Lana + Erin arrive!

And now, the moment we have all been waiting for, Lana and Erin's arrival in Paris. Look there they are in line!!! 

False. This is not them. I was fooled by these outrageous identical dopplegangers. I stood at the glass yelling, whistling, waving like a mad women trying to get there attention. Whoops. 

Here we are near my apartment, Lana is equal parts thrilled to be in France and flabbergasted by the French parking rules. 

le taxi jaune avec mademoiselle madison

I took Madison to Taxi Jaune as a thank you for being a lovely friend. Look at the jolie fille.

I love restaurants that open to the street.

A fresh salad with chilled cucumbers.

A hearty osso bucco over fettucine noodles.

I will miss Taxi Jaune with my whole heart, see more of it here, there, and everywhere.

du pain et des idees

Du Pain et Des Idees has the nicest boulanger owner. She lets me take photos of her little creations, she answers my questions regarding baking, and she is always bubbling with excitement. This world needs more people like her.

How is everything so perfect and delicious?

Perfectly baked buttery brown flaky goodness.

Look at that huge air bubble!

Nom, nom.

marche aux enfants rouges

Marche aux enfants rouges....probably one of my best foodie finds. I literally found it one day because of the alluring smells, it's a good thing I have such a large nose otherwise I would have never stumbled upon it. It's a well-hidden market in Le Marais exploding with permanent vendors each serving exotic, interesting, flavorful dishes. Go, eat.

catacombs

AHHHHHH!!!!!!! I don't know how this happened, but it did. I went to the underground Parisian catacombs and clinged to Greg like there was no tomorrow.....

What morbid person put these skulls into a heart?! Ek!!!! If Sarah worked here back in the day she would have done this.

Gaaaahhhh just look at the femurs, they give me the eebeegeebees. 

I. was. the. most. scared.

The only reason I got this close was to photograph it for you Sars, so I hope you appreciate it. 

eclairs et religieuse

one chocolate eclair + one coffee religieuse = bliss.

du pain et des idees avec gregoire

After eating a delicious meal at Le Taxi Jaune we strolled over to Du Pain et des Idees for a dessert, other photos of the outside can be seen here.

Look at that apricot tart. How glorious.

Greg opted for a swirly thingy:

le marais baklava

Back again to Le Marais, the greatest arrondissement in the greatest city for some more baklava, Greg's all time favorite sweet treat, after cookies of course. 

Whenever I'm in the neighborhood I like to come here to sit, people watch and lay in the grass.

I realize I am a girl of hyperbole, but this really is the best baklava, ever.

Seriously, look at that. Look at how concentrated the nut/honey mixture is!!! And the flaky philo dough and they do not skimp on the crushed pistachios either. To die for. 

Greg does not have a head.

Having a grand time eating baklava in the chilly weather.

I model baklava didn't you know?

Mmmmmm my mouth it watering as I type!

musee de l'orangerie

Today Greg and I went to Musee de l'Orangerie, with so many museums in Paris I think this one is my favorite thus far. 

You enter this oval shaped room with panoramic views of Monet's les nympheas, his famous water lilies. 

Seeing it in real life is really breath taking. 

So elegant and fluid.

!!!

Another great aspect to this museum is that they ask you to be very quiet in the oval space, view the paintings in silence, reflect and take it all in. 

Simply wonderful.

The murals are so much larger than I had originally anticipated.

Click here to view it virtually. 

The provide benches in the middle of the space.

This is the rest of the museum:

PSYCH! This is a miniature model:

Did I fool you?!

I like this:

This is really what the rest of the museum looks like:

Here are some paintings that strike my fancy:

Greg appreciating art:

This reminds me of this place in Prague:

The French sure do know their art museums.