Walking by Paris on the way to work

On the way to work from RER C station Musée d'Orsay this morning. Beautiful view of the city.

Paris is this winter cold and romantic. The sky gets every evening different great colors. You just need hot clothing to appreciate the city during a short walk before having a hot chocolate!

Pastries - Chouquettes

These are simple pastries easy to do at home. When seeing them in the bakeries I thought the contrary but (be sure I'm bad on cooking) I cooked them easily for the second time this weekend and they did not last one day.
The chouquettes look like small bread balls with nice sugar bits on them (picture to come).
If you want to have Paris at home, you just need eggs, water, sugar, salt and butter I took the recipe on the web (French version).

Bon appétit!

Anaïs
Regetel

Place Felix Eboué - Paris

On the Parisian places I really love you can get to place Felix Eboué, Metro Daumesnil (line 6 and 8). There is a magnificent fountain with Lyons, the ambience is really French. Twice à week, you will find an open market with fresh products, fishmonger, fruit stand... And until the end of January you can also enjoy illuminations.
Near this square you can also get Bastille (line 8).

Anaïs
Regetel

Exhibition Sempé

Until February 11th
Hôtel de Ville.
Salle Saint-Jean.
5, rue de Lobau.
75004 Paris.
Metro : Hôtel de Ville (line 1)
Opened from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 8:30pm
Free

I just wanted to see this exhibition and could not find time for it. When at least got there found a waiting line, but finally I get in about 10min later. Hope it will be really good...

Inside the wait is still long! 10 extra min and nothing to see! Just think about living the exhibition and I decide to jump the line to have a look on some drawings. This magnificent work is first shown inside of small windows which are all installed along a wall, so to see them all you must wait in line… I could not wait! So I just saw some of them and could have a fast glance to this Parisian ambience with the views on the small parks, and streets what a great work. I really love Sempé drawings…

After the “first room” no more waits, there are several groups of drawing organized by publication so you can see the American review for which the artist worked.

It’s a great job, it’s beautiful, and it’s all in one good to laugh and poetic. But if you do not want to wait you can just buy one of his books or the exhibition catalogue that should be just ok!

Anaïs
Regetel

Restaurant : Les tables du 104

104, rue d’Aubervillers
75019 Paris
Tel 01 40 37 10 07
Métro : Riquet, Crimée (ligne 7) stations Stalingrad (lignes 2, 5 et 7 : sortie 2, bd de la Villette) et Marx-Dormoy (12)

The 104 (Centquatre) is an unique cultural place in Paris . The building is first of all huge and splendid and allows to receive several stages, a library and of course a restaurant. Therefore after the spiritual and cultural foods nothing of such as to try earth food. And definitely, at4pm, the restaurant serves as well plancha of charcuterie as waffles! Anything to satisfy all tastes. And on top of that, my chocolate waffle was excellent. Therefore before or after the visit of the place, you will be sure to find a good restaurant.

Florence
Hotel Berne Opéra

Restaurant l'Entrepot's

68 Rue Ménilmontant
75020 PARIS
TEL 01 43 49 59 17
Metro: Ménilmontant(line 2)

Entrepot' s deserves! Having walking up a good part of the street of Ménilmontant, we finally arrive at Entrepot' s, nice and convivial place. The atmosphere looks like a bric-à-brac trades, what gives the aspect of a bazard which is in finale very successful. Service is nice, without more but we eat well and for inexpensive cost : a menu at 13 €, it is rare in Paris! Then if you are in this district of Paris, take a chance, you will not be disappointed.

Florence

Hotel Berne Opéra

Restaurant Le Petit Turin

25 rue de Turin
75008 Paris
Tel 01 43 87 44 84
Metro : Rome (line 2)

Located 3 mn walk from the Hotel Berne Opera, the restaurant “ Le Petit Turin” is worth to see it : Well decorated, extra fresh products and very friendly service. Thursday and Friday evening, there is even a pianist to allow the customers to have dinner in music. Therefore in midday or even for you Happy Hour, do not hesitate to push the door of this delightful restaurant.

Florence

Restaurant Le Petit Dakar

6 rue Elzévir
75003 Paris
Tel : 01 44 59 34 74
Metro: Chemin-Vert (line 8)

Located in the middle of the Marais, this small Senegalese restaurant is a true treasure. The boss was very charming and helpful. We of course tried a thieb, a Senegalese speciality and it was amazing. Moreover I was agreeably surprised by the dessert. Therefore if you want to change from the so French steak and French fries, go to “Le petit Dakar”, you won’t be disappointed..

Florence

Hotel Berne Opera

Concert at Saint Roch church

Eglise Saint-Roch - Paris
296 rue Saint Honoré
75001 Paris
Metro : Pyramides (lines 7 & 14)
Given by the association PIACER’CANTO

On Tuesday November 22nd we assisted to an excellent concert given at Saint Sulpice church (Paris 06) “La Grande Messe en Ut mineur” (Mozart). There were almost a hundred of choir members, 4 soloist singers all under the direction of Henry Didot. An evening plenty of emotion! A moment of real pleasure!

And it was even better as the Saint Sulpice church restoration-works are finished and we could appreciate its majestic architecture.

If you want to appreciate a concert in a French church you can go to Saint Roch church (Paris 01) where this concert will be given a second time on November 25nd and 29th. Entrance fare : 25€.

You can book on the association website.

Hervé
Regetel

Restaurant Rollet Paradier - Traiteur

6, rue de Bourgogne
75007 Paris
Métro : Assemblée Nationale (ligne 12) Invalides (ligne 8 et 13)

As there are quite fiew restaurants near Assemblée Nationale we finally arrived at Rollet Pradier Restaurant which is located just behind the building. In fact Rollet Pradier is a Traiteur, but they have this restaurant at the first floor of the building.

It’s a quite small restaurant, but we did not have to wait and could seat. The decoration in white colors made us feel more relaxed. The waiting is a bit long but the waiters were all very polite and nice and the food (also expensive) is so delicious that you forget the rest.

Restaurant Carpe Diem

21 RUE DES HALLES
75001 PARIS
Metro: Les Hales (line 1 and RER A, B and D)
Tel : 01 42 21 02 01

To be honest, the view is not great as there are some works in front of the restaurant. But it is located in the heart of Paris and the waitress is very nice and very dedicated to her job, that’s why I went there many times. Downstairs, there is a lounge if you want to receive your colleagues, friends, etc, etc. The food was delicious, worldwilde cuisine as the Mojitos. So if you are near the Halles area, you can try this restaurant, it’s worth it.

Florence
Hotel Berne Opéra

Restaurant Le louchébem

31 Berger street
75001 Paris
Phone 01.42.33.12.9
Metro: Les Halles (ligne 4 et RER A et B)

Parisian Restaurant since the nineteen century

Menu of the day:

Monday : Roasted lamb's shoulder
Tuesday : Pot au feu
Wednesday : Roasted sucking-pig
Thursday : Tête de veau
Friday : Butcher's veal piece
Saturday : Roasted contre-filet

It was on Saturday, so I took 3 generous slices of medium rare contre filet served with real french fries.It melts in your mouth (19.90€). And a glass of wine of the month 4.90€.

+ Top quality french meat
- Long waiting (30mn at least) without reservation.

Yann
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

The Palace of Versailles

We booked a Guided Tour with the palace of Versailles. These tours are only in French and English but we took it because it is the only way to visit the private apartments of the King and have a chance to see the Opera Royal. Our wish was exhausted: we entered that magnificent Opera built in two years for the wedding of the grandson of Louis XV (the future Louis XVI) with Marie-Antoinette. To know about this place and its secrets I really recommend you this tour. After it we could visit by ourselves the rest of the palace (places everyone can see): the history museum, the State Apartments of the King, an exhibition about the furniture that is on currently. The entrance to the palace (state apartments and museum) is 15€ per person, the guided tour cost us 16€, one euro more to see much more! Moreover, the state apartments seem less interesting without a guide (we had the headsets), they are lively and answer to your questions…

Warnings!

GIACOMETTI ET LES ETRUSQUES

(practical information about this exhibition on Regetel website)

This exhibition is really attractive, I arrived there by 10:30am and half an hour later it was full!
It is well explained in French and English, one can learn lots about the Etruscan Civilization which is shown principally on the first floor. There are precious pieces, really beautiful, everything well organized to help the visitor to understand.

Restaurant A l'affiche

48, rue de Moscou
75008 Paris
Tel : 01 45 22 02 20

Having moved to another hotel and a new quarter, I do a duty to discover the addresses of my new arrondissement. And to begin, I chose for the restaurant the one which is closest to the hotel: A L’AFFICHE. It cannot can’t be nearer as it is fair on the opposite side of the street. Held by 2 friends enthralled by their job, atmosphere and fresh products are their real leitmotiv. With 17 - 33-€ menus, you have it as all tastes and all grants. In brief, run to this restaurant, it is a true culinary delight.

Florence
Hotel Berne Opera

Walk arround PAris

Nice and long stroll from Saint Lazare train Station to Concorde Square
Even in autumn with the gray days we can love Paris !

And when I am with friends, we can go for walks crossing the city without even noticing it !
We started at Saint-Lazare walking to the Opera thinking to do some shopping before going to a coffee place. We passed the Passage du Havre that used to be nicer some time before, and walked fast to the Printemps. I was impressed by the beauty and luxury of the shops (I haven’t been to this place since long time) and was glad to discover the paying loo as I had seen it on TV… Then we stopped the shopping and decided to get to Madeleine Square passing through Vendome Square which is beautiful.

Un bistrot en ville
11, bis rue de Moscou
75008 Paris
Tel : 01 43 87 53 50
Metro : Liège (line 13), Europe (line 3) et Rome (line 2)

Located 5 minutes walking from the hotel Berne Opera, Un bistrot en ville has a big terrace which is unfortunately often overcrowded, it is hard to have a place unless having reserved. Liking lunching outside, I was convinced that for lunch there would be some room. Error, it is worse than in the evening. Happily, inside is very clear thanks to its huge windows. I ate delicious chicken fajitas (13.80 euros). Service is flawless and good-natured ambience. Therefore do not hesitate to go there. On top of that, its really 5 min from hotel Berne Opera.

Florence
Hotel Berne Opera

Delicious the Opera with it's gold decoration!!

LE COMMERCE CAFE
80 rue du commerce
75015 PARIS
Tel : 01 48 28 77 01
Métro : Commerce (line 8)

In this very trading lane or you will find all the shops without too much bustle, you can have a small lunch break to have lunch in front of the small park. I tasted a very copious and delicious Indian salad for 11 euros. It is necessary to consider 4 euros for one ½ vittel. I recommend this address for a shopping break.

Valérie
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain