"And thinking back on my first meal in France now reminds me that the pleasures of the table, and of life, are infinite--toujours bon appetit!"
--Julia Child, My Life in France (2006)
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| Friend Eleanor at the Pennsylvania Farm Show with Giant Cow |
To my surprise, I found an event in Paris that puts the Pennsylvania Farm Show to shame, the Salon International de l'Agriculture. Just a short way down my street of Boulevard Brune off the Porte de Versailles tram stop, I entered the French-style Farm Show to meet my three friends inside. We decided to meet inside Pavilion 7, a building dedicated to showing the food of all different regions of France... little did we know this place was the size of an airport! After a good 45 minutes of searching, we were all able to meet up and enjoy the delicious food the fair had to offer. It was an interesting experience because for one of the first times, I felt that we were not doing something that was cliche touristy. No one was prepared to speak to us in English which was refreshing and allowed us to ask questions and have short conversations in French.
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| Fromagerie |
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| Horse taming show |
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| Just one of the many Pavilions filled with food from all the different regions of France |
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| My French guilty pleasure, macaroons |
The grounds for the expo were unbelievably massive; in April there will be a new event there called the Foire de Paris. It could not be more of a convenient place to get to from our apartment so I am looking forward to it already!
On another note, I still do not have a computer, although Apple promised I would have it back by last night. With any luck it will come in by the end of the week and I will be able to post daily again! Sorry for those of you who have been checking the blog daily, I have so much to share oh so soon!
Bisous bisous,
Mary
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