Sunday, October 13, 2013

FÊTE DES VENDANGES

This weekend was the annual festival celebrating Montmartre's vineyard, and today was the first sunny day in a week.  So, after two hot chocolates, and a little bit of research for a midterm paper, I hiked up the Butte.  
Mimes EVERYWHERE!!
Spotted: a Rick Steves guidebook!!
Picasso was here (and so were a bunch of other cool people)
The vineyard!
Maybe these will make it into a bottle for the Fête in a few years..  
Free snacks!  These were little heart-shaped cookies that were spread with jam and an apple compote. yumm
Freshly shucked oysters
I've passed this chocolatier a few times now, and decided to give it a shot.  Came home with dark chocolate that has fruit and nuts in it..  I'll let you know how it goes. On another note, doesn't my hand look like a foot in this photograph?
Last night, as I was brushing my teeth, I heard fireworks.  Snapped these from my window, toothbrush still in my mouth.