Tuesday, July 26, 2011

what i think about when i think about paris









My friend Hannah recently returned from a lovely summer holiday in France. I have been counting down until my holiday (6 months away!) and love hearing friends experiences whilst overseas. Hannah ate at some amazing looking places (you can have a look on her blog) and picked up a few little goodies (remember my obsession with delicate jewellery?). 
I was lucky enough to have her bring me back this knitted cotton/linen sweater from COS. I am a regular visitor of their website even though it's impossible to get outside of Europe. You can imagine how happy I was to hear they still had this guy and that it was 50% off! 
I have been making a little list of eateries I must visit in Paris. Rose Bakery is the top of the list, I have had their cookbook for six years now and I can't wait to try their famous carrot cake!! There are a few others I have bookmarked in my Time Out Paris guide but I have also been enjoying the travel photos on thank you, ok and miss little lime's Paris guide.

p.s. Thanks Han for the salted caramel chocolate - my own little piece of Paris!

1. Rose Bakery from thank you, ok, 2 & 3. Rose Bakery recipe book photographed by me, 4 & 5. Paris guide by miss little mime, 6 & 7. COS AW11/12 lookbook,  8. COS sweater, 9. French salted caramel chocolate both photographed by me. 

10 comments:

  1. What a lovely collection of things. I'm sure you'll have an amazing trip. Wish I could give you some recommendations but it's been so long since I visited.

    I too am obsessed with Cos, I have been frequenting their site to lust over a black linen cardigan for months. It's so frustrating to see what you want and be unable to order it, much like Monki.

    Your newest follower,
    Tash.
    (milkandmead.com)

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  2. Thankyou Tash, I'm looking forward to the full COS experience on my trip. Hopefully they will release an online store in future!

    Also I'm glad to see you are blogging again, I was a fan of excessive consumption.

    x

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  3. oh I have been aching to go back to paris! i'm thinking of going on a europe trip after i graduate next semester :) I have so many friends on holiday there at the moment and their summer photos make me so jealous!

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  4. ahhhh now you've made me miss paris! and the rose bakery especially.. glad you like the chocolate - it's my favourite. :)

    X

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  5. Amie, I can't believe you graduate this year. You should definitely go!
    I'm hoping to go to uni next year and do a NY exchange like you, it looked like so much fun.

    x

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  6. I am visiting Paris in the fall, and these pictures have gotten me so excited! that sweater is lovely and now all I can think about is all of the wonderful restaurants and stores that I must visit when I'm there.

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  7. Man, how much do I want to go to Paris now?? The urge has been building for a while. Maybe Christmas? Christmas in Paris is lovely in a cold, wet sort of way.

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  8. Ohh I'll be in Paris for Christmas and i'll be staying right near Rose Bakery! This makes me want to go now though!

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  9. oh, you have me longing for paris and lunch at the rose bakery!

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  10. I too am OBSESSED with the thought of Parisian bakeries. Having just found out I can't eat wheat you would think they'd no longer appeal, but nooo - makes them all the more dreamy to me, haha. I loved this little collection of photos, such a lovely post x

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