Syd woke up early and picked up fresh croissants (naturally) and the next morning we slept in and planned our day around a trip to the Musee D’Orsay, my favorite museum in Paris. We let the girls start in the gift shop and pick all of their favorite art postcards. We used the postcards to go on a scavenger hunt, of sorts, so the girls could find their favorite pieces. Afterwards, we went to Ralph’s Paris for lunch, and I’ve been dreaming about the courtyard ever since. 

I also made a stop at Officine Buly with the older girls which was a bucket list experience for me, and it did not disappoint.  We walked into a small shop with opera echoing through the dark stained shelves filled with perfume bottles while a man at a small desk personalized labels in calligraphy. We spent the rest of the afternoon at the park enjoying the scenery and eating chocolates from our two favorite shops—Foucher and La Maison du Chocolat. I did a quick run through Le Bon Marché and then we went to La Grande Épicerie which was easily the most beautiful grocery store I’ve ever experienced. We picked up supplies for dinner and food gifts and headed home for the night. After a long day of excitement, shopping at the local markets and making dinner at home were a few of the highlights of the trip for us.