TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

More shopping at the market. Then we went to the Marais where we had a light lunch in the Marché des Enfants Rouges. We stopped at the Moroccan stand in the market and shared a vegetable couscous. It was very good and cost only 5 euros.

After strolling around the neighborhood, we then went to our 3rd, and last, get-together of ParlerParis. It is interesting to meet all kinds of people who love Paris, mostly Americans, some of whom live here all year long, or some who are here only for a few months at a time. Chatted with a man who was born and raised in South Orange, a few miles from where we live.

We took the bus back and relaxed for a while before going out to dinner.

For dinner we went to a local bistrot where we have never dined before. It is called Le Quincy.

It was quite an experience. We were the first ones to arrive. The owner greeted us very warmly and made some jokes about his expectancy of few patrons due to the American elections.

He said business would be booming for the take-out pizza places since the French would be home watching the American election results. The French preferred, in polls taken several days ago, Sen Obama by a wide margin. The French tend to be more liberal in their political beliefs and carried that over to our election.

The restaurant itself was very quaint and warm.

The food also was very good, traditional in style. Alexandria and Erwin shared a leak tart to start. She then had scallops and Erwin had the cassoulet. We finished up with an excellent rice pudding with macerated fruits. All in all, a fine experience.