Pied-à-terre = A second home.

Bonsoir les amis mon!
I have been hearing more and more from many of you that you have been reading this blog of mine :) I am delighted to hear that, although maybe that means you are just all really board... I would like to think that reading this can be informative to those who may someday find themselves visiting my second home: Paris, France. **That is a silent "s" and a long "a" sound** FYI. 
Now on to the good stuff:
 Kailey and I set out to Champ de Mars for another picnic.

I was inspired by Natalie's pictures of the tower, so I did a little photo shoot, but notice I made this picture smaller- that way you can't turn it into your screen saver... muhahahaha

Pretty walk way/ garden where there once was a railroad

Multilingual menus are all the rage! But sometimes they forget about English :(

Japanese noodles in "J-Town"-- that's what the cool people call it... I am learning via Calvin

Picnic with the class on Pont des Arts

I have found many new things that I love, and I never knew I loved before. PICNICing (apparently not a word, so I put the verb in all caps, still not a word, but it kinda looks like one) is by far the one I am most excited for. Pont des Arts is a bridge- the French picnic anywhere AND everywhere. The bridge is full of adorable lockets that couples write their names on and lock them up and throw away the key... kinda cute.
Dust off your wicker baskets and clear your afternoons, because when I am back in da LBC I will be dragging you all out to the parks and beaches! Speaking of "da LBC" the Ghetto Swag that I so readily flaunt is not widely accepted here. I let Krippin' come out one night outside of a bar (in a playful way, I haven't had to use Krippin' for protection... yet.) and the french boys were so shocked, their reaction was "look, she is just like how they are on TV" and I was thinking to myself, 'no foo, I aint frontin'. I'm da real thing. You don't see swagga like dis on the TV screen, you see this ish on the corner of Long Beach & Anaheim!

Okay, moving on... 

Patisseries in a beautiful grocery market called: La Grande Epicerie

 And I thought Bristol Farms was fun...


One night Brian, HBO, Kelly, Robby, Calvin, Kailey & I went to Chez Prosper for dinner because our TA's love the restaurant and frequent it when they are in Paris. Half way through our meal guess who me saw??? Our TA's! Mind you, this place is 11 metro stops away form our apartment, but Parisians always run into people they know ;) I got the Chicken Tandoori for dinner with Zucchini al gratin (here it means "thinly sliced" not "with cheese" although it was with cheese...) it was really tasty, and I was happy to eat a meat other than Jambon (ham). For dessert we all wanted to try the Tiramisu au Nutella but our waiter Frederic sadly informed us that they were all out :( So I got the Chez Prosper special, there was vanilla ice cream from Bertillon with almond slices (my fav) chocolate sauce (my fav) and a meringue cookie... my other fav, topped off with Chantilly! I, however, had no clue what Chantilly was so I kindly asked the waiter, who asked the "English speaking" waiter who said "oh, Chantilly is also Chantilly in English... same thing!" I was excited to try this Chantilly that I remember seeing on many of the menus since I have arrived in Paris... it was so delish! ---but let me teach you some French my friends, Chantilly is what we call in the States: "whipped cream."

Chef Special au Chantilly

So many things about Paris make me long for my bestest friend and dearest Sissy Natalie. I have decided if there was only one place to take you for the best meal in Paris is would be here: Creperie de Josselin. You would love love love it!!! It is so cute and little, and combines all the best of Paris. The service is always amazing (this was the 2nd time we came here) and the crepes are the best Paris has to offer, not to mention their Cider-- the alcoholic type ;)

Sausage, tomatoes and cheese on a galette crepe

Nutella and Banana

 Calvin got a lemon crepe that has sugar and lemon juice... Oh-em-gee, Natalie I will try to make you one for your birthday... I promise.

Today we went to a market, and this was my lunch, it was good, nothing to write home about, I just took a picture because I think pictures with baguettes are so funny looking... am I right?!?!?! I hope you all enjoy reading this. I like to keep you all posted, and it helps me remember all that I have done... you all know how bad my memory can be.... Wait. What was I just saying??? Anyway, I am off to the Louvre- its free tonight from 6pm-10pm for "young adults."