La Joie de Vivre

So my last two posts were about the activities Alex and I did in Paris ... but one of our favorite things was the food. We made it a point to try things throughout the day, instead of eating huge lunches and dinners.

First up--the bakeries. Were wonderful. Each time we walked into a new one, it made me happy all over again. Bakeries usually sell bread and enticing pastries and desserts. Our first night there, we bought a bunch of different kinds of bread, among other things, for our picnic at the Eiffel Tower.

Pastries on top, desserts in the case. Bread was probably to the left behind the counter.

One of the many delicious desserts we sampled. This one was white chocolate and chocolate mousse.

Next--cheese shops. I'm not one for cheese usually, but the French reputedly like the pungent cheeses. So when in Rome ... we tried some brie at our picnic too, and it was delicious! Funny story--one of the shops we went into, the shopkeeper didn't speak English, and we obviously didn't speak any French. So I asked, on a whim, "Hablas espanol?" "Si!" was her answer, and I ordered our cheese in broken Spanish. I was very proud that I was able to do that, although I forgot simple words like "knife" in Spanish. Either way, I was glad I was finally able to use it! And in France, no less.

SO MUCH cheese.

Last, but definitely not least, was the sushi we treated ourselves to on our last night. It was an all-you-can-eat endless stream of sushi, and we got it on a sushi boat! It was heavenly.