Angelina in Paris is of Austrian origins but nevertheless is one of the must visit institutions much like the lauded Laduree.   I haven’t been back here for too many years and last time I walked by I was preparing to have a big meal at Le Meurice next door,  so this time around I came back to take some pictures.    According to almost every guide book, their 2 most famous items to must order are the Hot Chocolate L’Africain and the Mont Blanc cake,  and the former still definitely holds true to this day,  but those in the know have probably been previously disappointed by their slightly too hyped up Mont Blanc chestnut cake!   The must order item here is probably their more unique Vanilla Crumbled Eclairs.   Since I’ve eaten both before,  this time around I just concentrated on my croissant and the hot chocolate this time!

- The Room is still Beautiful -
But on a hot day,  there is no Air Conditioning.
So I was literally sweating in here like sitting in a Sauna whilst drinking my Hot Chocolate.. 

- Croissant -
The Viennoiseries here are great as always.  
The laminated dough looked superbly layered,  with a crispy crust but was probably a too soft inside and could do with more butteriness.  On it’s own,  this is already a good croissant.  But I have had a few which were even better,  including Le Grenier a Pain,  Sadaharu Aoki,  Pierre Herme, etc.   ~  7/10 

- Hot Chocolate L’Africain -
The one I compare this to directly is the La Maison du Chocolat version.  This is also very viscous thick but probably less intense in bitterness,  although at the same time also less fruitier.  This is very well balanced…  Probably less challenging or hardcore,  but as an everyday drink this would be my more preferred choice over the VERO or La Maison du Chocolat version.  It’s good,  if only the shop provides any air conditioning!   ~  8/10

- Croissant -
The Viennoiseries here are great as always.  
The laminated dough looked superbly layered,  with a crispy crust but was probably a too soft inside and could do with more butteriness.  On it’s own,  this is already a good croissant.  But I have had a few which were even better,  including Le Grenier a Pain,  Sadaharu Aoki,  Pierre Herme, etc.   ~  7/10 

是日前往比利時古城布魯日、布魯塞爾--->法國巴黎

巴黎市內觀光--->英國倫敦--->香港的家

5月28日（天晴）：Crystal Serenity Day #5 之 At Sea

郵輪往葡萄牙航行期間，我地有成日時間喺海中心活動。雖然唔洗一大清早去觀光，不過小肥都八點前起身上去十三樓按摩。時間真係幾緊迫架，因為按摩後，要趕十點前沖完涼，落返去六樓睇Nobu先生教煮餸。上完烹飪堂，孝順o既小肥同中肥就陪媽咪拉左陣老虎機，十二點正就上去Lido Cafe食自助餐。

下午節目同樣豐富。1:15pm，大家先過Lido Cafe對面o既Palm Court坐落黎等上Slow Waltz堂；一邊飲酒飲咖啡，一邊跳舞，high爆！兩點鐘又急忙落去六樓賭場參加拉機比賽。雖則我地幾個都失望而回，不過玩時都總算係開心過。

四點喺Silk Road有個Sake試酒會，長輩們都驚遲到會冇位坐，所以就約定三點半去霸位。飲左幾杯酒，個午餐又食得早，大家就索性留喺度等壽司吧六點鐘開門，繼續飲Sake食魚生。Happy Hour過後，我地一齊去Galaxy Lounge睇show，然後就落去Dining Room食晚飯。飲飽食醉當然係要散散步啦，不過小肥之後都係要拉多陣機先捨得去訓。

5月27日（天晴）：Crystal Serenity Day #4之 Bordeaux

郵輪河第四日，朝早Crystal Serenity 繼續停泊喺Bassens。同早一日一樣，哥哥預先book定左個私人觀光團，不過導遊唔同左，轉左位較後生o既Sybil小姐；雖然佢冇好似Lucille咁早到，不過都尚算準時，只係我地心急早左，結果食左半個鐘頭西北風。

當日行程比較簡單，上午先喺寂靜o既Bordeaux市中心行，吸收新鮮空氣同觀賞市內o既主要地標，包括梅花廣場，波爾多大劇院，議會廣場等。下午，我地遊覽Bordeaux以北之Médoc區o既酒莊，路程偏遠，所以嗰朝散步左大概個半鐘頭之後又要上返車坐多一個鐘。時間預鬆左，而且相距午飯時間仲有成個鐘，Sybil就帶我地喺Margaux區內遊車河，續間大酒莊指比我地睇之餘，仲比機會大家落車同Château Margaux黎個超近距離o既接觸添。

我地嗰日午餐光顧Restaurant Le Savoie，係一位曾經去過Bordeaux o既Uncle H介紹o既。無錯，餐廳食物高質有水準，但因法國人做事速度太慢，結過食左我地成兩個鐘。

Lunch 後，我地按照原定計劃向Château Pontet-Canet進發，參觀其酒莊及聽酒莊代言人講解佢地o既造酒過程同間酒莊o既特色。因酒莊離郵輪所轉泊o既Le Verdon碼頭行車都要成個鐘，而所有搭客亦需趕於5:30前上船，我地都冇再要求去區內o既酒舖買酒，亦好慶幸早一日Lucille已經帶過我地去。

我地5點左右返上船，其實時間都有少少緊迫，因為郵輪準6點開船，向葡萄牙出發。 小肥同親友們一上船就先去嘆返杯咖啡，香檳，同食個下午茶。稍作休息及梳洗，大家就約喺6樓會合，因為當晚7點有位名鋼琴家 Philip Wojciechowski上左郵輪表演。起初睇每日一報都費事傷神去諗佢個名點讀，好彩我地o既Cruise Director, Gary Hunter 先生夠風趣，教觀眾以快版讀出「Where's your house key」，大家先會識讀同記得，更令全場哈哈大笑。

睇完鋼琴表現，7點45分立刻又有個專比單身人士參與o既雞尾酒會，有酒飲，有舞跳，有歌聽，當然亦有好多女....仕啦，可惜XO對姊弟戀冇興趣，只可嘆一句「有點美中不足」。喺雞尾酒會度逗留左廿分鐘倒，我地就落返去Main Dining Room食晚飯。