{"id":6737,"date":"2013-11-17T16:58:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T08:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2013\/11\/17\/europe-2013-day-05-ii-afternoon-tea-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2013-11-17T16:58:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T08:58:18","slug":"europe-2013-day-05-ii-afternoon-tea-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2013\/11\/17\/europe-2013-day-05-ii-afternoon-tea-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe 2013 Day 05 (II) – Afternoon Tea in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> 06 March 2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n

16:15 PM Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Saint-Paul
\nB: Charles de Gaulle – \u00c3\u2030toile
\nTotal travelling time = 15 minutes<\/p>\n

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It was a short ride from Saint-Paul to Charles de Gaulle – \u00c3\u2030toile. The Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, located in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, just above the Charles de Gaulle – \u00c3\u2030toile Station.\u00c2\u00a0 We didn’t stay too long admiring the landmark since we were running late for our afternoon tea.<\/p>\n

16:30 PM Le Bar Long @ Le Royal Monceau<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Paris Gare du Nord
\nB: Le Bar Long @ Le Royal Monceau
\nTotal walking distance | time = 0.65 km | 8 minutes<\/p>\n

I had made the reservations about a week before our trip. Le Bar Long was selected after nights of research on afternoon teas in Paris prior to this trip. One of the reasons for choosing this place is because their pastries, scones, macarons and chocolates are from Pierre Herm\u00c3\u00a9 Paris.<\/p>\n

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Our table<\/p>\n

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We ordered the Royal Afternoon Tea and a Mushroom Cream Soup.<\/p>\n

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Hot Chocolate – Thick, rich and BITTER… Almost got a sore throat after drinking this.<\/p>\n

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Our 24 \u00e2\u201a\u00ac soup! Very tasty but I prefer the one I had at Langham Place in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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Assorted Tea Sandwiches<\/p>\n

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Pierre Herm\u00c3\u00a9 Paris Pastries<\/p>\n

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Pierre Herm\u00c3\u00a9 Paris Scones served warm with Devon double cream, Ispahan jam<\/p>\n

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Pierre Herm\u00c3\u00a9 Paris Macarons and Chocolates<\/p>\n

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18:15 PM <\/strong>Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were back to the Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile for phototaking. Due to the heavily congested roundabout, visitors who wish to get to the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle are recommended to use the underpasses located at the Champs \u00c3\u2030lys\u00c3\u00a9es and the Avenue de la Grande Arm\u00c3\u00a9e. We didn’t get to the center, partially because we were lazy to walk over :). We were satisfied to take photos from afar.<\/p>\n

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Walking away from the Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile.<\/p>\n

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It’s shopping time along Champs \u00c3\u2030lys\u00c3\u00a9es, one of the most famous streets in the world! The Avenue is well known for its upscale shopping.<\/p>\n

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A: Arc de Triomphe de l’\u00c3\u2030toile
\nB: Louis Vuitton 101 ave des Champs-Elysees, 75008 Paris
\nTotal walking distance = 0.3 km<\/p>\n

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Louis Vuitton Flagship store in Paris<\/p>\n

SHOP SHOP SHOP… … It was 7+ PM in the evening when we came out of Louis Vuitton. The sky was already dark and most of the stores were already closed \/ closing. \u00c2\u00a0It was drizzling and we didn’t have an umbrella.<\/p>\n

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Couldn’t remember what I used to cover my head. I looked silly but couldn’t care that much as I couldn’t afford to get sick then. Since we were still full from our afternoon tea, we skipped dinner but we grabbed a pack of sandwiches from the supermarket besides our apartment on the way back.<\/p>\n

View my entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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