Bonjour! π So have you seen the video ad where Mariah Carey is accidentally booked to stay at a hostel instead of a luxury hotel, and after some initial concern, it ends up being perfect and super fun and she performs at the hostel night club, thus having experiences she wouldn't have had at a 5-star? That's how I felt at the Ibis Budget hotel which became home for part of my Paris stay! Long story which we can get into, but for now, it's like the simple modern dorm I never had, and I feel 19 again in some ways on this trip, so it all fits! π I'm also reminded of the bit in classic film Roman Holiday where Audrey Hepburn looks up at the gilded decor in the palazzo where she is staying in Rome, and then after she runs away on her "Roman Holiday" there's a cut to where she looks up in Gregory Peck's decidedly non-gilded attic apartment; there is initial concern, and then she goes on to create the best and most transformational day. π There is a loss = gain theme in these stories too, isn't there! π In my own real life fairy tale, I was offered a simple yet charming breakfast onsite, which I enhanced with treasures I picked up at the amazing @chocolatitudes shop: the house pear confiture with cacao nibs (and with no pectin, hooray!), and @marouchocolate's normally unavailable-outside-of-saigon caramelized nib bar! Thus: #chocolateandgrapefruit on the road, and wonderful experiences across the spectrum, as my #EuropeAprilMay2018 journey continues onward and upward! π
#dolessbemore #chocolateforbreakfast #cacaonibsgowitheverything (at Paris, France)
