I've been working full time since the day I landed, and haven't had a chance to get out and see much. I've wasted a good amount of time at the mobile phone store (actually, several of them; blog post to come on that), hit up the nearby supermarket regularly, checked out a market (two produce stands and generally pretty disappointing), and now spend an hour and a half 3 times a week with a French tutor at a Starbucks in Saint-Michel (where a tall coffee costs 2.40€).
But there have been some awesome highlights nonetheless, most importantly: FOOD
- Bread, bread, bread, omg...bread.
- Brie, camembert, brie, brie, gruyere
- Saucisson Sec and Cornichons
- Raclette (thanks Julien!)
- Sandwiches on fresh baguettes with the best tasting mayo ever
- Pains au chocolat
- Homemade Bœuf Bourguignon
- Rillettes du Lapin
- Decent wine for 4-5€
- Yummy Phở in Belleville
And also some places we've wandered around and stumbled across:
- Walking along Canal Saint-Martin (even in the rain, I felt a little like Amelie)
- Madeleine Church
- Hôtel de Ville
- Centre Pompidou (which is just a few blocks from our temporary place)
- Rue Montorgueil (where I bought the beef and bacon for my bourguignon)
- Rue Mouffetard (where we had some awesome hot chocolate)
And a few photos...
Chinese New Year parade that went down the Boulevard at the end of our street
The statue in Place de la République
View down the river from Pont Neuf
Mmmm... droool... French mayo is the best! Although you could probably just survive on Brie, wine and bread for months :p You must check out the Jardin du Luxembourg (when the weather is nice) - it's just across the river from the Pompidou off the Blvd. St-Michel.
ReplyDeleteMayo is so easy to make yourself ; egg yolk, oil, mustard, salt, pepper, a dash of vinegar... OK, mixing is tricky, maybe not so easy in the end, but you should try !
ReplyDeleteI used to make mayo many years ago...the trick is to add ingredients slowly and use lowest speed on blender...
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