I saw this quote on the wall of an Eileen Gray exhibition at the Centre Pompidou and thought it was funny since my trip has consisted of clouds thus far. I am starting to feel like I am in London Town with all of the rain here in Paris...hope we are getting some rain in Texas. Here is my week in a nutshell:
On Thursday, I found Le Cordon Bleu, met some other students who are currently in the program. All the students were carrying out their beautiful pastries.
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This is a photo of one of the desserts that I will make toward the end of my program, a mouse cake with raspberry icing.
Thursday was a beautiful walk to the 7th Arrondissement to see one of the most recognizable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower....weighing over 7,000 tons and according to Frommer's only exerting abut the same amount of pressure as an average sized person sitting in a chair. Apparently , the lights twinkle a few minutes on every hour, caught that beautiful sight on my walk back from an amazing dinner at Cafe Constant www.maisonconstant.com
Per a recommendation from my friend Melissa, I opted to spend my Friday visiting the the Latin Quarter, located in the 5th Arrondissement. This is one of the oldest areas in Paris, it was the center of the "Roman Paris" during the time France was under Roman control. It is known as the Latin Quarter because back in the Middle Ages, most of its residents were students or clergymen who spoke Latin. Most of my time was spent eating at this really great little cafe called La Jacobine located on a cuttle little street tucked away behind the main street. Then I headed on over to the Hotel d'Aubusson for some great live jazz music www.hoteldaubusson.com
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| I have no shame, I ordered a French 75 Hotel d' Aubusson, it was pretty good. |
Saturday-I decide that it is time to learn the Metro, it's an unavoidable situation. I thought maybe I could just walk everywhere but as much as I love walking, it's not possible. I met a incredibly nice Parisian who walked me through the process, I am now comfortable getting around town. First stop was a visit to Center Pompidou, not the most attractive of buildings but it contains impressive Musee Nation d'Art with other interesting exhibitions...see below.
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| Centre Pompidou |
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| Amazing work by Architect Marc Fornes |
Sunday was a visit to the American Church in Paris, my new church home while I am in town. I also managed to find a gourmet grocery store called Hediard on George V Avenue next to the Four Season Hotel...LOL. So when you walk in you have a personal grocery attendant who picks out your fruit, etc. I like the idea, not sure there is a market for this in Austin yet but I am mentally filing the concept.
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| American Church in Paris |
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| Posh grocery store |
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| They hand pick your fruits, at first I was offended because I thought that they thought I was gong to steal them...Lol. Then I realized what was happening. |
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| Managed to get a photo in front of the Arc de Triomphe |
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