C) I Miss the Shopping in France

Let me tell you about the shopping experiences I had. I mentioned the town of Venosc where it is possible to buy handmade souvenirs and local honey (YEH!); well, it is also possible to buy T-shirts and things at the ski resorts. But the most fun of all is going to the open-air markets. In Bourg d'Oisans, the market sets up weekly in one of the town's parking lots for the winter and then it is moved to two streets nearer the town center for the summer. You can buy everything from purses to pants to olives.

Sometimes it is necessary to go to the grocery stores, too but I don't mind. Both sides of one long aisle are devoted to chocolate! Here are some of my favorite forms of this 'black honey' but I didn't eat too many of these chocolate bears (the french word is 'ours')! Maybe I'll get over my aversion before my next trip. - TR