The macarons were 2.5 times more expensive than the ones we had in Lucerne, but they were also bigger and tasted much better. The big macarons were four times the size of the small ones and cost nearly €5. We tried bitter chocolate, orange blossom, blackcurrant and violet, caramel, chocolate, pistachio, lemon, citron, raspberry, coffee, praline, vanilla, fig and date, rose petals and chestnut; we didn’t try liquorice, red fruits or spices and soft fruits. From Lafayette we walked to the Concorde then along a significant section of...

Our sugary spoils for the day: A sugar crepe bought from a fair stall, just outside the hotel and a pandoro, which was discounted because it was an 'ugly' second from the factory. The pandoro tasted a bit like brioche but it isn’t as sweet and buttery. [gallery link="file" columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="2017,2022,2021"]...

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