Brocantes et meanderings…

  

Yesterday I painted an imaginary sailboat ⛵️  

Today at the Sunday BROCANTE I found it!

Last Day of Summer in Trouville-Deauville

 

No more umbrellas to be seen on the beach 🏖️ last Sunday in August in Trouville/ Deauville.

Nice to know they cost 17€ and 7,50€ for deck chairs for next year’s visit.

Café de Flore Paris Letter

 

MIA! MIA! (Missing in action) 

Remember breakfast at Café de Flore? This  one was a struggle 🙀

Pôle international du Cheval Longines – Deauville + Lobster 🦞

 

On ETSY

The French 🇫🇷 are mad about flags flying 

Including Monet, when he visited Trouville-sur-mer.

Eugène Boudin — Musée Marmottan Monet

 

Yesterday I was headed to the races 🐎 

And ended up at la plage 🏖️ beach.

Les Pieds dans le Sable - Trouville

Trouville is not just about lobster 🦞 

It’s a seaside town loaded with history

To Trouville-sur-mer

 I left the house at 6:02 Two of my 3 alarms ⏰ went off at 5:00 am 👏

I am on Metro ligne 7 at 6:14 am

Lobster Land, Trouville sur mer

For 3 days I've been doing hand-to-claw combat with a lobster. Finally I zeroed in on just painting the claw and capturing that inimitable 'lobster red' in watercolor. I think I nailed it.. There is almost no place I love better than Trouville sur mer en Normandie. Sand, sun, ocean, boardwalks, Victoriana

And lobster, my fav food. Early lobbie thumbnail sketches.

Trouville's Marché de Poissoniere was busy, busy at lunch time...12:15 and every table filled. One hour's wait. Françoise said, Let's have crepes? No way José!

I took my homard de Breton/lobster + plate and cutlery away/pour importer.

It was 90 degrees in Trouville. Hot, hot, hot. Finally a cool, quiet place to plunge into my lobster. In fact quite a few people climbed those steps, wishing me a, "bon appetite!"

The night before I ate classic Normand moules/mussels

At one of the 30 classic bistros serving moules. It doesn't matter where you go. It's all good et pas cher.

At dusk, the obligatory orangie Apero is de rigueur on the boardwalk by the sea.

During daytime Trouville beach may be hot and crammed with tourists, not that I care.

At night temps drop. Bring a jacket. While everyone is off eating moules

Cool your toes in the surf and stroll. So relaxing.

My hotel was OK. no AC.

Still with temps down in the 60s I could paint comfortably in my room

That perfect isolated beach.

What to wear in Victorian Trouville sur mer?

Ruffles if you like, a long loose skirt with flip flops. Trouville is not a fashion center. Anything goes.

Better yet, shed it all and throw yourself into the cooling surf. Next visit, I'll stay longer. Meanwhile Trouville lobsters are up on Etsy. Get a watercolor among other French goodies 🍒 in your 📮mailbox. Thanks for reading Parisbreakfast. If you enjoyed this post please share. Cheers Carolg and Bear

I still love Trouville-sur-mer

I went last August for 3 days and then again with C. On Monday-Tuesday to lovely old Trouville-su-mer

Its in Normandy in case you were wondering, 2 hours from Paris. Depart from Gare St. lazare.

I still love the Marché de Poisson - 6 stands of super fresh crustaceans. Nothing cooked. Go across the street for that.

My pre-birthday lunch. OTT to say the least.

Natch I did a watercolor of said homard/lobster. Email me if interested.

We did eat across the street too at Les Vapeurs, loadd with turn of the century paraphernalia. 

In fact we thought we were at Le Central..they are right next to each other.

Never mind. Our meal was superb!

Extremely yummy Normandy oysters. FYI, Prices are somewhat higher when you sit down at a white tablecloth place vs. the raw bar across the street.

Natch I painted my huitres/oysters.

French poster artist par excellence, Raymond Savignac's artwork is everywhere - its his home town.

I still love the wild, crazy French Victorian architecture in Trouville

Encroyable!

We sketch this Victorian villa.

First time for Carolyn and she did better than moi

Mine...👎

Not much has changed from when Monet painted it...

We took the little tourist train (8€) up to see more houses.

We took the little boat to Deauville too (1.20€ for 2 minute ride...I could have stayed longer on the boat). I ate this lieges chocolat in Deauville(7,90€). Why oh why? I will go back soon I hope. You too!Thank you for reading Parisbreakfast.  If you'd like to receive Paris letters and maps in your mailbox, stop by my shop. Bon Week-end PBers!