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20 Dec 2011
Here’s a few snapshots from my first week. I’ve had a refresher course in German, I’ve seen tons of dogs kitted out in little Santa costumes, I’ve bought gloves so my fingers can stop falling off, I’ve eaten enough Lindt to turn into one of those gold bears AND I’ve taken 50 million pictures.
I really wish you were all here… unless you’re a serial killer. Then you can stay at home and knit.
It looks cold… because it is cold.
Please note that the Snow I ordered has not arrived.
Possibly the most fancy-pants macaroon shop in existence.
Yes those are macaroon trees and yes it is dedicated solely to macaroons.
The photo I was NOT allowed to take inside aforementioned fancy-pants shop.
Played the “Je suis anglais” card and took it anyway.
Apparently macaroon spies are a real threat.
There’s a Christmas market in the square.
This stand full of old-school, hand-made, wooden decorations and nutcrackers was my favourite.
I really love the buildings. I could walk around for years just taking picture of the cornices. I know. You just have no idea how I sat and stared at the buildings when I was in Paris. I must have looked like a complete fruit-loop.
This place is home to some of the nicest sushi in the world. So nice, that I even disregard Hobbles general rule on fish.
Hobble rule #145: Only eat fish in a restaurant, if you can see and/ or are less than 20km’s from the ocean.
Tried on some of the dream shoes. They didn’t have my size. Little bit distressed. I was also wearing horridiously bright socks. Also realised I may be a closet Kardashian groupie.
This is probably a very sure sign that I shouldn’t reproduce.
More beautiful, life-sized doll houses.
I took tons of these. My phone is an architects dream at the moment.
The skirt that I took the mickey out of. Left the shop, then decided I loved it. Went back to get said skirt; skirt had been sold.
I’d forgotten that if you blink in ZARA, you’ll miss everything.
Hobble Rule #102: Do not hesitate in ZARA. Just buy it.
A little town. A little Christmas cheer.
Secretly kept waiting for one of those giant balls to unhook and cause general chaos.
It never happened.
These lived up to the hype.
As desserts go, they were pretty incredible.
If you make it into a Laduree go for the Lemon and the Pistachio.
They’ll rock your socks.
