Corn Dogs in Paris? Day 2 Part 2: Christmas Market in the Tuileries

 

Place de la Concorde

Back in Paris, I headed to the Place de la Concorde stop as I wanted to walk to the Christmas market at the Tuileries.   Thankful for my new scarf, I was no longer cold.  

The market was crowded! I decided to have sausage and petit frites for dinner—and a beer. I do not know what brand of beer I was drinking, but it was good. I hope it was a German beer, as this was a German food stand.  

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - in Paris

The market included several rides, including the reindeer ride. I came close to buying a ticket for the reindeer ride but decided against it. The market was certainly influenced by American culture, including Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Real American Corn Dogs!!!   People were in line to buy them.  

Snails and frogs legs - the stand next to the Real American Corn Dogs!

It took several shots to get the Olympic rings

Yes, that is a cow   

There were many food choices. I laughed out loud when I passed a stand offering REAL AMERICAN CORN DOGS!! What??? in Paris at a Christmas market.    Corn Dogs in Paris?  

It was one thing to see Rudolph but corn dogs!!!  I walked past that stand.  The next stand offered French cuisine: Escargot and Grenouille.  Neither piqued my interest.

The end of the market was the La Roue de Paris.  I have never been on the London Eye or the Capital Wheel at the National Harbor in Maryland.   I am not scared of heights.  I like going fast.  

I looked at the Wheel and the short line.  I decided to ride it.  It was nearly nine p.m., as I got into one of the wheel's cars.  The couple in front of me let me go ahead of them, allowing me to have a sparkly surprise.   The Eiffel Tower's light show runs 5 minutes every hour on the hour.

I had a great time on the wheel!!

Sacre Coeur from the Wheel

Synthetic ice

I bought a hot chocolate to savor as I walked to the Palais Royal Metro stop, heading back to my Air BnB.  Tomorrow will be my final day in Paris, and another full day.  No time for jet lag, not this trip.