a night out in paris
We are going to trying something a little different to share with you about our night in Paris. So here goes:
This is the tale of how David and Le
Went out on a “date” in the city, “Paree”
The plan was to have a good decent feed,
With dessert as a want, more than a need.
Followed by watching the popular show,
The place with the windmill was where they would go!
All ready to go, stepping out of the door,
There came a light sprinkle that fell to the floor.
Which turned to a monster downpour of rain,
Opening their umbrellas was completely in vain.
The rain came down sideways, and soaked them right through
Drenched waist down, there was a flood in Le’s shoe!
But David and Le kept soldiering on,
Hoping it would blow through & soon be gone.
A romantic French dinner was not on the cards,
It was pizza instead, Italy sent her regards!
The first place they stopped to hide from the wet,
Was a pub that was dark and stinking of sweat!
And would you believe, when the pizza arrived,
The rain did clear, the sun once again thrived.
Off to dessert then, next door for crème caramel
And Nutella crepes which served their tummies so well!
It all became funny, when the waiter came by,
And offered them pepper. With dessert? Oh my!
And then it was Moulin Rouge, this was their highlight.
Definitely brightened up their wacky start to the night.
The dancing and music, it was really upbeat,
The 2-hour show was clearly a treat.
The lights and the costumes bedazzled the crowd,
All the performances were applauded real loud!
The couple that shined were the two in their skates,
The couple that daringly balanced did rate.
The man with the voices was clever and witty
The end of his jokes and these acts were a pity.
Never had David and Le seen such a show
It was money well spent, their 200 Euro!
Hope you enjoyed our attempt at poetry in the romantic city that is Paris 🙂
And if you cringed….. well, we achieved what we wanted!
Overall, the take home message:
Is Moulin Rouge worth it?
Definitely! It is a must-see! And we were so glad we did. We chose to attend the 9 pm show which we were happy with in terms of getting seated and heading back to the hotel at a decent hour. The 11 pm show had a line up to enter as we were leaving that extended to the end of the block and around the corner. Absolutely crazy!
Anyway, hope you all enjoy the week ahead!
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weekly photo challenge: zigzag
Ben from The Daily Post says:
For this week’s challenge, share with us your own take on zigging and zagging.
This was a zig zag tree that we saw outside the Goose Pagoda in China.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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polishing off polish food
Polish food is hearty but to us was not in a rich or creamy way. Everything we tried while in Poland was delicious and we never had trouble finishing anything off! Good food like this should never go to waste.
Let’s see what we tried…
BIGOS
The word translates to “big mess’ so picture a stew that uses fresh and pickled cabbage, meat and sausage, onions and mushrooms. All the ingredients thrown together with peppercorns, bay leaves and some other herbs that we couldn’t identify. We are no food connoisseurs but the pickled cabbage (aka sauerkraut) blended well with the rest of the flavours. With each spoonful, there was a burst of flavour.
In one word: flavoursome
PIEROGI
These are dumplings and can be found in any Polish restaurant. We were told that if a restaurant doesn’t have pierogi, it is not a real Polish restaurant. We tried fried pierogi filled with meat. The meat was not minced as we expected, it was meat floss and a lot of it. If you have tried meat floss, then you would know the texture is light, fluffy – the pierogi was just that but rather thick and dry.
In one word: dense
PLACKI
Potato cakes, very similar to fritters, served with goulash on top. We tried wild boar goulash with it. The serving was very big and hearty. Plaki has been described as greasy and heavy but we disagree. Where we ate this dish, the chef cooked them beautifully! There was enough crunch to the crispy shredded potato and the wild boar tasted much like beef. The meat was so tender (probably from being slow cooked).
In one word: hearty
ZAPIEKANKA
A half baguette (approximately 50 cm long) topped with mushrooms and cheese, toasted in an oven which can be topped with pickles, garlic sauce, tomato sauce, meat , cucumber, tomato and/or onions. A must try as it is considered the ultimate Cracovain drunk food. We bought ours from a kebab shop so it was topped with kebab meat – we chose lamb! Certainly tricky to eat, and you can’t eat it walking around although we saw people doing it. We sat on a door step and dug in with a fork as we couldn’t fit our mouths around the zapiekanka with all the filling.
In one word: filling
GULASZ
If we said goulash instead, everyone would know exactly what we were talking about, right? We had pork goulash on buckwheat. When we ordered this, we had no idea of the size. We also didn’t realize it came with a pickled cucumber. This dish was full of texture; the fluffiness of buckwheat, the crunch and bite of the pickle and the warm, thick meat and gravy. The flavours worked wonderfully together.
In one word: synergistic
SUSZ
This is actually a drink rather than a “food”. It is a dried fruit compote. It looks like tea and is served cold. The flavor is almost like a fruit-flavoured iced tea, the closest dried fruit that comes to mind to describe the taste is prune. We would say the first sip tastes a little unusual but subsequent gulps made the taste grow on us. Not entirely sure we would order it again as it was rather syrupy.
In one word: sweet
So, now we would like to know:
If you have tried Polish food, what is your favourite dish?
And if you haven’t, which one of these would you like to try?
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weekend walks: wielickza salt mines
Wielickza Salt Mines is about 10km south of Krakow, Poland. It was built in the 13th century and is one of the world’s oldest salt mines. But… it’s not just any mine. It is filled with dozens of statues, three chapels and a cathedral.
To enter the mine, we needed to take a three-storey lift to head down the mine shaft to about 60-odd metres underground. Each of the lift capsules could hold about 9 people, so it was a tight squeeze.
But once down there, it was FAR from “squeezy” anymore. Some parts had ceilings as high as 30 metres. There was a room where the horses working in the mines were kept, so you can imagine the size.
For about 3km, escorted by a guide, we followed the “Tourist Route” which covered about 20 chambers, 2 chapels and a cathedral. What we saw was so unique. Miners throughout the history of the mines carved the statues (out of rock salt) in the different chambers. There really was salt everywhere.
We head down some stairs to reach the lowest point of the mines accessible by visitors on this tour (about 100 metres below surface) and there we saw the manmade lake.
Without a doubt, the most astounding thing we saw was the cathedral, Chapel of St Kinga! The entire cathedral was carved by miners out of the rock salt, including the statues and images on the walls. The Last Supper was the only one carved out by a professional artist and not by the miners.
It was a wonderful way to spend a hot summer’s day because underground it was a pleasant 15° Celsius! And down this far, there are an eatery, toilets, souvenirs shops and historically, visitors could bungee jump or go up on a balloon ride!
The Salt Mines are a must if you ever find yourself in Poland.
Tip: Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring warm clothing. And can you photograph inside the mines? Yep, but you will need to pay a small fee in addition to your entrance ticket.
Wielickza Salt Mines was listed as a UNESCO Heritage site in 1978.
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