La Petite pause
And we take a break because I have a mountain of reading waiting for my attention and exams to prepare for. Come the weekend we will drive to the sea, to St Malo; let's hope that the sun will be out and we can enjoy lots of Normandy butter and its derivatives.
Above picture is of an apple tartlette from the famous ice cream shop Berthillon on the Ile de la Cite. The scoops that they dispense are so very tiny, after regretfully licking the last drops of ice cream one can look forward to another ephemeral treat of butter, caramel and apples. Bonne vacances!
Good luck for your exams!
Posted by: ivan | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Thanks Ivan, it's a minor exam but I still need to revise )
Posted by: umami | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 01:21 PM
bonjour! j'aime bien lire votre blog, merci. bonne chance pour les examens.
Posted by: | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Bonjour et merci, c'est le première fois quelqe'un laisse un commentaire en francais, je vous souhaite bienvenue!
Posted by: umami | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Good luck with the exam! As for the weather, if it's like today (I live about 10 minutes from St. Malo), I can gaurantee that you will enjoy the area!
Posted by: Erin | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 04:13 PM
oh not fair! tempting me like this when i'm stuck at work with vending machines!
Posted by: aria | Friday, April 25, 2008 at 02:00 AM
Do indulge in a beignet ( or two! )avec Nutella ( which is my all time fave!! ) or Chantilly at Maison Hector (depuis 1920) in the town centre. I don't exactly know the road name but it has the most original one of a kind, donut in France & it is sinfully delicieux!!! And there's this place called Belle-Iloise that has magnificent sardines & tapenades! Even a resto/cafe which serves the biggest cakes ( like the ones in USA ) I've seen in France! J'adore St Malo!
Posted by: Asian Maman in Paris | Friday, April 25, 2008 at 04:24 AM
Erin, the forecast is good for Sat and Sun so fingers crossed.
Erin, the machines dole out chocolates at least?
Asian Maman, thanks I have noted these names down.
Posted by: umami | Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I'm so excited that I found your blog! I'm actually going on vacation with my husband to Turkey and I went and read all of your posts about your holiday to Istanbul. Very beautiful pictures and great tips about the taxis! All of your food looks amazing. THanks for sharing! xoxo
Posted by: LINA | Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 02:44 AM
Lina, it's my pleasure and thank you too.
Posted by: umami | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 10:37 PM
It looks so delicious, everything!!
Posted by: Nicole L Marques | Friday, May 16, 2008 at 09:48 PM