Took a break from essays, college applications, and other homework (school gets in the way of everything!) to go for a walk on the High Line, *ahem*, I mean the Promenade Plantées in the 11th arrondissement.
Standing above the city and looking at all the old buildings of Paris was a strange sensation. I'm so used to seeing towering metal skyscrapers and the Hudson. The Promenade Plantées was constructed long before the High Line, but I still can't help comparing them. They're both built along old elevated railroad tracks, and they both offer incredible views of their cities.
And a few strange sightings, of course...
There were bamboo forests, pink blossoms, and tiny white flowers in bloom. I'll have to make a trip back when it's bursting with color and life. At the moment, though, it offered a clear view of the rows and rows of the old yellow buildings with trapezoidal gray roofs and Parisian balconies.
We figured the walk was enough exercise for the day, so we made up for it with a dessert quest. We stopped in three different bakeries/pâtisseries. This macaron was passion/basilic flavored (passionfruit and basil, though I did not taste the basil). It had a gummy fruity center, and the meringue cookies were crisp and light.
The displays were deliciously stunning, as always.
These macarons glittered
Chocolate shoes
We completed the endless sweets-streak with unbelievable vanilla croissants. Each layer was flaky and the inside was soft. The very center was hollowed out for a strip of a thick vanilla cream and honey.
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