I had been waiting for this day...tea and dessert at Ladurée on the Champs-Élysées. This famous street with its cafés and luxury specialty shops is definitely a "must see" when you visit Paris.
There is an outdoor patio at this location, but we chose to go inside and enjoy the pretty decor. It is like being in a pastry fairy tale drenched in antique green and gold.
Most people visit for the macarons, but you need to try the Passion Raspberry Tart - Sweet pastry filled with smooth passion fruit cream and raspberries...you need to savour each bite.
The line ups were very long, but it is like being in a gallery so you need the time to admire these little dessert jewels. The packaging is also so beautiful-at an additional cost but hard to resist! I use the little box now to hold some of my jewellery...
A pastry fantasy!
Galeries LaFayette - There is no store quite like this anywhere...I have to visit every time I am in Paris...just to look up at the beautiful domed ceiling made of stained glass. A visit to the lingerie section is a must but you need to set aside a budget just for that- the selection is massive!!!!!
As beautiful as the sweets look and taste at Ladurée. Camera Guy and I preferred the macarons at Hermes! Especially the lemon ones...oh my goodness...
There is a counter at Galleries Lafayette....
Besides the famous buildings and sites to visit, there is a joie de vivre everywhere. We stopped to listen to a jazz group near Notre Dame.
Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris") needs to be a stop on your walking tour.
The Paris Opera House...
An evening at the Eiffel Tower...
The Pont Alexandre - one of the many beautiful bridges of Paris that crosses the Seine
Yes, Camera Guy and I had a romantic evening on the Bateaux Parisiens...floating down the Seine on a dinner cruise.
After my baking class I headed over to this very famous shop to purchase my new necessary tools!
This is where the chefs of Paris shop...I was in heaven!
Camera Guy waited for me at the corner pub-I think he was on his fourth pint by the time I got back to him.
We planned to spend our last four days of our vacation in Paris, knowing that it wasn't enough time to fully explore the city. I suppose we will have to go back....
