I have no idea how many restaurants/ bistros/ brasseries/ cafes there are in all of Paris, but it’s a hell of a lot. I think it’s pretty easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choice, which also makes it easy to end up inadvertently choosing poorly and ending up at some over-priced tourist…

D and I have been wearing our poppies on the lapels of our coats the past week here in Paris (they’ve taken a beating, as evidenced in the photo above). In my ignorance, I did not realize that the French do not have a similar practice in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, known here…