This afternoon Elena and I went to buy food for dinner tonight. On the way we stopped at the Pâtisserie des Rêves. It is a beautiful little pastry shop not far from our apartment that a friend told me about. We were very hungry for lunch but knew that we wouldn't be able to eat proper food for a while, so we bought brioches.

The most delicious, flaky brioches! It did kind of spoil my appetite for lunch, but it was worth it! Everything in the shop looked so pretty. They even have baking kits to take home with you.

We went to the Grand Epicerie to buy food for dinner and got sidetracked looking at the beautiful shellfish! I have never seen so many scallops in their shells. I didn't have my phone so Elena took photos for both of us. There was a young French man taking photos next to Elena. I have never seen food displayed so beautifully as at the Grand Epicerie.


John requested two Bresse chickens, so we went to pick them up. I watched as the butcher chopped off he head (with feathers and beak and everything) and then the still scaly feet. Even though it was hard to watch, I couldn't not. It was fascinating.