sunday walks
April 9, 2007I woke up late today, relishing the long weekend. My local boulangerie was closed today, as most establishments are on Sundays, so I decided to take Line 1 of the Metro to Bastille,. The Marais area is usually bustling even on lazy Sundays.
I wandered into an open market, where even just the smell of fresh produce made me feel healthy. It was a bright spring morning, and sunshine always makes me happy. I followed the signs to Place des Vosgues which was once home to nobility. I was getting a bit hungry so I grabbed the neares pigeon-poop free bench and proceeded to devour my pain au chocolat, which is my new pandesal. Lovely classical music, seemingly brought by the wind, lent a pensive yet optimistic background to the scenes before me.
After my breakfast, and watching out for the pigeions, I walked out of the square and wandered upon a group of 8-10 musicians, who were actually creating the lovely soundtrack to the beautiful day. I stayed and listened for quite a while. I thought it was pretty amusing that their leader was a long-haired rocker type wearing black guns and roses jacket.
