GH51rx3yHrWCwtZSkInt8m5jZVZqG0KzV7BWqJnhQLG-OEFZRzNtpmo5WW3sjrpMlKoopmjLtr8e90VggdLxiEs-PGAf-_XSp-s6YBKk/s1600-h/DSC00109+%28Small%29.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1qBSVSBrlip8os62rQfm4ZEZ-i-PgxFx_eu0bWo_SbujTNbY5wcC-6KwhgRuAwENwyUQRt2HwplZa9CVJsrD6V4-iA4YwX0Su7ppVs45I5Nyi4mPWP3RPPCUNIbUytDjVGyCAU6Xjp8/s1600-h/DSC00049+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204838636947603330" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1qBSVSBrlip8os62rQfm4ZEZ-i-PgxFx_eu0bWo_SbujTNbY5wcC-6KwhgRuAwENwyUQRt2HwplZa9CVJsrD6V4-iA4YwX0Su7ppVs45I5Nyi4mPWP3RPPCUNIbUytDjVGyCAU6Xjp8/s320/DSC00049+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The following day it was off to shop at Marche aux Puces Saint Ouen, the oldest and largest flea market in Paris. Here are some of the eye candy displays .....<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204841007769550754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgCzfdm2riozAN3jO1e0v04Avx9oc6wbqYTVDLrNt0HjYVAlKIYm9UpEJ5xf5xWMm6xgn0xHF3I_6JbaYwJm6x6XaP9DzO81wrmeOuSLlm5rM6yq5qrXZc8WFbYcOddNQ__jAd8D-Yk4/s400/DSC00183+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204841016359485362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0edhp4kIIKbn4EHyoXL1rkTqyh18xdH6sCP1LtVc-GAKW_UAahSHPoQVTuuDA8qOLmCCQSh4dIV219Yy1Rf0h4fMKtuWTFTuaJLSipwfV0KMKSRRjLDyfdLm_BYEhaxELQZiND7Lc0J0/s400/DSC00182+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204841016359485378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBI-6E3x1lFE0soZfzCGbf8O9wkLWCUfq9Go7ejnPPaX17K9MvC2qHAx_4y-_u1AznpPKJhmbQFr2D1rWVzwa5rulPQJAJh9DOdFPM3WKu-KQ05HwQ55SskZmibplfTOvvoaRW4Y1EXDo/s400/DSC00203+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204841020654452690" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevBTEJJjS4bK0gYRAIF_kbZX3WJGUs38PzqfJSgJ-sFprWYg7WFh4uDORvQPds5852r47h4ZaIJryt7bs8wwbmsK92UR_MSFVNptK-Kw3eN5u9tb-YchIIzylDHhQANCi-Q-DG5PDOZs/s400/DSC00216+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204842824540717026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegs_vbxrii23DdL65JypNt-24kEK8OBSIDLyIu_ozbypolZbmGNH-C8BSzJMOXK0KLzzRZp6JdBpQNy8O_v1iZNyO5IjzrhuTWA79jJ9inClLwY8r3L8oKpKtg62_YQqOV338NHwxIuw/s400/DSC00217+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" />Do those Angel Wings look familiar? They were about half the size of the pair we had in the shop and they were 300 Euros a pair! ($550.00).<br /><br /><br /><br />The next day we went to the Vanves flea market, much less formal....here is an idea of a display at Vanves....<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204844082966134770" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN75VJliD4bzLvMmyLJOMMDhr-5u0YkHKVd-g5xilfq3w-ZNLY-bxVryYVxT0UwbKR507TCBfF5wYkuZYlbWDqAfpsdpYkY6vCUer7oJ787rO4-1U5WM8dqQGdmAS_d3aKW1dRcQBEhE/s400/DSC00285+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" />This is a perfect example of what fun "JunK" you can find at a French Flea Market. Love the gorgeous concrete statue, thrown on the ground near a barbecue grill! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JI46ZrITTJfezhDVcNF-Ym8wswdr0YWJ-kxEBJAT-kTR4o5rt63z8B8S-m6AHFsXdUw0pjHIxVHQtCldwWKiXDIGwgR8xVTIsufGMA1FPzV9yVYABm-vfjMvB4gepVn8PN9HZQJhMy0/s1600-h/DSC00193+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205170865552851218" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JI46ZrITTJfezhDVcNF-Ym8wswdr0YWJ-kxEBJAT-kTR4o5rt63z8B8S-m6AHFsXdUw0pjHIxVHQtCldwWKiXDIGwgR8xVTIsufGMA1FPzV9yVYABm-vfjMvB4gepVn8PN9HZQJhMy0/s320/DSC00193+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is Gigi, geared up and ready to go....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So what did we buy? Everyone focused on the following criteria:</div><br /><br /><br /><div>*A specific thing we collect. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>One person was looking for antique crosses, another antique pharmacy bottles & equipment, French linens were EASY.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>*Things that are uniquely French or have French writing.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>*Things that were not too heavy and easily packable.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>*Unique or Beautiful things that we could not find in the US.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>So here are some examples.....</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAL8Vq8kusGSq1hrqXnjCX9lWXYnvimOn-mwdI5i9GiXPNw89Lo_buRbLZ6fDaqRpGoEgHbeW1h5EJrJ4NtJYaWss9WhTkZAJZhCMKzbIMd-CR0hOMRzl9NqHAHMSQN76tKa-JHRYNII/s1600-h/DSC00224+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205163461029232658" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAL8Vq8kusGSq1hrqXnjCX9lWXYnvimOn-mwdI5i9GiXPNw89Lo_buRbLZ6fDaqRpGoEgHbeW1h5EJrJ4NtJYaWss9WhTkZAJZhCMKzbIMd-CR0hOMRzl9NqHAHMSQN76tKa-JHRYNII/s320/DSC00224+%28Small%29.JPG" width="220" border="0" height="291" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXeFX620Mu2eftnojul8LdL9LwBSh6U9mT5VLehWxoXH5OrQ8oXa1xeCiS45N-dlJeeek9Ik4u_YuhjlD9UOdhKD0fuHNz4bGqx6QTjO1CYZL_m4tOdc1xpWvj1XxzvesBmXFb7NfrbQ/s1600-h/DSC00230+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205163482504069170" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXeFX620Mu2eftnojul8LdL9LwBSh6U9mT5VLehWxoXH5OrQ8oXa1xeCiS45N-dlJeeek9Ik4u_YuhjlD9UOdhKD0fuHNz4bGqx6QTjO1CYZL_m4tOdc1xpWvj1XxzvesBmXFb7NfrbQ/s320/DSC00230+%28Small%29.JPG" width="296" border="0" height="214" /></a> WWII wire casts. We loved these and wished we had bought more. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Gorgeous French Documents from the early 1800's<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvfsNh1wol0BUmVSRMQLVJXe7Ky_HPFDFNzQWeqXjmxlrAnkVNV17gdTSrBPJB_ts01ZvkJ09qdeLpHSYGIB47S8CBCAR-c4YSQfNE3AQNWCXIyfbUhou4dqTnlOFBBXFU-c_wq4l0og/s1600-h/DSC00319+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205165269210464354" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvfsNh1wol0BUmVSRMQLVJXe7Ky_HPFDFNzQWeqXjmxlrAnkVNV17gdTSrBPJB_ts01ZvkJ09qdeLpHSYGIB47S8CBCAR-c4YSQfNE3AQNWCXIyfbUhou4dqTnlOFBBXFU-c_wq4l0og/s320/DSC00319+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtc26IwZnzFmS85tbRPUHHAOrrghc4mBn-jGz60U2wPKf2JYoZh_Vq2aLoLTdmav3kAB3HINvPBa1VBx2UsEvoE-ouPtOtrWxe2CaPUxmCxBs-L_UDNZQA-TTd0IQRD-pLvjehpBmyQw/s1600-h/DSC00322+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205166793923854530" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtc26IwZnzFmS85tbRPUHHAOrrghc4mBn-jGz60U2wPKf2JYoZh_Vq2aLoLTdmav3kAB3HINvPBa1VBx2UsEvoE-ouPtOtrWxe2CaPUxmCxBs-L_UDNZQA-TTd0IQRD-pLvjehpBmyQw/s320/DSC00322+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwznZgzpAp76kvp4ikjO2yAHM5Sd2t_VZN11sRP-lC9kqPCF_2sdia_DWS17_9uXoU4Lo_lb49d4FDTXmEF2DfiL5fQVA0JqvGs3gN5ED4DHQwiDlvpE9OSqJRYCsH1L40UcqhTloA48/s1600-h/DSC00318+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205165264915497042" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwznZgzpAp76kvp4ikjO2yAHM5Sd2t_VZN11sRP-lC9kqPCF_2sdia_DWS17_9uXoU4Lo_lb49d4FDTXmEF2DfiL5fQVA0JqvGs3gN5ED4DHQwiDlvpE9OSqJRYCsH1L40UcqhTloA48/s320/DSC00318+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>To the right is a French Porcelain Milk Pasteurizer. I pulled it out of the dirt in front of a truck. It has a terracotta container on the inside that lifts out. It is TOO gorgeous now that it is cleaned up! (so I broke the "not too heavy" rule)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The canisters below held original recording cylinders from the French Opera House. 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To see all of our Paris photos and most of the things that we purchased follow <a href="http://redshed.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album04">THIS LINK</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To see some of the treasures we purchased in Paris and have for sale at the Red Shed go to <a href="http://www.redshedonline.com/">http://www.redshedonline.com/</a> and go to "Current Inventory".<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54MWTEFZQeKKCdbZAfo9a8ss75Y4XC0Hvz-45SIEC5d-6qEiTybiL14EUalYlxBWNlQBEt0iEBvpSKYU3XeclmwNk1_97MxqWAEYpH4mgGW1CI2BPRB03yRjFeDhT-ONgf2UpcMiRjmU/s1600-h/DSC00288+%28Small%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205170874142785826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54MWTEFZQeKKCdbZAfo9a8ss75Y4XC0Hvz-45SIEC5d-6qEiTybiL14EUalYlxBWNlQBEt0iEBvpSKYU3XeclmwNk1_97MxqWAEYpH4mgGW1CI2BPRB03yRjFeDhT-ONgf2UpcMiRjmU/s320/DSC00288+%28Small%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now remember the pretty room at the beginning? Here is an "after" picture. Yes, we had a lot of fun....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, how to get it all home safe and sound?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our final night we had the the very best seats on the front of the Bateaux Parisian Dinner Cruise. The boat has a glass ceiling and all of the gorgeous buildings, bridges, and monuments were illuminated in all their glory as we floated down the Seine. This may seem kind of silly, because I just got a new camera and I didn't know that you can't hold it sideways when you are taking video, but hopefully this will give you a small idea of the magic of Paris.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dywFn6g7ZvdoFYr0pfFmfAtREpeJRwwOd6McQro5v4gIrux1tEPJTwT8lLc3wKncu7-5tFUMX3l1fcs6TDCmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />If you read this whole blog, THANK YOU! It was our first effort, and we have yet to figure out how to space the words and photos properly, but at least we can only get better!<br /><br /><br /><br />Please send us an email if you would like to join our Paris Flea Market Trip in 2009, details will be on our websites for the <a href="http://www.redshedonline.com/">Red Shed Antiques </a>and <a href="http://www.riverside-travel.com/">Riverside Travel</a> in the near future.Red Shed French Antiques and Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654337492348950427noreply@blogger.com0