another day spent eating...

brunch is the best meal. breakfast is too early and just essential. lunch is on the go. and dinner is heavy. brunch c'est parfait. it is also the best time to meet up with friends and enjoy the company. it is especially enjoyable at quaint places like "le loir dans la theiere"

the door mouse in the teapot

eggs and bace-y wakey wakey

second best "meal time" is in fact "tea time" especially at la grande mosquée de Paris. after an interesting tour with my "arab spring" professor discussing the debate between politics and religion in france, we sat down for a steaming cup of mint tea aka "nana" for us middle easterners. a side of turkish delight never hurt nobody either.

 

some birds were chirping and flying in and out of the tea room, making it feel like an oasis in the middle of the city. 

then hidden on a side street in the 7eme arrondissement i found mecca a bagel place. it ain't new york or montreal bagels (even though they claim to have them)...

but they will have to do. (since when do new yorkers put pastrami on bagels?)

i decided to not go for the classic bagel: cream cheese, lox, tomato (a real NY bagel), and went for the deli sandwich instead.

and it was gooood. plus, i could eat it on the run...a rare opportunity in this city of loungers. 

i am proud to say je n'ai pas faim.