PARIS: A Macaroon Baking Class, Watching the Eiffel Tower Sparkle and Galeries Lafayette.

Our granddaughter wanted to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle.  We waited by the Seine until 11:00 pm, and  were rewarded with a beautiful show of sparkling lights, and a smiling granddaughter.

Her first reaction at seeing Galeries Lafayette.  Confirming that never in her life had she seen a department store like this.  Grandpa humored us as we walked all the way around each floor admiring the displays, architecture and merchandise.

The magnificent 100 year old steel and glass Art Nouveau Coupole of the department store Galeries Lafayette.

Walking to the Marais district we stood in line until we could get a table in the crowded L'as du Fallafel.  It was worth the wait.

We toured the D'Orsay Museum exhibiting the richest collection of Impressionist and post-impressionist paintings in the world all housed in the old train station.  We admired sculptures, and the works of famous Impressionist Artists along with enduring the crowds to view the special exhibit of Manet/Degas.  

Original architecture

D'Orsay Museum clock, architecture, sculptures and crowds

Van Gogh

Blue Water Lillies by Monet

Many gardens in Paris prohibit anyone even touching the grass.  Here was an area of the park allowing people to relax in the shade and coolness of this patch of lawn.

We walked by the Pantheon built between 1758 and 1790

We took a macaroon baking class.  Now we know why they're so expensive to purchase.  They were certainly labor intensive.  At the end of class we enjoyed tea and the results of our labors.  Delicious!

We all participated in this hands on class

We piped both solid and multi colored macaroons.

The final results of the class.  I highly recommend taking a macaroon class.  We had such a good time together.

Ending another hot day with ice cream.