Wednesday, July 31, 2013

La vie quotidienne - Rue Cler


Les marchés de Paris


It is impossible to read a novel (or non-fiction) 
about life in Paris without observing the daily shopping.  
I think about the time I spend driving to 
the seafood market, 
the family-owned vegetable market, 
and the grocery for the other items.  


How wonderful would it be to walk down this pedestrian street, 
greeting your neighbors, while selecting all the items you need.



Rue Cler
75007, Paris

12 comments:

Palomasea said...

How wonderful indeed, chere Genie...I dream of it often.. :)
Bises,
- Irina

Joe said...

Sure beats the multi story shopping complexes Genie.

Malyss said...

All french people do this, not only in Paris. Don't you do that in your own town?..

Jeanie said...

I love this little street. And yes, I wish I could do that too, on a regular basis.

And this ear worm is going through my head.... I have to learn the words so at least I can have context! Back to the computer!

Alexa said...

I also wish this were ma vie quotidienne, Genie. Maybe one day . . .

Starman said...

Rue Cler is much too touristy for me. There are many, many better places to shop in Paris.

JoeinVegas said...

I too like the little shops much better than our huge American supermarkets. Everything here is just too impersonal and bland

M said...

There is much to be said for that type of commerce! Excellent photo ... Makes me want to jump in and join them!

Jack said...

Genie, the key to your observation is "walk." Their city is built to facilitate walking. Ours are built to facilitate driving. Many of us say we would trade, but we wouldn't give up the nice features that driving affords us. Like, in my case, living on a golf course.

Randy said...

Wonderful b&w shot.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It's such a different way of life isn't it Genie, shopping daily instead of as we do for the week and in some cases longer.. I would love to do it the European way..

Daryl said...

is this in the l'aligre (am i spelling that right) area?