Ramdom things about Parisiens/French/France
- French families seem to go out, all together, on the weekends, even if its just to go for a walk together, then sit down for a coffee.
- I’m in LOVE with French eggplants and tomatoes. The fruit is heavy, large, unblemished, colourful, full of flavour and fresh!
- Apart from eggplants and tomatoes, not happy that I cant get good mediterranean food in Paris: olives taste like cardboard, sundried tomatoes cost a bomb, really limited (expensive) choices of pesto and tapenade. (Note to self: stock up at the market when I head to Nice next week)
- Any little bit of sun and Parisiens think its ok to take off jumpers and open windows and doors, esp in cafes. Its still cold people!!!!!
I love the beginning of Spring in Europe. There is such excitement in the air.
Surprised you can’t get much mediterranean food in Paris. Shame, you will just have to eat Fois Gras instead xx
ps: Italians go out as a family together on Sunday afternoons after lunch at home for gelato. They dress up and have a name for it that escapes me. It is so lovely to see families out together, especially in Italy where they hold hands. I have a great photo of John’s family walking whilst we were in Gizzeria and all the guys have their arms round each other.
It’s called a passegio, I think. Maybe we should start a Sunday harbourside strut in our finery?
Actually, more like la passegiata… close