EUROTRIP: FRENCH ONION SOUP AT BRASSERIE GALLOPIN 28 August 2010 in FOOD, France, Uncategorized

We’d heard of another well-known restaurant, Brasserie Gallopin (40 Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, 75002 Paris, France), in Paris. The classic French brasserie is beautiful inside, all ornate with dark mahogany interiors and a luxe Belle Époque décor circa 1900. The staff, smartly dressed,...
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EUROTRIP: THE FAMOUS LOUVRE MUSEUM 27 August 2010 in France, Uncategorized

Chris really wanted to check out the Louvre with me whilst we were in Paris. He’d been before when he was in Paris 3-ish years ago and spent hours there, and wanted to bring me back there. I’m not huge on art or architecture,...
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EUROTRIP: AMAZING BOEUF BOURGUIGNON AT CHEZ DUMONET... in FOOD, France, Uncategorized

Chez Dumonet has rave reviews online, especially for their Boeuf bourguignon, said to be one of the best in Paris. I’ve only ever had it a handful of times, and certainly not in France, so it was one of the Must Eat items on...
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EUROTRIP: I AM SUPER TRANSLATOR ;) 26 August 2010 in FOOD, France, Uncategorized

We heard the Café de Flore (172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France) is touted to be the most famous cafe in the world, and has been around since World War II. It is said that Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir would meet here...
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EUROTRIP: CLOTHES FOR OUR NOT-YET-1-YR-OLD in France, Shopping, Uncategorized

We didn’t splurge tooooo much in Paris.. since we were so busy sight-seeing and eating, heh. We did, however, hit the Infant/Childrens department of everywhere that we went (funny how things change so quickly and I’m far more interested in that now!). And….. we...
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