You know you are in France when you go to a vintage market

so, as i told you, i went to the vintage market called pop'up market, this morning. 

i thought there would be a huge line to get inside but no one was standing in front of the building. as i entered, i noticed that none of the girls leaving the place was holding a shopping bag. it is always a bad sign!

so first impression, the place is great and it smells old (always a good sign!). first look, i noticed a mix of actual vintage clothes and fake vintage clothes. i call fake vintage clothes, all the handmades and new things that imitate the vintage style. i hate this stuff.

in the back of the market, few stands. i looked but found nothing. the shoes were great but i don't really like buying used shoes. i don't mind the clothes though. i have to say, i was very disappointed. i thought the market would be bigger and that i would have way more choice than i did. i also saw cupcakes on the pictures of last year, so i looked around to see if i could, at least, eat. unfortunately, all i saw was oysters and tartines.

as a conclusion, this vintage market is not a good address to find vintage clothes. the best place in lyon to find this type of stuff is definitely the store that is located rue victor hugo, next to maisons du monde. i strongly recommend this place to hipsters and vintage lovers living in the city!

Sit, rabbit

{hybrid chairs by Merve Kahraman}

ok, i have to admit. i am obsessed with those chairs!!! the best of it is that they are handmade of natural leather and wood. so the idea is to connect to the nature. the plus is also that when you sit on it, the rabbit ears for instance make the impression that they come from your head. those chairs actually give resting humans a mythological quality!

Merve Kahraman called his chairs, hybrid chairs. he based his chair on the myth of human-animal hybrids.

Vintage Market

{invitation of the event}

OMG i am so freaking excited !! the vintage market of lyon is happening this week end. each year, a vintage market is organized in the city. the location changes every year. it is not a big fancy sell and that is why it is so good to go there. clothes are used but you can also find beautiful handmade jewelry. the doors open at 10am, i will definitely be there at 9:59. i can't imagine how crowded it is going to be. anyway, it is THE place to be this week end. i hope i will find some cute and cheap stuff to wear for nyc as i am living for the big apple next week.

Tester le Salon des Vins et de la Gastronomie

so lyon is the capital of food in france. it is definitely the best place to eat and drink in the country. they love food, love meat and make good wines. they also put a lot in your plate when you eat, contrarily to paris.. last week-end, i went to the salon of the wines and the gastronomy.

i tasted such great wines. i love this kind of events. the ticket was about 10$ so it wasn't bad at all, specially since all the tastings were free. since i went to napa and discovered the joy of tasting wine all day, i am looking for any exhibit/event in france where i can taste wine. so this salon was perfect. not too far from lyon, my friend drove us there at 4pm and we stayed until the end at 7pm.

all the regions were represented at the salon. we tasted bordeaux, burgundy.. we also tasted wines from alsace! i actually never tried those and they were surprisingly extremely good. we bought so many bottles. we also found great food of course.

we met this guy who sells saucisson. each year, he comes with a new ingredient that he puts in his saucisson. this year was the year of the sun-dried tomatoes saucisson. i liked it but i strongly recommend the fig saucisson! the best was the price. for 14$, 4 saucissons! thanks lyon!