It actually is all about the food!

Today I ate lunch. That's what it felt like because by the time you finish lunch in a cafe, your afternoon is pretty much devoured, along with the delicious food! And I have read over and over that the French mostly take 2 hour lunches as they love their food and so I too must love their food. I'm not having any difficulty with this.

So lunch. My challenge was to order in French. I succeeded. Although the mademoiselle was quite fixated on my e-reader more than what I was saying. But happily, I ordered and received, about an hour later, a glass of house chardonnay, a greek salad and tap water. No complaints of the wait, it was lovely to sit and read and watch people. And the rain that I had not planned for. So the delay in lunch was welcomed. The salad was so unbelievably fresh and tasty and BIG. Such delight in the flavours! After I savoured the food, and thought I could successfully ask for the bill (l'addition), I believe she must have read 'sweet tooth' on my forehead and ignored my request for the bill and rather brought me a chalk board with 'nos dessertes' on it. It was hard to choose but I went for the Pear Panna Cotta (at least the wine and bread were French), and was not disappointed. Before she brought some fancy coffee list, I decided it was indeed time to go, even though it meant walking in the rain, but walking was welcomed to digest some of that food!

On the topic of food, how is it that yogurt tastes better here? Activa yogurt that we can get there is the most creamy decadent treat; like eating dessert!

I do like the format of buying food here a lot. There's something about picking up freshness from each little place and I enjoyed the most decadent pastry with pears and chocolate together yesterday. There are many more to try...but gotta pace myself!

Seriously didn't do much else today. Walked down the Champs-Elysee this evening and took many many photos of the Arc de Triumphe. It is tourist crazy there (and set up for the tour de France finale - something tells me those stands are not set up for moi!).

Ended my day most suitedly with a chocolat chaud at the cafe down the street from me. Delicious Day.