Angelina Paris

26th May 2013- PARIS

We caught the train from Bordeaux to Paris on the 19th of May. The closer to the city we got, the harder the rain came down.

For our first two nights we stayed with a local Parisian called Rachel, that we had organized through Air BnB. When we got to the address she had given us, we found it was an apartment …

My trip to Paris! Oh my god I could go on for days about that trip. This trip was a gift from my grandma for graduation. It was also sort of a gift from my mom as well because she paid for my beloved camera right before the trip.
This trip was specifically a photography trip for high school students (I had just graduated but that was still …

It was raining when we woke up, so we decided to go to the Musée d'Orsay - unfortunately it seemed like every other tourist in Paris had the same idea! To make matters worse, the rain started as soon as we joined the queue. And we had no umbrella. The thought of what awaited us in the museum kept us from giving up, and our patience definitely …

... for the next three hours as we walk and window shop. Sam has been patiently waiting for hot chocolate or ice cream since we found Angelina's closed, so we find a little cafe and stop in for some snacks, Mimi's treat! Sam and I share an order of Goose ...

... freelance photography for le Figaro newspaper and am in the process of creating a new web site for my Paris portfolio. It has been a great first four months in France. We have had some family and friends come to visit us and plan on having more next ...

... and stained glass masterpieces.  I continued on my pedestrian journey, finding my way back to Rue Rivoli. I wanted to stop by Angelina's again for a pot of chocolate, but alas, it was closed by the time I got there.  Although I had Montmartre ...

... the paintings -- they took up a whole wall! We all sketched our own versions of the art.  Next, we walked to Angelina, a restaurant world-famous for its rich hot chocolate and fresh whipped cream. We ate lunch and tried the chocolate, which was ...

... so we went thrifting in a historic Jewish district, more shopping (having fun buying gifts), and finally made it to "Angelina's" where they have famous hot chocolate and deserts.    Very posh and sweet atmosphere. Popperazi stood outside the ...

... movies, especially American movies in English, which makes it easy for me. Saturday morning a bunch of us met up in Paris at Angelina's, the famous café Dr. Newland told me to go to. It is indeed amazing...I just ordered the hot chocolate since that ...

... was the Louvre which was open late that day.  We were both a bit tired and in need of a break.  I remembered Angelina's famous tearoom was nearby so we went there, got a table and ordered the famous white hot chocolate and macarons. I can ...

... Fraisier was essentially a strawberry shortcake, but was delicious all the same. I will definitely pay homage to Angelina when I go to Paris from now on. Afterwards, we crossed the street and entered the Jardin de Tuileries. The afternoon ...

... with a friend from IES from last semester and we saw some really interesting exhibitions there.  After we went to Angelina, famous for its hot chocolate.  It was expensive, but completely worth it and the atmosphere was worth the extra euros ...

... the most charming aspects of the museum, its outdoor cafe, had been closed. I'm glad to report that in the near future, an Angelina cafe will be opening on the spot. Hopefully, Angelina (that's where ladies who lunch and go for tea and hot chocolate on ...