April 5, 2025 Versailles FR

We had thoughts of going to Paris but on the way to the train station we ran into a market near the campground and spent some time looking around. It was a pretty small market, but the different vendors were busy. These markets are very common throughout Europe. Most towns have them a couple of times a week, and in bigger towns they are often daily. While the prices are slightly higher than the supermarkets they are well supported.

A fruit and vegetable stand with a mixture of locally grown and imported goods.

Across the street was a very popular bakery, that had a long line stretching out the door the whole time we were there. We were curious about the food inside, but were never able to get inside.

This bakery is on the corner of the street that the market is on.

After spending about an hour walking around checking out the Saturday sites in our little corner of Versailles, Ton suggested we do laundry. So our trip to Paris was put aside and instead we headed back to the campground to knock out our laundry.

In addition to fresh vegetables and meat, pre-cooked foods were widely available.

A couple hours later we had all fresh clothes, and Ton asked if I wanted to head into Paris. By then it was mid-afternoon so we decided to take it easy around the campground. I did walk over to the rugby field next to the campground and watched a game of high school aged kids, the home team was running away with the game at half time so I headed back to François to rejoin Ton.

Most of the stalls were doing steady business the whole time we were there.

As we do this longer, and as we get a little older, these down days where we hang around become a little more common. We are going to be busier tomorrow.

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