Paris - Bon Appetit!!

Paris - Day 2 - continued:
During this day trip to Versailles, we met a few people from North America: tourists from Toronto, Montreal and Seattle!  After an exhausting trip to Versailles (on a gloomy and rainy day), we were wet, drained and starving.

We had a quick visit to the exterior of the Napoleon's tomb (Les Invalides), then we wandered around the streets and checked out the different menus.  So we picked this cafe for dinner, and of course we sat at the outdoor table/terrace :)

Appetizers: French Onion Soup and escargots

We ordered a 3 courses meal for approximately 28 Euro (each) + tips + wine.  We had very good appetizers of the French Onion Soup and escargots. yummmmmmm.  The French Onion soup in Paris had a lot more bread/croutons than the ones I had in my home town.  The soup was quite filling.

Mussels and frites

I ordered the mussels pot and frites for main course, just wanted to see if it would taste differently in Paris.  The mussels were alright, not remarkably delicious.

Lamb Shank

This was the other entree we ordered: lamb shank and mash potato, quite soft and yummy:)

Dessert: Creme brûlée & Lemon curd crepe

Dessert: we had the lemon curd crepe and creme brûlée, along with cafe au lait.  The creme brûlée was pretty tasty, but we were a little too full to finish the crepe.  I love having the cafe au lait in Paris, there's something different about them.  I couldn't find the similar taste in my home town. :(

While we were having our dinner, we saw there were these 3 - 4 ambulance/emergency vehicles having their sirens on.  But all of them stopped at the red light at a clear intersection when there were no other cars!  How emergency was that when all of them stopped patiently on a red light?  Only in Paris, I assumed.  I felt sorry for those who were waiting for the emergency rescue.

Heading towards the Eiffel Tower!
this photo reminds me of Van Gogh's Cafe terrace at night...

It seems like it was usually the tourists were having dinner that early (6pm).  At around the happy hour time (4-7pm), it seems like the Parisians usually would just stop by the cafe for a coffee and a smoke.  That's why whenever you walked into the cafe, the waiter would usually ask you for drink or for dinner?

The sky got cleared up, we were having a nice walk towards the Eiffel tower :)  We didn't look at the map, we just looked up to see where the tower was and walked towards it :)