L’Ardoise and Vendome

Neither one of us felt very hungry when we came back to the hotel late on yesterday afternoon. By 9 pm, however, we were both getting a little bit peckish. We talked to the desk clerk to see if we could make reservations at a soufflé restaurant a few doors down from the hotel, but they were full. So we decided to go up the street a little way to a restaurant called L’Ardoise. We had not been hungry until——

Glenda got scallops in a carrot, ginger, passionfruit sauce. I got a steak that was in the most delicious gravy I have ever tasted. Although salad and dessert was also a possibility, we decided that we had had enough. It was delicious, we were satisfied and almost ready for bed. I suggested, however, that we take a little walk. It’s only two blocks up to the Place Vendome, an area that was the most exclusive neighborhood in Paris at the time of their Revolution. Although its Plaza is populated with expensive upscale shops, such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton now, back then those same buildings held apartments. In fact, it was in one of those apartments where the famous pianist Frederick Chopin died. The Place Vendome was beautiful all lit up at night. We took a few photographs and then came back home for bed. What a perfect day!Read more