As usual, my journey to Paris brought me to the great big world of design and wonderful products for the shop.
Maison is the best show on earth as it brings together wholesalers, designers and producers of everything to do with retail. From ethnic chic to home accessories and lifestyle suppliers, the place is heaving! This year they have a total of eight halls, each the size of the whole of Earls Court exhibition hall and it can take you days to cover every single stand.
However I tend to concentrate on certain halls; namely the Home Accessories ones, which occupy three halls selling decorative items and fragrance, candles and bath products, and books and magazines on the latest trends and subjects of interest.
The train leaves from Gare du Nord to Villepinte Parc des Expositions and it often makes the whole exercise all the more romantic as one can experience buskers on the carriages singing songs and playing musical instruments so typically French like Edith Piaf songs accompanied by the accordion. The song which stirred me this time was that of Besame Mucho sung by a gypsy who was most dignified and pretty.
The weekend was such a treat that I did not want to come home to England!
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