A Dinner Here is Never Second Best

France is famed for its food with good reason.  We walked through a very large market street and I could not believe my eyes when I saw all the food.  There was all kinds of food, from healthy things to quite a few things decidedly less healthy. 

Everywhere I went in France, I could smell delicious aromas.  There were pastries being baked at all hours of the day, it seemed.  Every time we turned a corner, we got a whiff of another wonderful smell.  We were walking down the street and everything looked so fresh and delicious.

My first meal in France was a "rosbif" sandwich.  Sounds pretty standard, but it was exceptional.  There were large chunks of tomato on the sandwich and the beef was thick cut and very tender.  I enjoyed this with a Coca-Cola.  Interestingly, Diet Coke in France is called Coke Light.  This is not what I had, but I thought I'd mention it all the same.


Then, we walked through the marketplace.  First, there were fruits and vegetables.  There were so many different varieties! 

I was tempted by some delicious looking bright red berries but I did not cave just yet.  There was more to see and I knew the lovely smells were not coming from the fruits and veggies.


Next we encountered several bakeries.  Everything looked better than the one next to it. 

Croissants, scones, cakes, and infinite other possibilities were calling my name.  I did not know so many kinds of baked goods existed. 

The place we stopped at for a while had every variation on the pastry ever invented.  There were even some plain chocolate brownies, though these were hidden in the back, not to be rubbing shoulders with the fancy pastry elite.  I just had to try one of the more exotic looking ones.  Delicious!


We also saw other food items, including a large selection of wine and an even larger selection of chocolate. 

I decided against buying either of those, having had my appetite taken care of at the bakery.  They all looked delicious, though.  Ratatouille and company certainly knew what they were doing when they took up residence in France. 


You can probably tell Blogger is still giving me problems. I'm still working on it, but I'll continue posting. I have too much to say about France!