It’s not just the people who are polished and well groomed, it’s the trees too!
They sculpt many of the trees to make them angular!
Eric, get out the hedge trimmer. I have some work to do in our yard when I return.
I got some tea in this awesome tea shop!
Smelled so good.
I wish I could write that good on my market boards! ;)
I’ll show you what I bought yesterday at the bottom of this post. ;)
Then it was time for dinner. We ate in the terrace of our hotel. (Note: For those of you asking the hotel name, I will be sharing after the trip).
Bread + oil & balsamic to start of course! I think I have eaten my weight in bread this week.
Yes please!
My sister and mom had the filet of sol with cheese risotto.
and raw vegetable salad.
They loved it.
I had the Wakame vegetable sandwich (without cheese) and it was quite possibly the best sandwich I have ever had. Ok, I say that way too much, but it was damn good.
The veggies were sautéed and just succulent. It was also my first time having Wakame which is edible seaweed. I loved it! It was very thin and delicate, not what I was picturing seaweed to appear/taste like!
This sandwich was all kinds of epic. The chef in this hotel is ah-mazing.
It came with seasoned and lightly oiled parsley…
and lovely PURPLE potato chips!!! These went fast.
For dessert, we whipped out a bakery purchase from Michel Cluizel, which turned out to be our favourite chocolaterie in Paris. Wait until you see the dark chocolate I stocked up on today!
We bought a selection of the famous Macarons…
Everyone told us that we must try macarons while in Paris. We got a sample pack and each tried a bite.
Lemon, strawberry, pistachio, and chocolate:
No, these babies are not vegan (contain egg whites), but as you will see in my next post, there were a few food items on my ‘must try while in Paris hit list’ and these were one of them. I am hoping to make a vegan version some day and I have to know what they are supposed to taste like!
I also had 4 other food items on my hit list that I will be showing you in my next post.
But for now, back to the macarons!
Our top two favourites:
- OSGMOM: #1) Chocolate, #2) Strawberry
- Kristi: #1) Chocolate, #2) Strawberry
- Me: #1) Chocolate, #2) Strawberry
Can you tell we are related? ;) Chocolate was clearly the crowd favourite. I thought the chocolate tasted delicious, but the macarons were a bit too sweet for my taste. I am really sensitive to sugar now that I bake with such healthy ingredients.
This is the tea that I purchased from Kusmi Tea:
If the loose leaf teas taste half as good as they smell, I am in luck!
Apparently there is a location in Montreal too!
Coming up…I will be recapping our last day in Paris!
Things got a little creepy…
[When your balsamic starts looking at you, you have had too much wine.]
Apparently there might be a transportation strike here in Paris tomorrow when we are supposed to fly out. With any luck we may just get stuck here forever.
Stay tuned.
Your photography rocks! You’re really capturing the “Feeling” of Paris, I love it!
I love how you actually make time to blog! And I admire you for honouring your desires and eating macarons – because they’re AMAZING. Yeah.
I love all the photos! My sister just moved back to the states from Paris and seeing all the neat little places that city has to offer makes me want to go!
WOW…everything you guys are eating SERIOUSLY looks amazing. I am so glad you are enjoying France!
Uhhh yes…those dolls are slightly creepy!! Love the color of the macaroons. I am suuuuper sensitive to sweet things now too! Glad you had fun trying them though. I hope you get stuck at least for a few more days!! :)
thank you for sharing so much of paris with us. i loved seeing the food and atmosphere, it’s all so dreamy!
“When your balsamic starts looking at you, you have had too much wine.”
Ha!
Great post, am loving seeing all the vegan food options in France!
When I read your post title I could hear the song in my head ;P
Your pictures today are really, really georgous friend :D Nice work. Dinner looks great.
Louis V **SWOON**
Ohh – getting stuck in Paris..that is something I would not be upset about! haha All of the food looks absolutely incredible!!
Your blog is beautiful! I love all of the pictures & the header. :)
Lauren
Lrstewart0711.blogspot.com
I can’t believe you had a Wakame sandwich in Paris! Seaweed seams so… un-Paris like, LOL! I’ll definitely take note of your hotel’s name, it looks amazing.
YES, we have a Kusmi Tea boutique in Montreal! The next time I cross the border to Ontario I’ll smuggle in some for you if you want :)
I’m in for a road trip to Ontario! ;)
As a teacher, I know the secret to a beautiful chalkboard – chalkboard markers!! They are incredible. If you let them dry a few minutes, you can’t wipe them off. Instead, you wash the writing off with a damp cloth. This is great so you don’t have to worry about smudging while in transport and if you want to keep some items from week to week there is no problem. Also, they come in incredible colours. They are expensive, but worth it. My principal gave us each ONE this year and they are like gold.
I *LOVE* wakame… one of my favorite sushi places does a great wakame salad and a wakame roll… such amazing flavor!
fingers crossed that you get stuck in Paris!! :D
safe travels home…
ohhhhhh, im so glad you tried macarons. they are fanastically delicious!
There’s not much of a better place to be stuck in if it happens! All the food looks so incredible. I’ve never tried a macaron but have always wanted to! I love how colorful they are :P
I ate my weight in bread while I was Ireland.. something about European bread :)
I love your pics! Great place to be stuck!
I just started reading your blog and I love it. The first blog I saw was about Paris, and I was super excited. I’m going to France next fall to au pair and your wonderful pictures made me want to go even more. Those macarons look so good! Sadly, I have never had one. Hopefully next September I’ll be munching on French food every day. Hope there’s lots of good running trails in France:)
Those macaroons are looking fabulous!!!
I hope you don’t get stuck there, buuut it could be fun!
Oh my gosh all these pictures are making me drool! Thanks for sharing everything with us!