We love sharing the blog posts from our friends over at Antiques Diva & Co Ltd and this time Jennifer Balmadier, one of the super charged Paris Diva Guides is sharing her tips on how to get the best from a tour of the world famous Paris Flea Markets.
A Boston native, Jennifer travelled to France for most of her life, helping her parents to acquire antiques for their antique shop. It was while attending a French friend's wedding that she met the French man she would marry. She subsequently gave up her career in insurance in Boston and moved to Paris for love. Once in Paris, she continued to search through flea markets and assist her parents in acquiring treasures for their shop, while also indulging her personal passion for vintage fashion, ultimately leading to her new career as a Diva Guide. She loves showing Diva clients the ins and outs of Paris, telling them where to shop, wine and dine, while sharing inside details of life in Paris.
Jennifer Balmadier, Paris Diva Guide for The Antiques Diva & Co.
The full post first appeared on The Antiques Diva & Co.
April Showers Bring May… Brocantes!
Warmer temperatures bring all sorts of nice things to Paris: blooming window boxes, crowded terraces and our favorite at AD&Co Headquarters, brocante season! A brocante is a one-day or short-term flea market that pops up in neighbourhoods around Paris (and the rest of France). Longer days and sunny skies are the perfect combination to start the day with a walk around a weekend brocante. Whether you are just browsing or want to do some serious damage, you will find the Parisians out in force. If early mornings aren’t your thing, most of the brocantes stay open until 7:00 pm making the perfect segue into apéritif hour at your favorite local terrace.
Touring the Paris Flea Markets
Café aut lait bowls and French fabric, frills and buttons found at Paris brocantes
Tips for Shopping Paris Flea Markets and the Local Brocantes
Bonne Shopping!
Bric-a-brac and books at Paris brocantes
For more information, visit The Antiques Diva & Co.
We love sharing the blog posts from our friends over at Antiques Diva & Co Ltd and this time Jennifer Balmadier, one of the super charged Paris Diva Guides is sharing her tips on how to get the best from a tour of the world famous Paris Flea Markets.
A Boston native, Jennifer travelled to France for most of her life, helping her parents to acquire antiques for their antique shop. It was while attending a French friend's wedding that she met the French man she would marry. She subsequently gave up her career in insurance in Boston and moved to Paris for love. Once in Paris, she continued to search through flea markets and assist her parents in acquiring treasures for their shop, while also indulging her personal passion for vintage fashion, ultimately leading to her new career as a Diva Guide. She loves showing Diva clients the ins and outs of Paris, telling them where to shop, wine and dine, while sharing inside details of life in Paris.
Jennifer Balmadier, Paris Diva Guide for The Antiques Diva & Co.
The full post first appeared on The Antiques Diva & Co.
April Showers Bring May… Brocantes!
Warmer temperatures bring all sorts of nice things to Paris: blooming window boxes, crowded terraces and our favorite at AD&Co Headquarters, brocante season! A brocante is a one-day or short-term flea market that pops up in neighbourhoods around Paris (and the rest of France). Longer days and sunny skies are the perfect combination to start the day with a walk around a weekend brocante. Whether you are just browsing or want to do some serious damage, you will find the Parisians out in force. If early mornings aren’t your thing, most of the brocantes stay open until 7:00 pm making the perfect segue into apéritif hour at your favorite local terrace.
Touring the Paris Flea Markets
Café aut lait bowls and French fabric, frills and buttons found at Paris brocantes
Tips for Shopping Paris Flea Markets and the Local Brocantes
Bonne Shopping!
Bric-a-brac and books at Paris brocantes
For more information, visit The Antiques Diva & Co.
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