Troc

We took a trip into Troyes yesterday, firstly to follow up on our Carte Vitale’s (health cards), which we have now been waiting for over two years. We had a conversation with an administrator who assured us that they are being processed and we will hear something in the next few weeks. We shall stay conservatively optimistic.

Secondly, we wanted to take a look around the ‘troc’ or secondhand stores. We are looking for something that we can use in the library, not quite sure what yet, but we are keeping an open mind.

We do love looking to see what interesting objects we can find though, even if we’re not looking for anything in particular. In one of the shops they had an amazing retro, ready-made kitchen unit, all melamine and very sixties. They also had a couple of bed sets, which were an enormous 1,500 euros each, not exactly a bargain, even if you were in the market for some rather gauche bedroom furniture. We did kind of like the fold-away bed; that made us smile. Not something we were interested in though.

We did however find a couple of armoires (cupboards) that we both thought would work well for storage upstairs. Not what we went out for, but you have to be flexible on these trips. They are being delivered next week. I can’t wait to get them, as they both do need a bit of renovation, and I want to get started.