Au revoir Paris, Je T'aime
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Well, it's back to the real world.
No more cafe sitting and long walks discovering unique little neighborhoods.
I haven't cooked a thing all week! It feels strange not to prepare the meals.
Last night, our friends from Paris hosted a lovely dinner for us.
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They served 2 excellent red wines, a Bordeaux and a Cotes du Rhones. Excellent Roederer champagne along with hams and saucisson (dried French sausages).
For dinner, Clement, who is an excellent cook, made a gorgeous leg of lamb from the
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After the lamb, we were served a green salad and 2 beautiful cheeses, one was a hard chevre (goat cheese) and another that was a hard rind cheese.....the name escapes me, and I am cheese challenged anyway, so will never remember. Both excellent.
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For dessert we had some local patisserie from Bon Marche, a beautiful, high end department store, that also has a large epicurian section.
We had TOFFEE eclairs, a yellow mirabelle (plum) tart, and baba rums. All very fancy and special.
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I ate too much for sure. It was all delicious, and it was nice to be treated to such a feast.
If you have been following my daily Paris posts, then you know we had a fabulous trip. We ate well and explored places that tourists usually don't go. Paris, Je T'aime, we hope to return next year.
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See you back in New Jersey on Wednesday!
Au revoir!
Stacey
Comments
have FRIENDS WHO INVITE YOU TO A GREAT DINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad to say "au revoir" to gay Paree..
But you had a very special time in a very special place.
with love,
Mil
Dear Stacey,
As a Parisian, I just LOVED a lot the description of your trip in Paris. The way you talk about these days just means that, beyond cultural differences, some people may find what is nice in a different city from a different country, and forget about what may be offending because different... Just stay forever the way you are, open-minded...
Bruno