Category Archives: Paris  The Best Macarons in Paris Mhm macarons! Before we even flew to Paris, I made a list of all the dessert shops I wanted to visit. Sadaharu Aoki, check. Pierre Herme, check. The fact that both were within relatively close proximity? Walking dessert tour time!! Sadaharu Aoki After an early […]  Paris Pantheon When I studied abroad in Paris, I lived in the 5th arrondissement, also known as the Latin or Student quarter. The area was perfect for me – lively, filled with students from nearby ENS and la Sorbonne, and full of bistros, cafes and shops on this one particularly long street behind […]  Musee d’Orsay Clock Tick.. tick..tock! It’s officially Friday afternoon and I am SO ready for the weekend! I’m planning to hit up the Forbes museum, check out the new Key West Contemporary Orchid Show at the NY Botanical and (sadly) pop by the office to finish up some work. What about you? […]  Musee d’Orsay Clock A couple snapshots of the beautiful beaux-arts gallery, the Musee d’Orsay. Orsay features an impressive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in addition to a variety of sculptures, furniture and photography. My favorite part of the visit is the museum itself, which was once the Orsay railway station. […]  Prince de Galles Hotel We had only a couple days in Paris so I picked the Prince de Galles hotel for our stay, located near the Champs-Elysées and steps from the Arc de Triomphe. I picked it mainly because of the stellar Prince de Galles and wasn’t disappointed! The elegant boutique hotel was such […] |
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