Les Puces de Vanves--the fleas of Vanves--remains our go-to market for brocante, antiques, collectibles, junque, etc. Not that we ever buy very much: our needs are modest, our interests narrow, and our luggage generally already full. Mostly we go for the entertainment value, seeing the kaleidoscopic variety of stuff people want to sell, seeing the people themselves. Vanves, so far as we can tell, is mostly about small dealers, perhaps a few family garage sale stands, but mostly people who collect and sell this stuff for a living. The variety is amazing...clothing, accessories, books, glass, china, silver, art, musical instruments, kitchen ware, collectibles, practically anything that can be hauled there in a white van. Always worth a few hours or as long as one's bladder can hold out. With our present 6th arrondisement location, it's less than two miles away. After les puces, we took the bus to the other end of the spectrum, les grands magasins and, specifically, Galeries Lafayette's amazing food hall, Le Gourmet and its Gourmet Market. There we stocked up a bit on those things Franprix doesn't carry, had some nice pastries, but didn't take any pix. Alas. But the archives of this blog contain many pix from Le Gourmet, e.g., https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2021/09/galeries-lafayette.html. It was a busy Saturday. After resting up at home, we ventured forth again, to Pont Neuf, past Les Halles, and a reservation at the Bourse de Commerce's Pinault collection of "art," the subjects of the next two posts.
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A saxophone, some clarinets, flutes, a violin,
some trumpets, but never an oboe! |
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| Thimble collector's paradise |
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| Patches |
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| Nice frame |
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| Thousands of pins |
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She was asking €90; but you can get them for far
less on internet |
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| Always a fun outing |
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