Frilly Drinks
On Saturday night we decided to explore the left bank - an area we know well by day, but somehow have never been around at night. Janet read about the bar in L'Hotel (where Oscar Wilde expired) and nominated that for our first destination. The problem with hotel bars of course is that they tend to be full of tourists, so not the best French experience; but notwithstanding the surrounding English speakers, it did have a plush Napoleon III feel.
Janet had some kind of grenadine/orange champagne cocktail; mine was called le 13 (from the hotel's address, 13 Rue des Beaux Arts) and consisted of champagne, lime juice, violette and candied violets. We will be adding violette to our bar stock.
Another of Janet's researches lead us to a nearby restaurant, Le Restaurant Christine. We didn't quite escape the tourists - hard to do on the left bank even with school back in - but we did find some excellent cuisine. Tip: if you don't want to share your yummy dessert, order the figs.
posted 18.9.06
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