the farther you run, the more you feel undefined

And I'm back, with your daily dose of fresh French food. Last night for dessert, I picked something new from the display in the Patisserie. It's called a Tartlette Coup de Soleil, and it's the French version of a cheesecake mini-tart. It a deliciously crumbly crust and a thin layer of raspberry purée beneath lightly sweetened cheese. The slight browning on top gave it a gold tone, and a raspberry topped it off.

Looks like a little hat. Like my other desserts, it was a perfect combination of tastes; not too sweet and bursting with flavor from each individual ingredient, rather than simply sugar. My dessert tonight, on the other hand, is liberally sprinkled with powdered sugar. It's a puff pastry, cut in half and pieced together with a generous swirl of almond-whipped cream, delicately sweet. It melts in your mouth like a Krispy Kreme donut, with a quarter the sugar and a beignet texture.

Topped with almonds, of course.

During one of my walks this week, I took photos of the view going out of the harbor and a photo looking up at the medieval tower standing guard over the city.


I also finally managed to upload the photos of the ships gathered for the Velux 5 Oceans challenge.