Day 2 3/8/08 - France

Paris

Highlight

• Grabbed breakfast at the local patisserie. Quite nice but not as good as the one we visited last time.
• Walked around the Tuileries, checked out Angelina, then lined up at Musee d’Orsay.
• We got there at 9:15, and was just outside of the taped off area, so not too bad, but a massive line did form behind us. We got in by 9:40.
• Decided to get the audio guide, which was not great at all, but as there was nothing to explain any of the paintings, it was better than nothing.
• We managed to finish the ground floor and the 5th floor before they kicked us out, still need to do 2-4, so looks like another trip is on the cards.
• Highlight was definitely the 5th floor and the vast collection of Money, Van Goth (extremely crowded here!), Renoir, Sisley and Pisarro.
• Back to hotel to relax before venturing out for dinner.
• It rained as we were walking there, but luckily stopped when we left.
• Hardly anyone eating so got very quick and personal service.
• Heavy Asian, especially Japanese influence, but chef is half Spanish. The food is excellent, especially the pork, but was very expensive.

Food

• croissant
• chocolate Viennoise
• pain au raisin
• ham baguette
• emmental cheese baguette
• lipton peach tea
• La Table du Lancaster dinner:
  • baguette ,campagne, lemon, olive bread
  • cucumber soup
  • sardines with wakemi and wasabi
  • frog’s leg with cauliflower tamarind sauce
  • tuna with Japanese rice and ponzu sauce
  • pork with honey barbeque sauce, apple
  • goats, brie, 2 other cheeses with dried apricot and redcurrant
  • floating island, rolled coconut, candy floss and cream
  • pistachio dim sum with strawberry sauce
  • Himalayan tea
  • blue mountain Jamaican coffee
  • pistachio macaroon, passionfruit chocolate, raspberry almond cake