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16-day whirlwind tour: day 8
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:55 AM by starchicklie
n the morning, we left the fair city of Arezzo and traveled on to Pisa, where we saw the infamous leaning tower. The place was crowded with tourists and there were many vendors selling cheap knockoff sunglasses and other odds and ends. From Pisa, we headed towards France. We took a brief stop in the Principality of Monaco, where we saw [...]
La Ferrandaise
Posted May 29, 2007 at 02:39 AM by lapetite
La Ferrandaise — named for a once-endangered breed of cow from Auvergne — specializes in simple, hearty veal and beef dishes, although they also do some lovely lamb and chicken. Still, the bovine influence is made pretty clear by whimsical decor: a series of stunning close-up photographs of [...]
Au Crocodile
Posted May 30, 2007 at 03:00 AM by lapetite
While in Strasboug, my group took an afternoon for lunch at the two-star Au Crocodile. And what a lunch it was! This being the low-season for fine restaurants, the Etoiles d’Alsace is running their yearly Formules-Jeunes promotion, which means people under 35 can get a delectable two-star meal (and five courses worth of [...]
Paris Mode
Posted May 29, 2007 at 03:20 AM by lapetite
Yesterday, I took a trip to Galeries Lafayette to snap some fashion photos. Les Galeries Lafayette is perhaps the most famous of Paris' "Grands Magasins," or department stores. Ten stories high and filling numerous adjacent buildings, the store is located at 40 Boulevard Haussmann, just behind [...]
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Posted May 30, 2007 at 02:02 AM by lapetite
France is rightly famous for its sweets and pastries -- there are few more decadent pleasures in life then slicing into a rich, gooey fondant au chocolat or elegant tiramisu. Still, sometimes a girl gets homesick for the treats of her youth... Which is why, when I saw a rack of freshly-baked donuts at my local patisserie, I just had to [...]
