Bon Marche

Another great Parisienne thing to do on a weekend is visiting a flea market. There are several large well known ones around, however this one is quite a casual relaxed affair south of Paris near Porte de Vanves station. Unlike other markets I have been to, they hardly notice you, in fact it is fairly hard to get their attention if they are deep in discussion. I suspect it is just as much an social occasion for the stall holders, who seem to really enjoy themselves conversing with each other. Check out these dudes -they are seriously into debate (notice the hand gesturing- a lot of that goes on when making a point) and have a platter of cheese, bread and red wine set up behind them on a tablecloth no less. They are selling pewterware (not cheese) and this is 10am in the morning. Now to me, that is the is doing it in the style that the French are renowned for.