Tonight's our last night in Paris. It happens to be pouring at the moment, but that's not really a big deal (although, we had hoped to go get a crépe before the night is out)--we've had incredible weather all week. 72 and sunny every day and in the low 60's at night. We came. We walked. We ate. And ate. And ate.
Last night was L'Atelier du Joël Robuchon, a very stylish, very inventive place in the 6th arrondissement that featured a 10 course menu of tiny tiny courses. Some were amazing like the grilled fresh Fois Gras with Hibiscus sauce or the asparagus cappucino. Some not so much, like the raw egg in a martini glass with a frothy spinich and ham croutons. Dinner hours here are crazy. We just finished tonight at 8:30 PM (we brought in Chinese food for our last night), and that's when we had put our names on the list last night. We didn't sit down last night until 10, finished after 12 AM. I don't think that I'll miss eating in the middle of the night, frankly.
All in all, we had a wonderful time. Paris was just beautiful, we walked forever, ate what we wanted, slept in every day and had a magnificent apartment to come back to every evening at no cost to us right in the heart of the city. We spoke french when we could, english when we could, and Fringlish most of the time, and almost everyone understood us eventually. Fresh pastries, fresh bread, and fresh air add up to a lovely time.
And, a big thank you to Alain Goldrach for the use of this apartment (there's an article about him with some pictures of him restoring a picture!) We'll be back next week, Alain!
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