I had such little time the last few days, so I could not even report earlier about Jeroen's birthday on Saturday. He thought we were going to visit family on Saturday, mais non! At 06:00 I woke up mon cheri for a SURPRISE. I planned the whole thing in July so it was terribly hard to keep it a secret, me getting extremely excited about surprises (organizing AND receiving). I told him my plans by giving an artwork by Parisian artist Christine Thouzeau that he saw and mentioned in July, walking past a tiny gallery in Quartier Latin.


Then, we headed to the train station to get the 07:00 train to Paris. Ofcourse not without a proper petit déjeuner (this photo is very much styled, hehe)... Champagne? Bien sûr! Kind of hard to take at that hour, both having a hangover from Friday night, but popping the bottle just brings on a festive mood.


Then we had lunch at Benoît. I recommend this bistro to everyone going to Paris. It's so lovely. The food is just heavenly and the service is amazing. We both ordered a surprise menu and although I cannot even recall all the names of lovely plates, I will just say it was a wonderful taste experience.


Then we walked through the city. Taking pictures of lovely things one just encounters in Paris, and of course a visit to Colette. Just strolling the streets of Paris I came across a wonderful designer named Jay Ahr. He does not have a website with pictures yet, but I will keep an eye on it and link to it again when he does. The dresses he made were so wonderfully simple and tasteful.


Because of the wonderful summer weather, we decided to head to the Tuileries and just enjoy the amazing summer weather. The last hours in Paris we spent in Quartier Latin visiting galleries and just enjoying the city. Of course, way too soon we had to head back to the station. But a bon anniversaire, it was.