Saturday I went to the annual
Charity event
At Place de la Pantheon, 75005. I decided to go inside the Pantheon. I haven’t visited since my 1st trip to Europe at 18. Have you been?
A slight hiccup on entry - too many eating utensils inside my tiny purse..🫣 I reassured the guard I would keep it tightly zippered. But a girl has to be prepared to eat at all times🙄
I got the audio guide but pre-watch this basic Pantheon video on YouTube and save yourself the bother of looking for RED dots * and headphones falling off etc.
Lovely murals by 19th century painter Puvis de Chavannes praising heroes of French history,
1. quarter one large artichoke.
2. Just cover the artichoke quarters with cold water in your bouilloire/electric water kettle.
3. Give it a good squeeze of lemon juice 🍋
4. Bring to a boil AND TURN OFF.
5. Let it sit till the quarters are fork 🍴 tender. Voila.
* PLEASE DO NOT OVER-FILL WITH WATER 💧!! 🙏
The Pantheon is the final resting place for prominent French figures like Victor Hugo, Diderot, Voltaire, Marie Curie, Simone Veil. 80 in all. Most recently Josephine Baker in was added in 2021.
In 2020, President Macron commissioned permanent artworks by sculptor Anselm Kiefer - 6 glass vitrines to commemorate the Great War (1914-1918).
His monumental works incorporate materials like paper, straw, ash, clay, lead, shellac, dirt.
While you’re looking at these glass boxes, suddenly great swaths of choral music 🎶 start playing.
Musician Pascal Dusapin created ‘In Nominoe lucis’ to play every 15 minutes for 4 minutes as an accompaniment.
It’s an astonishing experience.
Most of the great are buried downstairs in the Crypt.
I was enthralled by the shadow of Voltaire’s nose👃
A short video to fill you in on Voltaire’s accomplishments.
By then I was getting hungry 😋 I discovered nearby a Yann Couvreur patisserie 🤸♂️194, rue Saint Jacques, 75005.
I had the best Chausson aux pomme 🍎 ever!
Very crisp & crunchy/croustillante.
🌼
As Voltaire said,”
’One Must Cultivate One’s Own Garden’Is Spring coming soon?🙏
One should always eat breakfast before enjoying your delightful Paris reports. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteSeriously tempting no?
DeleteI’m pretty close to that patisserie right now.
Hmm 🤔 Temptation calls
I have always avoided trying to cook an artichoke but I can't wait to try your method - even tho I don't have an electric kettle. Thank you for all the fun you provide!
ReplyDeleteHmm…without an electric kettle, artichokes can take FOREVER !
DeleteKiefer is always astonishing.
ReplyDeleteYES he is !
DeleteDid your kettle not smell/tqste of arti hauts afterwards!???
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not. Rince it out with fresh water. Sait toute
DeleteArtichauts
ReplyDeleteYou are a delight!!!! You had me at eating utensils! Yes, have been to the Pantheon.
ReplyDeleteHa! You must have a special radar for patisseries…Yann Couvreur is tucked around a corner from the Pantheon…hard to find if you didn’t know it was there. Bravo, Carol!
ReplyDeleteLove the daffodils, a sure harbinger of spring. And thanks for taking us into the Pantheon, definitely worth a visit!
I will have to try the artichoke I would never have thought of it. Lynne
ReplyDeleteYou can boil eggs 🥚 too
DeleteWhat - no spork?!?
ReplyDeleteI lost it 😢
DeleteI have to go back to Amsterdam to get another.❤️
I love the Pantheon in Paris but the one in Rome is my very favorite building anywhere. Last year when we tried to enter in Paris we never made it in as one of us had a bottle of wine in her backpack (purchased from Les Papilles after lunch).
ReplyDeleteOMG they are anti-foodies! Too funny
DeleteDaffodils are beautiful, thank you for the tour.
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