Fete de la Coquille Saint-Jacques à Montmartre, Les Thermalies Salon du Bien-Être

 

Yesterday was another excursion into the deep 🌊 

Sort of…

The annual Fête de Coquille Saint-Jacques,

 

Always held at Abbésses in Montmartre, home to Amélie.

I made the fatal error of arriving late 🕑 on a brilliantly sunny 🌞 day.

It was mobbed 

The line for oysters 🦪 was ENDLESS! 😖 No way was I waiting 😬

Instead I got a bowl 🥣 of soup de poisson. No line.

This is the annual January Brittany fête, so plenty crêpes 🥞 

Beaucoup saucissons!

And authentic warm Kouign Amann.

Champagne 🥂🍾 was flowing. Perfect with the oysters 🦪 😭

I told myself I would return Sunday for oysters 🦪 and settled for a box of scallops.

 Then hopped on the Metro for the annual spa show at Carrousel de Louvre.

This fair was crowded too.

Very crowded! 

You would think they were giving away stuff…

And they were👍 30-35%-off deals on spa vacations. 

The French Govt. contributes.

It’s a chance to de-tox after holiday 🍾 excesses (see above) of Christmas, New Years 🥂 and January Galette 🥮 des rois👑 

I was fascinated by the ‘clam shell’ contraptions. 

People lined up to get ‘vibrated’ or whatever they do to heal all ailments.

I was not eager to try them out…🫣

As well as spas from France, Italy, Tunisia, Morocco you can buy many healing products.

Get you feet 🦶 massaged.

Find the correct back pillow.

There is something 

For everyone 

Here.

I was flirting with these spa terrycloth slippers…

But they cost 1435€ including a 4-day stay in Italia 🇮🇹 so I settled for spa signature ball-point pen 🖊️ 

C’est la vie…

‘My spa’ was waiting for me on the way home 🏡