Escargot, Crepes, and Crossaints--Oooh La La

Finally figuring out how to eat the escargot!

Eating our crepes! Yum!
Us in front of the church.
Us in the dome at the top of Sacre Coure
Blake at the bottom of Sacre Coure

We have definitely enjoyed our time in Paris! When we arrived in Paris we ate a very French lunch. Blake had some kind of chicken neck (we ordered blindly because we couldn't read the menu and the waitress didn't speak English--literally poinbted to an item) that tasted so delicious. His order also included chocolate mousse-- so good! I ordered escargot. Yes, that is snails. I was thinking they would serve it the way my Dad and I order them in Houston where they pull out the meat and put it in a basically a pastry. Not the case in Paris. The waitress brought out 6 complete snail shells and some spring-loaded tongs. I could NOT figure out how to use the tongs to get the meat. I was so embarrassed and frustrated. Finally, I found a little pick under the plate. Ah-ha! Grab the shell with the tongs and use the pick to pull out the meat. Brilliant! Took me awhile though. Blake thought it was quite funny to watch and had no idea how to help. After we checked into the hotel (we had to wait until 2pm), we bought a bus pass for two days. It was a hop on, hop off deal. It took us all over the city. During the afternoon we climbed to the top of a hill to see the beautiful Sacre Coure cathedral. It was amazing inside, and we also climbed to the very top of the dome. The view was beautiful--probably the highest point in Paris. We walked through the streets of Paris, and eventually found a place for a very fresh seafood salad for dinner.

This morning we had chocolate filled croissants (sp?) for breakfast. Then we hopped on the train and made our way to La Madeleine Cathedral. They had some amazing modern art inside. AFter that, we hung out around the Louvre (we didn't actually go inside. We'll have to save that for another trip), and walked through the surrounding gardens. It was beautiful! Throughout the afternoon was saw various famous Parisian sights such as the Arch de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Jardin de Palais Royal and many others. We grabbed bagette sandwiches, and followed them with crepes filled with granulated sugar and nutella! Yum!

Tomorrow we're catching the train to Geneva, and we're staying in Lausanne! I'm excited to be in Switzerland again, and I know Blake is looking forward to it as well!

Love to all!