Bonjour!!

So after London, then, it was off to Paris!

The land of cheese, wine, chocolates, and macarons!

Ah, the macarons! The Lauduree shop was so, so adorable!

As were the little chocolate shops we found, and visited a couple different times!

I loved these chocolate covered almonds, colored to look like olives! It really looked like the Olive Bar at Whole Foods! Ha ha.

The only thing better than the macarons...and all the cheese!... was the creme brulee!
ehr mer gerd...!!

...and the crepes!!

...and the quiche!!

...and the wine :)

Ah, you guys! Paris was just sooo amazinggggg!!!

And the oh so romantic Lock Bridge!

Dat, da, daaaaa!!! The Mona Lisa.

...and now I want to go back!
So There.

I'm baaaaaack! For realz this time.

You guys! I went to London and Paris, and it was amaaaaazing!!

Rain and scuzzy public transportation aside, the trip was wonderful.  So fun to see my good friend, and eat lots of amazing food! And meet this kitty!

And see the Eiffel Tower, and Big Ben!

English food is not my favorite...blood sausage anyone?! Umm yeah...
But London has a ton of amazing ethnic food, like Indian and Thai restaurants.
Their Cadbury chocolate is also infinitely better than our candy bars here. Yum.

And this cupcake shop, The Hummingbird Bakery was sooo delish! Not only did they have the best cupcakes, in flavors like tiramisu and apple pie, but they also had whoopie pie cookie sandwiches the size of my face!

I did try one authentic-ish English lunch in a cute little pub called Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese!
Yes I chose it based solely on the name. Wouldn't you??

I had a chicken and mushroom pie, like a chicken pot pie, with chips, or steak cut fries, and a beer.
Yum.
And mayonnaise for my fries! Yes! I totally do that here, and people think I am so weird! Not weird. English!! So there!

Oh, I almost forgot.  One thing the British nailed...scones!!
Oh man.  I can never eat an American scone again.

The ones we had there, with afternoon tea, are like a sweet biscuit. Served with clotted cream (like butter, but not quite churned as much, I believe.) and jam. Amazing.

This proper afternoon tea was so fun!!

And finally, Harrods!
The largest department store ever, that looks like a castle. Yup. I'm into it.
What I loved most was a FOOD department!
It is like the fancy packaged food section of Williams Sonoma times 50 million.
I wanted to live there.

I also went to THE Abbey Road!

...and Primrose Hill where Gwen Stefani lives! gah! Such a stalker...

And the Monets!!

Stay tuned for Part 2 - food in Paris!

Welcome Back to me! I missed you guys!
So There.

Hello and Goodbye!

Ack, so sorry friends, I have been busy and MIA for much too long!
And I stopped by to tell you I will be gone again!

But for good reason.

I am heading out tomorrow to visit my bestest friend, since 6th grade, Kendra Bean, who lives in London!

And then, we are going to Paris for a few days, as well! I am beyond excited to see the Eiffel Tower! OMG.

Um, by the way, Kendra just wrote a book! So, you should probably check that out, too!

She is wonderfully talented!

She also has an adorable new kitten I get to snuggle with, too!

I will try to check in once or twice and keep you updated on ALL the bread, cheese, wine, and desserts I am stuffing my face with during the trip, and I promise to take lots of photos to share with you when I get back in a couple weeks!!

So, Bon Voyage to me!

See y'all soon!
Amy. out! So There!