We are staying at the Royal Magda near the Arc, and I have heard that Berthillon is not to be missed for the best ice cream ever. How does one get to the island that it is on?
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Well, one usually walks across one of the many bridges. You can take the metro to Hotel de Ville, Cite, Pont Marie, Sully Moreland, St Michel, etc and be a 5 minute walk away from one of the Berthillons.
May I politely suggest you invest in a map of Paris - Streetwise Paris is small, laminated and easy to read/stow in a pocket. It also includes a map of the metro.
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Thank you for the help. I do have a couple of Paris map, but they are so small, it is difficult to see. I didn%26#39;t know about the bridges, I am embarrassed to say!
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The Ile St. Louis, where Berthillon is located, is a lovely place to stroll, so you should find just being there quite pleasant. Enjoy your ice-cream, and don%26#39;t forget to report which flavor/flavors you fell in love with!!!
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Since you are staying at the Royal Magda, you will be glad to know that there is a Berthillon ice cream shop near you...in fact, it is on the Champs-Elysees. After you leave your hotel, go toward the Arc de Triomphe. Turn left onto the NORTH side of the Champs-Elysees Avenue. Walk down that avenue about 2/3 of the way toward Place de la Concorde. Look for the red awning that says Berthillon. My personal favorite is the rasberry sorbet. The visit to the island is fun too....and while on the Ile St. Louis, there is also a great Italian gellato shop which is near Berthillon%26#39;s. Yum!
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Shoesy - I KNEW I could find you here !!!
I must really make a stronger effort next time to taste a lot of Berthillon flavours, so we can get a mutual passion !
yes - yes - I know...... It%26#39;s back to the project management books for me......
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I agree with ton amie regarding the raspberry sorbet. I had never been wild about sorbet until I tasted that particular one. It was unbelievably refreshing on such a hot day. I had it together with a scoop of coffee ice-cream, which is my personal favorite.
And Gitte - we probably have very different taste since you like to drink booze, and as you know I don%26#39;t go near the stuff, not even wine.
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I do NOT %26quot;like to drink booze%26quot;, if you don%26#39;t mind !
In fact I usually dislike %26quot;booze%26quot; as it is too strong for me - the only %26quot;booze%26quot; I take is pastis with lots of water and icecubes plus an occasional glass of fine cognac or calvados together with coffee and fine chocolates after a good dinner.
%26quot;booze%26quot; - really !!!
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Well, you%26#39;ve just admitted to occasionally drinking booze.
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Maybe it is a languagebarrier thing - but in my world a person %26quot;who likes to drink booze%26quot; is more than half way to being an alcoholic.
Which I am not - not yet, anyway.....
Love you all the same - you icecreamaholic.......
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I certainly didn%26#39;t mean that, Gitte.
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