Le Poissonnier - Theme Day: "Worker"

Le Poissonnier

Marché d'Aligre

On Sunday mornings he is usually just inside the covered market 

as you enter the door from rue Theophile Roussel.  

He is knowledgeable about the products, intense, and personable.  

You can see why I come back frequently.

Marché d'Aligre

75012, Paris

On the first day of each month City Daily Photo Bloggers from around the world

produce a photo based on a theme.  This month is "WORKER"

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Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs

Marché d'Aligre

Strollers, small shopping carts...

families out to do the Saturday shopping:

bread, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish, pastries...

You can find it all here in the the covered market of 

Marché d'Aligre

Do you wish that you were doing your Saturday shopping here?

Marché d'Aligre

75012, Paris

Marché d'Aligre - XVI

Marché d'Aligre

This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather.

The sounds of the market are lively with the inflections of many languages.  It is a symphony to the ears and the colors are a painting to the eyes.

Marché d'Aligre

Place d'Aligre

Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria

75012, Paris

Marché d'Aligre - XV

Marché d'Aligre

The clock tower stands watch over the activities. 

I have bought fruit, vegetables, cheese, pastries, old keys, linens, books, sheet music, and watercolors of Paris landmarks... all right here within a two block area.  Even if you do not buy a thing the market scene is a delight to observe.  No matter the weather, the markets are always busy.

 Be sure to stop in one of the cafés for a warm beverage and a pastry.

Marché d'Aligre
Place d'Aligre
75012, Paris
Métro Ledru Rolin

Marché d'Aligre - XIV

Marché d'Aligre

Early Sunday morning at Marché d'Aligre

is my favorite for taking photographs and watching the day come alive.

As with all the street markets of Paris, there is a collegial neighborhood atmosphere as shoppers greet their favorite vendors.  You see children playing and families shopping together on the weekend mornings.  Quite often they finish the morning in the nearby Square Trousseau with the children playing.

Marché d'Aligre

Place d'Aligre

75012, Paris

  

I am linking to Paulita's 

Dreaming of France

 

Souvenirs?

One of my favorite markets is at Place d'Aligre, a daily market about which I have posted many times.  On a recent Sunday I spied two large boxes with an assortment of plastic toys and trinkets. In looking at the photos I took, it seems that I might have wanted a single souvenir to perch at home among my little collection of Pez dispensers.  I would not have wanted a dozen but just one, the right one, of course.

Certainly, I have bought my share of Paris souvenirs and have towels, hats, aprons from many cities around the world, but in recent years have been most happy with small little remembrances:  an old key bought from a Paris friend in the Marais, an antique handkerchief with a hand-embroidered initial for my husband, fêves (bien sûr), old post cards and photographs, a Champagne glass, a grocery tote from the Monoprix, second-hand children's books, etc.

What about you? 

Not counting edible items (macarons, fromage, baguettes), what do you buy as a reminder of your trip to Paris or any other place in the world, near or far?

Marché d'Aligre
Place d'Aligre
Métro Ledru-Rollin
75012 Paris

Le Verger d'Aligre

Le Verger d'Aligre is a little shop within the covered market of Marché d'Aligre.

My camera loved the bright colors of nature found here. 

The constant line of people attest to its popularity and good produce.

Le Verger d'Aligre
Marché d'Aligre
75012, Paris

Le Pain au Naturel

On a Sunday morning, the lines for the most popular bread items are set on a table in front of Le Pain au Naturel.  Just ten minutes later the storefront was obscured with people in two lines, one leading into the store and one on the sidewalk for these delicious loaves and baguettes.  

If you ever find yourself alone in Paris, a street market is a great place to sit in a café and watch the Parisians enjoying la vie quotidienne. 

Le Pain au Naturel
5, place d'Aligre
75012 Paris

Marché d'Aligre - le dimanche

In a busy, crowded market shoppers were buying everything from fish and seafood to fruits, nuts, and cheeses. Vegetables of bright colors were hawked competitively across the stalls.

One solitary man is buying flowers. I have more questions than answers.


Marché d'Aligre
Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria

Un mélange de vélos

These bikes near Place d'Aligre remind me that today is a "rest day" on Le Tour de France. I do not think that any of these will be found in the race when it resumes on Tuesday.

Rue Théophile Roussel
près de Place d'Aligre