Paroissien's in Paris

Mini Kouign Amann In my last blog on Normandie, I mentioned Kouign Amann – the unprounceable name of a specialty of St Malo in Brittany.     Well, this afternoon I found a chocolate shop in Rue de Rivoli where they are made and sold – butter, sugar and flour are apparently the only ingredients.    I [...]

Well, I pushed the wrong button and hey ho……it published itself!!! So, to continue: So ended a lovely weekend – back to St Lazare in Paris, only a hour and a half late, the 29 bus waiting for us, and home for some pasta, a couple of episodes of West Wing and Ian packing for [...]

I have just seen the funniest thing.      As is Paris’ wont sometimes,(bit like Melbourne)  it decided to rain – of course when I had not taken an umbrella and was in Passy – where there are very few awnings for shelter.    Needless to say, got soaking wet, had on my new Fragonard scarf and best [...]

The temperature has really plummeted this week – from 23 last week and now it’s down to 15 – a bit like Melbourne really, with its variations.    And we have had rain too, very welcome for the gardens of course and washes away the dust. I have just been to my favourite coffee shop – [...]

     We enjoyed some wonderful meals – albeit we had to resort to Starbucks on a couple of occasions.    Avec – small tasting meals to be shared – owner/chef Koren, in a very modern designed restaurant, lined with cedar and like a long box with kitchen at one side.   Blackbird next door had a [...]

Getting ready… On the road… What a great excuse to be in Chicago – to watch David run the marathon.   He had been training for many many months, including two half-marathons during the year and last October completing the Melbourne marathon in his personal best time of 2 hrs 35.    His goal in this [...]

Translated as White Night – or Sleepless Night – this was set up some 10 years ago to give the arts and artists an opportunity to create all sorts of amazing things – or works of art!! Many of the buildings, gardens and indeed the beautiful St Eustache Church were open all night – and [...]

Pam and John were here for a few days – not long enough for Pam’s shopping!!   John enjoyed the history of the amazing Les Invalides and the Pantheon, whilst Pam explored all the shops in the 6th – especially the shoe shops!!! And we enjoyed a lovely dinner at La Societe opposite the Eglise St [...]

I have no idea how to put these pictures into specific order…..but you will get the idea.   It was my entertainment this morning.    The street is narrow so the pompiers (fire brigade) parked their trucks in the street in case of a quick getaway (to a fire).      Everything comes down on the platform – no ropes or [...]

Walking in the Tuilleries  a few days ago – with baguette in hand for our lunch, we came across this amazing piece of – what – sculpture, concrete, a long telegraph pole.      It certainly gave us plenty to talk about for well, 2 minutes!!!   And whilst up near the Opera House I rediscovered the beautiful chocolate [...]