First Meal in Paris

We had some dinners when we were in Paris for my interview, of course, but today we had our first meal as Parisians!

There was a cute cafe across the street called "Le Pierrot" and since the weather is so beautiful we chose a table outside.

Cafe Le Pierrot is in the 15th arrondissement, not too far from the Eiffel Tower

We ordered a very typical french meal: escargot in garlic sauce, foie gras with bacon jam and toast points, choucroute garnie (ham, sausage, potatoes, sauerkraut). Okay, that last one seemed more Germanic, but Melanie loved it.

After lunch we decided to check out a Chocolate shop not far from the cafe. We were surprised to see a number of bees buzzing around out front, and there were even more inside. A few of the pastries in one case were practically covered with the fuzzy stingers. Not sure if this is a "normal" thing in Paris, but no one seemed to be too bothered by it.

We picked out a couple of pastries near the bee-less end of the shop and took them back to our room. We got two cafe eclairs, and two puffy ball pastries that were filled with a creme brûlée like filling. They were both outstanding!

How are the French so good at bread and pastries? Ooh la la!

We're trying sooo hard to stay awake. I think we're going to make it until tonight, but it's going to be diffic... zzzz... ZZZZ....zzzzz.