Nothing short of elegance in Paris!
First, let me start by saying that Julien is a wonderfully accommodating host- he gave us a thorough rundown of the ideas that we had for restaurants and threw a few gems into the mix as well during our conversations prior to our trip. He was so kind to meet us at the apartment after we had arrived to show us around the oh-la-la so chicly styled and clean apartment and gave us some neighborhood pointers for places to go for breakfast or grocery items. Coming from New York, we really made the immediate surrounding area our home for the 5 days we spent in Paris. The nice bar a block over, George V, was open late for a night cap. We went to the gorgeous bakery (more times than I care to admit) and we would leave with the various selection of breads and chocolate croissants and it was always VERY inexpensive, don’t let the appearance of it being immaculate and done by a very fancy pastry chef deter you, we never spent more than €7... did I mention the chocolate croissants?!? THE SATURDAY MARKET LOCATED HALF OF A BLOCK AWAY IS OUTSTANDING- we did shopping for handcrafted goods, a few bottles of inexpensive and amazing wine, and some specialty food items to enjoy for the very few meals we prepared at the apartment, the kitchen was well appointed for all of our needs and very clean. It was my very first trip to Paris (I have been many times throughout other areas of Europe before and my BFF’s 7th time in Paris), we were able to access the RER metro around the corner from the apartment to journey to all of our touring and shopping and dining destinations. I can’t wait to go back, we will definitely stay at Julien’s apartment again! Ciao for now.