Spent the past weekend eating macarons, shopping and walking in Paris. Feeling absolutely happy.
1. Cafe de Flore : An old standby but so worth it. The profiteroles and the onion soup smothered in gruyere are perfect, the crisp waiters are efficent and the people watching unsurpassed.
2. Anne Corvall : Not fashion forward but lovely things such as fox fur trimmed cashmere shawls that look like Julie Christie in Dr. Shivago. And a genuinely kind and fun saleswoman who truly welcomed three slightly ab-fab looking foreigners into her shop.
3.Philippe Ferrandis: Terrific costume jewellery from classic pearl drops to wow, Elizabeth Taylor here I come necklaces. Affordable pieces sold by a Dutchman with perfect French, English, Spanish, German and a smattering of Portuguese.
4. Collette: Too cool for school. Everything is stunning. Look and don't touch - the price will scorch you.
5. Cafe Angelina: For the Mont Blanc pastry or the raspberry or the hot chocolate. Then take a few laps around the Jardins des Tuileries to recover.
And so much more, including Crazy Horse for the, um, more adventurous... someone please explain the two toilets side by side in the ladies' washroom...
