The Tea Room & The Tuileries!

After a long day working a beautiful wedding at the Maison De Polytechnique on Sunday, I was able to take both Monday & Tuesday off. I didn't plan much for either of these days as I was pretty tired from the weekend and wanted to allow myself some rest.

I think I can safely say that I have moved past the jet lag and am on a normal sleeping schedule now. I woke up at a decent time on Monday and decided that I was just going to take the day to roam. I took the metro to the Louvre area and just wandered. I did a small amount of shopping for things that I randomly forgot to pack, as well as things I obviously could not live without. :) I then had a quick lunch at a friendly cafe right out front of the Louvre. I had the BEST French Onion Soup, which here actually means "fresh" onion soup. It had large pieces of bread covering the top of it with the most amazing mozzarella cheese melted to perfection. That was all I needed to satisfy my craving for a delicious french meal.

After lunch I was on a mission to the find Angelina's Tea Room. I have been dreaming about seeing this specific tea room for some time now. This was actually Audrey Hepburn's favorite cafe that she would come to any time that she was filming in Paris. They are famous for their "African Hot Chocolate" and as it turns out that was Audrey's favorite. I waited in line 20 minutes just to get a table in this tiny little venue. Apparently the secret is out that their hot chocolate is the bomb. Once I got in it was a very fancy room with amazing paintings all over the walls. The chairs were over sized and very comfy with just small tables to set your cup and treats on. I of course ordered myself a cup of the famous hot chocolate along with their signature dessert Mont Blanc. This consists of sweetened pureed chestnuts and is topped with whipped cream.

The hot chocolate came in this adorable little pitcher for you to pour into their bone china tea cups. It was essentially just a melted chocolate bar. It was extremely thick and decadent, paired with my Mont Blanc it was enough to send one into a diabetic coma, but I couldn't have been happier. I sat and sipped my delicious African hot chocolate and enjoyed the French conversations taking place around me.

So after a very indulgent dessert it was time to walk off at least a little of what I had eaten. I made my way to the Jardin Des Tuileries. This is a public garden between the Louvre and The Place De La Concorde. It is also where a lot of the fashion week events are taking place. I wandered through the entire garden taking pictures of the gorgeous flowers and sights and seeing if I could get a sneak peak at anything happening with all the fashion shows.

After making my way one from one end of the garden to the other it was time to hit the metro back home! Once home I was invited to dine with my host family. I always enjoy sharing a meal with them, both Leila & Christian have so many stories to share about their acting days in New York and their times here in France. I enjoy getting to know them more and more. 

Today was a little less exciting. I let myself sleep in, ran a quick errand for work and came back over to my neighborhood of Montmartre for lunch (a wonderful smoked salmon club) and ran some errands that I have been putting off for days. Now an evening filled with some French lessons, and a little reading. 

Learning something new everyday, and appreciating every minute of it. 

Back to work tomorrow! 

More adventures to come. 

xoxo 

C