February (so far) in Paris

Hey Team,

I thought that I'd give Marjorie Rose the night off from our Sunday night blog. It has been cloudy and cold this week. We took advantage of the lack of rain to go to a bunch of marchés. We do this jointly...even figuring out how to get to the right location--typically by bus. Who knew I would actually enjoy taking the bus! We typically check out the market, go to café to take notes and debrief, then go back to buy stuff for dinner. Given this routine, we have not gone out to eat a whole lot.

I have enclosed a set of pictures of the market at rue Mouftard. This is an ancient street that has had a food market from the 14th century. The market is closed to traffic so you can walk among the stalls for the foods and cafes. At the bottom of the market what seemed like gypsies were playing music, dancing, and leading a sing-along. Sorry no pics of me and Marjorie Rose dancing....though that perhaps is us in the dim light of the picture watching from the cafe!

Finally, in a burst of non-marché activity, we went with Marjorie's cousin Emily to the Rodin museum and then later to dinner near the Eiffel Tower. The Tower is pretty amazing at night; on the hour the lights are accentuated by a blaze of sparking lights.
That is it for today,
Au revoir,
M&M