Europe 2014 // Paris: Le Food

I'm not exaggerating when I say I only had one bad meal on our whole trip (which happened to be in Rome). Usually I'm reluctant to recommend restaurants. I find that even though we may have had a blast (food, service, etc.) it doesn't mean it will be a hit every time. Nonetheless here is a list of restaurants we went to in Paris.

Le Pub St. Germain
Katie and Jamie found this well hidden pub the first time they went to Paris. So to kick off our trip we went there for wine and snacks. We sat outside even though it was pouring chats and chiens.

17, rue de l'Ancienne Comèdie
75006, Paris (6 arr.)
www.lepubsaintgermain.com

Les Fines Gueules
If you've been to Paris, you will know that almost everything is closed on Sunday. So dining out usually isn't an option. But since we were there for a limited time I really wanted to go out. After a lot of research, we found this gem. This was hands down my favourite meal in Paris and probably one of the most fun nights of my life. 

43 rue Croix des Petits Champs
75001, Paris (1 arr.)
www.lesfinesgueules.fr

 

 

 

 

Le Petit Chatelet
This special spot is located right beside Shakespeare & Co. It also looks out over to Il de la Citè to Notre Dame. We had a 10pm reservation. We found ourselves caught in the rain again and walked into an inviting room with a warm fire. They later cooked the lamb for one of us on the same fire that welcomed us in from the cold and damp. Cest magnifique!

39 rue de la Bucherie
Paris, 75005 (6 arr.)

 

Cafe St Regis
Perfect for a Kronenbourg and an onion soup. 

6 rue jean du Bellay
Paris, 75004 (Il Saint-Louis)

Cafe Victor Hugo

Every visit to Paris we start one of our days off at this place. My meal of choice, the croque madame. 

4 Place Victor Hugo

Paris, 75116 (4 arr.)

 

Bon Appétit!
Charysse

Europe 2014 // Paris: Le Flight & Le Apartment

2 couples. 3 weeks. 5 locations.

Our trip took place from April 26th to May 16th. We had 5 nights in Paris, and let me tell you not one second was wasted. I can't wait to share with you some things we got up to. Be warned that if you have been to Paris, or have always wanted to, these pictures will rightly make your heart ache just a little. But before I do that, I want to in introduce you to our team and to the digs we had in Paris. Our team is pictured directly below, from left to right: Dustin my husband, moi, Katie, Jamie. We stayed in the 15 arrondissement in two bachelor apartments, literally right next to each other. Team Carlson had the Fashion Room while Team Juchymenko had the Boulangerie Room. 

Here is what we will be covering in our upcoming blog posts:

5 nights Paris

2 nights Siena

7 nights San Casciano

5 nights Positano

1 night Rome

Cheers,
Charysse

West Elm Market #popupshop

On Saturday June 26th we had the privilege of setting up shop in one of our favourite shops, West Elm Market Vancouver. You'll find at West Elm Market everything from delicious lavendar lattes with homemade simple syrup to retro modern vacuum cleaners. The style of their store and simple clean design of their products left us murmuring the same thought under our breath time and again "I want that." You would be hard pressed to find another environment that looks so cooly unaffected. Me and my husband had such a great time talking with all those who stopped by and got great feedback. Our top selling card was our "#sorryeverythingsucksrightnow". 

One thing that makes West Elm Market so special is that they 'support local'. You hear this a lot in Vancouver, but West Elm Market really does. They let me set up shop for free of charge.  They did not take a percentage, not a penny. This means that they actually support local.

I would like to thank the General Manager Tiffany Medwid and the staff that works there. They made it such a great and friendly experience!

I would also like to thank Three Knuckle Photography for taking such awesome photos (featured in this blog) and also the beautiful flower arrangement from Fleurish Floral Design.

Cheers,

Charysse