La Plaine-Saint-Denis

Bonjour!
Today was a crazy day but so fun, as a couple friends and I went to the flea market outside of town. Getting there was a bit of an excursion, as it was a bus, to metro, walking and another bus away, it forced us to really travel out of our comfort zone today! Halfway through our journey, we suddenly heard a rumble, and then a couple drops started coming down. A few seconds later, we then heard more than a trickle.. it started to completely downpour! We decided to still shop around the flea market, and the rain let up a little bit while we walked around. However, the market sellers were not even remotely shy when they came to interaction with us. Even after saying “no merci” a million and one times, they were haggling so hard at any potential sale opportunity. We had to activate out peripheral vision and stay alert in all zones of our eyesight to ensure that we weren’t getting grabbed, run into, or pick-pocketed. We then decided to call an uber to get home- as we did not feel like navigating the metro in these conditions. It began to pour again and we were so thrilled to be back at the hotel. All in all, we had some great finds, fun foods, and it was nice to explore outside the liens of the typical city.Read more