Our second full week in Paris has been relaxing yet full! Tuesday was a holiday, so most shops were closed including Ina Garten’s favorite fromage place, after we trekked there, oh well, on the list for next week. We wandered around the Marais, the high end of Paris, whose name translates to swamp. Also home to the worlds largest city hall.
James got a Paris haircut. His stylist caught Covid right before we left, so he was overdue for a cut. We found a place, scheduled an appointment and hoped for the best. It turned out really good!
Friday was my French sauce class at La Cuisine Paris. Fun time making mayonnaise, vinaigrette, wine sauces, etc. Ended the class sampling all our efforts.
Saturday was my French bread class at Le Cordon Bleu. Fun times, lots of good bread, and explanations about why my shortcuts are not so good. Lessons learned! I knew I was going to return with fresh bread to consume, so James went to the market and picked up mussels to recreate a dish from our cooking class in 2018. Still a winner, but better with my bread!
I’m starting to panic that our time here is rapidly ending! What else should we do? Where else should we go? I like that given this is my third trip here, I’ve seen the big stuff, but have barely scratched the surface. My French speaking has not significantly improved, but I am much better on pronouncing words.
Tomorrow we are walking across the bridge to La Samaritaine, a shopping building that was closed for 15 years, and reopened in 2021. It looks amazing, we’ll see if it is! Excuse the order of how the pictures show up, hopefully you can figure out what is what…
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