a friend’s apartment in the 11th arr.







french trotters shop (above)






day two… we went to brunch at a friend’s apartment. she’s been living in paris for about a year, working, until recently, as a cook at the rose bakery. she left to help open a new restaurant at le 104 with another chef. i loved seeing her apartment, and she made the most delicious poached eggs over asparagus and pound cake with stewed rhubarb… such a treat. we walked around her neighborhood and part of le marais… saw isabel marant (wow), and a shop on the same street, french trotters, that had a great selection of cacharel‘s liberty collection (wow). merci was my favorite store– the kind of store i would dream about opening… an art gallery, book store, clothing store, home store, cafe, and garden… sadly, really expensive or i would have bought a few things. since it was monday night it was hard to find a restaurant open for dinner, but we ended up at a sweet (and tasty) place called le gorille blanc.

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  1. oh my lord. i’m not an egg person, but those poached eggs look so yummy.

    and isabel marant…love…

  2. oh i am just over the moon to see your pics and can practically hear your enthusiasm through your words. (thank god i am going this friday..or else…)..:))
    nancy

  3. I love the passage with the stored logs and bicycles – where is it? bastille? not the one off rue de Charonne I’m always too shy to walk down?

  4. Lena, these photos are fabulous! Love the one with the bikes in it. They make me want to catch the first plane to Paris.
    Patricia

  5. lola, i think it was right off rue charonne… but i can’t remember! it was all wood working studios. it looked like an amazing place to have a studio….

  6. wonderful! so glad you made it to merci.i felt the same way about it. your friend's apt. looks so great! and what delicious food. 🙂

  7. Lena, it was so much fun to see you and Josh! Glad the rest of your trip went well.

    xo, Kailey.

  8. Hi Lena the photos of our flat in Paris are great. Hope you had a great time in the city of Voltaire.
    Miriam (Kaileys flatmate)

  9. Oh yes, you are spending a really good time. There are so many things to see in Paris… Keep enjoying

  10. Love your Paris shots, Lena.
    Makes me wish I I was back there!
    I also stopped in a Isabel Marant boutique.
    She is such an amazing designer. I just lusted after her clothing…too expensive to justify a purchase.
    But fun to look!

    "Merci" sounds exactly like the type of boutique I'd want to open up too!

    I saw that George Condo poster everywhere (in the window of The White Gorilla) -I loved how there were posters everywhere for all types of art exhibits.

  11. the chair cover, asparagus topped with egg, and the cage all got me…..LOVE.