Day 4 In Paris….

One of the stops for the day was at A La Civette- one of the more well known pipe shops in town…They had a good selection of tobaccos at typical Eu pricing. I'm going to take a pic of their shelves today to see if anyone can identify some tobaccos that we can't get in the US
The second and 3rd shot are from L'Oriental founded in 1818. The experience is totally overwhelming- thousands of pipes from very old to brand new scattered in piles everywhere. The shop is probably 40' long and no more than 10' deep. Rakel, the owner, emerged from behind a pile of junk and treasures and greeted us at the door. I'll go back today with a flashlight so I can hopefully find a couple of keepers…
…and the final shot- enjoying some blanco and rouge porto along with some Stonehaven in one of my Turtles….
Life is good!

coffee beans which are then digested and subsequently defecated, then gathered to make Kopi Luwak, a coffee bean prized by certain connoisseurs.

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I must have been drinking that this week, because the coffee tastes like a cat crapped in it….

love the look of them French Beer glasses

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Don't have pics, but we closed out the night at the Guiness Tavern -great beer and live music! Almost were kicked out by the time we finished at 2:00 because Greta was dancing in the aisle- apparently, the French are not overly fond of public displays of enthusiasm….