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Wednesday, October 28, 2009: 
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Had a coffee at the notorious Café des 2 Moulins (you know, the Amelie one...) and took one last stroll to Montmartre, before catching the plane from sunny Paris to dark, cold and rainy Copenhagen. Pictures from the whole trip here.
Monday, October 26, 2009: [
Went back to Île St-Louis for more Berthillon ice cream. But first, we had a fine lunch at the Michelin-mentioned Les Fous de L'ile. Highlight: The slightly odd-sounding French toast with escargots. At a small Berthillon café (the main tea room was closed), I was taken in by the lovely simplicity of their Coup Colonel: In a tall glass, one scoop of lime sorbet, one scoop of passion fruit sorbet and a dash of (cheap) vodka over the whole thing. Voilá!
Sunday, October 25, 2009: [
Took the stairs up the Eiffel Tower. By the first platform I thought my fear of heights had gotten the better of me - but one beer later I took another flight to the second platform - which is as far as the steps go. While the view of Paris is stunning, the building itself really is a masterpiece of functioncal ingenuity and transparent elegance. Certainly one of my favourite pieces of architecture - maybe even my favourite. (And getting back down the stairs was a breeze...) Pictures here.
Friday, October 23, 2009: [
Took a stroll through the nearby Montmartre Cemetery - with its rows of sepulchres like strange little stone houses for the dead probably one of the weirdest places I've ever visited. Didn't do the "graves of the famous" tour, but did come across Berlioz, Offenbach and Foucault (the pendulum guy, not the philosopher).
Later, we went to the small island of Île St-Louis - one of my favourite spots in Paris. After another fine lunch at Le Caveau de l'Isle and an ice cream dessert at the Berthillon tea room, we were close to a culinary overdose...
Thursday, October 22, 2009: [
Flew off to Paris and checked into a delightful "homeexchanged" apartment on Montmartre. Yes, it even has a balcony...
