Everyone says that you can’t visit Paris without having Angelina’s famous hot chocolate. But I have, six times. So today was the day…cold, rainy, and blustery as we walked down the rue de Rivoli. Plus, for once, there wasn’t a line snaking out the door!
This is the original one. I hear that there’s also one in the department store, Galeries Lafayette, but I've never found it. Besides, you must go to the original if you're going to go at all—the famous tearoom which has been serving mothers and daughters for more than a century. And I believe we saw a few of them there today.The hot chocolate, served with a HUGE cup of whipped crème, is so thick—I swear the spoon could stand up in the middle of the cup. Even I—a confirmed chocoholic—almost couldn’t finish my drink. But as Suz said, “We’re drinking every last drop.” What a lovely and relaxing end to our stroll down the rue.
(The picture of the front door was taken by Suz.)
The picture above was taken of the line outside Angelina's on 2/25/07. Winter, obviously, is their busy season.
