More Buche de Noels (Yuletide Log cakes)

These were the last of the season I bought while in Paris in January. They were discounted to like 2 euros a piece I believe because the boulengerice (female baker) was trying to get rid of them in order to get ready for seasonal treats for January like gateaux des rois (King's cakes). These are smaller, and from left to right the following flavors: praline and coffee I think (or it might have been vanilla). For more information on these cakes, please refer to my entry entitled "Versailles and the Louvre."

France, Part 16-The Holidays in France-The Basics

October 10th 2011
Note: All events in this entry occured between December 2006-January 2007. For more updated entries and trips, please refer back to this blog at a later date. Up to date entries will NOT include a note like this. Thanks and enjoy! Dear readers, as you have noticed my last blogs: "Christmas in Nice," "Day Trip to Monaco/Monte Carlo," "My 21st Birthday and New Years in Strasbourg," "Two Day ... read more

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