Emma and I set off for the African quarter this morning, just the two of us. Its nice travelling with just Emma, I really miss the time I used to have with just her on Saturdays when Holly was at work, and Finn just a glimmer in someones eye. The African quarter felt different from anywhere else we've been in Paris, or anywhere else I've ever been for that matter. Mostly north Africans, with some Algerians thrown in. Many small shops selling everything - hookas, clothing, medical supplies, beauty supplies, bulk food and spices, beautiful raw cloth, unusual shoes, halal meats, unidentified sticks (tooth brushes) both in bulk and in cellophane two packs. I bought a scarf for myself, and a necklace for Emma. We wandered around up and down some side streets and caught the metro back home. We bought some pain au chocolate (square croissant with chocolate inside) to take home and eat with Finn while drinking hot chocolate. Which we did.