There are 118 stairs from the street level to our apartment. Thankfully, there is also an elevator.
Speculoos. "European Peanut Butter" tastes like cinnamon Teddy Grahams. Seriously good. (Think Biscoff cookies)
Passports do not survive a washing machine/dryer cycle.
Apparently, the only people in Paris that wear khaki pants are American expats from NC. On the Metro, a pair of khaki pants stands out quite well against the black/charcoal/dark and dreary dress pants of every other guy in Paris.
Do they have the Cirque du Soleil in France? No, but they have this:
Lunch on a Saturday featured roasted pork knuckle, potatoes cooked in chicken/port drippings, fresh strawberries and bread... all purchased at the open market just around the corner from the apartment.
Apparently, blenders are like gold in France. The cheapest one we've found is about $50. To get one with more than 2 speeds would cost around $100.
The only thing more expensive than blenders is board games. How much would you pay for this?
We've found it for around 45 euro in several stores. That would make it more than $60... for Connect 4.
What fun stuff!!
ReplyDeleteHey, we'll send you a Connect 4 -- I think it is about $10 at Target. Oh my!
So glad you are settling in!
Don't worry about sending it. We saw the prices of board games when we were here in December. We shipped a bunch of our favorites over here, including Scrabble that we bought for $5. Our plan is to leave the games behind for friends we make here since we know that they will be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteSpeculoos is good! Good call comparing it to teddy grahams, we've had speculoos cookies and that's exactly what they taste like. Have you had Kwatta yet? I'm not sure if they have it in France, but a friend sent us some from Belgium. It's basically a chocolate spread... and way better than Nutella (in my humble opinion).
ReplyDeleteRobyn :-)