Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</div><div style="text-align: center;">pink hydrangeas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Medieval building has more history than can be imagined.  Serving simple, classic French fare, Madame oversees all the food preparations.  Devotees of this  non-touristy restaurant swear by the French onion soup, Cassoulet Maison,  Boeuf Bourguignon and Crème Brûlée.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Set on the quiet Île Saint Louis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one can step back hundreds of years</div><div style="text-align: center;"> into a building which has not changed by much </div><div style="text-align: center;">and enjoy traditional French comfort food ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which has not changed at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">61, rue Saint Louis en l'Île</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*corrected - merci beaucoup Lance, Jane, and Alan!</span></span></i></div>

Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

Aux Anysetiers du Roy pink hydrangeas! Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Me...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoeGw1RSJzRn3_oJD0sjMmKqK81MzL_yVHcXzI4OJ_bDU9MiGxPMa14RYcvNVWD_erOl3JlyGMZzLODOMthoslWtyZ7BAFLmsqBIkE_Wh_Z9VqKyTrwqWbPdm6pPuZaWYdk25siZ0bs4/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_290DSC_5526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoeGw1RSJzRn3_oJD0sjMmKqK81MzL_yVHcXzI4OJ_bDU9MiGxPMa14RYcvNVWD_erOl3JlyGMZzLODOMthoslWtyZ7BAFLmsqBIkE_Wh_Z9VqKyTrwqWbPdm6pPuZaWYdk25siZ0bs4/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_290DSC_5526.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>It was first a parish chapel.  </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>In 1642 Louis XIV decided to build a larger church </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>based on plans prepared by François Le Vau, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>and  it was dedicated to St. Louis. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The organ is magnificent and I will show it in a future post.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This Jesuit-styled church is considered to be</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>a perfect example of 17th century French Baroque. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(linking to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">inSPIRED Sunday</a>)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75004, Paris </em></span></span></div>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île It was first a parish chapel.   In 1642 Louis XIV decided to build a larger church  based on plans prepared...

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Galette des Rois

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Galette des Rois</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"King's Cake" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff-pastry almond and butter cakes.  It makes my mouth water just to think about it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Each cake contains a fève, a small porcelain figurine and the lucky person who finds it will wear the crown.  Where I live in the US, we have the cakes but they are nothing close to the French version.  We bake our own.  Our tradition says that the one who finds "the baby" (plastic) is the King and will host the next party.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will put a real French fève in my Galette des Rois.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galette des Rois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie on Ile St Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Galette des Rois

Galette des Rois "King's Cake" Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71x4ZKg33AVC0xqSnokUvlYoTkA2q6-_dZYGkwuJEpNx-O-DN34Cil_lHqs22t0YK7tq60sc9iLv6JOHYN00djstDIBhZnduiqS1HrkRgcas5XsKpK8eE0dOhBKVSeu0bh1V6wHssMdQ/s1600/2012+jan+12++1st_0398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71x4ZKg33AVC0xqSnokUvlYoTkA2q6-_dZYGkwuJEpNx-O-DN34Cil_lHqs22t0YK7tq60sc9iLv6JOHYN00djstDIBhZnduiqS1HrkRgcas5XsKpK8eE0dOhBKVSeu0bh1V6wHssMdQ/s640/2012+jan+12++1st_0398.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This parish church found on the same street as Berthillion on l'Île Saint-Louis, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">on the quiet end of the street with few cars.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is the same church where we saw a donkey on Palm Sunday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Construction started in 1642 at the direction of Louis XIV using the plans of François Le Vau who was also designing Versailles.  The interior is filled with art and this sculpture seems appropriate for wishing the moms a wonderful Mother's Day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><em></em></span><br /><strong>   </strong>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

This parish church found on the same street as Berthillion on l'Île Saint-Louis, on the quiet end of the street with few cars.  This is ...

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Monsieur et sa trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_pAzw9l7rr5sVgWm-ytu6O_BLEDsfVLVh2MTyHsvbE11Ghz2XgxwZ_ZR2bkSZ0UzcQiRpiDai5-BqrBlwFZBuBRvXFso0hW6ZQhAouQgPp9QAsgc9yePYNZqo-OB8Z7nm6R0asDMg0k/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_pAzw9l7rr5sVgWm-ytu6O_BLEDsfVLVh2MTyHsvbE11Ghz2XgxwZ_ZR2bkSZ0UzcQiRpiDai5-BqrBlwFZBuBRvXFso0hW6ZQhAouQgPp9QAsgc9yePYNZqo-OB8Z7nm6R0asDMg0k/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0361.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Two minutes before I saw this gentleman zipping by on his <em>trottinette</em>, I captured a </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/01/commute.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">younger man</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> going in the opposite direction.  As you can see from the photo, monsieur is moving at a good pace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The trottinette is not just a child's sidewalk ride to school!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">zoom-zoom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île Saint Louis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Monsieur et sa trottinette

Two minutes before I saw this gentleman zipping by on his trottinette , I captured a younger man going in the opposite direction.  As you c...

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The commute

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZnwmCHYhf3KTDFGgy8n1ER0wSc-OK_ljzIfZAMkzAqb7Minmf9mhc2hMUyKfBY7KvRAEKmWdYN1jiyn3KSMzmKqVa2cnYt-cu0wv8HDg0s0G8B16SD-QlRtM_U0idWJaVYSJ6fhS35E/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0360+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZnwmCHYhf3KTDFGgy8n1ER0wSc-OK_ljzIfZAMkzAqb7Minmf9mhc2hMUyKfBY7KvRAEKmWdYN1jiyn3KSMzmKqVa2cnYt-cu0wv8HDg0s0G8B16SD-QlRtM_U0idWJaVYSJ6fhS35E/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0360+b-w.jpg" width="424px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When I saw him coming in my direction, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I knew that I would only get one shot... He was FLYING!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, would a Parisian say this is a scooter, a trottinette, or something else?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Il va travailler <span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null">à trottinette?</span></em></span></div><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint Louis en l'Ile</em></span></span><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ile Saint Louis</em></span></span><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The commute

When I saw him coming in my direction, I knew that I would only get one shot... He was FLYING! So, would a Parisian say this is a scooter, a...

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Macarons on Ile Saint Louis

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMQzzM9vZkZv-cth0Bb28p8tT_Zm7Q6bniTQc2gEs9pXtFWzh5Y8Ar12MTIQ8x9Jn91mO4C-edabP7KKwtx6eyBo35IjuyuyKCR6zgLV26vpA6KyJ0ySv33BZBWv5ikPzkPrXEfliHrY/s1600/2010+0621+Paris+rescued+00099cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597173150306898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMQzzM9vZkZv-cth0Bb28p8tT_Zm7Q6bniTQc2gEs9pXtFWzh5Y8Ar12MTIQ8x9Jn91mO4C-edabP7KKwtx6eyBo35IjuyuyKCR6zgLV26vpA6KyJ0ySv33BZBWv5ikPzkPrXEfliHrY/s640/2010+0621+Paris+rescued+00099cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>This is a simple display of macarons with a hand-lettered sign to offer the day's flavors. Some of the larger pâtisseries produce machine-made perfectly uniform macarons, and only an expert or a researcher would know. But, when you see macarons of varying sizes, you know that they were individually made, tops and bottoms matched for size, fillings piped by hand. These look delicious and I need to remember that when I am in Paris, I should never pass up a macaron or two (or maybe three)! </div><div><br /></div><div>You can see the reflections of the people outside with their noses on the window. Does one of them have a camera?</div><div></div><div><br />Check out other reflections at James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/09/grand-central-reflections-weekend.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Newtown Daily Photo</span></a></div><div></div><div></div>

Macarons on Ile Saint Louis

This is a simple display of macarons with a hand-lettered sign to offer the day's flavors. Some of the larger pâtisseries produce machin...

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