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11/28/2002 Entry: "Rungis"

Woke up at 6 am today to go on a field trip with the rest of the class to the big wholesale market in Rungis. Here, you can buy the freshest seafood, poultry, meat, vegetables, fruits, and flowers. They also have a dairy section with lots of cheese! They start the business day at 11pm at night! We were there at 8am and most of the buyers were gone -- they were already packing up for the day! The facilities were surprisingly clean, and although you can see pig’s heads, guinea fowl (still with feathers), and giant rabbits (all dead of course), the place wasn’t stinky at all.
Here're some images from Rungis:

The market is only open to members, so we technically couldn’t buy anything, but I managed to charm my way into getting a bouquet of white roses for my mom. She’s arriving tomorrow and celebrating her birthday here on the 30th.

After the field trip I hung out with some of my classmates. We watched Sex and the City and had Greek Food for lunch. It was fun!