Part 1 Let's Shop Paris Flea Markets! I hit 5 French flea markets and one neighborhood garage sale!!

[@aseretstudio1724]

Thank you. What a sweet respite from the real world while enjoying my coffee this morning.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlexandraKozub-tp7fe]

Thanks for sharing glad you are able to travel and thrift exciting

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

You’re welcome!

[@dossnone4554]

Germans are the same. My mum used to come to visit me in New Zealand, late 50s, strip off lie on the garden grass in all her glory, sunworshiping. So very jelly of you, love, love. Have the best time!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Thanks! Lol, that’s so funny because I was thinking the same thing last week when I was at the beach. The young in France rarely go topless anymore but older French women still will and Germans love being in their birthday suits. If they’re naked most likely they’re German. More power to them!

[@anitaamador7093]

Bon jour. All your finds are marvelous. Exciting adventure. Have a marvelous time.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Thank you! Will do!

[@FOXYCECILIA]

yeeaaa Thank you Abigail !! i get to visit my country trough you..it's been over 40 yrs since I left Versailles.France...Very soon I will be doing traveling to few places in Europe and can't wait..as a child we used to go to the south of France for the summer vacations...Actually I liked it there more than the city.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

You're welcome 😊 I'm so excited for you to return. I love France so much.

[@andreawilkerson2006]

This was fabulous !!!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Paris is always a great idea! I miss the shopping for sure.

[@gretchendemasi768]

so enjoyed this, little Spielberg!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Thanks!

[@vikkiweigel2504]

Fambulous finds ! My family and I (hubby Martin and daughter Versailles) absolutely agree that Paris is always a great idea, gorgeous, magical city. We have been several times and we were last there in December. I also bought a few flea market treasures as we visited a couple of markets as well. ( As you see, we named our daughter Versailles...two years prior to having her, my husband proposed to me in Versailles' Hall of Mirrors). Lovely video, looking forward to the next. PS: we are in EU now as well, Italy's Calabria region, in Pizzo ( ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS) Next we will be in Germany. Enjoy your travels.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Oh wow! That's quite a name to live up to. Italy is also very beautiful but I'm not sure if I could handle driving there.

[@vikkiweigel2504]

@@AbigailsArtfulAbode 🤗☺️

[@peggypeter8070]

You are such a smart shopper!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Long years of practice!

[@chriscarlson1237]

U r so brave to travel alone! One day I hope I will....

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Start small, think big!!

[@agl5132]

I travel a lot and download google translator onto my phone. Just run it across maps, menus product descriptions and packing and it translates.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

So funny, the first time I used it was in 2014 in France and it was not very sophisticated at the time and things were just garbled but I will have to try again.

[@andrewwright2812]

Nice, but please put the items you’ve picked up and looked at in the place you found them. The vendor has curated then carefully. In general I’m not happy with the way people treat these items.

[@deliadormaier4951]

Abby girl how wonderful it is to see you in France Love all your fines

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Ahhh thank you Delia!

[@m.cooper1372]

so many wonderful things. love the apartment you are staying in. looks like so much fun!!!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

It really has been!

[@VintageWeekendsItaly]

Hello! I've been to Paris last summer and had so much fun hunting for vintage 😆 Thank you for sharing your experience, I enjoyed it! Kisses from Italy 😘👋🇮🇹

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

You are so welcome! Does Italy have the same amount of fabulous fleamarkets?

[@debracurry1423]

Wow. So jealous. What a beautiful video. Thanks

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

You’re so welcome!

[@cynthiacarmody6906]

Love your blogs & Paris is my favorite city. Would have loved to tag along with you. Keep up the great vlogs & I love seeing all your treasures! 😎

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Glad you like them! Yes, it's mine too, so precious.

[@frenchcountrylove7435]

Wow super awesome you can be there, Love everything you bought, in shock. Happy journey. 💗🌹

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Thank you!!

[@shellisannes464]

wonderful finds, I wished you had grabbed the crescent moon trinket box, I would have been like, SOLD!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Yes, I wish so too!

[@lindamorgan7568]

Wonderful video!! Was in France for first time in 2019.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Isn’t it wonderful? Although was everything shut down already?

[@lindamorgan7568]

@@AbigailsArtfulAbode My trip was before any Covid-19’s life changers, however, it was during an unusual few day heat wave (108 degrees) causing upset at many sites in Paris to the point they temporarily closed certain parts of sites (such as ride to top of Eiffel Tower). Not many months before I went there was the fire at

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

@@lindamorgan7568 Oh I could imagine in a city with no air conditioning.

[@carolineesposito3586]

Love this! Thank you for sharing!!

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

You’re so welcome!

[@LD10ddssaa]

Laura Caldwell is there too!!

[@frenchcountrylove7435]

Yes indeed.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

She’s actually back home now but I’ve been enjoying her videos!

[@PhoenixFindsOddities]

Aww at 11:51 I have that EXACT same mirror in my booth! It was dug out of the woods by a friend, somehow surviving pretty much intact! I love the frame on it ❤️

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Serendipity!!

[@iisajardine9389]

Hi Abigail, I only just found you and your wonderful channel .By chance, do you still have the thimbles ?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Yes I do! Not all of them but some. I can take some pictures when I'm at the store tomorrow if you send me an email at [e-mail]

[@peggypeter8070]

On the yellow inside thingamajig, would you wind thread on that so you have a travel sewing kit??

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Not sure

[@jill.yesterdaysmemories]

Do you travel with a friend? I’m not brave enough to travel alone.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

No, I’m on my own. I get nervous before every trip but always wind up having such a good time.

[@karenfeaster4655]

I love the cat at 11:56

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Cats are my favorite!

[@iisajardine9389]

Me too 🐈😉

[@delindarogers1561]

Are you filming with a I Phone or a movie camera? Love following your site.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

I’m on my iPhone.

[@madamecarolina9889]

I’m planning a trip there, where did you stayed at? I like that room

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

That's a home exchange but if you book early there's a ton of great Airbnb's . I highly recommend the Marais or Latin quarter.

[@Chanson60svinyl]

Did u see any vinyl records there?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

No, surprisingly

[@madamecarolina9889]

Are you traveling by yourself?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

I am, I often travel alone. I really enjoy it.

[@mitzicausey5675]

Does the little thing in the yellow thimble holder hold sewing needles?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

I don’t see why it can’t

[@vikkiweigel2504]

And perhaps the white thing inside is for threads

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

@@vikkiweigel2504 Ahhh, that makes so much sense!

[@camcat5538]

what flea markets did you visit?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Port of Vanve and Clingancourt but in June there are pop up vintage markets throughout the city.

[@cardarmom5499]

What do you think the best flea market there is?

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

@@cardarmom5499 Honestly the best ones are the pop up ones. There’s an app called vide-grenier that has the monthly calendar for every event all over France. But Clingancourt is definitely a fun one to visit.

[@MsHighpeaks]

Completely incorrect not ALL art is of naked people in Europe. Depends on the style of the art.

[@AbigailsArtfulAbode]

Yes of course, in relation to what you see in the US the nudity in art is striking though.

[@ZitaGoesToParis]

Naked??