Visit from Home

Today I was spoilt with a lovely visit from my Dad who had been working in Paris for the day. He brought over some things I'd had to leave at home, like these posters from Clinton Cards & some kitchenware including a tray that my Mum snapped up in a charity shop to create more of a work surface in my tiny kitchen – savvy huh?

 

 
I particularly like the map poster because it's a cute way to help me to get a bearing on where things are, like Saint Sulpice (made famous by the Da Vinci code) which I stumbled across today after swimming (N.B. I discovered that swimming is not always free in Île-de-France despite my hopes – I think the till was broken before but at €1.70 I can't complain!)

The 7ième arrondissement

Another cute poster with vintage luggage labels

I also came across a rather lovely vintage Chanel boutique which I can in no way afford but would like to visit, and a Swedish shop selling the most adorable Christmas jumpers & granddad cardigans. Neville Longbottom, eat your heart out:

Dad & I went to this great restaurant called Pasco not too far from where I live. I had a steak cooked 'à point' or medium – which translated into French means still bloody. I wouldn't like to think what their 'saignant' or 'bleu' steaks look like! Here's a chart for anyone interested. It came with amazing 'riz sauvage' (wild rice) and a red wine sauce. Dad had a shepherd's pie made with duck meat.

The piece-de resistance as far as I'm concerned was the 'profiterole Pasco', crunchy choux pastry sandwiching scoops of ice-cream and a pot of chocolate sauce to drizzle. Dad was very excited about his dessert which was some kind of cheese.

So heavenly!!

The restaurant filled up nicely with locals so there was a nice laid-back atmosphere.

At €24 each, for a main and dessert, I felt this wasn't bad – pretty typical prices in my area of Paris. Considering the location of the restaurant and the service we were given, with a free bread basket and olives already on our table, we had a great meal and I would definitely return:

After a lovely time with my Dad, I can't wait until my brother & sister visit this week-end!

À Bientôt !

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