Yesterday, after the pool ๐ I thought I’d pop into Centre Pompidou,
Nearby I heard a tremendous roar. I ran๐♂️ to see what the excitement was about & forgot the museum ๐ I did NOT get any good pictures ๐ต๐ซ
A bunch of 13 acrobat performers encircled by an excited crowd of passerbys near the Fontaine St Phalle. 13 street children trained in the performing arts by the best African and French professionals, 13 artists aged 18 to 30. (Picture taken later)
I was starving as usual after the pool and on impulse decided to get a crepe from the venders around Pompidou
I ordered the simplest crepe, something you won’t see in nicer Brittany restaurants in Montparnasse - Crepe Salรฉe ร l’ลuf.
I asked for it to be ‘bien cuit’/well cooked.
The cook breaks an egg on the crepe
Spreads it very thinly using a palette-knife tool
Adds sel et poivre
Folds it over, giving a couple of taps to make it bien cuit
Et Voilร a quickie, delicious, possibly healthy snack and no sugar!
I added grated Parmigiana + Persillade. You could add ham or anything else your heart ❤️ desires. Filling and healthy.
I was on my way to the annual May Fete du Pain at Notre Dame, passing through Hotel de Ville. The acrobats were setting up to perform again! ๐คธ๐พ♀️ ๐๐๐
Circus Baobab - a collective of circus artists created in 1998 in Conakry, Guinea in West Africa.
Plus street dancing and Hip hop
*Click the white arrow > bottom left
This group is tremendous. They competed in the annual 4-day 42nd Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain. I am definitely not missing this next year. WATCH & be amazed.
Krumping with circus clown art is a part of their act. They perform free to the public in various sites around town. Krumping evolved into a popular Street Dance in South Central, LA. Isolating body parts so one body part is rigid, while the other is Swinging, Stomping, or Popping.
ex·u·ber·ant! energy and excitement! spirit lifting!
ReplyDeleteAll of that and more!
DeleteContagious joy, positivity through physical movement & music ๐ต
Dance is a wonderful thing
Pretty sure Krumping in not in my future but how fun to watch and all for free. It must be their way of advertising their upcoming shows. Can you believe I have NEVER had a street crepe in Paris!!! I bet this one with egg is good. Your photos look good. IPad fixed? ๐ผ❤️
ReplyDeleteIPad REPLACEMENT !
DeleteI too avoid most street crepes - big mistake
Yes they gave out post cards & past the hat ๐งข
Very entertaining
Wow! What a busy Saturday you had…the pool, Circus Baobab, a crepe, Fรชte du Pain, and watching the crowds at Berthillon! Your homemade crepe looks delish! Bon week-end, Carol.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bonnie,
DeleteYou walk out the door ๐ช with no idea what awaits in Paris.
Oh why did I buy those craps at the market today?
Serendipity
There are quite a number of good/excellent places to get ice cream or Gelato around Paris. I won't wait in that long line. Yes, it is good. Is it so much better than Grom or Pozzetto - no Amorino - yes
ReplyDelete.The French are much better at waiting for things than most other people.
DeleteIt’s a bigger mystery than how French women are thin (which they aren't so much these days anyways...).
A book ๐ is waiting to be written on the French expertise at waiting patiently in an orderly manner.
Leรงons learned in childhood?
Qui sait?
It’s a Parisian ritual to get ice cream ๐ฆ at Berthillon on the weekend on l’รle Saint Louis.
DeleteLike a religion.
No other place will do.
Is it nostalgia?
Childhood memories?
Loyalty?
A French tradition?
The attachment to things past…
I think I would like theFete du Pain!!! What is not to love when it comes to pain!! I would take that over ice cream! I too love how you can walk out the door in Paris and never know what you are going to see!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
I got a yummy quiche Lorraine - round & thick almost like an omelette
DeleteYes, the adventure of the unknown in Paris,
Deletewith none of the dangers like “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Relatively safe and usually charmant ๐
I want a fabulous crepe made with buckwheat! Anabel
ReplyDeleteHow does this guy hold up all those people in the air? That’s insane ๐คธ๐พ♀️
ReplyDeleteWonderful experiences!
ReplyDeleteGreat entertaining troupe. I've loved the Fete du Pain every time I've been to Paris in May. That crepe looks great - I'd love to try and make it but don't think Ican find pre-made buckwheat crepes. The best crepe I ever had in Paris came from a cart on the Pont de Arts - go figure, but I've always found street crepes to be good.
ReplyDeleteA street crepe cart (chariot) letter๐ would be a fun idea Suki !
DeleteWhat a blast! And thanks for the little lesson on how to order fully cooked eggs!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm…I never thought of that ๐ค
DeleteHe did really spread the egg ๐ณ around
I should do some comparative testings !