Valentine's Day? 2-14-16

Well today was Valentine's day but since we've been "celebrating" it since Friday the impact is somewhat less than it might be.  Maybe more like Groundhog day for us, since we started out by going to a brocante.  It may be our last since we have just over a week left.
Deb found another little Paris medallion which had interested her before but not at the prices being asked.  The market was down near Place de Nation, so it allowed us to take the tram around to Porte de Vincennes and walk about 4 blocks to see it.  The rain held off long enough for us to walk through and look in comfort.  However it started, lightly, just as we finished the last booth.
So we took a few minutes to walk over to Place de la Nation, as Deb has never been over to see it.  It was originally called Place du Trone and was the place where Louis XIV's  new queen, Maria Theresa, was crowned after his marriage, but upon the revolution the name was changed.  It still has the columns that were erected in the original place, of Phillip II and Louis IX.  It was also the place where the guillotine was most active during the revolution.
Once the rain got more serious we headed back to the apartment.  Once there I retrieved out luggage from the storage room and we started the process of seeing if we can get rid of enough clothing to offset the number of tschotskes we've accumulated, it's gonna be close.  Stay tuned.