Our final full day in Paris found us at the Musée d’Orsay in the morning which is one of our favorite museums in Paris. As I mentioned in a different post, if you are also visiting the lovely Musée de l’Orangerie during your stay you can purchase a ticket at the l’Orangerie which will also get you…
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Paris: Pizza Chic
So you have literally the best meal you have ever had – BEST MEAL EVER! – and you return to Paris. How does one follow this meal? We had no plans for the evening. Fasting was an option (not sure if skipping dinner is actually a fast if you’ve eaten the way we did at lunch but…
Champagne: Le Parc at Les Crayères
Here we go — BEST MEAL EVER. After a wonderful tour and tasting at Ruinart (Part One) we made the short walk to Les Crayères where the restaurant Le Parc is located. Le Parc is a two star Michelin restaurant headed up by Chef Philippe Mille who has worked with the likes of Yannick Alléno and Frédéric Anton….
Champagne: Ruinart
Day six. What can I say about day six except that it was just perfect.* We did a day trip to Champagne and what an experience it was!! We caught the TGV at the Gare de l’Est station and had round trip tickets to Reims. We were supposed to change trains at the Champagne-Ardenne station…
Paris: Gare au Gorille
Dinner on day five was at Gare au Gorille. What a truly fun, wonderful experience. Cool vibe, great food, terrific service. Love love love!! We started the day exploring Jardin des Plantes – the beautiful botanical garden in the 5th for the first time. It was the King’s garden and was originally planted as a medicinal garden by…