Short trip to France

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In and around Aix-en-Provence

The centre of Aix

Relaxing under a tree

 

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This is a nice Chinese restaurant in Aix if you are sick of French food.

Had dinner there

Long beans

Sichuan beef

Beef

A good dinner overall and very nice environment

 

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Had breakfast in Aix 2 Sundays ago before leaving for Marseille

Morning order beer get a free platter of this

 

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Marseille on Sunday 16th, at the Port area

Lunch

 

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Walking around Marseille Port area

 

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Took a 3hr boat ride in Marseille

 

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The next time when you are in Paris, you may wish to visit at least one of two gleaming skyscrapers that belong to Familee.

 

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One evening in Marseille went for Marseille's famous bouillabaisse soup

Evening in Marseille (its like 9pm)

The restaurant

Started with a white

Cold crab and sea snails

What can I say

Here comes the soup, lion fish

 

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Finally after almost 12 hours (slept very well for 6 hours in flight) I arrived in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport



Was a long queue however it moves fast do didn't really take very long. Arriving at Baggage collection

 

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Took a taxi at the airport to the hotel in center of Paris. Its a flat rate of 53 Euro.

Streets of Paris seen from a taxi


Took a short walk around the hotel area

Had a beer in a cafe near hotel while waiting for room to be ready (arrived in hotel at 8am)

First French beer

Followup beer

 

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Had lunch at a popular restaurant. Opens 11.30am so customers queueing

Restaurant just opened

Very soon

My table

Starter escargot and wine

Main

By the time I finished its full

I did not have dinner, simply rested in the room until this morning

 

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Regarding my post about my lunch at Chartier - https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/short-trip-to-france.269524/post-3668297

I wish to advise you that you can pass this restaurant as the food is not that great though its inexpensive so no need to waste your time with this as you may have to queue for a long time like this (I passed by last night)

 

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Someone recommended a bakery in Paris "Maison Passos" for its quiche so I had my breakfast there yesterday

My ham and cheese and potatoes quiche

Actually its my first time having quiche, I kindda like it

After the quiche I had another coffee and a croissant

 

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By the way this is a pretty nice hotel and centrally located at Opera area

good for 5 nights

 

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Lunch was at a restaurant close to the hotel and its really good I must say - Bistrot Rougemont

Fantastic escargot - staff told me only serve escargot for dinner but I insisted so he obliged

Beef was also very good

But why the French don't make good French fries? Fries looked rather sad no?

 

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Had very late dinner at 9pm last night. Took a long walked

Narrow lane towards the restaurant

The restaurant on the right

Frenchie the restaurant

A very nice red, I remembered I had this a few times before when I visited Rhone

Tarte tomatoes and mozzarella

Main course - black pig pan fried

Super tender pork

Nice walk back to the hotel

 

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Taking the Paris Metro

 

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Finally, it’s been 6 days 5 nights in Paris and time to go home

Will post the rest of the photos and videos when I get back

 

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I had my best meal this trip on Wednesday dinner at the L'Escargot restaurant

Started with pastis

My 3 starters

Foie gras

Escargot

So tender

Frog legs

Juicy frog legs

Main course is sole fish

deboned

Long queue after I finished

 

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This is how Parisians move their home