I have had many delicieux meals so far in Paris. The irony of this post is that I write it sitting in a “greasy spoon” of very poor quality and poor tasting food—tourist trap! Cest la vie! The subject of this post in NOT the one bad meal, but one spectacular meal I enjoyed last night! The scallops I ordered for the main course were so perfectly seared that after I cut each one in half, I had to glare at the middle in awe at the perfection, prior to each bite! It was an extended, glorious, extravagant meal! The story of how I found this perfect and beautiful —and very French!— restaurant is amusing, and will follow. First, the experience...the food! Please click "Read More" link to right, belowslideshow...
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My temporary flats in Paris. The first two nights, I stayed in Quartier Latin, which I really liked, south of the Seine and a few miles from Louvre. The last two nights I will spend further north, in Montmarte, near Moulin Rouge haha. Very different neighborhoods!
...which means” Where to begin?” And yes, perhaps the beginning is the best, for even there is where I started, however late. The weeks leading up to my departures have, of course, been crazy busy. I must have been tired (surprise, surprise!) for I slept until nearly 1pm today. By the time I woke up, nursed my exhausted body in the bath tub (oh thank you, tub-tub-tub!), and figured out how to get to the Louvre, ride the bus, get a bus ticket, locate the Caravaggio in the Louvre, and enjoy my cafe creme and thé Earl Grey, it was 5pm! So I ubered to the musee and prompltly felt overwhelmed. After asking directions 3 times, and receiving them in English each time, and getting lost three times (I excel at following directions, navigating, and have a keen sense of direction; I was receiving very poor, contradictory directions), I looked up and saw The Fortune Teller over the right shoulder of the Louvre docent, as he was pointing far down the hall away from the painting! Please click the link, "Read More", below the slideshow... |
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