Rue de Castiglione - café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqV6xmRVnn2USwbZYZiOrTJtcYNlDnXVvM2GARIn8z_yTWOOeRrLIRtlU8UqcTk8fkRl06Mxl2IvxP6EgIlfRLf2YSx7ehmcx4ZCb2BAORk1Ko7q9qCPVRk_IpV_2M-PmLKt-ojy0JCM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+948+DSC_2647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqV6xmRVnn2USwbZYZiOrTJtcYNlDnXVvM2GARIn8z_yTWOOeRrLIRtlU8UqcTk8fkRl06Mxl2IvxP6EgIlfRLf2YSx7ehmcx4ZCb2BAORk1Ko7q9qCPVRk_IpV_2M-PmLKt-ojy0JCM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+948+DSC_2647.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An empty café on an (almost) empty street...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">just in view of the Colonne and Place Vendôme</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a few hours, the city will awake </div><div style="text-align: center;">and these chairs will be full</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Castiglione</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue de Castiglione - café

An empty café on an (almost) empty street... just in view of the Colonne and Place Vendôme In a few hours, the city will awake  and these ch...

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Les Marquis de Ladurée - papier et chocolat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhroqhrfRVxvV6f75n2nVi98km-vl7VzG-6PMjoHR90Ji0bj-0FRTt4J8VMr4u647OkEU0jfMGijZI-86RjJ6EhoZBhbYqTD5aFP0gTLcNdBZ9Uoc8Eh5ul2J_b3YHAWhl5mI34IAoXCk/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+917+DSC_2616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhroqhrfRVxvV6f75n2nVi98km-vl7VzG-6PMjoHR90Ji0bj-0FRTt4J8VMr4u647OkEU0jfMGijZI-86RjJ6EhoZBhbYqTD5aFP0gTLcNdBZ9Uoc8Eh5ul2J_b3YHAWhl5mI34IAoXCk/s640/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+917+DSC_2616.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">Les Marquis de Ladurée</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;">Expanding the Ladurée brand beyond the pastries and macarons, <a href="http://marquis.laduree.com/en_int/#!house" target="_blank">Les Marquis de Ladurée</a> is a luxury product dedicated to exquisite gourmet chocolates.  The flagship boutique is found just off Place Vendôme with a window full of branded chocolates.</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;">What you may not notice at first glance...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everything in the windows other than the chocolates are made of paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The chandeliers, the candles, the plates, the flat-ware, the goblets, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and even the "crystals" hanging from the chandeliers.</span></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;">Les Marquis de Ladurée</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;">14, rue de Castiglione</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Marquis de Ladurée - papier et chocolat

Les Marquis de Ladurée Expanding the Ladurée brand beyond the pastries and macarons, Les Marquis de Ladurée is a luxury product dedicated t...

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Oh la la! So lovely and so very French!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLj7ifLcFMuxdCnlBjic58shMVEHRkQJ1vbgjfLzuVRURH5XnmwXGjJcE7AhpyaKqxRwlBHoeHpeCP7jSfOUs2rudwLh-UwAa8LvgCLnDOLJ1IWSsQF07aZ3XKB-vkdUpeq9T4txC3v8/s1600/DSC_0741light.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505738634941079042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLj7ifLcFMuxdCnlBjic58shMVEHRkQJ1vbgjfLzuVRURH5XnmwXGjJcE7AhpyaKqxRwlBHoeHpeCP7jSfOUs2rudwLh-UwAa8LvgCLnDOLJ1IWSsQF07aZ3XKB-vkdUpeq9T4txC3v8/s640/DSC_0741light.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>There are no nuns driving blue Citroen 2CVs......</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>but, Keith, this one's for you!</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Many thanks to Keith Eckstein who honored my blog</div><br /><br /><div align="center">with a wonderful, kind review on <a href="http://www.atasteofgarlic.com/paris/paris-and-beyond/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>A Taste of Garlic</strong></span></a>! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">1er arrondissement, Rue de Castiglione</div></div></div><br /><br />

Oh la la! So lovely and so very French!

There are no nuns driving blue Citroen 2CVs...... but, Keith, this one's for you! Many thanks to Keith Eckstein who honored my blog with...

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I'll get the wine glasses....

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbjog2PlOwC958ejN883FtvTeO6fpwgeBebwnNkkUv6JbhlbWqCsKzWs64eaUdCVQGQcd7s7yxVn6RSIPKxIaDZozW8tcnjWnVgtNlMHG64lzqHJVqILFWLC6JIaQwC1Y2rX4ETL0npQ/s1600/DSC_0742vertical.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505841928363320354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbjog2PlOwC958ejN883FtvTeO6fpwgeBebwnNkkUv6JbhlbWqCsKzWs64eaUdCVQGQcd7s7yxVn6RSIPKxIaDZozW8tcnjWnVgtNlMHG64lzqHJVqILFWLC6JIaQwC1Y2rX4ETL0npQ/s640/DSC_0742vertical.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This beautiful (and large) glass bottle is found in the lobby of the building for <a href="http://www.carredesfeuillants.fr/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Carré des Feuillants</strong></span></a>, a luxury restaurant rated highly by Pudlow and Frommers. The chef is the well-known and highly regarded Alain Dutournier, who sadly has not seen me at his table. Tant pis.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">He also has a less extravagant restaurant around the corner (9, rue d'Alger) called Pinxo. the prices at Pinxo are about 1/4th those of the grand Feuillants and receive good ratings.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Hummm, do you think we could get the mango and passion fruit ravioli dessert to go? Uh, non.<br /><br /><br />Carré des Feuillants</div><br /><div align="center">14, rue de Castiglione</div><br /><div align="center">1er Arrondissement<br /></div>

I'll get the wine glasses....

This beautiful (and large) glass bottle is found in the lobby of the building for Carré des Feuillants , a luxury restaurant rated highly by...

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