Good Times and meh Wines July 1st



Today started with a trip t
o the patisserie before going to the Louvre-confession, I've been getting things at the patisserie but not reviewing them for a few days now. Here is my full disclosure review though: Pain aux Raisin over everything. That is my favorite. In the days to come I will show some but it's a pinwheel of croissant dough packed with sweet juicy raisins and coated with some shiny, delicious pastry glaze. I got one today, it was perfect as always.

After a long day at the Louvre I came home without really eating and after striking out on sandwiches at the Maison Internationale café I headed to Franprix. There I was enticed by the cookie aisle and got these MooMilk cookies that reminded me of Petit Écolaire cookies (which I saw but forced myself to branch out). So imagine my disappointment when I got home, researched the ingredients and found that I cannot eat these as they're hazelnut. 0/10 for not reading the ingredients at the store. So to soothe my broken heart I enjoyed some bread from the bakery this morning and some Gruyere I purchased and brie I already had. The Gruyere is definitely a favorite whereas the brie is less so (despite Brie being my all time favorite cheese prior to coming here) The Gruyere reminded me of the Parmesan Reggiano that we get at Whole Foods sometimes with a more mild flavor and obviously creamier texture. Regardless, this cheese is an easy 10/10 for me for being amazing while the brie only scores a 4/10 for being more bitter than I like. I will definitely be trying other Bries in search of a more mild, buttery flavor.
I ended the day at the Eiffel Tower drinking rosé in the park with my friends. 10/10 for good times and meh wines. I bought this wine from a park vendor who was vending illegally as they'd run away every time police showed up. However, we haggled them down to 5 euros form 25 and considering the wine was so-so and probably cost them next to nothing it was well worth it. Also, a small boy with an accordion kept trying to get us to tip him and would run up and startle us when we didn't. Telling him we were out of cash got him to scurry off quickly. Honestly, this picture is just thrown in for the memories. :)

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