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.
This was the boulangerie we bought our baguette from yesterday. it had Japanese magazine pages featuring the store displayed in the windows, so it must be good!
And here it is, the lovely Marche Monge. Rick Steves says this is a pricey little farmer's market. But who cares when the items are this good?!
So this is what hazelnuts look like before they're processed!
Parisian life
We walked by the Pantheon numerous times, every time thinking: it's so close, we'll check it out next time. We never did go in. Lesson learned!
On the agenda today is Notre-dame. But if my travels in Europe taught me one thing, it's "go into anything that looks like a church, because you'll most likely be amazed by the interior". So we swerved into Eglise St. Severin on the way to the river. It did not disappoint. From the beautiful spiral pillars to its modern stained glass windows, this was a little gem. The earliest building at this site was a small chapel commemorating a monk called Severin, back in the Fifth century. The current gothic structure began construction in the 13th century and continued expanding over the years to accommodate a rapidly growing Catholic population.
There were also other lovely sights along the way...
Finally we arrive at our destination. But the line out the door was so ridiculous, we decided to just check out the countless little book/art vendors along the river. These stalls are actually permanent fixtures, with the best locations assigned based on seniority of the vendors.
We even bought a love little painting from an Albanian vendor. Mr. Kimchi had a lively conversation with him as we have some Albanian friends. Unfortunately we did not get a discount :P
Crossing the famous Seine river to the right bank.
We spent the rest of the afternoon window shopping in the Marais, passing sights like this mouthwatering array of eclairs.
Dinner tonight is at the famous Breizh Cafe, serving crepes from Brittany. it has been featured on both English and Asian blogs and highly recommended.
Having had our first taste of heavenly Normandy oysters, of course we couldn't pass them up. These unfortunately were not as fantastic. I can't help but wonder if my next day of ordeal had something to do with these...
Mr. Kimchi ordered a ham & artichokes crepe, I ended up with one that had some sort of sausage and a strong mustardy sauce, as well as the veggie that turns me green after a summer of CSA: arugula. I liked the crepe flavor & texture, but the sausage and mustard combo was not my favorite. We were strangely not hungry enough for dessert. Since this place is an authentic Brittany restaurant, they only serve crepes and ciders.
We walked by the very confusing, very industrial Centre Pompidou. Though the rooftop restaurant is highly recommended for its view of the city, we've had too much walking today. Until tomorrow, Paris!
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