At the base of the funicular in Montmartre, if a man carrying some bits of coloured string approaches you and asks you to hold out your hand, he is about to (albeit pretty skilfully) weave you a “good luck” bracelet, indulge in some tired patter - “You got boyfriend?” “You and your boyfriend make jiggy jiggy, yeah?” - and charge you ten, yes ten, flipping Euros for about two minutes' work.

“But just ‘cause you’re English, and I like English. Americans and Italians, I charge them 20."

I encountered them near the Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, but wouldn't be surprised if they were elsewhere.

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Marche Atwater is a market selling a wide range of fresh fruit, veg, cheese, bread, cakes and other tempting foodstuffs. It is housed in a big old art deco building by the Lachine Canal, with many stalls outside in the summer, some of which also sell flowers and shrubs. Well worth stopping by if you're in the area for a cheap and tasty lunch or just to stock up if you're self-catering.

Avenue Atwater, St. Henri;
Metro: Lionel-Groulx.

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