printemps

me&my millefeuille fraise

its officially spring!!! the sun is out, the sky is blue, and all patio seats in cafes are taken. i wish everyone could be here to see how beautiful the city is with me.
time really flies, i've been in school for 2 months (and away from seattle for 10 weeks).
i must say, it still feels like a dream. i literally came not knowing what i got myself into- i didn't know anyone here, i hadn't signed up for any classes and i had no clue where i was going to live. it only hit me when i was at the seatac boarding gate that i was going to be on my own for...a while. the 6 hours lay-over at heathrow only helped shove it in my face some more.
so far, its been an experience to say the least. i've always been "assez" independent but this has really pushed me to grow up beyond my own expectations. i would have to learn how to deal with a lot of these things sooner or later though, so its fine. life is good and im excited what the next 2 months have in store for me.

alright, enough about that, MORE FOOD!

today's goodie box

divin (macaron shell+raspberries)& millefeuille fraise

these are from a couple of days ago. i must stress the fact that i did NOT eat all these at once.

beignet aux pommes (flat donut with apples inside)- mommy's fav.
cheesecake nature at "l'heure gourmand" on passage dauphine

i've been living on patisseries more than anything this week. oops.

strictly tourist

watch it, the clip says it all. simply love the Paris in Funny Face.
FINALLY, i saw the Eiffel Tower up-close/in person today. somehow, in the past two months, i've never had the urge to visit even though aup is just 10 minutes away from it. so today, since my dear Eileen is here visiting (yes, i feel loved that someone actually was bothered enough to come see me), an obligatory tourist stop was necessary. thank goodness the weather was nice. we had a ton of fun trying to take pictures of/with it.

find eileen.

now look for me.

turn around and voila! theres the montparnasse building and ecole militaire

of course we stopped by the other Parisian gem as well. Laduree:

eileen's sorbet framboise+4 mini macarons

saint-honore rose-framboise deliciousness
(coco, we'll have your macarons for you!)

irresistible

(framboise, rose, fruits rouges, cafe, violette, marrons)

i wish everyone was here to share them with me!!! these are the BEST macaroons. its funny because i never used to like them very much (not a big fan of coconuts) until i tasted these pretty little things during the summer. luckily, i found the left bank Laduree which means i don't have to trek to "the champs" for them everytime. im waiting for Coco to get here so we can get a macaroon tower for afternoon tea.