[2015 France-Paris]Market, Marais shopping & crepe

We started this morning with this amazing jar of chestnut yogurt. The French and I have one thing in common: our love for chestnuts. This was sweet almost like dessert, but delicious nonetheless (who doesn't like dessert?!). People weren't kidding when they gush about how awesome French yogurt tastes.

The Marche Monge is scheduled for today, so of course I gotta go check it out. On the way there, we passed some cute store signs. I remember in the Carnavalet museum there's an entire room's collection of these whimsical adorable items. Highly recommend it if you're ever in Paris.

[2015 France-Paris] Tasting menu @ AG

This morning Gaetan called a cab for us to get to the train station. The driver was clad in an all-black tight-fitting outfit like a spy in the movies. He even had a black moleskin notebook for all his appointments. Quite rare and a welcoming sight in this age of smartphones! Once we arrived at the train station, we waited nervously for the Rhonexpress. If they pull the same crap as we experienced on our trip into Lyon, we'd miss our flight! Thankfully, there was none of that and we got onto the plane with plenty of time to spare.

  

We stepped onto the RER blue line at CDG airport. It was a straight shot to our stop: Luxembourg. Lucky for us, we got onto the express train, so we shaved off 20 minutes of travel time. I remember from guidebooks and online forums before my last trip that the RER line is pickpocket heaven, but it didn't feel particularly dangerous. Maybe the situation improved over the past 10 years? Or maybe I'm just not alert enough... 

Upon exiting the Metro station, I felt like a country rat in a big city. The air was now filled with the stink of piss and we were surrounded by people hurrying to their destination, even the sky seemed less blue compared to Lyon. The confusing little streets around the station didn't help to lift my spirits. Imagine my dismay when I realized our new airbnb is on the THIRD FLOOR!!! I told Mr. Kimchi: if our luggages end up too heavy when we leave, I'm just gonna chuck it down the stairs!

[2015 France-Lyon] Chinese food in the gourmet capital of the world? You've gotta be kidding me!

This is our last day in Lyon, so we had to make good use of our time and do all the good stuff that's left on our agenda. We passed by Pains Des Jacobin on Saturday and noticed the long line out the door, so we vowed to return when it opens. Mr. Kimchi nicely offered to get breakfast there this morning...I think he got the afternoon's pastry quota filled too.

On the agenda for this morning is the Croix-Rousse region in the northern part of the peninsula. This is the stronghold of Lyon's silk industry, so naturally the silk worker's museum (Maison Des Canuts) is located here. Honestly, it's not much of museum as it is tiny, but at least it's free. There's also a silk weaving demo offered only in French.