We did a bit of a walk on the way from the lOrangerie to Hotel de Crillon and saw the Eiffel Tower once again. The Hotel de Crillion is a fancy place indeed. They have a entire series of specialty drinks that both Laura and I decided to have. Leslie ordered a rose champagne and we had a toast to France. Viva la France! We also watched all of the fancy folks that came in to the bar. Laura is so knowledgeable about brands and fashion that she kept up a running commentary. It was like she was a commentator on a red carpet event. Our dinner reservation at the Buddha Bar was not till 7 PM and we were done with our first round of drinks at 6:35. That left us too much time and not enough liquor. So Round 2, ding ding doing, more drinks please. That took us to 7:00 and the Buddha Bar was only three buildings away so we were able to get to the restaurant in time for our reservation. They have a two story Buddha inside the restaurant. The cuisine is Asian fusion and we loved it. Sashimi for Leslie, an assortment of rolls for Laura and a spicy beef stir fry for me. Our waitress was a hoot!
Towering above the square
Fancy bar has fancy drinks
Champagne my lady,
Rose Ole
My fancy gin drink the Blossom and Wild and Laura's tequila drink the Padum
No expense spared for this dining room
Hoo dat taking the picture?
The menu of specialty drinks
Enter the domain of the Buddha
Nice lamps
Ladies welcome to the Buddha Bar
Down the stairs we go
Buddhas everywhere
Lots of red walls and dim lighting
There is the holy one himself
So cute!
Our waitress Celine leaning in
Any guess what this is?
Spicy Beef Stir Fry
Assortment of rolls
Sashimi is half gone
