Hurricane Irene pounded the east coast of the United States this past weekend, but my friend Susan and I made it out through Chicago and have arrived in Paris!
There was a minor mix up at the Hotel Minerve when we arrived. I had booked and paid for a double room with two beds, but got a tiny room with one bed. It took about a half-hour, but we finally convinced the manager to put a rollaway bed in the room, thus giving us a second bed.
We spent the early afternoon walking around Isle de la Cite and the area near Notre Dame de Paris. A brief visit inside the cathedral revealed only thousands of tourists, but no services or music.
On the way back to the hotel we stopped for wine and cheese to eat on the balcony of our tiny room. We found a wonderfully sharp brie and a lovely Cote de Rhone… and these pink monstrosities at a bakery near the Maubert-Mutualité Metro Stop. Anyone have any idea what these are???
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