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We sat on the steps of the Église de la Madeleine (St. Mary Magdalene Church) and ate jambon and fromage (ham and cheese) sandwiches purchased from the shop seen above. The shop was blocks from our hotel room and the smell of freshly baked bread was irresistible. |
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We walked past Fauchon and noticed their decorated cakes in the window. There was SO much hot pink involved with this store. We didn't sample anything as it was located in a tourist-y area and was very busy. We did, however, find Ladurée (which does not take kindly to photography - so I was able to sneak just a few before becoming the "Hey you! Don't take pictures!" example for the rest of the crowd inside. |
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So many macarons to try... So little time. |
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We walked past this thing peeking out of the trees while on our way to the Louvre. |
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Where else will you get a spoon wrapped in a napkin with a bow? |
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Ispahan from Ladurée |
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Saint-Honorés from Ladurée. |
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Pistachio, Soft Salted Caramel, and Orange Blossom macarons. |
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The Winged Nike of Samothrace seen from below. (I had to walk around to the back to take a look because you never get to see the back in Art History textbooks.) |
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You can probably guess what this crowd was trying to view over each other's shoulders... |
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DaVinci's Mona Lisa behind some protective plexiglas. |
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Wendy is busy inspecting a spectrum seen at the bottom of the pyramid. |
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There's also a La Maison Du Chocolat amongst the shops of the Louvre. Essentially, we spotted this upon turning around from the pyramid. |
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Most chocolate sculptures we saw had playful themes to them - to the point of being cartoon-ish. So much fun. We obviously were there as Easter was approaching. |
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Another La Maison Du Chocolat we passed on the way to the Arch |
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We had a tough time getting to the Arc de Triomphe as there's cars driving around it "round-a-bout" style. There's one underground tunnel over to it. We had walked the Champs-Elysees to make it to it before sundown. The terrific view from the top of the Arch (seen below) shows that it was well worth it to trudge all the way up that spiral staircase. |