The French like Market Carts

Because "faire les courses" is important. Every day of the week, different parts of Paris have a market going on, or marché, on one street. They start sometime before I wake up and end around 2 in the afternoon. It's sort of like the Farmer's Market in Madison every day. Only here, French goods are on display for the hungry eyes. A smart little helper that many French use to their advantage are the little carts they wheel around while walking down the aisles of the markets. They resemble something I had when I was eight- an American Girl doll stroller-only caged. Luckily for the dolls, only things like fresh vegetables, out of the oven breads, cheese, crisp fruits, and homemade clothing occupy the shopping stroller. Unfortunately, my host mom doesn't have one. She goes to the markets that are right on our street and doesn't buy too much as far as I know to need one. They were once very popular, and I can assume the backup on the sidewalks that would have caused. Nowadays, I haven't seen a single store that sells them and only one out of every 6 people have one when I go to the markets in the late morning. I kind of want a wheeled market cart for an excuse to fill it up each week. Mmm I'm just imagining all the foods and smells of the markets... okay it's time to put on my shoes and grab a few euros....