Super Day Out

I had to work all weekend, looking after the Brat, but I got Monday off in return. I spent the whole day in Paris and it was amazing. I looked around the huge flea market, had an orange-flavoured beer in the café where Amelie was filmed, bought a new coat and then ended the day at a book reading in Shakespeare and Co.

I also bought yarn. I've only been here just over 4 weeks and I already have quite a stash, but luckily it's nearly all getting used. First off all, I found another Monoprix with a yarn section and got two skeins of 'Flamme Bayadere', 100% wool for €3 each.

Then I discovered (well, went to an internet café to get the address, then figured out my route on the metro, then studied a map for a loooong time figuring out where the hell I was in relation to Chatelet les Halles) La Droguerie. It's amazing inside, all the yarn is hanging from the walls in big loops and you buy it by weight. They also have an amazing range of buttons and beads. I bought 50g of mohair which is already on the needles, destined to be a hat.

I was supposed to have last night (Tuesday) off too, but I ended up babysitting. I wasn't happy because I needed a break from the Brat. It all worked out in the end though, because I meeting some friends tonight instead, for what is apparently the best hot chocolate in Paris.