Next stop - the Sunday marché in Place Republic. This was pure chance and a lucky break.

Gorgeous looking possibly local vegetables direct from the ferme.

As well as fabulous repro garden furniture selling for a song (I thought). This bench made us long for a place to munch our desserts.

The perfect park awaits just across from the merry-go-round.

I'm holding a dessert from Cassel - a vanilla pudding with cinnamon and caramel topped with late summer fruits, raspberries and figs.

I got Cassel's winning fraisier again. I wanted to see how it tasted without traveling on a bus, a train, an RER and the Metro. It tasted WONDERFUL. And there were whole berries inside! How do they do that? Unfortunately my water bottle fell on top of thefraisier an 'occupational hazard' for us travel bloggers.

We were so happy post-dessert we could have departed then and there. But since it was the 1st Sunday of the month the chateau was free.

I do have ICE CREAM OF THE DAY, but that has nothing to do with being organized ahem.

Neither of us has Fiacre of the day or month but this was a pretty way to see Fontainebleau.

Richard is mad for lanterns and can not pass one without shooting.

When we got back to Gare de Lyon the thought of having an apero at Le Train Bleu in the station. Why not?

Simply divine and beautifully kept up.

We just had bubbly water - well worth the 12€ bill to visit this historic Paris institution. A fitting end to our visit to the chateau. You could send your cats to Le Train Blue in Paris. Why not?

31 comments:

Sounds like a delightful day out. Loved your "possibly" local vegetables "direct from la ferme", though I doubt it. Such légumes would probably be étiquetées, and do you really think Seine-et-Marne could produce such a wide variety of vegetables these days? (John W., Washington)

It sounds just divine! And I love your subtle but effective marketing of sending the cats to Le Train Bleu. Poor Lizzie -- she wouldn't know what to do with fine food... Ma chat c'est tres dificile in the eating department!

Fabulous! I'll be in Paris at the end of the month. I love day trips and never made this one. I will. If you have a list of suggestions for other day trips listed somewhere, let me know.Don't know you but I love your blog--art, photography and comments. So personalized!TS

The pastries look delicious (even the one with printing on the side of it :). The Fontainebleau looks like a must-see, but I really like the restaurant in the train station the most!Glad that you had a good time.

I am also a watercolor artist , and I wanted to let you know how inspiring your Blog is to me.Before I go into paint I look at PB and it fills me with enthusiasm for my work. It also makes me long for Paris, my favorite place on earth also. Thank you for all your hard work I love it.Yours in ArtJorain

Yes, I would like you to continue monthly trips with Richard. It's fun because, as a new Parisian, you have explored areas the locals never go to, because, well, they think they're for tourists. But Richard will know places you might not hear about for years. It's fun to get different perspectives.Dennis

I was giddy with excitement seeing this post. Of course I have so many wonderful memories of a similar day. We went to Cassell! We went to that perfect green park. Sigh. And how lovely is Le Train Bleu? It definitely looks worth a detour.

What a wonderful day trip. Loved that white iron bench..would love to have it in my garden. So many cool places you can get to from Paris in a short trip. Yes do more trips with Richard please. Sorry I haven't commented in a while..Did a two week stint in Critter sitting and another neighbor house watching so was busy busy busy. Everyone off getting in the last vacations of Summer. :)Now to catch up here.

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