no, Ira but they do wear ties!

Melissa, I still haven't scanned them all (we're not digital yet)! Am waiting for another snowy day so that I won't feel guilty about it.

But yes, I will definitely send you the marathon pix!

Hi Jane,

You might have been too early and they weren't ready yet.

Do French chickens come in classes? Like "buy Oregon/Washington chicken instead of southern chicken"? Actually, an experienced world traver did tell me "when in Paris, buy rotisserie chicken".

Well, there is actually a French chicken--the famed <i>poulet de Bresse</i> that has its own A.O.C. designation.

Those chickens are also unique with the red top and blue feet.

And White feathers?

I am seriously beginning to think that being in Paris is more fun then being in Italy, LOL.

And oh, those chickens sound yummy!

I was tempted last week by chickens cooking on spits several times, at the Place Maubert, on rue Mouffetard, wherever. It just never seemed to be the right time for us to buy one, between all the restaurant meals and all the cheese and pate we had at the apartment. I noticed that the ones at the Maubert market did have labels denoting their place of origin. I think Parisians buy a lot of their food based on the region, and even the town, that it comes from. That's certainly true of oysters.

Nikki, you are awake! Are you having jet lag? I hope you don't have to go to work Monday. And hope you get your luggage soon.

And I am serious about Paris. I have never been to France and never had a big desire to until I came on Fodors. Now I want to visit Paris so bad.

I suggest, on a nice day, going to Rue Buci, getting a &quot;takeout&quot; rotisserie chicken, carrot puree, and/or other vegetables, and having the best atmosphere of all - a picnic on the Seine. (the take out place in the middle of the street on the side close to the river comes to mind)

When I lived there, it was a staple of our diet. Far less expensive than a restaurant, equally delicious, a better view, and you can gnaw on the fabulous bones and morsels all you want without getting strange looks from dining patrons.

At every market we went to in France (Paris, Burgundy, Provence) there was a mobile chicken rotisserie truck. They always smelled incredible. My husband dubbed it the Chicken-mobile. That is how we want to spend our retirement. We will need to work due to lack of foresight in our youth so why not travel the world on the back of a chicken?

I must remember to pack the handi-wipes! I think I'll take some cheap wine glasses this time, too. (Please, I hope no one brings up the wineglass thread from last year!)

we got the best rotisserie chicken off a massive rotisserie in the Latin Qtr, in the outdoor market on rue moffetard (sp?)

My mouth is watering. Actually sounds better to me than the $500 dinner someone mentioned a few months ago!

we walked around the market w/ our chicken and picked up 2 kinds of cheese, a baguette and some fresh figs. The trick was asking for a plastic knife in french so we could use it on the cheese/bread. It was comical but eventually got one.

I've been chicken about alot of things, but never in Paris.

About grades of chickens: the Label Rouge is a sign of quality. Bresse chickens are reputedly the best, but chickens from Les Landes also have a good rep. &quot;Poulet fermier&quot; means farm-raised, as opposed to &quot;poulet blanc&quot; which means the more ordinary kind.

the need for a knife is why I pack in my checked luggage some paperplates and plastic utensils, and a corkscrew

Thanks for the information~