Rose Bakery, a Little English Teashop in Paris

After all the fuss about Rose Bakery, whether at Colette, the hippiest cat in Paris, where they have a Rose Bakery's cookbook on the book shelf, or other Parisian lifestyle websites, I finally decided to give it a try a few months ago. After all, the place is only less than 5 minutes walk from my place, including waiting for the elevator. The place is not big but enough for the regulars. Everything is bio and healthy - the bakery, the salads, soy milk etc. The famous dish is actually not a dish but a cake: a carrot cake. I tried it and have to say I have been trying it since. Another favorite dish of mine is a chicken caesar salad; one of the best I've had.

Besides the healthy English bakery concept, the place seems to welcome not only the French locals but tourists(?) as well since everytime I pay a visit, I've heard some English conversation...on the top of that, all of the staffs appear to be fluent in English and I'm sure a few of them are English. Another thing I must add is that not only the food that are tasty, some of the staffs are quite like the food itself. Oops! They appear stylish, be it the hair or the slim jeans... Is it so wrong that you (and me) have something extra to see while enjoying the Sunday brunch (or queuing to get a piece of cake...)

46, Rue Martyrs, 75009 Paris

Amsterdam (Part II)

As I mentioned about the proper piss corners, today I'd move on to something rather more pleasant to hear...the Dutch food! Er...some might argue that this cannot be so pleasant still, HOWEVER, to me it is at least one of the typical Dutch food I'd tried has become my appetite pleaser...

"The Dutch balls (Kroque)" It's actually a sort of the fried mashed-potatoes mixed with minced pork, either dip in mustard or eat it alone. I tried it on the first day. Then the next day we checked out one of the flee markets there and found another type of Kroque, this time they came in a long and round shape. I couldn't help myself so I ordered four big Kroque's for two persons, the guy was making a "are you sure you want FOUR!?" face. Adding to that, he's a typical good looking Dutch guy, but too cute to sell Kroque really.

La Géode Proves "Size Matters"

If a traditional movie theatre is too small for your big taste, or a home theatre cannot satisfy you anymore...do check out La Géode, a cinema on a GIANT screen! The enormous dome of La Géode conceals a 400-seater cinema complete with a giant hemispheric screen measuring 1000 m2 across and 26 m in diametre. This means surrounded screen and surrounded sound! Once you're in there, it will make you feel like a part of the action. A satisfying experience indeed. Don't get too used to it though, it doesn't last more than an hour...(then you have to go home facing a small space in the apartment)

Note: For the non-French speaking, as you know that the French like to DUB ANYTHING en Français, so please contact the information desk for a headset in English. In case you forget to ask for it, do the fake-understanding face like me and just appreciate the action on this giant screen...and get more info on the website. ha!

La Géode
26, avenue Corentin-Cariou
F-75019 PARIS

Amsterdam (Part I)

Visited Amsterdam for the first time in April. Had to say that I even wish to move there one day. It was so relaxing, felt like being in a stress-free zone. But what do I know I'm not actually living there. Could be just the effect of those shroomies and pots. Anyway, it's just different from Paris, not as beautiful regarding the architect-wise but still very nice. One great thing that Paris doesn't have is the magical green, not the green "grass" but the proper cubical for men to take a piss. Paris does have some public toilets, but 1) they are dirty most of the time 2) there are not enough. Walking at night in Paris, one can't help but smelling all these "nice" odors and both fresh and dried traces of them on the street.
Put up something simple like what the Dutch do might help stop spreading diseases around town.