Paris is great
for buying potted plants. There are any
number of street markets where one can purchase plants – and especially
flowers! galore, but my favourite is just down the road from Notre Dame. It is called Allee Celestin Hennion, and
consists of a number of large green houses, filled to the brim with plants in
pots. There are also plant shops on the other side of the Seine,
and indeed pet shops as well, but although they sport alluring items like ten
foot long artificial alligators, I prefer the ones at Celestin Hennion. Photos are better than words to describe
their manifold attractions, so here they are!
It rained and drizzled and dripped throughout my stay, but I
dare say the plants loved it. I was OK
with it, too, since I was in excellent company and had some severely
entertaining chats, and good food and drink, too. The only fly in my ointment was that I did
not find any new Oncle Picsou magazines.
Oh well, better luck in November!
