Babas In Paris: 03/30/12

A Washing Machine That Also Dries. What a Concept!

Our apartment was advertised with a washing and drying machine, and I was curious to see how well it worked. It's a small machine with a max capacity of 5kg worth of clothes. It was a bit overwhelming because of all the options. In fact, I accidentally started the washing mode when I wanted it to dry, but I think it would have been more confusing if I didn't have any experience with a German front-loading machine already. Works well though, once you get the hang of it.

We got a late start for dinner and there was a 15-30 minute wait at Presto Fresco. So we took our meal to go and had a nice quiet dinner at home. This apartment has really been just perfect for our needs.

Fine Dining with a 2yo and 4yo

Dalloyau is a very old French restaurant and I wanted to try it out. It is located across the street from the entrance to the Jardin du Luxembourg. Since we needed a bathroom break and a snack, I thought it would be the perfect and only opportunity to dine there with two children under 5. We had dessert in the tea room upstairs. The boys had ice cream sundaes with chocolate ice cream, chocolate fudge, chantilly cream, and an almond cookie. I ordered the Opera cake (very moist and delicious!) and Matt had an assortment of macaroons. I think these macaroons were my favorite ones in Paris. (But I really should try more to make a honest estimation.) Our waiter was nice considering that that the boys got dirt from the garden all over the settee. But our bill came to almost 60 euro, so we paid well for that opportunity! But it was nice to enjoy some fine dining in Paris.

Here are some shots that Jack and Sean took too. My baby Sean is getting so big!

Lovely Stroll Through the Garden

Watching Petanque

There is a section of the garden for playing petanque. And we watched a group of older adults who appeared to practice cross-country skiing.

Le Jardin du Luxembourg

Third trip to Paris and we finally saw the Luxembourg Gardens! Definitely recommend if you have kids because they have a special kids-only section. We picked up Thai food before we left and ate it on one of the benches near the entrance of the garden. Saw lots of young adults eating MickeyDs. As you can see, it wasn't too crowded. I can't imagine what it must be like in the summer. The kids-only section was pretty large. I wanted to try the zip-line ride. Why don't we have anything cool like that at parks in the US?