Traveling moment

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Here's a little travel moment for you: The day before I left Paris I went to a new bistro for breakfast because I'd overslept and missed it at the residence. I go to a nearby (kind of shi shi) place because it's cool outside and they have outdoor heaters and I wanted to catch up on my journal. My coffee comes without the usual little long paper sugar cylanders. Instead there is this HUGE shaker (remember--shi shi restaurant) filled with what I assume is sugar so I generously sprinkle it into my coffee. Soon after, the rest of my meal comes along with the sugar thingies and I realize I've doused my coffee with a generous helping of salt. Now in Paris there is no such thing as a free refill and I'm too embarassed to tell my waitress what a stupid thing I've done. I add cream and sugar hoping it covers it up but to no avail. To top it off, a sofboiled egg is placed in front of me with it's top chopped off. Runny yolks are something I have never been able to stomach--one of the few things I won't eat--and there it is.

So for the cost of a good dinner, I waisted on this overpriced breakfast with cold toast, unbearable coffee and an egg I could not bear to eat. That was my only bad meal in Paris. Hey, but the atmosphere was great!

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Photos

:Paris Lunch
Lunch with friends in Paris