Le Marché & Disneyland Paris

So this morning I got up early(ish) and headed for the second time to the market in town. I've been to a few markets before... there's one at home that mostly sells fruit/vegetables/bread, but you can also find things like SillyBandz... and there's a little one at school that's known for it's awesome pierogies (I don't think I'll ever learn how to spell that word correctly).

This market is different than those two though- it's huge and only sells food. and flowers. On the street, you can find pretty much every kind of fruit or vegetable imaginable. Everything's fresh, everything's colorful, and everyone is selling more or less the same thing, so the vendors try and dress up their stands to make them stand out more.





There are two buildings that are also used for this purpose everyone Saturday- they remind me a bit of the buildings at the Fairgrounds in NY- and are packed with people. One building is dedicated to meat- and they sell everything. And every part of everything. Many of the animals still had their heads on. Ew...

The other building is mostly bread (mmm) and cheese. I bought a bit of (very overpriced) dried fruit there. Here's a photo... dried apple and coconut.


Yes, that is my suitcase... haven't completely unpacked yet...

Outside those buildings there's a huge section dedicated to seafood. I didn't really go over there because I'm not really a big seafood girl. It's slowly starting to change... but still. Slowly. There's also a section where you can get food to eat right on the spot, or take home for lunch.


Really big woks


And flowers!

I wish I could've gotten better photos- it's tough though, because it's always soo soo busy. Oh, also a few of my friends from my group and I are planning a trip to...


Disneyland Paris!

We're going for a day a few weekends from now. Did you know that it is the most-visited attraction not just in France, but in EUROPE?! Cause it is. We're planning on taking a train to Paris early Saturday morning, going to the park, crashing in Paris, then doing some sight-seeing on Sunday before we come home. The quickest (and cheapest, I think) way to get to Paris is the TGV. Le Train à Grande Vitesse... the Really Fast Train. I bought a 12-25 discount card for 50€, which got me a 44€ discount on this trip, and is good for a year. Sweet. Anyway so yeah, I'm excited. So touristy of me. I love it.

Oh PS: Guess what I had for lunch today? Boudin Noir. You know what that is? It's blood sausage. You know what that is? It's pigs blood. and onions, lard, garlic, parsley, nutmeg, cream, egg, salt, and pepper. It was terrible. But at least I tried it. Want a photo? Oh, you don't? Well here's one anyway.