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My Trip To Paris

May 27, 2014 By cookingintherockies 10 Comments

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Tomatoes from the farmer's market in Paris

Tomatoes from the farmer’s market in Paris

 

Yeah! I’m back. Finally a post to my site! Things have been super crazy in my world and things are finally slowing down to a fast crawl. First of all, check out the new web design! I’m so excited that I can hardly stand it! Let me know what you think, I would love your feedback! We worked on it through the month of April and launched it the day before I left for Europe! YES! I said Europe. We got home last week from one amazing trip abroad.

First stop a was week in Paris! Wow! What a city. We were lucky enough to meet up with forever friends while they were vacationing there as well. That was just cool but equally as cool was to spend time and experience the city with them. We stayed in a quaint boutique hotel on Isle St. Louis which was about a five minute walk to Notre Dame. What a great part of town. Totally charming, with lots of great shops, little cafe’s, fun people watching and tasty restaurants. We saw most of the touristy things, The Louvre, Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, a boat trip down the Seine River, the museum D’orsy and Versailles to name a few.  I’m just so enthralled with history and we certainly got our lesson in French history while we were there, it’s just mind boggling!


In Paris, you walk everywhere, so it seems that we could be in another part of town in ten to twenty minutes by foot. So we walked and  spent an entire day checking out the different farmer’s markets and boutique food stores.  They are everywhere! In Paris, you buy the food that you need for a day or two. There are no supermarkets. People stop at a bakery, a cheese shop, a fruit and vegetable stand etc. and buy what they need and what they can use. They don’t let anything go to waste and only buy the freshest of ingredients.  This would NEVER happen in America. We are always so busy that we rarely slow down enough to stop and smell a tomato! Present company included.  Gosh, if we could even live our lives 20% like a French person, we really all would be better off. Fresh food, nothing processed, no chemicals in their food, wine (even at lunch), foie gras…. must I go on.  It’s a simpler way of life and one, in my opinion one worth trying to emulate!  So that being said, here are some fun pictures from our foody part of the field trip! Next stop, Croatia!

Holy Artichoke

Holy Artichoke

 

This is what you can choose from, everything was beautiful!

This is what you can choose from, everything was beautiful!

Olives Everywhere!

Olives Everywhere!

 

White Asparagus was in season. We ate it a few times. We were so Lucky!

White Asparagus was in season. We ate it a few times. We were so Lucky!

 

Semi firm cheese with a hint of flowers to the taste! Unbelievable! We got to taste it!

Semi firm cheese with a hint of flowers to the taste! Unbelievable! We got to taste it!

 

Best stinky cheese ever. nuf, said!

Best stinky cheese ever. nuf, said!

One of many cheese shops that we visited!

One of many cheese shops that we visited!

Foie Gras, dried ham and fresh bread.

Foie Gras, dried ham and fresh bread. Best snack!

You gotta eat the pastry's!

You gotta eat the pastry’s!

All the shops that you need all in a row complete with a farmers market to finish off your shopping trip!

All the shops that you need all in a row complete with a farmers market to finish off your shopping trip!

This was a rustic country loaf. The best bread we had in Paris!

This was a rustic country loaf. The best bread we had in Paris!

People in France really do foie gras on a daily basis. This is the good stuff. I brought some home!

People in France really do foie gras on a daily basis. This is the good stuff. I brought some home!

Absolutely beautiful lunch. Something that you would never eat in America, but we should. Delicious!

Absolutely beautiful lunch. Something that you would never eat in America, but we should. Delicious! Rabbit Nicious…

One of the most delicious lunches in Paris. I will be making this summer and will post a recipe!

One of the most delicious lunches in Paris. I will be making it this summer and will post a recipe!

 

I hope you enjoy all my “Foody” Paris pictures! Now, onto Croatia!

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Comments

  1. Holly says

    May 30, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Welcome home! I am in awe of your photos and of the food– looks heavenly! My parents were in Paris over the same time period as you. They took a bike riding trip and simply loved it. It’s been too long since I was in Paris…wonder when I’ll make it back there again? Looking forward to hearing more about your adventure.

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    • cookingintherockies says

      June 2, 2014 at 8:35 AM

      It was awesome! Croatia this week!

      Reply
  2. Yvette - Muy Bueno says

    May 29, 2014 at 7:53 PM

    Welcome back home. Your photos are gorgeous and make me want to book a trip to Paris. Yum!

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    • cookingintherockies says

      May 29, 2014 at 9:19 PM

      Thanks! Trying to get back in the swing of things! It’s been nuts!

      Reply
  3. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says

    May 29, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    Great post and thanks for taking the time to upload all of those photos. The food looks so beautiful and fresh that I may never be able to go into Safeway again. 🙂 And yes love the new site design. Especially those little trees.

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    • cookingintherockies says

      May 29, 2014 at 9:19 PM

      I love the little trees!

      Reply
  4. Larry says

    May 28, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    I looked and there appears to be no Walmarts in Europe except Great Britain

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    • cookingintherockies says

      May 28, 2014 at 8:42 AM

      That would throw them in a tizzy!

      Reply
  5. Larry says

    May 28, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    I sure agree with you on their life style vs. ours. I like the idea of going to the different shops vs a supermarket – I wonder how many Walmarts are in France. I’ve been following your travels on Facebook and look forward to more on your blog. Looks like you had a great trip.

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    • cookingintherockies says

      May 28, 2014 at 8:43 AM

      Thanks Larry! It was a great time. Croatia next 2 posts!!!

      Reply

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