Located in the winding alleys of the Marché aux Puces, is a quirky little treasure chest called Tombées du Camion. Random vIntage toys, doll parts, and odds n’ ends.
Though seemingly gruesome, check out the neat minimalist rat traps featured in the window of the Parisian Destruction des Animaux Nuisibles shop! Kinda like a mini-bear trap for snapping the delicate little vermin neck bones. Cool…
The open air market at Boulevard Saint Germaine. A testament to the unrelenting quality and freshness of French food.
The last photo is from the table of a sausage monger. (I actually never thought I would say “sausage monger”…) Pictured here is kangaroo sausage. I am ashamed to say I tried a slice of donkey sausage. Though I wasn’t blown over, I did feel some amount of disgust with myself having had a donkey-free diet for all my life.
I smuggled some pork sausage back home. That and a black rubber pig with an alto oink. Come on TSA!
Wow, how cool is this? A concrete bike rack at the concept store Merci on the Boulevard Beaumarchais. Big city biking has really taken off!
Did I mention how the Maison et Objet expo was like ICFF on steroids? So, imagine Javits here in NYC and multiply by, oh, say, ten? Small wonder the RER station (Parc des Expositions) looked like this at the end of the first day!
Why, hello again!
So, I found myself traveling last month in January to Paris for a professional enrichment trip to see the Maison et Objet exhibition, which seemed to be like ICFF on steroids. It was full of new exciting design, kitsch, and lots and lots of objects.
Shown here are two very cool light installations by Blackbody.
Spotted in Chatuchak Market this past weekend! That’s what I call talent! (And a lot of free time, but makes for great entertainment, and more cups of Thai iced tea sold.)
PS. He’s NOT standing on a lazy-susan.
This smart doggie apparently knew how to solve simple multiplication problems. The correct answer was chosen from the cards on the sidewalk.
But then he got tired and walked away.
Street musicians in Bangkok, most likely from the countryside. Reminds me of NYC, but with more flavor! Kind of like the food here.
