buy cheap Seroquel We were off to meet martin, Paula, Vicky and Aaron at the Porte de Clignancourt metro stop, the last stop on the #4 line.  From there its a short walk to The Flea Market, also called the “Pucesâ€- is a real institution and since 2001, has been recognized as a “Zone for the Protection of Architectural, Urban, and Landscape Heritage (ZPPAUP)†thanks to its unusual ambiance and atmosphere. It is considered as the largest antiques market and second-hand shop in the world. Map of the market.
http://toastmeetsjam.com/reader-reveals/dont-expect-me-to-smile-or-meow/ The market covers seven hectares.  The Saint Ouen Flea Market near Paris hosts 15 markets which offer an authentic and a unique atmosphere.
The Flea market, steeped in history, is a real crossroads of the art bringing together antique dealers, designers, artisans and artists, as well as a powerful business location. Together, owners, presidents, managers, associations, artists, restaurant owners and carriers represent its framework and its legitimacy.
You can find them on Facebook.
Some of them are covered, others are open-air markets and every one of them overflows with varied goods, from all periods and countries. At the Flea Market, you can bargain-hunt classic antiques or restored top-end goods such as furniture, paintings, bronzes, art items or tapestries, mirrors, lamps, dishes…
You can find old discs, engravings, toys, posters, books, photography and other unusual items. You can also buy clothes, shoes and vintage or latest fashion accessories.
4th tourist landmark in France
The Saint-Ouen Flea Market is the largest concentration of antique dealers and second-hand goods dealers worldwide, receiving more than 5 millions of visitors each year including a lot of foreigners and even celebrities. This 4th tourist landmark in France, located north Paris in front of the 18th arrondissement, is held on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
You will discover Paris in an original way and will be surprised as you walk around the “Pucesâ€. It’s a real gold mine for vintage items lovers and antiques amateurs…
The market was officially created in 1885. It structured itself gradually to become today a worldwide reference for bric-a-brac shop. Now, with 1 700 merchants including 1 400 antique dealers, some sections of the market look more like a museum or an art gallery than a flea market. The main street is the rue des Rosiers leading to the Marchés Malassis, Dauphine, Biron and Vernaison.
This bric-a-brac atmosphere offers for those who bother to hang around a splendid and unusual sphere and the chance maybe to discover and negotiate the rare pearl…Moreover, you will find about twenty small popular and friendly restaurants and cafés where a band often plays music and you will see full of coloured characters…That is also the spirit of the Puces!
It’s trendy…
Over the last few years, the Puces tend to renew themselves. As home decoration became very trendy in Paris, a lot of young Parisians try to find rare and original items. This is why innovations have been emerging such as Quintessence Playground which is the first concept store of the Puces. You can also find a trendy restaurant called Ma Cocotte, invented by the famous French designer Philippe Starck (he also created the club Lan 兰会所 in Beijing) based on a chic and popular canteen concept considered these past few years as very trendy in France. It also draws more and more Chinese tourists. Some of them come especially here to buy restored Chinese antiques at the CRISTO gallery.
We wandered the market for about 2 hours and we stopped for lunch at  La Napoli a small
Pizza with Chorizo, onion and olives
Italian Bistro, most others could not accommodate 6 people, very common in the area especially for the French cafe and bistros. Â We ordered pizza, Veal Scallopene, and various pastas.
Pat left us at about 1:00, after a just a glass of rose, and headed for a matinee ballet at the Opera Garnier, solo. The ballet experience deserves far more than “Pat went to the ballet.” Â First of all, there’s the Opera Garnier! I was assigned a seat in the balcony, seat number 78 – which happened to be in the third row of the balcony and dead center. The seats in the two rows in front of me were much lower and mine was positioned off center of the ones in front of me. There were absolutely no visibility issues at all. The very comfortable seats were upholstered in red velvet and seat number in a gold emblem on the top of the back.
Ceiling at the Opera Garnier with images from ballets and operas painted by Chagall in 1964.
The ballet was performed by the Opera National de Paris, the ballet company of 154 dancers who stage about 180 performances a year. Their average age is only 25, making them one of the youngest ballet companies. Fall River Legend, the ballet by Agnes de Mille, depicting the story of Lizzie Borden started the matinee. I had seen the ballet before, but it was great to see again in these fabulous surroundings. The ballet performs with a full orchestra, even in this small theater. Â After a short intermission, the ballet continued with Birgit Cullberg’s Miss Julie. Â Both choreographers were pioneers in 20th century dance, both pieces were striking, serious, and grave. Fall River was created in 1945, Miss Julie in 1950. Of course, photos were not permitted during the performances. Dancers were both technically precise and embodied the emotions the pieces dictated.
The Opera Garnier, very elegant
I met her after the performance and then we met  Martin and Paula and Aaron at Le Relais d’Entrecote for dinner on rue St Benoit.  The Relais has become much more of a tourist location, the entrecôte is still the best in Paris, however, the portions have gotten smaller, however, there are still two servings – not as much as you want.  We had room for dessert so we ordered three for the table.
Chestnut paste with ice cream
The Relais d’Entrecote house special
