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DISH DOES EUROPE: Au revoir, Paris

In a way, it feels like we’ve only just arrived in Paris. But then again, seeing how much we were able to cram in, it almost feels like we’ve been here a week


It’s hard to believe it’s been just 36 hours in Paris.

In a way, it feels like we’ve only just arrived. But then again, seeing how much we were able to cram into a day-and-a-half, it almost feels like we’ve been here a week.

In a good way, of course.

On the agenda for our last day in Paris: see Napoleon’s tomb, check out a gourmet food shop I had heard so much about, bask under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower and — of course — eat as much as humanly possible.

There were so many other things we hadn’t been able to do like tour the Musee d’Orsay and Musee Picasso, check out the original Shakespeare and Company bookstore, walk around Notre Dame, view Auguste Rodin’s sculptures and have a picnic on the steps of the Sacre-Couer.

Guess those will just be on the list for the next time we visit Paris!

In the meantime, here’s what we did on our last day in the city:

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dbjack 43 pts

Stickers here, stickers there, stickers everywhere. Maybe you should have a contest to see if someone could get their picture taken by each one... or maybe just check to see if they are still there. BTW: one of my favorite places to eat in Hong Kong serves the best cheeseburger I have ever eaten... never apologize for eating a great cheeseburger. It is a universal food.

svache 22 pts

lol.. I had to grin when I noticed the picture with the cheeses.. out of all the cheeses France has to offer, you made a picture of 'Gouda', which is a Dutch cheese (named after the Dutch city 'Gouda').

Also, a steak w/fries and a cheeseburger? That's not very French is it? ;) (did look yummy though)

Cat 132 pts

svache Yes, but it illustratrated the point that there were A LOT of cheeses! And I know about the cheeseburger... I was disappointed in myself!

svache 22 pts

Cat Haha true, the French do have a lot of cheeses.. it's one of those things I miss in Hawaii: a big assortment of good cheese, thankfully a lot of Euro cheese is available at Whole Foods in Kahala =)

Eric 10 pts

Have a great time in London!.... It will be interesting to see how you like the food choices there, relative to what you experienced in Paris / France. It has been a while since I last traveled to Europe, but I do remember that it was hard to find a bad meal in Paris (and also Brussels)...but, that was not the case in London :)

turkfontaine 202 pts

you can't beat a good french baguette. one with a crust so sharp you can cut your finger on it, with fresh creamery butter and a crucible of strawberry preserves from Provence. gimme that and a chilled bottle of Perrier with a stack of lemon slices. that's a bread and water diet i could get behind.

Cat 132 pts

turkfontaine I cut the roof of my mouth on that!

MaxMaxMax 75 pts

Ever since the movie "Chocolat" I've wanted to try that chocolate "soup' that Dame Judy Dench drank every day at Juliette Binoche's shop! Looks like you had it!

Wow! A day-and-a-half only... you did well to figure out what you wanted to do with so much to choose from.

Have fun in London!

harrycovair 77 pts

Fuud Prom! That Chocolate drink looked very thick and rich. Oh and those dessert pics... YUUUUMMM.

Well looks like you need to go back and visit Paris again. Thanks for the blog Cat.

Ynaku 78 pts

You did ALL that in 36 hours? Amazing, simply amazing. Yes, you must go back.

Annoddah_Dave 81 pts

CAT,
You mentioned the other Catherine that I am a fan of...Deneuve!! After seeing her in Polanski's movie I wanted to move to France. Du pain is the greatest everywhere in France. I never got a bad one. I enjoy it with saucisson and vin. Enjoyed your pix and commentary.

M 64 pts

Hello Cat!
So much to see and not enough time.

Melissa808 268 pts

Love all the nonstop around Paris!! Now that you've had a taste of Paris, do you want to go back?

About Catherine E. Toth

Born and raised on O'ahu, Catherine E. Toth has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Daily Dish (www.thecatdish.com), for four years. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai'i for 10 years and continues to freelance — in between teaching journalism full time at Kapi'olani Community College, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight — for national and local print and online publications.

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