Day 8

FOOD!! I had my first 3 course French meal yesterday at the Aubrac restaurant.

All my courses came from the specials. For my entree I had the smoked salmon tartare (third down the list) for my plate, I had the rabbit (third down the list again) and for dessert I had the citron mousse. It was tres magnifique!

 The salmon tartare

Leg of rabbit. I don't think I have ever tried rabbit before, but I would definitely order it again. I was expecting it to be more similar to red meat, but it was closer to the white meat of turkey. It was served with salted and oiled fettucini, kinda bland, and some kind of gravy that was really good and I ended up just mopping up with my noodles.

This was supposed to be an orange mousse, but I'm almost 100% sure it was lemon... either way I loved it. Cold desserts are the best on humid days. There was strawberry sause, a huge dollop of whipped cream, and toasted almonds on top. 

 Following all the wine I needed some caffeine. After all, it was only 1:30 by the time we finished lunch.

After lunch I hut a couple of the sales that are going on. Twice a year France has a HUGE sale that lasts 2 weeks to get rid of the store's inventory. I went to H&M where everything was 50-75%. It's pretty much a zoo when you go shopping past 12PM, but I will probably continue to shop throughout the weeks!

Then we met back up with the rest of the class to begin our walk. We stopped at the church of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois where Tony Parker and Eva Longoria actually had their wedding ceremony... and no wonder! It is so extravagant!

 We also went to the Garden at the Royal Palace and I saw these little kids being adorable. That gate is super heavy so I tried to help the little boy open it, but I scared them away.

 Next stop was the pyramid at the Louvre. Side note- I was having some serious bang problems in the wind. But underneath the Louvre is an entire shopping mall. We checked it out only because we wanted to escape the heat.

I ended the day by getting a crepe and watching the Spain, Portugal game with a couple of friends then going to bed. I'm not too into the night life here. The people are extremely rude and most of the clubs are super expensive. I'm much happier sharing some wine with friends at the Champs de Mars in front of the Eiffel tower... So be ready for that Madi!