Croissant Count

Croissant Count (as of July 17): 12

Croissant #12 - L'Institut Catholique. Chausson aux pommes. My first one this trip. A little too sweet for my taste, but very very convenient.

Croissant #11 - Some bakery in Rouen. Pain aux raisins. Huge, warm, and yummy. Again, had to dispose of some of it because it was too much of a good thing. I've since come to the conclusion that if you don't finish a pastry, then the calories of the consumed portion don't count. C'est une bonee idée, non?

Croissant #10 - L'Institut Catholique. Pain aux raisins. Woke up late and missed breakfast at the foyer so I had to grab something fast at the school cafeteria. What a deal! Only €0.80 for a huge pastry the size of a face. I had to throw away half. Sacrilegious!

Croissants # 8 and 9 - L'hotel de Chateaubriand in St. Malo. At this point of the trip, I was feeling a little done with the croissants. However, these were at our place settings each morning at breakfast. How can one leave a croissant untouched? Pas mal.

Croissant #7 - Paul. Croissant aux Amandes. It was pretty gross. After we bought our croissants, we were told by the profs that Paul has their croissants made at a factory and flown in frozen. This one was soggy and resembled a danish. Of course we ate them anyway.

Croissant #6 - Poujauran. More doughy than the other croissants I've had. But still nice and flaky. Best price so far. 20, rue Jean-Nicot, 75007.

Croissant #5 - LeNôtre. Yummy. Nice, flaky, buttery, and airy. This bakery is air-conditioned and that in and of itself is a great treat these days. 15, boulevard de Courcelles, 75008.

Croissant #4 - Boulangerie Kayser. Very nice and flaky. Would have been even better if it were hot from the oven. Maybe tomorrow... 8, rue Monge, 75005.

Croissant #3 - Paul. Er, not so good. I probably wouldn't have been able to tell it was not so good had I not had Gerard Mulot. Not as flaky nor as buttery. 33, rue de Tronchet, 75008.

Croissant #2 - Gerard Mulot. OMG, I've died and gone to heaven. It was so good! Patisserie Gerard Mulot. 76, rue de Seine, 75006.

Croissant #1 - American Airlines breakfast. After 6 hours on the plain, it didn't taste so bad. Afterall, it was piping hot. But you had to eat it fast so it didn't get TOO rubbery.