So, we began our day at Angelina's. A place that was recommended to me by a friend, and NYC dessert critic, Beth Johnson. My sister, Amanda, and Beth have a dessert-blog where they review the best desserts and places to get them. (visit the website http://www.justdessertsnyc.com/) So, she came to Paris and told me Angelina's was her favorite place here, and that they had amazing chocolat chaud, and so I had to go! I wanted to go for dessert, but I realized they close everyday at 2:30! So, brunch it was!
I was so happy to discover Angelina's is an adorable, fancy, place on the rue de Rivoli. You can get a variety of delicious pasteries, cookies, beverages, and real food as well. But who needs real food when you can have hot chocolate and croissants?.... Josh does.
I ordered the chocolate chaud, and "toast" which came as these giant slices of broiche with jam, butter, and honey! mmmm! The chocolat was just as I had researched. A little pot of pure, melted chocolat, served with fresh whipped cream on the side to mix in. Magnifique! Josh got a veggie quiche and frites! And a palmier, which was delicious as well! I was not even slightly disppointed! I intend to go back and try some of the many, creative macaroon flavors soon!
After brunch, we went to l'Orangerie, the new museum in jardin de tuilieries, that has a huge Monet and Renoir collection. It was beautiful to see these giant Monet paintings that took up whole walls! And Josh was full of all sorts of information about the artists. Since we were in an art mood - we proceeded to the Musee de l'art moderne, which Josh did not know existed. It is truly amazing! It is a huge, beautiful, modern art museum in west Paris near la tour! There are some amazing works inside and the whole museum is stunning. It was a wonderful surprise to us both, since we had no expectations! There are so many musuems in Paris, I must go to them all before I leave so I do not miss out on anything!
The final thing we discovered today was a wonderful thai restuarant on my street! Where we shared spring rolls and green curry! The flavors were wonderful and it was nice to take a break from French food for a night! We wanted to go on a night walk - but it started to rain during dinner, so instead we are going to watch a movie, encore. Man in the Iron Mask was really cool to watch last night after having been at Vaux le Vicomte! If you have not seen it - do yourself a favor and rent it on Itunes for $2. You won't be disappointed!
Tomorrow, Josh has his final "surprise" for me during the afternoon. I have no idea what it is, just that it involves lunch. I got sad today realizing he is leaving soon. I cannot believe 2 weeks has gone so fast! We have had the most wonderful time in France together, in the city we both love so much! And I will miss his killer French skills. I think they were starting to rub off on me because I actually pronounced some words with the correct accent today. I am still working on the french "r" - which is near impossible for Americans, but I said "joshua" correctly today. It is pronounced "JO-SUE-AH" It's very tricky because there is no "shhh" sound involved. There is no "shhhh sound in French at all. It's quite funny to hear a french person say Joshua Jay.
Once Josh is parti, and I am sad and drinking lots of vin- then I can focus on blogging every moment of my life here again and updating my posts with photos - so hang in there until Tuesday. Bon nuit mes amis!
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