IKEA

Sunday, September 5, 2010 Day 67


This morning we boarded the blue tram for a trip to both ends. We headed first to Mosson at the far western end of the tram line for a visit to a flea market. We wandered the aisles and ended up with two large beer steins to use for tea glasses and a pretty decent pitcher to replace the one we broke in Paris. We had a couple of sandwiches there for lunch – Roger had a beef kabob and I mine was sausage of some sort. Both were typical fare for that sort of gathering – not bad, but nothing to blog about. From there we boarded the tram again and rode it to its terminal in the southeast, where we got off and walked to Ikea. This was purely an exploratory trip – no purchases at this time – but we wanted to get a feel for what they have in the way of shelving, as this apartment is sorely lacking in storage space. I also have my eye out for planters for the windows in the apartment. This was Roger’s introduction to Ikea – he had never shopped in an Ikea before today. The store does not usually have Sunday hours, but I think they were probably open today in celebration of the opening of school. In general, stores are expected to be closed on Sundays, but they can open occasionally for a special event upon application to local authorities. Ikea bought itself a $700,000 fine a couple of years ago by being open Sundays in a Paris suburb, apparently on a continual basis. All that being said, Ikea had nothing to offer that we were willing to buy this trip. We did see some shelves and some wall décor we might indulge in later, but not today.