Death by sugar

After not being able to sleep until 3 last night, I woke up at 11 and met Anne near the Louvre at 1. On my walk to meet her, I ran across these really cool Christmas decorations along Rue Richelieu. They were all recycled soda bottles, and every business either hung up arrangements as ornaments or put trees in their windows, and their were decorations all over the street and hung from the buildings. It was really cool, I didn't even notice they were bottles at first.

Anne and I went to Angelina, a famous tea room/restaurant/bakery in Paris known for having the best hot chocolate in France. It truly lived up to it's name. It was so dark and thick -- once it started to cool down a bit, it was basically just chocolate. And they brought fresh whipped cream on the side (just cream, no sugar) to add as much as you want. It was better than the hot chocolate in Belgium because it was less creamy/as creamy as you wanted it to be. Just pure, dark, sugary chocolate. Heaven. 

We also got pastries, which may have been a bad idea in retrospect. Obviously they were to die for, but by the end of our meal my heart was pounding so much from all the sugar. I felt sick, but it was sooooo delicious. I had the Tartlette Eva, a pastry with raspberry dark chocolate and custard filling, and topped with cream, shortbread, fruit, and gold flecks. I sadly couldn't finish it...

After I went to Jardin de Luxembourg, one of the last Parisian landmarks I haven't been to. I kept meaning to go there when the weather was warm, but I never made it over to see all the plants/flowers in full bloom. It was still beautiful in the late afternoon light though. Plus it was nice to walk off all that dessert. 

Right before I went to yoga tonight, I got an e-mail saying my yoga studio in New York had to close my favorite location (Bikram Yoga Manhattan -- Greenwich Village). It was so convenient, right on 6th Ave, and a lovely studio with a small patio and windows overlooking 6th Ave. I'm so sad!! 

Blah, last serious final tomorrow... (I have one on Wednesday that I can't/am not going to study for)