
Brasserie Paul – Rouen, França

Between Spain & Portugal, Madrid & Lisboa…


We really enjoyed Rouen, it’s care to preserve the medieval layout of buildings, the weight of the story of Joan of Arc, the good food but the first post I write about the city I wanted to be on the Rue des Chanoines, my favorite place in Rouen. When strolling the Rue Saint-Romain we found the arch that gives access to the picturesque des Chanoines, one of the narrowest of the city.

Summer is synonymous of festivities, so it is in Portugal with the ones done in the small villages, in Spain the same and where we live there is one in September, the great city of Paris has the Fête des Tuileries. We took our stroll through the garden to come by, it was early and the weather was threatening rain so it was not too crowded but it was still great to have a little bit of fun.


Our hotel was very close to the Rue des Martyrs, a street with a large concentration of award-winning “patisseries” and “cholateriers”. We had no time to tasted them all but the Maison Landemaine was one of the chosen and it is impossible to enter without wanting to eat much more than in the stomach is asking. When we entered a queue was formed, largely to buy bread and some could not resist the sweets and cakes of it’s windows.


After a week in Normandy eating the typical food of the area we decided that we needed to eat a pizza and as we were wandering the Canal Saint Martin the choice was the Pink Flamingo. They are an irreverent version of the classic Italian food, idea of two artists Jamie and Marie that offer a letter with innovative and surprising combinations.
We went to the first restaurant that opened in Paris but have others in the city and from what I saw on their web they have one in Valencia and one in Amsterdam.



Ao centro da praça está o busto de Jean-Pierre Cros-Mayrevieille, o homem que não cruzou os braços quando viu que queriam demolir a cidadela (o que restava pelo menos) medieval. Nasceu em Carcassonne, era historiador e arqueólogo que conseguiu que a Basílica de Sta. Nazaire fosse preservada e foi o grande impulsionador da reconstrução da antiga Cité e graças a ele, hoje podemos visitar Carcassonne, o lugar que dizem ter inspirado contos de fadas como o da Bela Adormecida.