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5 Ways to Know: It's Beginning to Look a lot Like....Paris at Christmas!

1. Christmas Markets...Biensur!2. Bouche de Noel...Fanciful Christmas specialties in every window! 3. Bistrots are all wrapped up like pretty little presents!4. Pizza is a thing that is served with truffles and sliced potatoes...OMG. You truly do want to lick the window. (The literal  translation for the phrase to "window shop" in French.)5. Macarons --in gold, with decorations, made to look like (yep, you guessed it) a Christmas Tree (or is that Treat).JOYEUX NOEL A TOUS!

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Christmas in Paris: It Must be Time for Something…

Christmas in Paris: It Must be Time for Something…

You know --that moment after you've had lunch, and walked, and seen "everything"...there must be something else to do or have or see....cause this is so much fun!

So, how do you spend a day in Paris over Christmas week? Well, first you…

1.Find an out of the way, top of the top, Bistrot, with a star chef

2.You walk a mile and take the metro –to get there (and stimulate appetite

3.You order: Oysters Tartare with Cream of Lettuce or some other unfathomable but superb combination of ingredients

4.You walk the Christmas markets all afternoon

buying presents and drinking hot spiced wine!

  1. Enjoy the sights!Stay tuned for DAY TWO!
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