an evening in paris
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Despite what Midnight in Paris may have you believe, Paris is not more romantic in the rain - at least, not in the winter. I couldn't escape the permanent chill in my bones for the entirety of my time there. I foolishly bought new wedge shoes in hopes of keeping up with fashionable Parisian girls only to realize that, for me, comfort beats fashion on most days, and changed into my flimsy flats which were perpetually soaked. I suppose this makes it sounds like we had an awful night... in all honesty, it was really lovely, just not more romantic than it would have been if it hadn't been raining. After our museum visit, we strolled around (because you don't walk while visiting Paris, you stroll) snapping shots with the Eiffel Tower in the background - which is almost unavoidable when you're doing said strolling in the 7th arrondissement.
For dinner, we went to Café Constant, a crowded bistro that doesn't take reservations. Proximity to the Eiffel Tower notwithstanding, it's not a tourist restaurant. The employees are polite, while making sure things are moving along quickly because there's always someone standing in the doorway to take your seat. Having said that, at no point did we feel rushed. For appetizers, Alex ordered the most amazing pumpkin soup (probably because it was more crème fraîche than pumpkin) with comté cheese and truffle oil and I had some foie gras/mushroom thing which was good but not equally as delicious. For main courses: "Patte Bleue" roast chicken with herby butter and pan fried new potatoes, plus a duck and potato pie with crispy apples for me. There was no room for dessert, which is always a shame.
While we would have liked to have stayed out until the wee small hours of the morning, the rain started coming down too heavily for us to be bothered to fight the weather anymore. We hopped on the metro and called it a night.
18 comments
Ugh, what a bummer about the rain! But Paris in the rain is still Paris, and always spectacular :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful shots of Paris. I feel like I've been there....foie gras not withstanding! ^_^
ReplyDeleteI remember being there in the rain in the summer, and it was COLD and definitely not enjoyable or romantic. Pretty shots nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI have been to the city of lights three times (spring, summer and winter) and I definitely prefer spring. It may rain but at least it's not as cold or as crowded like the summer.
ReplyDeleterain rain go away! seriously.
ReplyDeletebut that food looks beyond delicious! like little works of art.
ooooh, anything with truffle oil sounds amaazing to me.
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful Mina!
ReplyDeleteCafé Constant is awesome, one of my favs! Beautiful shots, as usual, and I'm sorry the weather did not cooperate for you.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the rain, but on a positive note your pics are gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you about the rain. Having soaked feet does squash some of the magic. I was in Paris for a weekend last fall and the weather was disagreeable almost the entire time.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see you two salvaged the evening though. Beautiful photos! (As always.)
I'm staring at the photo of dinner willing it to pop out of the screen!
ReplyDeletehaha you're funny i recognized my Paris in your article !
ReplyDeleteHave a nice trip !
Biz!
http://marionmood.blogspot.com/
You are not helping my wanderlust! These photos are making me want to go to Paris again so badly...
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures! This makes me want to go to Paris
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct: the rain in the winter is NOT romantic. I cannot tell you how many times we found ourselves soaked and cold while we were in Paris last week!
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of Alex! Do you know what the aperture setting was on your camera? Love the bokeh effect.
ReplyDeleteLauren - Probably 1.8, but I don't remember off the top of my head.
ReplyDeleteAll your pictures are stunning, just stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteLiesl :)