With only a few short hours left to soak up as much of
Paris as we could, I polished off my breakfast and headed to the bridge that is
the pinnacle of Paris.
Pont de l'Archevêché
more commonly known as Lovelock Bridge has always fascinated me.
Whether it’s a
love of life or the romantic sort, the notion of cementing your passion with a
lock and throwing away the key is definitely a good one in my opinion!
With a love of living on my
mind, I purchased my lock from a sweet little tourist shop near the bridge,
scribed it and went on a hunt to find my designated space on the bridge to keep
my love locked down...
Unfortunately this was
seemingly difficult as the bridge is literally bursting with people who have
had the same sort of idea.
Deciding to not be so “status-quo” [that and there
really wasn’t any space AT ALL on the bridge]- we headed to Passerelle
Léopold-Sédar-Senghor to do the honors-
definitely recommended as there’s
just so much more space!
Love successfully locked
down, we headed across the bridge to partake in a few more touristy endeavors before our flight.
Notre Dame de Paris happened to be our first
encounter. The epitome of French gothic architecture dating back to 1163- there
had to be a selfie somewhere in there...
With just a few precious
hours to spare, I couldn’t leave one of my favourite cities in the world
without visiting the one and only Angelina for some naughty treats.
Now warning readers- usually
there’s a minimum of a half an hour Que to get into Angelina but I promise you persistence
will definitely pay off!
We lucked out and managed to
only Que for around 5 minutes before being seated- and it took us less than
that to decide exactly what we wanted.
One last glass of Bordeaux and
the carrot tagliatelle to warm us up
And then came the main
event.
For my Angelina
first-timers; to get or not to get the hot-chocolate is not an option. Get it-
and get it with extra whipped cream [if you’re going to do it, do it right!]
The thickest, richest,
sweetest yet bitter hot chocolate that you could imagine with an iceberg of
whipped cream sinking fast into a sea made of chocolate.
Have another look...
Accompanied by the signature
Angelina’s Mont Blanc; a snow topped mountain made of a meringue base piled
high with extrusions of chestnut puree and filled to the brim with whipped
cream.
Delicious.
Angelina is just as much of
a necessity when in Paris as seeing The Eiffel Tower; go, order the hot
chocolate and live in glorious sin!
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