I am excited to be heading off to meet MP in Paris tomorrow. It is only a quick trip, as we are primarily going to have a look at the Maison et Objet show, but it will be great to be in that wonderful city again.
The first time I ever went to Paris, nearly all of the main tourist attractions - various art galleries, the Palace of Versailles etc were closed for the week due to strike action. This didn't actually bother me too much as I often prefer to just wander the streets rather than following an itinerary packed with the 'must-see' galleries and attractions. Anyway, I found myself over on the Avenue des Champs Elysees at some point during that week and walked all the way up, checking out the various stores.
I remember thinking it was so bizarre to see car showrooms on the avenue, amongst all of the retail stores, cafes, restaurants and theatres. In particular, I thought the Peugeot store with displays of salt and pepper mills alongside the concept cars was a very unusual sight - something I definitely hadn't come across in New Zealand!
These days, I rarely go back to the Champs Elysees - but, I am a big fan of Peugeot salt and pepper mills.
I am one of those people that looks around in dismay when I realise that a cafe or restaurant doesn't have salt and pepper on each table. I particularly love sitting down to a table and finding the very heavy silver plated pepper mills, such as the one pictured above that they use at The Wolseley.
For me, salt and pepper are everyday essential items and would be right at the top of my grocery list if I was doing the first shop of the week at a rented property. I usually try and find some sea salt flakes and then some peppercorns that come in a container with a built in grinder. Depending on how big the local stores are though, it is not always easy to find these items. You might instead be looking at table salt and ground black pepper. I can cope with the salt, but have no interest in that powdery form of pepper - so, this week I am recommending that pepper mills be considered to be a holiday rental essential.
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