Scarves MYH's Scarf Showcase - and philosophical ramblings about how I built my collection

[CNYC]

The next day, I was ready for a break from shopping and went on a food tour by Paris by Mouth in the Latin Quarter. Do you want to revisit the places we stopped? If not, then skip to the next post for more retail therapy. But I think we could all take a break from shopping at this point right? Ok, get your flaneur or flaneuse shoes on...

That morning, PbP wasn't feeling well and decided to sleep in and get some much needed rest. I was feeling pretty good so I decided to go on the tour alone and join the food tour group.

The cab dropped me off on the Rue Mouffetarde. It's actually a street in the Latin Quarter that is for pedestrians only and has lots of food shops on both sides. As I was walking down the street to get to the meeting spot for the tour, I saw rows and rows of food shops and beautiful display cases.

The first stop was the shop of the patissier Carl Marletti. As soon as we walked up to the window, I could tell this guy was a big deal. His little cakes and tarts were so cute and the sweet smells coming out of the shop were incredible. If you're interested in checking out his website, here it is http://www.carlmarletti.com/boutique?l=fr
Our guide picked up a lemon tart (voted the best in Paris), a pistachio eclair, and a chocolate cake. But look at these desserts! Do you see the ones called Religieuse? They are supposed to look like little nuns. LOL!
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Then we went to eat macarons at Gregory Renard's and our guide told us these in her opinion were better than Laduree. Well, my ears perked up when I heard this! I sampled a salted caramel and a rose and grapefruit flavored one. I'm sorry but I think I was too excited and forgot to take pictures here. On a later date, I actually went back and purchased a few more. OK, in my opinion, the salted caramel ones were too wet and dense for my taste. But the rose and grapefruit one was divine. And yes I would agree, they are probably better than Laduree's overall. Please don't throw rotten food at me for saying that!

Then we went to Androuet http://androuet.com/The House of Androuet today-3-histoire.html and it was hands down, the cutest cheese shop I have ever been too. As soon as you walked in, the delicious smell of cheese hit you as well as the pretty displays. I couldn't stop myself from taking photos. So here they are for you all to enjoy! Our tour guide bought some various cheeses from here and off we went to our next stop.!
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A chocolate shop! Mococha. http://www.chocolatsmococha.com Our tour guide was telling us something about the MOF designation given to only certain chocolatiers in France and that it was very difficult to earn this but I was only half listening because I was busy reading all the little flavor labels in front of each chocolate! Here's a little article about it and how in 2015, the judges wouldn't award it to anyone. It's that tough. http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-competition/mof-chocolatier-2015-not-awarded/
So this shop is owned by a woman that is able to source chocolates from existing MOF chocolate winners. Apparently no other shop in paris has the selection she has. Unfortunately, we were running late and I didn't have time to buy a box to take home.
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Then our tour guide stopped to buy some mousse and rilette and a baguette before she took us to our final spot to feast on the cheese, meat spreads, and baguettes she had collected along the way. We ended up in the most charming wine shop http://vinetwhisky-claudel.com and drank wine, shared the food our tour guide had collected, and chatted with everyone for a very pleasant afternoon.

Oh the whole tour was just heaven and I would highly recommend it if you are in Paris!

Already loving this tour, I'll take it next time when I'm there!

 

[klynneann]

I think I have time for one more post today. Hope you all are enjoying the trip!

Now we're moving onto clothes. PbP had mentioned to me that she wanted to stop at a cashmere shop called Eric Bompard. I had heard about this shop before but didn't have any pieces from there. So I was excited to check it out and plus I love cashmere. Who doesn't?

OK, this place is cashmere heaven. They have heavy weight, light weight, tissue weight and all colors of the rainbow. You name it, they have it! Like shopping nerds we are, we had already checked out the website the night before and taken screen shots of the things we wanted to try on. So we showed them to the sales associates and in a jiffy, they were whisked off the shelves and into our dressing rooms.

I tried on a bunch of things but the one item I fell in love with was a short sleeve v-neck tissue weight cashmere sweater. I don't know if any of you do this but when I find something I really like, I buy it in multiple colors. In fact, I came home and even entertained buying some more off their website. In the first Eric Bompard store we went to, I picked up two sweaters. Then I told PbP I wanted to go to another store so I could find more colors in my size. So in the end, I found four sweaters in colors that I liked. Grey, violet, royal blue, and iris. These are the colors I always gravitate towards and it makes getting dressed pretty easy. I always have scarves and pants and shoes to match the green/blue/purple/navy/gray/black spectrum of the rainbow.
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So as soon as I got home, I could not wait to play in my scarf drawer to see what scarves matched my new sweaters. Sorry for the lumpy sweater photos but it was just too much work to make sure they were all smooth.
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This is just perfect!! I love these colors, and I love how even though you've lined them up for us, really so many of the scarves could be interchanged with any of the sweaters you have there.

 

[klynneann]

The next day, I was ready for a break from shopping and went on a food tour by Paris by Mouth in the Latin Quarter. Do you want to revisit the places we stopped? If not, then skip to the next post for more retail therapy. But I think we could all take a break from shopping at this point right? Ok, get your flaneur or flaneuse shoes on...

That morning, PbP wasn't feeling well and decided to sleep in and get some much needed rest. I was feeling pretty good so I decided to go on the tour alone and join the food tour group.

The cab dropped me off on the Rue Mouffetarde. It's actually a street in the Latin Quarter that is for pedestrians only and has lots of food shops on both sides. As I was walking down the street to get to the meeting spot for the tour, I saw rows and rows of food shops and beautiful display cases.

The first stop was the shop of the patissier Carl Marletti. As soon as we walked up to the window, I could tell this guy was a big deal. His little cakes and tarts were so cute and the sweet smells coming out of the shop were incredible. If you're interested in checking out his website, here it is http://www.carlmarletti.com/boutique?l=fr
Our guide picked up a lemon tart (voted the best in Paris), a pistachio eclair, and a chocolate cake. But look at these desserts! Do you see the ones called Religieuse? They are supposed to look like little nuns. LOL!
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Then we went to eat macarons at Gregory Renard's and our guide told us these in her opinion were better than Laduree. Well, my ears perked up when I heard this! I sampled a salted caramel and a rose and grapefruit flavored one. I'm sorry but I think I was too excited and forgot to take pictures here. On a later date, I actually went back and purchased a few more. OK, in my opinion, the salted caramel ones were too wet and dense for my taste. But the rose and grapefruit one was divine. And yes I would agree, they are probably better than Laduree's overall. Please don't throw rotten food at me for saying that!

Then we went to Androuet http://androuet.com/The House of Androuet today-3-histoire.html and it was hands down, the cutest cheese shop I have ever been too. As soon as you walked in, the delicious smell of cheese hit you as well as the pretty displays. I couldn't stop myself from taking photos. So here they are for you all to enjoy! Our tour guide bought some various cheeses from here and off we went to our next stop.!
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A chocolate shop! Mococha. http://www.chocolatsmococha.com Our tour guide was telling us something about the MOF designation given to only certain chocolatiers in France and that it was very difficult to earn this but I was only half listening because I was busy reading all the little flavor labels in front of each chocolate! Here's a little article about it and how in 2015, the judges wouldn't award it to anyone. It's that tough. http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-competition/mof-chocolatier-2015-not-awarded/
So this shop is owned by a woman that is able to source chocolates from existing MOF chocolate winners. Apparently no other shop in paris has the selection she has. Unfortunately, we were running late and I didn't have time to buy a box to take home.
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Then our tour guide stopped to buy some mousse and rilette and a baguette before she took us to our final spot to feast on the cheese, meat spreads, and baguettes she had collected along the way. We ended up in the most charming wine shop http://vinetwhisky-claudel.com and drank wine, shared the food our tour guide had collected, and chatted with everyone for a very pleasant afternoon.

Oh the whole tour was just heaven and I would highly recommend it if you are in Paris!

There are just no words...

 

[Scarf and Glove]

The next day, I was ready for a break from shopping and went on a food tour by Paris by Mouth in the Latin Quarter. Do you want to revisit the places we stopped? If not, then skip to the next post for more retail therapy. But I think we could all take a break from shopping at this point right? Ok, get your flaneur or flaneuse shoes on...

That morning, PbP wasn't feeling well and decided to sleep in and get some much needed rest. I was feeling pretty good so I decided to go on the tour alone and join the food tour group.

The cab dropped me off on the Rue Mouffetarde. It's actually a street in the Latin Quarter that is for pedestrians only and has lots of food shops on both sides. As I was walking down the street to get to the meeting spot for the tour, I saw rows and rows of food shops and beautiful display cases.

The first stop was the shop of the patissier Carl Marletti. As soon as we walked up to the window, I could tell this guy was a big deal. His little cakes and tarts were so cute and the sweet smells coming out of the shop were incredible. If you're interested in checking out his website, here it is http://www.carlmarletti.com/boutique?l=fr
Our guide picked up a lemon tart (voted the best in Paris), a pistachio eclair, and a chocolate cake. But look at these desserts! Do you see the ones called Religieuse? They are supposed to look like little nuns. LOL!
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Then we went to eat macarons at Gregory Renard's and our guide told us these in her opinion were better than Laduree. Well, my ears perked up when I heard this! I sampled a salted caramel and a rose and grapefruit flavored one. I'm sorry but I think I was too excited and forgot to take pictures here. On a later date, I actually went back and purchased a few more. OK, in my opinion, the salted caramel ones were too wet and dense for my taste. But the rose and grapefruit one was divine. And yes I would agree, they are probably better than Laduree's overall. Please don't throw rotten food at me for saying that!

Then we went to Androuet http://androuet.com/The House of Androuet today-3-histoire.html and it was hands down, the cutest cheese shop I have ever been too. As soon as you walked in, the delicious smell of cheese hit you as well as the pretty displays. I couldn't stop myself from taking photos. So here they are for you all to enjoy! Our tour guide bought some various cheeses from here and off we went to our next stop.!
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A chocolate shop! Mococha. http://www.chocolatsmococha.com Our tour guide was telling us something about the MOF designation given to only certain chocolatiers in France and that it was very difficult to earn this but I was only half listening because I was busy reading all the little flavor labels in front of each chocolate! Here's a little article about it and how in 2015, the judges wouldn't award it to anyone. It's that tough. http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-competition/mof-chocolatier-2015-not-awarded/
So this shop is owned by a woman that is able to source chocolates from existing MOF chocolate winners. Apparently no other shop in paris has the selection she has. Unfortunately, we were running late and I didn't have time to buy a box to take home.
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Then our tour guide stopped to buy some mousse and rilette and a baguette before she took us to our final spot to feast on the cheese, meat spreads, and baguettes she had collected along the way. We ended up in the most charming wine shop http://vinetwhisky-claudel.com and drank wine, shared the food our tour guide had collected, and chatted with everyone for a very pleasant afternoon.

Oh the whole tour was just heaven and I would highly recommend it if you are in Paris!

Sounds like you had a great time- we did the same tour last year! Loved the cheese shop- considering a different Paris by Mouth tour this year-

 

[JRTgal]

I must say...this armchair MYH/PbP tour is the best! thanks for the ride-along!

 

[Suzie]

I think I have time for one more post today. Hope you all are enjoying the trip!

Now we're moving onto clothes. PbP had mentioned to me that she wanted to stop at a cashmere shop called Eric Bompard. I had heard about this shop before but didn't have any pieces from there. So I was excited to check it out and plus I love cashmere. Who doesn't?

OK, this place is cashmere heaven. They have heavy weight, light weight, tissue weight and all colors of the rainbow. You name it, they have it! Like shopping nerds we are, we had already checked out the website the night before and taken screen shots of the things we wanted to try on. So we showed them to the sales associates and in a jiffy, they were whisked off the shelves and into our dressing rooms.

I tried on a bunch of things but the one item I fell in love with was a short sleeve v-neck tissue weight cashmere sweater. I don't know if any of you do this but when I find something I really like, I buy it in multiple colors. In fact, I came home and even entertained buying some more off their website. In the first Eric Bompard store we went to, I picked up two sweaters. Then I told PbP I wanted to go to another store so I could find more colors in my size. So in the end, I found four sweaters in colors that I liked. Grey, violet, royal blue, and iris. These are the colors I always gravitate towards and it makes getting dressed pretty easy. I always have scarves and pants and shoes to match the green/blue/purple/navy/gray/black spectrum of the rainbow.
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So as soon as I got home, I could not wait to play in my scarf drawer to see what scarves matched my new sweaters. Sorry for the lumpy sweater photos but it was just too much work to make sure they were all smooth.
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These look amazing together.

 

[EmileH]

So PbP is the expert here and she could probably tell you more. But I think there are all different cuts at EB. Some are more slim fitting and some are looser. I did go up a size in these sweaters from our normal US size and I think PbP did too (although I'm not sure). But in general, I don't like my clothes tight so this might also have been the reason I went up a size?

PbP - could you jump in here?

Yes, of course. Some of the fits are super fitted and a bit short. They do not work at all for me even if I size up. I think they look a bit old fashioned and unless you are a size 2-4 they are difficult to carry off. They tend to be labeled classic fit.

My go to pieces are the extra fine knits which tend to be fitted enough but not skin tight. I do size up. I'm usually a 6/small/40. I go for mediums in EB. Read the descriptions carefully to make sure they aren't super fitted or pm me. I have tried them all.

They ship to the US 14 euros flat rate shipping. Twice per year they have 30% off sales. But popular styles and colors to sell out prior to the sales so if you love it don't wait.

 

[Bova123]

Hi everyone! ok, I'm back. Before I get to the knot we saw on the SA at George V, I thought I would share my purchase from there.

Before I left for Paris, I didn't have any scarves in mind that I wanted to purchase. I really feel like I have enough scarves and I was really concentrating on two large purchases I wanted to make. But of course I have a little slush fund for impulse buys so I thought I would just leave it to fate to see what ended up coming home with me.

PbP and I walked into George V and it was quite busy. So we milled around the scarf counter by the front door and a greeter SA approached us and asked if we needed help. So we said yes and she called another female SA to come help us. I scanned the 90cm scarves in the glass display and didn't see any that were new to me. PbP and I are both interested in 140cm giant silks so we asked to see those. I tried on the orange colorful Fantasies Indiennes but I just wasn't feeling it. So I mentally struck that one off my list. It was too colorful and not really me. We asked to see twillies but I didn't see any that I wanted. So I thought I would "look harder" in the scarf case that held the 90cms and that's when I saw this scarf. Being a collector for several years, I kind of know when I see an unusual one in a cw that doesn't come out often. Many of you have already honed in on this scarf so it's not one that I "discovered" by myself. In fact, some of the chatter around this scarf did influence me a bit but I have just never seen it in person.

So PbP and I both tried it on and it looked good on both of us. I actually think this cw is flattering to almost everyone. It's also very versatile. It can be used in the daytime or evening and best of all, it's a jacquard with the bees pattern on it. So I'm sure you all have already guessed - I bought the navy and white Flamingo Party jacquard.

One of the reasons this scarf came home with me is that I have a beautiful long necklace made of bees and pearls from a London jeweler Theo Fennell. DH bought this necklace for me 10 years ago when we were strolling around London and I still love this necklace to this day. I wear it often and have never bought another long gold necklace to replace it or even rival it because I want to wear it as often as possible. I'm a huge fan of the bee motif and am constantly looking for jewelry or scarves with this design. I've even entertained buying a Napoleon jacquard scarf off of eBay in the past but was never able to pull the trigger because most of the cws just have too much gold in it for my liking. So when I tried the navy and white Flamingo Party on, it was a no brainer. Here are some photos. I hope you can see the bee motif clearly.
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Oh my MYH, I have been out of the country as well, and am just catching up on this thread...how exciting that you and PBP went to Paris together!!! I am working my way through your posts, but just wanted to jump in and say congrats on your wonderful H purchases...both you AND PBP. When I was in the Hermes in Dublin, I almost bought this same FP, but ended up with a Marche du Zambeze instead. Although I love what I bought, I can see I am going to have to add this FP to my collection as well...plus who wouldn't love to be twins with both you and PBP!! Ok, now back to reading through all the posts I have missed on this thread LOL!

 

[Bova123]

Yay!!! I thought you were going to turn it down or that I was going to have to shake you to wake you to your senses. It was so very perfect. But I could see over the course of several days that you grew to love it. I think you were just tired.

You didn't get the full experience of the multiple rejections and hours in lines. It does add to the heart pounding exhilaration when you do get the bag of your dreams. But that's ok. I hope you still enjoyed the experience.

Since we are on the topic of bags: I did not ask for a Kelly or Birkin this trip. I have all of my neutrals and my signature color-Colvert- completed. I actually just wanted a nice casual bag and I couldn't decide between a picotin and an Evelyn so I left it to the Hermes gods. I would have been totally conflicted if they offered me a Kelly because I wanted to focus my budget elsewhere this trip. I was offered picotin in various shades of pink or the gm size and neither was for me. I was also offered and turned down- big sigh- a bleu saphir Kelly pochette. It was very very small. It made my Chanel medium flap seem spacious. And I would always wish it was a Kelly. So I was good and said no. I bought the gold Evelyn which I used for most of the rest of the trip. I love it and will probably always travel with it.

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The Hermes gods then sent me a bleu hydra picotin closer to home. So now I have two great casual bags. And once I complete my jewelry collection I'll be on the hunt for a bleu saphir Kelly with gold hardware. [emoji7]

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The best news is that my SA at FSH was very kind as always and I had so much fun. Oh and I was so frugal! Both of my bags already match my scarf wardrobe so no scarf buying spree is necessary. [emoji23] The Hermes gods never let me down. [emoji4]

Yay!!! Huge congrats PBP, what gorgeous bags you found!! How special for you and MYH to have shared such a great week together in Paris. I have just returned from a trip myself and am trying to catch up on these threads...but reading about your adventures has me totally hooked/distracted!!

 

[frou frou]

MYH Giving you an endurance medal for going on that food tour ! :salute:
I love eating as much maybe more than anyone but all those cakes, cheese and chocolate make me feel queasy!!

I do admire the organisation of your shopping , sticking to the colours that suit you, and look at how all your scarves match in. Amazing!

Your storytelling is second to none, can't wait to hear where we're going next !

 

[EmileH]

Yay!!! Huge congrats PBP, what gorgeous bags you found!! How special for you and MYH to have shared such a great week together in Paris. I have just returned from a trip myself and am trying to catch up on these threads...but reading about your adventures has me totally hooked/distracted!!

Dear Bova, I hope you had a wonderful time in Dublin. Thank you for your kind words. We had a wonderful time in Paris. MYH is a real foodie and researched restaurants for us. I had some of the best meals ever.

I'm so happy with my new casual bags. I can't wait to take my Evelyn on the cliff walk in Newport this summer.

Do check out the tattoo scarves for curiosity's sake but I think you made the perfect decision with your Zambeze. I like you in colorful scarves.

 

[Bova123]

Dear Bova, I hope you had a wonderful time in Dublin. Thank you for your kind words. We had a wonderful time in Paris. MYH is a real foodie and researched restaurants for us. I had some of the best meals ever.

I'm so happy with my new casual bags. I can't wait to take my Evelyn on the cliff walk in Newport this summer.

Do check out the tattoo scarves for curiosity's sake but I think you made the perfect decision with your Zambeze. I like you in colorful scarves.

Thank you PBP, I did have a wonderful time in Dublin, my first! I am so glad you have reinforced my decision on Zambeze...after seeing the photos of FP here, as usual I began second guessing my decision
I am so happy for you on your new bags...both styles I dream about owning someday lol! The Evie will be great for walks/travel...enjoy!!

 

[MYH]

Thank you PBP, I did have a wonderful time in Dublin, my first! I am so glad you have reinforced my decision on Zambeze...after seeing the photos of FP here, as usual I began second guessing my decision

I am so happy for you on your new bags...both styles I dream about owning someday lol! The Evie will be great for walks/travel...enjoy!!

No no dear! I saw your Zambeze on you and it's a perfect choice for you. Maybe you can get the navy and white flamingo party at a later date. Also, I love my bee necklace so I had to have it. And funny enough, I just got the new Hermes catalog in the mail and opened it up to a random page and saw this!
I think the universe is telling me I made the right decision for me! Lol.

 

[MYH]

Dear Bova, I hope you had a wonderful time in Dublin. Thank you for your kind words. We had a wonderful time in Paris. MYH is a real foodie and researched restaurants for us. I had some of the best meals ever.

I'm so happy with my new casual bags. I can't wait to take my Evelyn on the cliff walk in Newport this summer.

Do check out the tattoo scarves for curiosity's sake but I think you made the perfect decision with your Zambeze. I like you in colorful scarves.

Yay! So happy you love ur evelyne. I think I'm taking one of mine out today again. Going on a food tour of Los Angeles with DH. they are just so darn handy.

MYH Giving you an endurance medal for going on that food tour ! :salute:
I love eating as much maybe more than anyone but all those cakes, cheese and chocolate make me feel queasy!!

I do admire the organisation of your shopping , sticking to the colours that suit you, and look at how all your scarves match in. Amazing!

Your storytelling is second to none, can't wait to hear where we're going next !

I'm sorry I made you feel queasy. I don't really deserve any accolades for sticking to a certain color theme with my wardrobe. It's kind of out of sheer laziness. Thank you for letting me know you are enjoying my storytelling.

These look amazing together.

Awww..thanks Suzie.

I must say...this armchair MYH/PbP tour is the best! thanks for the ride-along!

You're welcome and thanks for stopping by!

Sounds like you had a great time- we did the same tour last year! Loved the cheese shop- considering a different Paris by Mouth tour this year-

How wonderful we did the same tour. I would definitely do one in a different neighborhood of Paeis next time too.

There are just no words...

Awww...thanks dear. Nice to know you are enjoying my posts.

 

[Pirula]

The next day, I was ready for a break from shopping and went on a food tour by Paris by Mouth in the Latin Quarter. Do you want to revisit the places we stopped? If not, then skip to the next post for more retail therapy. But I think we could all take a break from shopping at this point right? Ok, get your flaneur or flaneuse shoes on...

That morning, PbP wasn't feeling well and decided to sleep in and get some much needed rest. I was feeling pretty good so I decided to go on the tour alone and join the food tour group.

The cab dropped me off on the Rue Mouffetarde. It's actually a street in the Latin Quarter that is for pedestrians only and has lots of food shops on both sides. As I was walking down the street to get to the meeting spot for the tour, I saw rows and rows of food shops and beautiful display cases.

The first stop was the shop of the patissier Carl Marletti. As soon as we walked up to the window, I could tell this guy was a big deal. His little cakes and tarts were so cute and the sweet smells coming out of the shop were incredible. If you're interested in checking out his website, here it is http://www.carlmarletti.com/boutique?l=fr
Our guide picked up a lemon tart (voted the best in Paris), a pistachio eclair, and a chocolate cake. But look at these desserts! Do you see the ones called Religieuse? They are supposed to look like little nuns. LOL!
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Then we went to eat macarons at Gregory Renard's and our guide told us these in her opinion were better than Laduree. Well, my ears perked up when I heard this! I sampled a salted caramel and a rose and grapefruit flavored one. I'm sorry but I think I was too excited and forgot to take pictures here. On a later date, I actually went back and purchased a few more. OK, in my opinion, the salted caramel ones were too wet and dense for my taste. But the rose and grapefruit one was divine. And yes I would agree, they are probably better than Laduree's overall. Please don't throw rotten food at me for saying that!

Then we went to Androuet http://androuet.com/The House of Androuet today-3-histoire.html and it was hands down, the cutest cheese shop I have ever been too. As soon as you walked in, the delicious smell of cheese hit you as well as the pretty displays. I couldn't stop myself from taking photos. So here they are for you all to enjoy! Our tour guide bought some various cheeses from here and off we went to our next stop.!
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A chocolate shop! Mococha. http://www.chocolatsmococha.com Our tour guide was telling us something about the MOF designation given to only certain chocolatiers in France and that it was very difficult to earn this but I was only half listening because I was busy reading all the little flavor labels in front of each chocolate! Here's a little article about it and how in 2015, the judges wouldn't award it to anyone. It's that tough. http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-competition/mof-chocolatier-2015-not-awarded/
So this shop is owned by a woman that is able to source chocolates from existing MOF chocolate winners. Apparently no other shop in paris has the selection she has. Unfortunately, we were running late and I didn't have time to buy a box to take home.
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Then our tour guide stopped to buy some mousse and rilette and a baguette before she took us to our final spot to feast on the cheese, meat spreads, and baguettes she had collected along the way. We ended up in the most charming wine shop http://vinetwhisky-claudel.com and drank wine, shared the food our tour guide had collected, and chatted with everyone for a very pleasant afternoon.

Oh the whole tour was just heaven and I would highly recommend it if you are in Paris!

Mmmmmmmmmm. [emoji39]