This post marks the beginning for the backlog I have for the Paris/London trip my mom and I took in August.
Emirates had a sweet deal for Charles De Gaulle. I used AirBnb to book us a place in the heart of the city, Rue Quincampoix, to be precise. It's kinda near the RER station Chatelet Les Halles, so we just took RER B from the airport to CLH (10 euro for zone 1).
And then we dragged our luggage around the underground, not knowing which exit was right, before emerging above ground to drag our bags around in the light rain.
Ah, Paris. I've missed you.
Rue Quincampoix is a cobbled street perpendicular to Rue Rambuteau.
This was the building we would be staying in.
Proper old building with a cafe, Anticafe, downstairs.
The wifi we accessed was kindly supplied by them. lol
The interior was chic. Sofa bed, balcony opening to the street below.
TV, tiny kitchen, bath tub in the toilet.
And wooden rafters!
We were very hungry so we decided to look for some grub.
And we found Bar Restaurant Chou Chou at no. 63. Set lunch was affordable at 13.90 euro for 2 courses. It looked kinda popular, and more importantly, the staff outside and inside seemed friendly to us.
We had a very young, cute and nice waiter. I had to take some time to decide what to order from the French/English menu and he understood English quite well.
Onion soup - salty! But comforting.
My main - some kind of steak. The meat was tasty, the wedges were crunchy, everything was seasoned adequately.
My mom's fish and rice.
And lava chocolate cake. I used to like this dessert but not anymore.
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