We're engaged in the process of getting ready to come back, so each day there are a few tasks that we try to undertake so that we're not going crazy in the last few days. Today I took several bags of clothing to the community center nearby that is collecting clothing for the local residents. I told them I would be bringing more next Monday and they said be sure to do it in the morning because the cutoff was noon. Deb is doing tasks that I'd probably mess up, like cleaning the oven. So we spent the morning making a bit of progress. We didn't expect sunny weather but we got it, although it was pretty cold today with the wind coming from the north. It's supposed to be close to freezing for the next few nights so the cold will persist.
After lunch we caught the bus down to Hotel Drouot to see if there was any little treasure that might be calling to us. Additionally, going through the sale rooms tunes a person's eye to all the things that are being offered in the Paris marketplace. Some days you'll see something sold in the auction and then come across it again a few days later at a brocantes shop. It is almost always the case that you an outbid a dealer at auction for something you really want because they have to mark it up to make a profit. The only problem is knowing what you're buying and being sure you want it. So we spent a couple hours looking at the rooms. Today we inspected Rodin sculptures that will be sold tomorrow. The estimated prices ran from about 60,000 up to 2 million. At these prices they only had about 8 items in the auction, but if they all sold there would be a very nice payday. It was fun to see the sculptures so closely.
After we did our inspection Deb wanted to go to the fabric stores at the foot of Montmartre, so we went over there next. The weather was sunny so I balked at spending time in the stores and agreed to meet Deb afterwards for the bus ride home. I took the little cable car up to the base of the cathedral and took pictures of the city and the people in the area. Afterward I walked down the stairway and met Deb at the bottom. We headed back to the apartment and when we got in at 6:00pm it was still light!
After lunch we caught the bus down to Hotel Drouot to see if there was any little treasure that might be calling to us. Additionally, going through the sale rooms tunes a person's eye to all the things that are being offered in the Paris marketplace. Some days you'll see something sold in the auction and then come across it again a few days later at a brocantes shop. It is almost always the case that you an outbid a dealer at auction for something you really want because they have to mark it up to make a profit. The only problem is knowing what you're buying and being sure you want it. So we spent a couple hours looking at the rooms. Today we inspected Rodin sculptures that will be sold tomorrow. The estimated prices ran from about 60,000 up to 2 million. At these prices they only had about 8 items in the auction, but if they all sold there would be a very nice payday. It was fun to see the sculptures so closely.
After we did our inspection Deb wanted to go to the fabric stores at the foot of Montmartre, so we went over there next. The weather was sunny so I balked at spending time in the stores and agreed to meet Deb afterwards for the bus ride home. I took the little cable car up to the base of the cathedral and took pictures of the city and the people in the area. Afterward I walked down the stairway and met Deb at the bottom. We headed back to the apartment and when we got in at 6:00pm it was still light!
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