In "The Sweet Life In Paris," David Lebovitz (American chef who lives in Paris) wrote about the best hot chocolate in Paris at Patisserie Viennoise. He said that the famous Angelina was good, but he liked the darker, not-so-sweet brew at Patisserie Viennoise. So, we just had to try it. Finding the narrow street, Rue de l'Ecole de Medicine, on the border of St-Germaine and The Latin Quarter was not so easy. But we found it and the tiny, very old patisserie. At 3:0...

Anybody who wants to visit a graveyard, raise your hand..... We thought so. But, you don't have to because we went and we can tell you all about it. As it turns out, Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Paris, and it's only 1.3 miles east of our apartment- a fast bus ride. There is an impressive list of famous people who are buried there including Balzac, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Oscar Wilde, Bizet, Chopin, Rossini, Ma...

We've heard that you can't get a bad meal in Paris. Well, we've had a few, and we've found a few that were so good that they deserve special mention. Last night we found a small place, Bistrot de L'Oulette, right on the border of Bastille and Marais at 38 Rue des Tournelles. Renee had a very good cod dish, pictured with this blog post, and Steve had an excellent cassoulet (casserole with duck, sausage, ham & beans). For dessert we had a chocolate mousse/prali...

When we lived in New York, we had chestnuts. When we lived in Ohio, we had buckeyes. We found these here in Paris. Which are they- chestnuts or buckeyes? We truly don't know. Do you?

We've been looking forward to visiting Montmartre, and yesterday we made the trek. To get to the very north side of Paris, we took two Metro lines to Place Pigalle, and then the "Monmarbus" the rest of the way up the steep hill to Sacre Coeur. The Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (sacred heart) is at the highest point in Paris, and the huge white domed structure can be seen from anywhere in the city on a clear day. Montmartre, the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, is fam...