Aujourd'hui a Paris

So far the latest wave of violent riots, in which over 100 policemen have been wounded in the northern suburbs of Paris, some 25km from here, have not had an impact in the sedate seventh arrondissement; our biweekly routine of relaxed hunting and gathering goes on as normal on Wednesdays and Sundays at the spectacular open-air market beneath the elevated train along the Boulevard de Grenelle, Paris 15.