A Place I'd Like To Visit: "Paris Is For Book Lovers" (contains video from CBS)

I saw this piece on CBS Sunday Morning (a show I highly recommend) a few weeks ago about the book markets in Paris. Apparently if you like rare or vintage books, Paris is the mother lode, as there are about 500 shops and markets within the city.

I consider myself a fledgling book collector; nothing compared to a couple of people in this video. Whenever I travel I always have to bring back at least one book, preferably related to the area I'm visiting. It doesn't have to be vintage or rare, but those, of course, are a special find.

One of my favorite finds while traveling was a book I picked up in The Florida Keys about 6 years ago titled Storm Of The Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, written by Willie Drye. Not what most would consider vacation worthy reading material, I found it to be a fascinating tale of something I knew nothing about.

So, while drinking my hot coffee on a bitterly cold, snowy morning at home, I watched this show and fantasized about how fabulous it would be to spend some time in Paris, perusing these open book markets and eventually coming home with a treasure or two.

Or maybe three.