Our Paris Cafe

People have asked us what our favorite 

thing in Paris was. 

(Besides the Eiffel Tower) 

 Our answer is always the little 

place we had breakfast every morning, 

Cafe le St Lazare! 

Our Barista was Pierre, pronounced Perry 

with the emphasis on the "ry". 
He was so handsome and endearing. 

Pierre did not speak English but always 

seemed to know exactly what we wanted. 

We fell in love with him and his young 

female assistant, Odelle, pronounced O-deal. 

She spoke pretty good English 

and was sweet, kind and adorable. 

The last morning we saw her she hugged 

and kissed us goodbye.

(Of course I cried)  

Our usual - cafe (coffee) and croissants. 

There's nothing like the French croissant! 

Crispy and flaky on the outside  

and the inside melts in your mouth. 

 Meet something incredible... 

the chocolate croissant! 

Heavenly!! 

Here I am at the cafe wearing the beautiful 
lace trimmed sweater Marie gave me to 
wear in Paris. I felt so tre chic mon amie! 
Merci!! 

Hubby sure enjoyed the time we spent 
sitting at the sidewalk cafe and watching 
the hustle and bustle of Paris pass by. 

Here we are enjoying our breakfast before 

taking the train to Versailles.

We couldn't miss going to the Palace to 

see where Marie Antoinette lived!  

Thank you for coming to the cafe with us! 

Bisous, Edie Marie

XOXO

Palais Garnier ( Paris Opera House)

 The Paris Opera House is a 

must see in Paris! 

The exterior is incredible. 

Architecture - architecture - architecture! 
It seats 1979 people and was built between 
1861 and 1875. What was originally known 
as Paris Opera became known later as 
Palais Garnier in recognition of it's 
architect, Charles Garnier. 

Google image 

The main staircase is too incredible 

for words... perhaps magnificent 

is appropriate. 

Or grand. 

Larger than life. 

Beauty everywhere. 

At the cost of 

36,010,571 francs it should be 

beyond words. And it was! 

(That equates to approximately 

$216,000,000 USD in 1875 from 

the research I did. WOW!) 

 

I dare you! 

(he didn't) 

There were candelabras and chandeliers 

at every turn.  

Every ceiling was a work of art. 

Look at the incredible statues. 

Each one was true loveliness. 

Le Grand Foyer Opera Garnier 

My son 

The Grand Foyer is huge. 

The "porche", or porch, was also amazing. 

We saw pink marble everywhere. 

And then the actual theater. 

View from the stage out into the audience. 

The box across from the 

Emperors box. 

Love how the boxes are divided. 

A private box entrance. 

The windows on the private box doors 

were etched, each in a different design. 

I enjoyed seeing the costumes that were 
on display. 

My favorite costume. 

The detail was incredible. 

I could close my eyes and imagine 

the ballerina dancing across the stage 

wearing this delightful creation. 

The gift shop offered a few costume 

accessories for sale. The glistening ballerina 

cap was outstanding and a very pretty price. 

The displays in the gift shop were very 

creative. I loved this one! 

We were sad to leave such a beautiful place. 
There were no performances at the time we 
were in Paris but we felt so blessed to have 
a chance to experience the beauty of 
Palais Garnier. 

Thanks for coming by to visit 
the beautiful Paris Opera House! 

Blessings, 
Edie Marie & Marie Antoinette
XOXO

We're joining Ivy and Elephants for  
What's It Wednesday! 
So many cool ideas!!

We're also joining 
Knick of Time for their 
Vintage Inspiration Party! 
(Paris is pretty vintage right?)