Saturday Market in Aix

Today we woke up to another BEAUTIFUL day and we were all excited about our day to go into Aix for the big Saturday market in the Centre Ville. Sarah had been looking forward to this for weeks if not months. So had we. We walked down to the bus stop which is just a two minute walk from our home and caught the bus into town. It runs every 20 minutes Monday through Saturday and costs 1.10euro. We have since discovered that it is a mere 20 minute walk from home to "downtown" so we walk a lot too- nice to have a choice . We happily wandered around the town and the market place looking at all the things for sale. The big Saturday market is located in the Place des Pecheurs and the Place de la Madeleine-both just a short walk from the Cours Mirabeau. there are SO many things for sale : clothing, baskets, jewelry, household bric a brac, leather goods, provencale fabrics, linens, lavender(soaps, sachets, honey) and then food, food and more food!

It's a real feast for the senses! Everything looks so fresh, delicious and appetizing.






We bought some lovely different breads, one olive studded, a dark raisin one and the standard baguette. We also got fresh raspberries- consumed on the spot by the three of us-and lots of other fresh things for future meals and our picnic planned for Sunday. Hunger set in after all of our tromping about. Nick and Sarah each bought different sandwiches(I had sampled too many things at the market to eat a thing!) to nosh on as we continued to stroll around.For about 3 euro you can get a baguette with jambon, fromage and beurre, Sarah's favorite and Nick got a chicken one in a pita pocket with lettuce, tomato, cheese, egg and a nice creamy sauce. Next, we visited the Internet Cafe and checked our emails. Nice to hear from some folks back home! We rode the bus home and after unpacking our goods went for a swim.