Paris Day 3 & 4

When you are in Paris it is only right that you sample as much French cuisine as you can. We found a restaurant very close to our accommodation called Le Rescapé, They delivered our wine in small carafes. I was introduced to Viognier in New Zealand and have been watching out for it, it is a full bodied wine with a lush soft character, definitely my new favourite.
Entrée was snails, small and pretty bland, bone marrow, delicious. I have put a collage of our mains below.
Neil, as you know, is an avid duck shooter and has been force feeding me ducks and duck breasts for weeks before we left to get rid of them out of the freezer (I wasn’t a big fan). Ironically, it has been me that has chosen duck off the menu, two nights in a row, last night it was cooked rare with poached pears and roasted new potatoes. It went to #1 of my meals since we left, Neil will have to up his game 😆
At meals they often bring the vegetables and salads in separate bowls, all that is on your plate is the meat and sauce. In 1991 it was the French custom that you have your salad before your main meal, it appears that they may still do this as David & Neil had to ask for veggies the night before as they were only getting potatoes and meat on their meal.

This morning Neil & I visited Galleries Lafayette, a huge department store catering for the wealthy, as you went up stories the prices got less. This building is world famous for the stained glass dome that rises to 43 metres, the floors have ironwork balconies that are works of art. I have put a photo of a woman’s trench below that cost 2,150Euro 😲 The jewel encrusted crocs were cute, all the luxury brands were represented. Most of the ground floor was perfume and makeup. There were eight stories in the main building with more than 2,000 brands and cafe’s, bars & restaurants plus the rooftop view. One more building for men’s fashion and one for food & house products.
There was a glass walkway that extended out into the middle of the building, there was a long line-up to get on this walkway so we gave that a miss but you can see it in one of the photos below.
The temp has dropped to 17 with rain today, perfect for having a rest after our walk and before we have a dinner cruise on the Seine tonight.Meer informatie