4.2 Miles Walked
10,124 Steps Walked
Today is our last full day in Paris as we fly to Barcelona tomorrow. Similar to yesterday, we slept late and found a cafe for breakfast/lunch.
My latte came deconstructed, so my barista, Grace, made it up for me. Seriously, the coffee here is so good. I don’t really drink coffee back home, but here, the taste is incredible and the portions so perfectly small. I wish we could do this in America.
Caleb ordered off the dessert menu for his breakfast. It was the closest thing to French toast or pancakes he could find.
Matt ate a bit and walked back to the apartment because he wasn’t feeling well. Long story short, we had been drinking tap water, and Matt’s stomach has always struggled with tap water he’s not used to. So after this point, we only drank bottled water and things have been fine.
They guys went back to the apartment for a bit and Grace and I went to a macaron baking class we had booked. It was a 2.5 hour technical course that taught the two main methods of making the cookies (French and Italian), as well as how to make 5 different fillings. And we got to take our cookies home!
If you see how deep the purple is in this picture, but how light it is in the picture above, you can get an idea of how much they lighten once you add all the ingredients.
Here are all the fillings. We had chocolate ganache (this one is kind of hiding in the picture), caramel, coffee flavored buttercream, white chocolate ganache with pistachio paste, and lemon curd, which was very strong.
We were in teams of two. Each team chose their own colors. We chose purple and green, but the green was more the color of a hamburger bun on the outside.
She taught us (or at least tried to teach us) how to make them uniform and neat. Grace was very good at this.
Our fabulous and oh so helpful instructor Vi. She had ten years experience as a pastry chef and did a great job teaching.
The other bakers with us was a mom and son. The son was really into cooking and baking so she let him do most of the work. There was a single guy who just wanted to learn more about the culture and how to make certain foods. And finally a mom and her daughters who showed up 15 minutes late and were a little high maintenance.
They guys spent the afternoon walking to Luxembourg Gardens and watching people play Bocce ball.
They guys spent the afternoon walking to Luxembourg Gardens and watching people play Bocce ball.
A fountain in the park…
There was also a comic book artist exhibit in the park.
They met up with us at the cooking school. Grace had asked Vi for some dinner recommendations nearby. She gave us the name of a bullion restaurant that was a 15 minute walk. Anytime you see a bullion in France, it means good, affordable, local food.
And despite the look on Caleb’s face in this picture, that is exactly what we got. The food was hearty, comforting and simple. We ordered a few different starters and main dishes to try.
This was a trout fish dish.
Grace ordered the duck.
Caleb’s fancy cheese macaroni.
A few starters. The Camembert cheese was my favorite!
Matt ordered chicken and mashed potatoes as his stomach was still recovering.
After dinner we went back to the apartment, and Grace and Evan struck out on their own. They found drinks and dessert!
Cheers!
This was a trout fish dish.
Grace ordered the duck.
Caleb’s fancy cheese macaroni.
A few starters. The Camembert cheese was my favorite!
Matt ordered chicken and mashed potatoes as his stomach was still recovering.
After dinner we went back to the apartment, and Grace and Evan struck out on their own. They found drinks and dessert!
Cheers!
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