Surprise day.

So today was supposed to be our big visit to the Musée des Arts et Métiers in the Marais.  This was going to be a very expected visit to a museum we have enjoyed very much in the past and could anticipate what we would see today.  Not so.  First of all, Ned needed to go to Muji to get a striped long sleeve shirt, just because.  Next, he needed to visit one of his favorite clothing stores called Kulte, to see what was available as well.  Melissa kindly agreed to humor him until lunch when we stumbled onto Le Marche des Enfants Rouge.  The oldest covered market in Paris.  Vendors sell prepared foods, in a very intense setting, an exotic and ancient food court.  We picked a Moroccan stand that had a line and ordered some delish food and did some serious people watching.  

 Satisfied, we walked out the side exit onto the Rue Bretagne that leads directly to the Musee.  But instead, we stepped into a vast universe of Parisian flea market stalls that appeared to have no end.  An annual flea market had set up over maybe 40 blocks.  Every alleyway, corner, and park was filled with antiques, bric a brac and french junk.  We were in heaven.  Each time we though we reached the end, it jogged to the left or right and continued on.  And there were great deals!
We never made it the Musee today.

 Here's some of our treasures:                                            

A Demain!