We began today with an expedition back to the Musee l'Orangerie for some full-price Monet! It was worth it though, as there was no line at all and there was plenty of oxygen inside the museum. The museum itself I think is one of the nicest in Paris, with entire walls of Monet, and other well-known artists downstairs, but in a very manageable layout. The entire museum can be adequately explored in an hour or so.
Having got all that cultural business out of the way, it was now time to spend the rest of the day focusing on the more important things...
We headed, on Isabelle's recommendation to a very bougois cafe called 'Angelina' to try their famous hot chocolate. Despite forking out 7 euros per hot chocolate, we were not disappointed! A serious rival to the koko-black hot chocolate, and in a really beautiful old-style Parisian cafe.
Next, Emma wanted to show me the stain-glass roof of the 'Printemps' department store. We walked past the stunning Opera house and popped into 'La Fayette' department store which was impressively beautiful on the inside and then went next door to Printemps. The roof is over a cafe/restaurant so we were forced to sit down and have a beer. The things you have to do sometimes....
After our early happy hour, we headed back to the apartment for a recoup, and then went to meet Isabel and Andre again for a drinks and dinner. This evening we went to a restaurant seemingly in the middle of nowhere, but apparently very well-known to locals, as we had to wait for over an hour before we were seated! The restaurant was called 'Chez Gladines' on Rue des Cinq Diamants.' The food was great and quite cheap - traditional basque cuisine. The advantages of knowing a local!
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| Monet's Water Lillies |
Having got all that cultural business out of the way, it was now time to spend the rest of the day focusing on the more important things...
We headed, on Isabelle's recommendation to a very bougois cafe called 'Angelina' to try their famous hot chocolate. Despite forking out 7 euros per hot chocolate, we were not disappointed! A serious rival to the koko-black hot chocolate, and in a really beautiful old-style Parisian cafe.
Next, Emma wanted to show me the stain-glass roof of the 'Printemps' department store. We walked past the stunning Opera house and popped into 'La Fayette' department store which was impressively beautiful on the inside and then went next door to Printemps. The roof is over a cafe/restaurant so we were forced to sit down and have a beer. The things you have to do sometimes....
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| Us reflected in our mirror tables, with the stained-glass roof at Printemps behind us |
After our early happy hour, we headed back to the apartment for a recoup, and then went to meet Isabel and Andre again for a drinks and dinner. This evening we went to a restaurant seemingly in the middle of nowhere, but apparently very well-known to locals, as we had to wait for over an hour before we were seated! The restaurant was called 'Chez Gladines' on Rue des Cinq Diamants.' The food was great and quite cheap - traditional basque cuisine. The advantages of knowing a local!
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