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 Buckle up friends, you're gonna get a lot of food pictures. Thank you to cousin Kristi for telling us to do a lunch cruise on the Seine, it was amazing! The food was so delicious and the views were unbeatable. Such an unforgettable experience.

Mom's shrimp appetizer


Tommy's chicken pate/loaf thing with apricot chutney

My tuna with heirloom tomatoes

Our table was next to huge glass windows so we had an unobstructed view along the river. But the glass did provide glare for the pictures. Paris is just so beautiful.







More food!

I had beef for my main

Mom had salmon


Tommy had duck




There was also a small cheese course, a small piece of brie. Then dessert.

Tommy's panna cotta-like dessert

My blackberry sorbet kind of thing


Mom's chocolate raspberry cake


We also saw the Eiffel Tower and climbed the Arc du Triomphe. 



There was some kind of ceremony going on 






Tommy tried Tartare le boeuf for the first time. It was a large plate that he couldn't finish. The lady warned us that it was raw beef, and we assured her we knew that. It had something of the texture of tuna in a tuna salad sandwich, but had a sweet relish and sweet vinaigrette flavor. Janet didn't like it and Libby declined several times. The salad and butternut squash were both delicious with the latter being extremely creamy and something akin to what Adagio serves. 

The helping of beef was so large Tommy couldn't finish it and the poor lady who served us thought he didn't like it. I had to explain our very large lunch and how he liked it but got full. 




Tomorrow we will give our stomachs a break and let our eyes do the feasting at the Musee de l'Orangerie and the Musee d'Orsay.








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  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM

    The food looks delicious! Glad the day included dessert. Good job being brave Tommy! Raw beef is a line I don’t think I was to cross.

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