Lost and Confused

After a 12 hour sleep and a lazy morning skyping and calling family yesterday, we decided to head over to Marché des Enfants Rouge, the oldest covered market in Paris started in 1628. It started to pour down with rain as we wandered through the cobbled streets, and it was near impossible to find un parapluie,  and we were thoroughly soaked in the meantime. We eventually found the entrance to Marché des Enfants Rouge, and I eagerly entered, only to be very disappointed. It was mostly a food court, with a few stalls selling fruits and vegetables. Maybe it was the wrong time.







We decided to aimlessly wander the gorgeous medieval streets, heading back in the general direction of the apartment, and were spoilt for choice with lovely boutiques. However, after reading a price tag for a €980 dress, we decided to look for something closer to our price range. We got completely lost, and came across a fire with two fire trucks (filled with cute French pompiers) and police directing traffic. Eventually finding our way back to BHV, a giant department store, we decided to have a wander and got very lost looking for a cord for mum's camera. Everybody we asked gave us different directions: le quatrième étage, le sous-sol, le deuxième étage, allez tout droit et il sera à gauche, nous ne le vendons pas... By then we were completely lost and confused, and it took us another ten minutes to find an exit. That place is seriously massive. On the plus side, on the street outside there was a little stall selling the most gorgeous scarves, and I made my first Parisian purchase. We then decided to head back to our apartment for lunch and a much needed lie down.

Later, we headed back out with more of a purpose, and found the gorgeous stationery store Mélodies Graphiques. Purchases made, we then moved on to a lovely Christian book store across from a church and browsed the titles. By then it was raining again, so we headed for le supermarché to pick up some supplies and came home to put our very tired feet up. I managed to stay awake until 8.30pm but woke up at 3am and didn't get back to sleep, so very tired today! We're just about to head out to visit Place des Vosges and le Village de Saint-Paul. The forecast says there won't be any rain, but I may take the new umbrella just in case...