A couple of weekends ago, our friend Carissa and her sister Lara stopped in Paris for the last four nights of their European vacation. Up until then they had been traveling all around Italy and lucky for us decided to add Paris in there to see us. I’ve said it before but it really is good to see friends and family from home and to be able to share our life over here. Nate and I still had to work on Friday so Carissa and Lara were off to explore Paris during the day. That night we all went to dinner with Robin and Dave at this really fun restaurant that Carissa found in the 7th. Carissa was actually Miss Matchmaker and the one that introduced us to Robin and Dave when we both moved to Paris last July. Thanks again for that Carissa as Robin and Dave have become good friends of ours! We had a fun and late dinner with lots of laughs.
The next day Carissa and Lara were out to meet up with a second cousin of theirs that they had never met before. We didn’t reconvene until later that evening where we enjoyed a bit of happy hour at home and then headed out to dinner at Spring, another one of Carissa’s recommendations. Carissa works in PR for restaurants in SF so has all sorts of connections and insider tips when it comes to restaurants. And Spring definitely did not disappoint. It was a tasting menu with lots of fresh and creative foods for each course. All around delicious and a memorable dinner. Apparently the chef is American but trained in France as he enjoyed working here much more than his home of Chicago.
It was late as we left but not too late where we couldn’t stop by this great little pub near our house for one last drink before calling it a night.
We decided that for Sunday evening we would actually take it easy and make dinner at home. So that morning we were off to the markets to find something tasty to make. I headed to our favorite boulangerie for baguettes and dessert while the others went over to Montorgueil for the rest. They came back with a couple of chickens (apparently fresh enough, although still dead, to where they saw the lady cut the head off), veggies, cheese, wine and fruit.
Carissa and Lara still wanted to check out Sacre Coeur and since that’s been on my list for a while and it was for once a beautiful sunny day in Paris, I headed over there with them. We walked around Montmartre for a bit (this is now the second time I’ve been to this neighborhood and I really do love it….it’s charming with all of the little restaurants and boutiques), grabbed a bite to eat and then headed up to the church. It was beautiful and the view from there is just amazing! Being that it was such a nice day, it was also super crowded. But we got to see it, walk around inside and take in the view. Just lovely!
We soon headed home and enjoyed a relaxing evening with a home cooked meal. A perfect way to end the weekend. Carissa and Lara were then off and headed back to SF the next afternoon. À bientôt! And thanks for visiting!
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