Paris has been great. I very much need to come back some day (preferably not another 13 yrs from now) and explore it more. As I write this it's 9AM here and we are heading to the airport in an hour. Yesterday was really nice. I've developed and addiction to butter croissants. My mission, should I choose to accept it (and I will) upon returning to SF is to find butter croissants as good as the ones from the little bakery near Alex's apartment. So good you don't even need to put anything on it. That croissant with a cup of coffee.... Heaven!
Around 12 yesterday we left for the sugar tour of Paris. We picked up some sandwiches and headed to the Tuileries Garden to eat them. Then it was to Angelina's on the Rue de Rivoli. Now, to recap for you, I have had 3 different people (one a local) tell me their hot chocolate is amazing. And OH MY GOD it was good. Hot and rich and creamy and thick and just wow. You take a sip and it warms you as it travels down your throat coating everything in chocolaty deliciousness. It's also incredibly heavy in your stomach. Alex and I could only manage one cup each. Angela went for a second half-cup. She's crazy. However, if you are ever here you have to check this place out. Rather touristy, but very worth the cup o' heaven.
We then went to get some macaron. I'll leave Angela to describe them. We went to two different places to get them (Alex is a sweets expert) and they are also very good. Some reading this are probably shocked at the amount of sweets I've been eating. Me too. I don't generally eat a lot of sugar, but I'm on vacation so it's ok, right?! After gathering macarons we made an abortive attempt to get a t-shirt for Angela. The store Alex took us to was gone. Closed up forever. He was sad. Angela was sad. I just needed to take a leak.
Bateaux Mouches: Angela was nearly as obsessed with a boat ride on the Seine as she was with Mt S. Michel. However, I thought she was saying Baton Rouge with a French accent. It was not until we got to the place yesterday that I realized what she was saying. Oops! But, it was fun and pretty and relaxing to ride up and down the river. A nice perspective on the city. There will (as always) (eventually) be pictures. We finished up the evening with dinner at a local place Alex wanted to try and it was yummy. A small cut of beef with mashed potatoes and a nice glass of red wine. The perfect last meal in Paris (for me the meat eater, Angela and Alex had fish and rice and risotto).
And that is that for my last day in Europe. It's been a really great trip and worth every penny and all the time (and occasional frustration [I hate the RER]). I'd like to say thank you to Angela for booking everything and being a sport and walking so much with (since I enjoy walking so much), I'd also like to thank Alex for letting us crash at his place, showing us around Paris, and driving us up north to Brittany and Normandy. Now it's time to complete my packing and prepare for the long trip home.
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