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re: Leaving for London & Paris Today (Pictures on Pg. 4)
Posted on 4/18/18 at 6:32 pm to RummelTiger
Posted on 4/18/18 at 6:32 pm to RummelTiger
Try The Bunyadi and take pictures of the other patrons.
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Posted on 4/18/18 at 7:51 pm to RummelTiger
Let us know how it’s going. I haven’t been in awhile.
Go travel some too. The countryside is nice outside of London.
Take pics at the nudie show in Paris - the Crazy Horse is great.
Go travel some too. The countryside is nice outside of London.
Take pics at the nudie show in Paris - the Crazy Horse is great.
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 4/19/18 at 5:53 pm to Bham4Tide
Day 2:
After getting a workout in, it was off to grab some coffee and pastries. After that, we walked over to the Museum of Natural History - it's free, so that's nice. It opens at 10:00 AM - we got there early - front of the line...which wound-up being pretty long by the time it opened. A lot of schools in the area, so a few groups of kids made things slow going. That said, the building is large and there are a lot of exhibits to see. By the time we left - around 11:30 - there was no line, so that's likely the play...just wait a little.
After that, we went over to the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is across the street - this museum is the largest decorative arts and design museum in the world. I thought it was interesting - they had a lot of paintings and sculptures from some of Italy's finest (like Raphael), but also some of England's better known artists, which was nice to see.
We then made a quick walk to Harrod's where we grabbed lunch and did some shopping. As far as malls go - this is by far the nicest one I've been to. A lot of incredible specialty brands and it seems to go on and on. The money being dropped here must be insane.
Once we finshed there, came back to the flat to get ready for dinner and a show.
Dinner was at Spring, and it was pretty good. I had a filet - cooked very well and tasted great - the wife had ricotta dumplings and she enjoyed her dish, as well. After drinks, dinner, and desert...it will set you back around $200.00 USD. Another good thing about the restaurant was that it is close to the theatre district.
After dinner, we walked down to the Adelphi Theatre and watched Kinky Boots - pretty entertaining and very well performed show...music by Cyndi Lauper. Kinky Boots.
Traffic was a shite-show getting through the theatre district and, I guess because it's a Thursday...and we're in a residential area...most all of the pubs closed at 11:00. That said, the wine we bought yesterday is coming in quite handy right now.
Cheers!
After getting a workout in, it was off to grab some coffee and pastries. After that, we walked over to the Museum of Natural History - it's free, so that's nice. It opens at 10:00 AM - we got there early - front of the line...which wound-up being pretty long by the time it opened. A lot of schools in the area, so a few groups of kids made things slow going. That said, the building is large and there are a lot of exhibits to see. By the time we left - around 11:30 - there was no line, so that's likely the play...just wait a little.
After that, we went over to the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is across the street - this museum is the largest decorative arts and design museum in the world. I thought it was interesting - they had a lot of paintings and sculptures from some of Italy's finest (like Raphael), but also some of England's better known artists, which was nice to see.
We then made a quick walk to Harrod's where we grabbed lunch and did some shopping. As far as malls go - this is by far the nicest one I've been to. A lot of incredible specialty brands and it seems to go on and on. The money being dropped here must be insane.
Once we finshed there, came back to the flat to get ready for dinner and a show.
Dinner was at Spring, and it was pretty good. I had a filet - cooked very well and tasted great - the wife had ricotta dumplings and she enjoyed her dish, as well. After drinks, dinner, and desert...it will set you back around $200.00 USD. Another good thing about the restaurant was that it is close to the theatre district.
After dinner, we walked down to the Adelphi Theatre and watched Kinky Boots - pretty entertaining and very well performed show...music by Cyndi Lauper. Kinky Boots.
Traffic was a shite-show getting through the theatre district and, I guess because it's a Thursday...and we're in a residential area...most all of the pubs closed at 11:00. That said, the wine we bought yesterday is coming in quite handy right now.
Cheers!
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:45 pm to hungryone
quote:
.will probably use points for the economy plus, as that section is only 2 across
This is my point. You get the same service for 1/3 of the price a a decent seat.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 6:07 pm to RummelTiger
Day 3:
Long day. Started by grabbing some coffee and some pastries at Aux Merveilleux de Fred ( LINK), and then off for the rest of the day.
We started at the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace - what a shite-show. We hung around for a little while, but we weren't going to wait around for three hours barely seeing anything - it's also been hot the last few days, so no thanks. We walked over to Westminster Abbey and that was amazing - get the guided tour headphones if you go - this place is incredible, so much history. While countless Kings, Queens, and other famous people are entombed there - the coolest thing I saw was the oldest door in Britain, which dates to around 1050 AD - that's a fricking 970 year old door. Nuts! ( Old arse Door)
Lunch was next - grabbed a burger and a Rummy (Kraken rum, cherry heering, cranberry juice, lime juice) at Blue Boar - good stuff. Short walk to the Abbey, Palace, Churchill War Rooms, etc.
After that, it was off to the Churchill War Rooms - great history here, if you're into this. Churchill is a most interesting figure, and it's worth the time spent. Again, get the headphone guided tour, but you can make the experience as long/short as you like. The line can get kinda long - we waited for about thirty minutes to get in, so if you can buy the tickets in advance, then that would be the way to go.
From there we walked over to Parliament & Big Ben, which was pretty disappointing as Big Ben is all covered up with scaffolding as it undergoes some extensive work. Sadly, the bells stop ringing in August of 2017, and will likely stay silent for the next four years (except for New Year's Day & Remembrance Day). Since that sucked - went over to The Shard for incredible 360 degree views of all of London. They have a nice bar, so we grabbed some drinks and watched the sunset from the 72nd floor.
From there, we took the tube From London Bridge to Tottenham in Soho and made our way to Barrafina on Dean Street. This is a tapas style restaurant, but the portions are good. We had 5 plates + desert, and we left full. Getting a table outside was about an hour wait, but we were seated at a window overlooking a busy Dean Street that provided a lot of people watching entertainment while we ate. All totaled - you'll be looking at around $150.00 for the plates and a carafe of wine.
We walked down to Piccadilly Circus after dinner to take some of that in, grabbed a train there over to S. Kensington, and are now back at the apartment. Until tomorrow...
Cheers!
Long day. Started by grabbing some coffee and some pastries at Aux Merveilleux de Fred ( LINK), and then off for the rest of the day.
We started at the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace - what a shite-show. We hung around for a little while, but we weren't going to wait around for three hours barely seeing anything - it's also been hot the last few days, so no thanks. We walked over to Westminster Abbey and that was amazing - get the guided tour headphones if you go - this place is incredible, so much history. While countless Kings, Queens, and other famous people are entombed there - the coolest thing I saw was the oldest door in Britain, which dates to around 1050 AD - that's a fricking 970 year old door. Nuts! ( Old arse Door)
Lunch was next - grabbed a burger and a Rummy (Kraken rum, cherry heering, cranberry juice, lime juice) at Blue Boar - good stuff. Short walk to the Abbey, Palace, Churchill War Rooms, etc.
After that, it was off to the Churchill War Rooms - great history here, if you're into this. Churchill is a most interesting figure, and it's worth the time spent. Again, get the headphone guided tour, but you can make the experience as long/short as you like. The line can get kinda long - we waited for about thirty minutes to get in, so if you can buy the tickets in advance, then that would be the way to go.
From there we walked over to Parliament & Big Ben, which was pretty disappointing as Big Ben is all covered up with scaffolding as it undergoes some extensive work. Sadly, the bells stop ringing in August of 2017, and will likely stay silent for the next four years (except for New Year's Day & Remembrance Day). Since that sucked - went over to The Shard for incredible 360 degree views of all of London. They have a nice bar, so we grabbed some drinks and watched the sunset from the 72nd floor.
From there, we took the tube From London Bridge to Tottenham in Soho and made our way to Barrafina on Dean Street. This is a tapas style restaurant, but the portions are good. We had 5 plates + desert, and we left full. Getting a table outside was about an hour wait, but we were seated at a window overlooking a busy Dean Street that provided a lot of people watching entertainment while we ate. All totaled - you'll be looking at around $150.00 for the plates and a carafe of wine.
We walked down to Piccadilly Circus after dinner to take some of that in, grabbed a train there over to S. Kensington, and are now back at the apartment. Until tomorrow...
Cheers!
Posted on 4/21/18 at 4:54 pm to RummelTiger
Day 4:
Coffe and pastries...
Took the tube to Tower Hill for the London Tower tour. We got there around 10:00, lines weren't too long - make sure that when you get your ticket, you tell them that you do not want a donation added to the price (they will add it if you do not tell them - if you don't care, then go ahead and keep it - it's usually about 5 pounds, and at every museum-like place). We had the option for a Beefeater guided tour, or to pay more once we got inside the gates for an audio tour - we went with the audio tour as we heard a Beefeater doing his thing, and some of what he was saying was tough to understand at times...and we wanted to go at our own pace.
Again, as with all of these types of locations, the entire thing is dripping with history - some of it fascinating, some of it sad, some of it pretty demoralizing. It was built in 1078 and housed prisoners, royalty, and almost everything in between - including an American in the late 1700's, Henry Laurens, and a German spy from WWII, Josef Jakobs, who was the last person executed in London Tower on Aug. 15, 1941.
After this, we went to grab some fish and chips at Dickens Inn. It's right on the St. Katherine Docks, and provided a nice backdrop for lunch. There's a lot of food here, but the fish and chips were great - washed down by a Peroni (they were out of Becks). There were a few other restaurants around the wharf, so if this place wouldn't work for you, then there are a few other choices that likely would. St. Katherine Docks
After a later lunch, we took the tube back to S. Kensington to get ready to go back out for dinner at Scott's. Since we had some time to kill, we walked down Saville Row & Regent Street to do a little shopping - it's a busy area, a lot going on, but great energy. A lot of all the stores you know from home, but also some that you don't know - price points are all over the place as well - from the very affordable, to the very expensive.
We slow walked our way to Scott's and got there a little before our reservation time. I was wearing a suit, no tie, and fit right in. Others were wearing full suits, and others were wearing polo shirts...but I'd say smart casual would be the best description of what the comfortable attire would be. We decided to grab a drink at the bar, which would-up being a fantastic decision! For one, the drink I got was great (Tito's Garden - Tito's, Honey, Basil, Rosemary, and Lemon Juice)...and for two - we almost had a fight. One guy and is wife were face-timing their kid from the bar..on speaker...it was annoying, but we were far enough removed that it didn't bother me that much. That said, there was a couple right next to them that you could obviously tell they were pissed about it. Finally, the woman of the pissed couple just sticks her head over and starts saying hi to the kid on the phone, which then drew the ire of the phone couple. Words were exchanged between the husbands, which led to one telling the other to go outside, to which they both did. The phone wife, started crying, the other wife just kept eating - it was great - she didn't give a frick. Again, mind you, this is a nice restaurant - and here are two dudes taking watches off and heading outside. They did not stay outside long - apparently the staff that was outside intervened, and the men were quickly separated. Once back in, the pissed couple finished their dinner at the bar, though getting hurried along by management, while the phone couple was moved to a table - where they had a screaming kid next to them, the guy dropped some food on his shirt, and they maybe said two words to each other the rest of the nigh (we had a clear shot of their table from ours).
Anywhoo...dinner was great - I had the sea bass and chips, the wife had the fillet of lemon sole - we finished with some macaroons and coffee, then Uber'd back to the house. It was about $200 for dinner. We have some laundry and packing to do, then try to get some sleep before an early morning flight to Paris in the morning.
So, for the last time...Cheers!
Coffe and pastries...
Took the tube to Tower Hill for the London Tower tour. We got there around 10:00, lines weren't too long - make sure that when you get your ticket, you tell them that you do not want a donation added to the price (they will add it if you do not tell them - if you don't care, then go ahead and keep it - it's usually about 5 pounds, and at every museum-like place). We had the option for a Beefeater guided tour, or to pay more once we got inside the gates for an audio tour - we went with the audio tour as we heard a Beefeater doing his thing, and some of what he was saying was tough to understand at times...and we wanted to go at our own pace.
Again, as with all of these types of locations, the entire thing is dripping with history - some of it fascinating, some of it sad, some of it pretty demoralizing. It was built in 1078 and housed prisoners, royalty, and almost everything in between - including an American in the late 1700's, Henry Laurens, and a German spy from WWII, Josef Jakobs, who was the last person executed in London Tower on Aug. 15, 1941.
After this, we went to grab some fish and chips at Dickens Inn. It's right on the St. Katherine Docks, and provided a nice backdrop for lunch. There's a lot of food here, but the fish and chips were great - washed down by a Peroni (they were out of Becks). There were a few other restaurants around the wharf, so if this place wouldn't work for you, then there are a few other choices that likely would. St. Katherine Docks
After a later lunch, we took the tube back to S. Kensington to get ready to go back out for dinner at Scott's. Since we had some time to kill, we walked down Saville Row & Regent Street to do a little shopping - it's a busy area, a lot going on, but great energy. A lot of all the stores you know from home, but also some that you don't know - price points are all over the place as well - from the very affordable, to the very expensive.
We slow walked our way to Scott's and got there a little before our reservation time. I was wearing a suit, no tie, and fit right in. Others were wearing full suits, and others were wearing polo shirts...but I'd say smart casual would be the best description of what the comfortable attire would be. We decided to grab a drink at the bar, which would-up being a fantastic decision! For one, the drink I got was great (Tito's Garden - Tito's, Honey, Basil, Rosemary, and Lemon Juice)...and for two - we almost had a fight. One guy and is wife were face-timing their kid from the bar..on speaker...it was annoying, but we were far enough removed that it didn't bother me that much. That said, there was a couple right next to them that you could obviously tell they were pissed about it. Finally, the woman of the pissed couple just sticks her head over and starts saying hi to the kid on the phone, which then drew the ire of the phone couple. Words were exchanged between the husbands, which led to one telling the other to go outside, to which they both did. The phone wife, started crying, the other wife just kept eating - it was great - she didn't give a frick. Again, mind you, this is a nice restaurant - and here are two dudes taking watches off and heading outside. They did not stay outside long - apparently the staff that was outside intervened, and the men were quickly separated. Once back in, the pissed couple finished their dinner at the bar, though getting hurried along by management, while the phone couple was moved to a table - where they had a screaming kid next to them, the guy dropped some food on his shirt, and they maybe said two words to each other the rest of the nigh (we had a clear shot of their table from ours).
Anywhoo...dinner was great - I had the sea bass and chips, the wife had the fillet of lemon sole - we finished with some macaroons and coffee, then Uber'd back to the house. It was about $200 for dinner. We have some laundry and packing to do, then try to get some sleep before an early morning flight to Paris in the morning.
So, for the last time...Cheers!
Posted on 4/21/18 at 5:00 pm to RummelTiger
Posted on 4/21/18 at 7:52 pm to RummelTiger
Scott's is fantastic. I think we had the same thing you did - lemon sole and sea bass. It is my second favorite restaurant in London next to Rules. If you have a chance to go to Rules I highly recommend it. They also have a great cocktail lounge upstairs.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 4:17 pm to RummelTiger
Day 5:
Travel day. Early BA flight from LHR to CDG - with time change, we got in around 1:00 PM, got to the apartment in short time, then did a quick change as we had a food tour at 4:00 PM.
The entire tour was through the Le Marais area of Paris and featured an eclectic mix of foods from wine and cheese, chocolates, jams, fallafels, ice cream and some Corsican apps. Here is the list of places we visited in order - walked about 5.5 miles on this one:
La Petite ferme d'Inès - Cheese monger. The best part was a cows milk cheese called Tomme. This one had some black truffles blended it and it was spectacular. Washed it down with some wine - not sure where it was from, but it was a red.
Popelini - Little puffy pastries filled with a variety of flavors - think a small circular eclair - I had a chocolate one (this will be a theme) that was great. Would be perfect to grab after a dinner.
La Chambre aux confitures - This place was great. Filled with a wide variety of fruit, chocolate, caramel, and honey spreads - you could spend a while in here tasting things. We picked up a chocolate spread (very similar, but better tasting than Nutella) for our morning croissants.
Maison Brémond 1830 - Mostly stuff for salads - so I was kinda checked out, but the dressings that you could play with were good - a lot of taste testing everything in these places...which is great.
Une Glace à Paris Ice cream...all natural and very good. We had five flavors to tasted off of (no chocolate), but they were all good. The place had a crazy long line, as the guy has apparently won best ice cream in Paris two different times, but our guide was able to crash the line thanks to the tour.
Pierre Heremé - Another award winner - best macarons in Paris - and they were good. Very delicate and soft, sometimes they can be a little chewy.
Edwart Chocolatier - Again, this guy has also won a prestigious award - best chocolate in Paris. They were good, don't get me wrong, but there wasn't anything life changing about them. Edwart was cool, though...
L'As du fallafel - Craziest line of all. So, this part of town is also home to a large Jewish population...and they were all in line. Again, our guide skipped, so that was nice. It was a good fallafel - if you like 'em.
L'Avili - Last stop. Finished with another meat, cheese, bread plate - but this was all on one plate. A piece of salted meat over a toasted slice of bread with a thin later of cheese over the bread - arugula surrounded it all. It ended the meal well, as did the two glasses of Corsican wine.
At this point, the tour was over three hours long and we ate a lot, so well worth the 200 Euro. If you're interested, here is the tour company info - our guide was Ingrid, and she was great:
Paris Original Food Tours
It was a long day, so we're back in the room looking over what is on the agenda for tomorrow.
Santé...
Travel day. Early BA flight from LHR to CDG - with time change, we got in around 1:00 PM, got to the apartment in short time, then did a quick change as we had a food tour at 4:00 PM.
The entire tour was through the Le Marais area of Paris and featured an eclectic mix of foods from wine and cheese, chocolates, jams, fallafels, ice cream and some Corsican apps. Here is the list of places we visited in order - walked about 5.5 miles on this one:
La Petite ferme d'Inès - Cheese monger. The best part was a cows milk cheese called Tomme. This one had some black truffles blended it and it was spectacular. Washed it down with some wine - not sure where it was from, but it was a red.
Popelini - Little puffy pastries filled with a variety of flavors - think a small circular eclair - I had a chocolate one (this will be a theme) that was great. Would be perfect to grab after a dinner.
La Chambre aux confitures - This place was great. Filled with a wide variety of fruit, chocolate, caramel, and honey spreads - you could spend a while in here tasting things. We picked up a chocolate spread (very similar, but better tasting than Nutella) for our morning croissants.
Maison Brémond 1830 - Mostly stuff for salads - so I was kinda checked out, but the dressings that you could play with were good - a lot of taste testing everything in these places...which is great.
Une Glace à Paris Ice cream...all natural and very good. We had five flavors to tasted off of (no chocolate), but they were all good. The place had a crazy long line, as the guy has apparently won best ice cream in Paris two different times, but our guide was able to crash the line thanks to the tour.
Pierre Heremé - Another award winner - best macarons in Paris - and they were good. Very delicate and soft, sometimes they can be a little chewy.
Edwart Chocolatier - Again, this guy has also won a prestigious award - best chocolate in Paris. They were good, don't get me wrong, but there wasn't anything life changing about them. Edwart was cool, though...
L'As du fallafel - Craziest line of all. So, this part of town is also home to a large Jewish population...and they were all in line. Again, our guide skipped, so that was nice. It was a good fallafel - if you like 'em.
L'Avili - Last stop. Finished with another meat, cheese, bread plate - but this was all on one plate. A piece of salted meat over a toasted slice of bread with a thin later of cheese over the bread - arugula surrounded it all. It ended the meal well, as did the two glasses of Corsican wine.
At this point, the tour was over three hours long and we ate a lot, so well worth the 200 Euro. If you're interested, here is the tour company info - our guide was Ingrid, and she was great:
Paris Original Food Tours
It was a long day, so we're back in the room looking over what is on the agenda for tomorrow.
Santé...
This post was edited on 4/24/18 at 10:08 am
Posted on 4/23/18 at 4:23 am to hungryone
BA’s premium economy is solid.
Cruz really is doing his best to destroy the airline though. The premium in the front, RyanAir in the back, philosophy will never work.
Cruz really is doing his best to destroy the airline though. The premium in the front, RyanAir in the back, philosophy will never work.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 4:47 am to Lima Whiskey
Lucky man....paris is one of my favorite places to visit....enjoy
Posted on 4/23/18 at 3:54 pm to RummelTiger
Day 6:
shite ton of walking today. A shade over 10 miles and, thanks to Sacré Coeur, we climber the equivalent of 51 flights of stairs.
We got up late - about 9:00, then headed to the Metro to buy a five day pass (they only come in 1, 2, 3, or 5-day passes) for zones 1-3, which is pretty much everything you will want to see.
We started by heading to Notre Dame - beautiful. We spent some time walking around inside, then walked the grounds. There's a nice little garden area on the backside that has some benches for a nice walking break and to enjoy some beautiful weather. It was about 65 degrees and partly sunny all day. Free entry to the nave.
After that, we enjoyed Le Marais so much yesterday, that we wanted to go back and spend more time there walking around and shopping...so we did. We went back to L'Avili for lunch - I actually had the same thing I ate yesterday as well, just washed it down with a blonde Corsican beer.
After that, we took the Metro over to Sacré Coeur - prepare to climb. As with Notre Dame - entry to the nave is free, but we spent the extra 12 Euros (total for both of us) to have the "honor" of climbing 300 stairs to get to the top of the tower. It's a tight climb but, unlike the 400 stairs at the Duomo - Florence, at least there are separate paths for up and down, as opposed to the Duomo, which was kind of a shite-show with people having to pass each other on the narrow staircase. Once at the top of the Sacré Coeur tower - you have a beautiful 360 degree walk around view of Paris - including the Eiffel Tower.
We grabbed a Nutella crepe after we were done, walked around the little neighborhood and saw the Moulin Rouge, then hopped back on the Metro to head back to the apartment to get ready for dinner.
Dinner was had at La Fontaine de Mars - excellent, excellent food. Apparently, Obama ate here, but I won't hold that against them. We started with the warm goat cheese, handmade brioche and honey dressing, along with the Snails of Burgundy (if you remember the Ruth's Chris escargot, then the same thing - snails covered in melted butter, shallots and garlic) I got the order of 6, and was disappointed I did not get the 12. For our entrees - the wife had the duck confit (which was fantastic) and it came with some potatoes and greens, while I had the duck fillet (cooked medium and was melt in your mouth good - maybe some of the best duck I've ever had) with fries - didn't care about any other sides. We had a carafe of the Brouilly Beaujolais to wash everything down with, and it was more than enough for the both of us. All totaled - it was about $130.
After dinner, we walked over to Amorino for some gelato, then slow-rolled it back to the apartment. We're staying a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower, so we pass it every time we leave, and it's an amazing site to see each time - was surprised by how truly large the structure is. The light show each hour at the top of the hour once it gets dark is pretty cool - goes on for about 5-minutes.
Tomorrow, we take a train to Reims to take a tour of the Mumm Champagne cellar.
Santé...
shite ton of walking today. A shade over 10 miles and, thanks to Sacré Coeur, we climber the equivalent of 51 flights of stairs.
We got up late - about 9:00, then headed to the Metro to buy a five day pass (they only come in 1, 2, 3, or 5-day passes) for zones 1-3, which is pretty much everything you will want to see.
We started by heading to Notre Dame - beautiful. We spent some time walking around inside, then walked the grounds. There's a nice little garden area on the backside that has some benches for a nice walking break and to enjoy some beautiful weather. It was about 65 degrees and partly sunny all day. Free entry to the nave.
After that, we enjoyed Le Marais so much yesterday, that we wanted to go back and spend more time there walking around and shopping...so we did. We went back to L'Avili for lunch - I actually had the same thing I ate yesterday as well, just washed it down with a blonde Corsican beer.
After that, we took the Metro over to Sacré Coeur - prepare to climb. As with Notre Dame - entry to the nave is free, but we spent the extra 12 Euros (total for both of us) to have the "honor" of climbing 300 stairs to get to the top of the tower. It's a tight climb but, unlike the 400 stairs at the Duomo - Florence, at least there are separate paths for up and down, as opposed to the Duomo, which was kind of a shite-show with people having to pass each other on the narrow staircase. Once at the top of the Sacré Coeur tower - you have a beautiful 360 degree walk around view of Paris - including the Eiffel Tower.
We grabbed a Nutella crepe after we were done, walked around the little neighborhood and saw the Moulin Rouge, then hopped back on the Metro to head back to the apartment to get ready for dinner.
Dinner was had at La Fontaine de Mars - excellent, excellent food. Apparently, Obama ate here, but I won't hold that against them. We started with the warm goat cheese, handmade brioche and honey dressing, along with the Snails of Burgundy (if you remember the Ruth's Chris escargot, then the same thing - snails covered in melted butter, shallots and garlic) I got the order of 6, and was disappointed I did not get the 12. For our entrees - the wife had the duck confit (which was fantastic) and it came with some potatoes and greens, while I had the duck fillet (cooked medium and was melt in your mouth good - maybe some of the best duck I've ever had) with fries - didn't care about any other sides. We had a carafe of the Brouilly Beaujolais to wash everything down with, and it was more than enough for the both of us. All totaled - it was about $130.
After dinner, we walked over to Amorino for some gelato, then slow-rolled it back to the apartment. We're staying a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower, so we pass it every time we leave, and it's an amazing site to see each time - was surprised by how truly large the structure is. The light show each hour at the top of the hour once it gets dark is pretty cool - goes on for about 5-minutes.
Tomorrow, we take a train to Reims to take a tour of the Mumm Champagne cellar.
Santé...
This post was edited on 4/23/18 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 4/23/18 at 5:33 pm to RummelTiger
Did you consider taking the Eurostar instead of flying from London to Paris?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:02 pm to hrryhll
quote:
Did you consider taking the Eurostar instead of flying from London to Paris?
That's what I was thinking
Posted on 4/23/18 at 9:06 pm to RummelTiger
quote:That is our "go to" restaurant for Sunday nights in Paris. That stretch of Rue St. Dominique is a great restaurant row. There are dozens of excellent restaurants either on or a couple of blocks off of that street....Tomorrow - Enjoy the Champagne houses in Reims, but make sure you go to the Cathedral. It is one of the most beautiful and historic churches you will find anywhere. It is where all of the French royalty was coronated.
La Fontaine de Mars
Posted on 4/24/18 at 1:05 am to hrryhll
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Did you consider taking the Eurostar instead of flying from London to Paris?
Not really, as I had a bunch of Avios to burn on BA. That said, I’m sure it’s a lovely ride.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 1:07 am to geauxpurple
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but make sure you go to the Cathedral. It is one of the most beautiful and historic churches you will find anywhere. It is where all of the French royalty was coronated.
Thanks, will do!
Posted on 4/24/18 at 8:17 am to RummelTiger
If you have time, the Tattinger cave is a great one to visit. The original cellars were dug out by the Romans.
And as person above said, The Cathedral in Reims is incredible.
And as person above said, The Cathedral in Reims is incredible.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 9:14 am to BlackenedOut
quote:The ones at Veuve Cliquot are like that too. That is the one we toured. Right down the street from Veuve is Pommery which had the best public tasting bar.
The original cellars were dug out by the Romans
Posted on 4/24/18 at 9:34 am to BlackenedOut
Unfortunately, our time in Reims is being cut short due to the train strike. Limited number going in and out, so we’re heading back now. Mumms was good, though.
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