cigalechanta

YankyGal,Irouleguy is from the Pyrenees, the Basque country of France. If you can't find it in the Basque section, it's available on line

mvor

Sounds like a fun and relaxing trip. Thanks for the detail on the restos - we'll be in Paris for New Year's so I'm sure I'll be referring back to your great info.

riesling

I assume you didn't have any problem bringing tins of foie gras through US customs. My last trip, the agent specifically asked me if I had any.

annhig

My last trip, the agent specifically asked me if I had any.>>

s/he was just jealous!

ParisJo

Thanks AGM ~ It's been on my list of things to do. I just have such a long list and such a short time, lol

Jo

Nikki

Great memories. I probably should have tried to get to the Babar exhibit. One of my earliest French memories is the Babar books from my childhood.

AGM_Cape_Cod

riesling, I think we benefited from the 7 plane back up in the customs hall. They were just trying to get us through. Last time declaring the foie gras got my bags xrayed!

annhig, sometimes I think the customs agents are 'shopping' for certain items. They swear they destroy everything but you have to wonder.

Nikki, we talked about using the French children's books as a method for learning French. Yes we would speak childish French but how is that worse than our 'pidgen' French.

YankyGal

Thanks, cigalechanta. I knew by the spelling that it was from the Basque country. I haven't yet exhausted all of my retail options in this area, so hopefully won't have to resort to online (expensive to ship wine last time I did it).

Regarding customs agents, I just wish they would be consistent! I don't think that's too much to ask.

denisea

Sounds so great...we adore Le Comptoir! And, always stop at Maille (and I am too stingy with the mustard all year, trying to making it last when I should just buy more) and we so enjoyed St Denis last year!

It is always so fun to read the T/Rs and have those great shared experiences, isn't it?

And YankyGal...YES! I have missed out on buying things b/c I can't be sure it won't be confiscated.

jubilada

It sounds wonderful, The apartment looks dreamy.

AGM_Cape_Cod

I think that if customs agents were consistent it would take all the fun out of their jobs. I am sure there is a blog for agents where they post what they confiscated that day. A friend had a box of peaches confiscated at the Canadian border because the agent said they were citrus fruit. Dumb or crazy like a fox?

annhig

A friend had a box of peaches confiscated at the Canadian border because the agent said they were citrus fruit. Dumb or crazy like a fox?>>


no, greedy.

cybor

Nice report. Thanks for sharing.

Toucan2

Bookmarking!

Toucan2

Thoroughly enjoyed the report AGM. I am so glad I got to meet all of you, and it was fun to have Tomas act as sommelier.

I need to be better next trip about planning out restaurants.

QuickHotel

Wow what a great report! Makes me want to try to do the same as you to get the same experiences

Coquelicot

What a nice surprise to see Irouleguy mentioned. We usually don't order wine with a meal because I think it numbs my tastebuds for the food, but I like Irouleguy so much that when I see it on a wine list, I always order it.

AGM, catching up on your trip reports is making me very hungry. That's a sign of an excellent trip report.