I'd been bugging the Frenchie to take me there for some time. This last visit, he finally gave in and drove me to Bougival for what was to be a more thrilling experience than Galeries Lafayette and Printemps combined.
We walked a bit around the campus, tried to make friend with some of the many itinerant cats we met and gazed on some of the views that inspired a number of impressionists back in their day.
Sisley's view of Bougival
Be's view.
Of course, we shopped. The Frenchie got himself another slide projector, as well as a book of the history of Suresnes (his city) from it inception to just after WWII. I found a book by Levy that I'd not read yet, a few trinkets and toys for friends, and about the grooviest bit of faience I've yet to come across:
10 plates for 16€! I've not been able to find them in the States for less than maybe $30/plate, oysters being a luxury item and all.
It also pleased me to think that the little bit that we gave in support of the organisation was probably better managed than at a lot of the equivalents here.
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