Hier en Paris

Hier/yesterday in Paris...

I met Rick Tulka at Le Select.

I ran to Anne Maisonneuve to buy another mac T-shirt on rue Raspail

I shot the vitrines at Le Bon Marche.

Yesterday I got yelled at for shooting inside Le Bon Marche

Yesterday I followed this girl on 'rollers'

 I followed this woman in high-heeled 'baskets'/sneakers.

 I followed this older French Girl in leather leggings.

Yesterday I flirted with mini eclairs at MIYOU.

But I ate this salade instead.

I ate this marshmallow-pistachio sucette/lolly at Pain du Sucre.

And their tarte citron vert...miam miam

I couldn't finish the bitter lemon gananch cake from Christian Constant.

I ate again at Cojean.

The exact same thing I ate my first day in Paris.

Yesterday I did deep knee bends on the es-ca-la-tour coming out of the Metro.

Yesterday I got yelled at in Printemps for shooting these adorable Christian Lacroix faces on a scarf.

Yesterday I went into Zara and bought a super thick cashmere pull for only 99 euros.

Yesterday I went home. And ate a smooshed Matcha Green tea dome of Sadaharu Aoki hoping it would keep me up till 3 AM, so Jet Lag in NYC wouldn't be so terrible, but I fell asleep at 11 PM exhausted from everything I did yesterday/hier.

BONJOUR PBers!

Where M I?

OK U got it. Mignon non? At Monoprix with matching glasses, cups, plates et pas cher...
I love the reflection in Christian Constant's ice cream ardoise
The REAL thing is nice too on rue de Rennes near Monoprix..

I'm sitting in MIYOU - Guy Martin's quickie lunch place on the deuxiem etage 2nd floor in Le Bon Marche

And eating a designer layered salade of quinoa bien sur with shrimp + pomegranate seeds = miam :)

No ones going to mind if I bring out my tarte au citron meringuee of the day, since I bought it next door at La Grand Epicerie, right? Louise says it's No.#4 (3.60 euros) on the best meringue list. I'm working my way through the list this trip. Fortunately I've already eaten Patisserie des Reves last trip so I am a little ahead.

3 down with 9 more tartes to go in 10 days.

wish me luck :)

Rick Tulka, famous Brooklynite-expat cafe artiste waits for me at his fav cafe Le Select. Out comes the chocolate mac Louise says is the best in Paris (I meant to get the mini size but was trop blase when La Grand Epicerie vendeuse burbled something and I just nodded back oui) - quelle idiot moi. Next time I'll note the bag is awfully big for two little macarons. Rick asks me to stop embarrassing him and hide the mac...ahem

We both doodle in unison - great fun.

Afterwards a stroll down my old haunt, rue Vavin.

An 'Older French Girl (OFG) leche-vitrine/licks the windows browsing.

Perfectly severe yet charmante clothes pour la bebe...

Pink scooters line up outside an ecole...

Giant pink meringues, formerly my dessert of choice before macarons came along - I love the way they crackle when you bit into them and then telltale crumble down your front. Chomp, chomp.

Pink ballerines - icon of Paris.

Only in Paris - DIY Whoopie pies in pink/rose

A final green tea Matcha domo dessert from Sadaharu Aiko just before bed instead of something pink. That green tea kept me up till 2:30 AM :(
Still...what's not to love about being in Paris?

Bonjour PBers!