Paris in November part 2

The new year is here but I am still in my heart and mind in Paris in November. Actually this is a good place to be!

On Sunday November 19th we decided to go over to the incredible Saint Eustache church near the Forum des Halles. I think the church was a glimpsed feature in the old Shirley Mac Lain movie "Irma la Douce" which took place in Les Halles (the huge food market) which has since moved out to Rungis closer to the airport. The church has one of the most famous organs in Paris and that Sunday there was to be a special organ and choir concert during mass. It seemed like the perfect way to begin our stay!

When we arrived near Saint Eustache there was an outdoor market going on in the neighboring street. Oh my!!! a market...I was in heaven as you know!! You can see part of the church in the background.

 Everything looked just gorgeous and so artistically presented...

The sky was blue but it was really cold!

You could even get freshly made crèpes from Bretagne!! 

 The flowers at this stand were so beautiful...lots of people were buying them...maybe for Sunday dinner chez grandmere?? We stopped off for a café au lait across from the market before church.

Saint Eustace is really huge...

 ...here is a view of the organ...the choir of the church was having a meet and greet gathering following mass but Pamela and I were pretty cold by the time the service ended so we went off in search of someplace warmer. The music, however, was amazing!

Nearby there is the very huge shopping center Le Forum which is basically built underground so we rode the escalator down into the general open area which had just been given a Christmas decoration.

We strolled the area for a bit and looked at shop windows and other interesting things.

We both thought the chenille little jacket was so cute!

 This bee handbag really caught my eye...

 ...then later, down the street, I spied this hive on the corner of a building. I was very curious about this and I wonder did it mean that once upon a time, in the very ancient days of the neighborhood,  this building was the site of a beehive or honey business?

Some more nicely styled window displays. I am never disappointed when I walk around in France because there is so much inspiration and there are creative ideas everywhere. I would wear any of these outfits.

 I love the gold tennis shoes in this window!!

Speaking of Christmas decorating...there was quite a lot of it throughout the city. 

Some windows in the Marais.

Fragonard always has such a nice window display in any season

These little animals in felt were just delicious!! I would love to find the little fox in my stocking (and maybe one or two of his friends!).

 These ornaments are actually glass bugs! Ladybugs and beetles actually... aren't they pretty!?

 This cafe/restaurant just looked so festive.

 This whole shop was filled with these cute little soft creatures...all sizes made in fleece and chenille.

People were out everywhere and we were serenaded by a group of musicians in the middle of the street.

After a perfect, sunny day we turned back towards our neighborhood, passing by the lovely florist shop on rue Saint Antoine.

And the giant Protestant church on the corner of rue Castex.

It didn't feel to us like we had any jet lag...it was just so great to be strolling in Paris! I'll write some more about this perfect trip later this week. A bientôt!