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Oh dear. Spring is coming and I am so excited. I deserve Vitamin D after all these cold days. I have dedicated last Saturday for (window) shopping. I even researched all Friday night sur l'internet and kinda decided what I'm looking for.
1. Pale blue skinny jeans (preferably cheap monday)
2. Marc Jacobs tote bag (in Pink)
First stop: Collette
It's a big concept shop located near the louvre. Big shop front and bright colours. Down stairs has a range of brands for boys, CDs, stationary, books, watches and phones... Upstairs is kinda like a showroom where they have amazing jeweleries and expensive range. Kinda like FAT or Alice but with extra zero on prices. (not to mention it's in euros) It also as a perfumery and a gallery. Beautiful to look at, no way I can afford it. It has a range of amazing designers if you want something special. It stocks Marc Jacobs but they didn't have the range of bags that I wanted... Later that night, I was told that Marc Jacobs shop is so close to Collette! But I wasn't to know at the time.
Colette
213 rue Saint - Honore, 75001 Paris
Metro: Tuilerie Line
Next stop: Le Marais
I wanted a pair of tight jeans like my Maze one but in light blue for Spring. There are lot of "boyfriend" cut these days in the market where it's straight and not tight. But I want tight ones! Walked around for a while and checked out a few shops but no cheap mondays! but then, I walked into Sandro (French label) and I saw a pair... It's not cheap I tell you. I walked away. Had a look at more shops, couldn't find a pair that I wanted. So, I had to go back to Sandro and try the pair on didn't I? There are number of occasions where I love something on the rack and I got really disappointed when it doesn't fit me properly. I was kind of hoping that to happen so I don't spend the money. However, they were just perfect fit... it felt good... OH NO. I must get them. and I did. I didn't take the photos but you will see soon. Later I found out that they were Jeggings not jeans which doens't really make that much deference to me anyways i guess.
Sandro50 rue de Vieille du Temple
75004 Paris
Metro: Saint-Paul Line 1
I also want a pair of Bensimon's high top sneakers for Spring. It seems that Spring is an excuse for everything for me these days. My parcels that I sent from Melbs have not arrived yet. So I have very limited wardrobe. I'm getting so sick of it!!
These sneakers are so cute and adorable. They can wait as it's not that warm is Paris really.
Bensimon
40 rue des Rosiers
75004 Paris
Metro: Saint-Paul Line 1
I am totally obsessing over this amazing dress from Ba&Sh... Ba&Sh is another French label that I like (looking at). it's totally out of the question price range that I'm not even gonna think about this after this blog post.
BA&SH
52/54 rue des Turnelles
75003 Paris
Metro: Saint-Paul Line 1
My friend Rosie has invited me to her Raclette party! I knew the thing existed but I've never had the pleasure of eating it... I forgot to take photos as I was too busy being impressed by the whole process. Raclette is a type of cheese and you melt it by putting it on the little flying pan like utensil. You get a plate of cold meats, gherkins. The grill bit on the top, you can put potatoes and other things. You put the little pan under the grill, then cook until how eva you want the cheese to be. Then, you put the cheese over your meats and potatoes. It is just amazing. It's really rich so that you get full quickly. But I just wanted to keep eating!!
Of course, for dessert, Chocolate fondue with strawberries. I am totally hooked on this melted cheese and chocolate business.
Today, I had to go and investigate this crepe shop "Breizh". My last visit to Paris last year, Charlotte wanted to take me there but it was closed on Mondays. I had Rosie's friend telling me about the place last night. Then, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I had to go.
There are so many to choose from including crepe flambees. I had Crepe with chocolate, pears and ice cream... divine... Heavenly. I didn't want it to end.
Breizh
www.breizhcafe.com
109 rue Vieille du Temple
75003 Paris
M:St Sebastien Froissart
Drawing for this week.
Due to my sickness, I didn't do any going out/drinking as much as I would liked to. Which allowed me to stay home and do some drawings. The one below is this Japanese actress from the 60s. She was so amazing. Now she's kinda like Glen Close(type cast as evil mother in low etc.) But back in the days in Japan, she was the IT girl. Apparently, she went to get her hair done like Audrey Hepburn when she was 12, at the age of 20, she got so sick of being in the film industry in Japan, that she came to Paris on her own and hang out with Doir, Yve Saint Lauren etc... In a film called "only on Mondays" she is so amazingly cute. There is a photo book released then, but now it's out of print and has ridiculous price on it. I'm going to find one and get one.Everyone talks about Shakespeare and Co. I've never been there. My friend Mel showed me where it is and we had a look around. I must come back another time and spend a good amount of time there.
Shakespeare and Co.
rue de Bucherie
75005 Paris
www.shakespeareandcompany.com
I've also never been to Louvre! But my excuse is that it's just so big that it scares me even going in there. But first Sunday of every month is Free admission there! so me and Mel made our way there, but it was too late! It closed at 5.30pm.... BOO.Ah well, it was a good excuse for us to have French Fondue!
It was so amazing!! My first fondue experience. The photos turned out too out of focus cos i forgot to put the flash on. I'm sure you can just imagine this melting cheese with crusty bread. YUM. Good end to the week.
This is the 3rd time that I have been sick since I've been away. All of them have been some sort of infections... I won't go into details 'cos it's quite unpleasant but it is indeed not a good thing to be sick... I started going to night French schools this week and i really couldn't take any days off so I was struggling. Luckily, I think I'm okay now. To be cautious though, I stayed home all weekend. On the Friday night, I wanted to check out this exibition at Point Ephemere. It's a bar/restaurant/venue/club. It's right on the canal. I got there thinking that it was a photo exhibition... BUT, turn out, it was "take photos" exhibition. 
As in, there are live moving object and allowing people to take photos and make your own thing out of it. I didn't really read it properly. I really should specially when it's in French. It was rather bizarre. There was a girl playing squash for 1 hours. She must have gotten a good work out out of this. Lots of peeps are taking photos/videos etc. It's also up on a big screen. Interesting concept. But looking at a girl playing squash didn't hold my interest for an hour... It's a monthly thing. (I read properly this time.) and next one's gonna be something different. It might be interesting. Good bar though. Better in a warmer weather must say. Point Ephemere
200 Quai de valmy 75010Paris
www.pointephemere.org
I made the best sunday lunch today! It's a sandwish with Tortilla that I made last night, goats cheese, avocado and mayonnaise. I'm such a try hard Parisian these days that I get a baguette everyday. Half of one is great cos you can get a fresh one everyday, and is so amazingly yum.
YUM! Then, My French friend Mel has got me into chocolate fondue. Dark choc with a little bit of milk. I had to buy the little chocolate fondue kit. It's such a handy and a little bit special. Nice treat.
The front room with the dj booth was full so it wasn't like I was there to see him but I could hear the tunes that he played. He did well. I would have liked some sort of friendly dancing area but there' no room for dancing there.
This is what I look like when I'm on facebook.
