Three nights in Paris has gone so fast. To all those experienced travellers out there, you were right, three nights only equals two whole days which adds up to not enough time. And we thought London was big! There is no comparison, Paris wins for size. Unfortunately the sun only shone on the day we arrived. We have been soaked and dried countless times. The top deck of the Hop on, Hop off bus is beautiful in the sunshine and great for photos. Whilst these buses provide lots of information they also take a great deal of time.
Anyway, on with the highlights! Dinner at the Eiffel Tower was everything I'd hoped it would be. Lucky us, our table was upgraded to a window seat, and in our opinion, the best window seat looking straight out to The Trocadero. The meal was WOW! We started with champagne and lovely bread. I then had crustacean bisque with tiny cheese ravioli, croutons, lobster and chestnut cream. My main meal was a lovely breast of guinea fowl, stuffed with herbs and with crispy skin and a lovely sauce, served with the best mashed potatoes ever and asparagus. To finish I had a dessert with meringue, cream, berries and white chocolate cream sauce. Tony had the most divine prawn entree and I must confess to having 'food envy'. For main he had a fillet of lamb and for dessert he had French cheeses (I actually ordered this but he kindly swapped!) to top off the night we hired a 'rickshaw' type of thing. Paris is the city of love after all!
Turns out the area we are staying in (the Latin district) is amazing for restaurants and bars. We are only a 5 minute walk to alleyways of restaurants where we were able to sit out under awnings and enjoy French food every night. We have filled our bellies with cheese, French onion soup, duck, mussels, panninis, sorbets, beef borgione(sic), washed down with red wine and tequila sunrises. Oh, and I nearly forgot the chocolate, but then for those who know me, that is a given.
Not to dwell on the lowlights, I shall just make a passing comment to the constant harassment by restaurants to get you in their doors, the number of street vendors annoying tourists, the sad faces of the beggars and their pets on every street, a few rude French folk who despair at our poor command of their language and the suffocating cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE! ( did I mention they toss their buts on the street?)
Not wanting to finish on a negative note, the architecture in Paris has blown my mind. I too have taken hundreds of photos. What a stunning city.
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