Tom and I have decided to make a concerted effort to get a babysitter every Saturday night and go out. What’s the point of living in Paris if you stay in your flat watching Jack Bauer every night (much as we love him)? Our latest escapade was to the Champs Elysee area for dinner and drinks.
The Champs Elysee is always entertaining. As touristy as the street is, I love everything about it. You have designer shops such as Louis Vitton’s empire with the most amazing window displays, massive Virgin Megastore to spend hours in, a huge Renault dealership with racing cars in the window. The choice of cafes and restaurants are endless, all at a ridiculous price. It is, of course, the ultimate street to people watch, so paying up to 7.50 euros for a coffee almost makes it worth it, to savour the coffee and watch the array of bouffant hair and huge sunglasses walk by, usually accompanied by a lot of fur either on themselves or walking beside them. There’s also quite a lot of filming going on, I walked right into what looked like a filming of a commercial, with a cheesy looking French couple singing a song and twirling around a lamppost. I tried very hard to stay in the background maybe appear as an ‘extra’ but was told almost politely to ‘get lost’ in French. Sadly, still no Olivier to be seen L.
One very cool place right at the end of Champs Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe is called ‘Drugstore Republic’. It’s open 24 hours and is a very trendy food/epicerie shop combined with funky gifts, jewellery, books, magazines, boulangerie, pharmacy (of course). Also inside is a brasserie which turns into a late night hotspot. I’ve been there for coffee in the morning in the conservatory with an Arc view, and around the bar at night sipping cocktails, always fun place to be.
A waitress told us there is a restaurant in Paris called 'Dans le Noir' where you eat completely in the dark and are served by the blind. You choose your meal before you go inside, then are seated in complete blackness and served delicious food and wine, left to savour the true taste of the food without all the other distractions. Sounds like quite the experience.
The Champs Elysee is always entertaining. As touristy as the street is, I love everything about it. You have designer shops such as Louis Vitton’s empire with the most amazing window displays, massive Virgin Megastore to spend hours in, a huge Renault dealership with racing cars in the window. The choice of cafes and restaurants are endless, all at a ridiculous price. It is, of course, the ultimate street to people watch, so paying up to 7.50 euros for a coffee almost makes it worth it, to savour the coffee and watch the array of bouffant hair and huge sunglasses walk by, usually accompanied by a lot of fur either on themselves or walking beside them. There’s also quite a lot of filming going on, I walked right into what looked like a filming of a commercial, with a cheesy looking French couple singing a song and twirling around a lamppost. I tried very hard to stay in the background maybe appear as an ‘extra’ but was told almost politely to ‘get lost’ in French. Sadly, still no Olivier to be seen L.
One very cool place right at the end of Champs Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe is called ‘Drugstore Republic’. It’s open 24 hours and is a very trendy food/epicerie shop combined with funky gifts, jewellery, books, magazines, boulangerie, pharmacy (of course). Also inside is a brasserie which turns into a late night hotspot. I’ve been there for coffee in the morning in the conservatory with an Arc view, and around the bar at night sipping cocktails, always fun place to be.
A waitress told us there is a restaurant in Paris called 'Dans le Noir' where you eat completely in the dark and are served by the blind. You choose your meal before you go inside, then are seated in complete blackness and served delicious food and wine, left to savour the true taste of the food without all the other distractions. Sounds like quite the experience.
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