Two Year Blogiversary // Why I Blog
29 January 2014
Two years ago, I started a blog with a really silly name, and didn't even expect it to last two months. Alas, it did. And then some.
A few nights ago, I watched the Kirsten Dunst/Sofia Coppola version of Marie Antoinette, and it brought me right back to the day we spent in Versailles. Really though, show me a better example of opulence or extravagance elsewhere, and I'll say "okay, but North West's nursery doesn't count. Show me another one."
After a mellow morning spent meandering around Marie Antoinette's backyard, we headed back into the city. With time to spare before dinner and most of our "Must-See" list checked off, we (my sister, the leader of the pack) ultimately decided on Pompideu, the contemporary arts museum in Paris. Firstly, we checked out the most beautiful piece of art of all: a gorgeous nighttime panoramic starring the Eiffel Tower. Then, we roamed the halls and found lovely, interesting, inspired pieces of artwork and exhibitions by artists new and historical.
Finding our stomachs rumbling, we made our way over to Ar Poul Gwen, a creperie with a Brazilian vibe. AMAZING, folks. Amazing. We ordered six huge crepes for the four of us (four savoury and two sweet - the sweet ones were gone in a millisecond), and were all stuffed by the time we demolished all six. They were paper-thin, extremely flavorful, but incredibly filling at the same time. It was a crepe experience well worth the wait and the miles on miles of walking.
To help us digest all that scrumptiousness, we walked all the way back to the hotel - we passed by all the major attractions - the Louvre, Jardin du Tuileries, that random ferris wheel, along all the charming Christmas markets on Champs-Elysees (obviously, I snagged myself a beignet), and then past Arc du Triomphe. The stroll was the most perfect way to bid adieu to the most enchanting of cities.
- I finally bit the proverbial bullet and made it official. This corner of the cyberspace is now officially
www.perpetuallycaroline.com
& I would be ever so grateful if you save that URL or whatever fancypants tech-speak you need to do! Bisou bisou! -
Fancy meeting you here, friend! Will you allow me to share one, quick irrelevant anecdote? I really just want to make note of it, for posterity's sake. This morning, bestie Lauren and I went across the street to get a Nutella baguette panini and a latte. The panini was every bit as gluttonously sinful as you can imagine, but we got them and were two minutes into our morning stroll when it started pouring, even as the sun shone bright and mockingly. We're clutching the Nutella paninis and getting soaked, and I look up - and against the prettiest blue sky and statuesque, ancient buildings was a most vivid rainbow. There are stranger things than fiction, y'all.
I digress. Without further ado... PARIS, OUI OUI!
{ Angelina hot chocolate & a Mont Blanc. }
{ Jardin des Tuileries || and also, why is this guy sniffing his armpits? Rude. }
{ naptime at the Louvre after being goggled at by Mona Lisa. I heard she's a champ at the staring contest. }
{ naptime at the Musee d'Orsay. Can IKEA please please please do something about selling something similar? }
{ checking out several of the famous Pont locales }
{ a happy, happy place }
{ Eric Kayser pastries, nibbled on like the French chomped on like the Americans }
{ the stunning Notre Dame }
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