A Thorn Among Roses

if you are tired of hearing about france, you'll have to pardon me... but seriously, i have some awesome pics to share!!! isn't it great to walk down this street to go and get your toothpaste???  i mean, seriously!!! and then, right next to the toothpaste, you find this awesome and amazing piece of furniture! ...and look...there's even a little note on it about me!! and then, there's the buildings...my fav, of course, are these wooden ones.  they are literally swayed so far to the side that you can see how NOT upright they are! streets...well, hard to walk in heels on, but awesome! and when you are high up...the views: my fav part, tho...i kept running into this way too hot guy every where.  so awesome! it worked out! {{forego the terrible picture in the hotel room...but it's the best we could do.}}

so there's a few things i know for sure after being in france. they are smart...bc they totally understand the imperial, majestic quality of good coffee {espresso}.  i mean, any day you can start with a double shot of espresso in a fab ceramic micro mug with a croissant and fresh squeezed juice is FABULOUS!!! the eating and drinking in france is an all together experience...it's not about speed and getting the whole thing over...it's about the beauty of the establishment, the friendliness of the one waiter and one chef...it's about the perfectly fresh, made that day bread which is unmeasurably fantastic and we flipping need to do here in the states!!! at this place, one of our favs on ile st-louis, an island of sorts in the middle os paris, was this fab german/french restaurant.  how many people work there?  2...the chef and the waiter...sometimes the chef's hubs shows up to clear or reset a table, but 2! see the chef in the pic?  yep, we were sitting right on th...