{"id":170,"date":"2026-03-16T07:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/paris-spring-2026\/?p=170"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:06:57","slug":"scavenger-hunts-lavish-lunches-and-the-cabaret-a-wannabe-pirate-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/paris-spring-2026\/2026\/03\/16\/scavenger-hunts-lavish-lunches-and-the-cabaret-a-wannabe-pirate-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Scavenger Hunts, Lavish Lunches, And the Cabaret: a wannabe Pirate in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday 13th, 2026, the day began at 10 am at the Cafe Daguerre where we met Professor Cadero-Gillette to begin our scavenger hunt. For the scavenger hunt, we were broken up into groups of three. My two groupmates were Abbie and Lily. The purpose of the scavenger hunt was to explore the local vendors and find a snack that we as students thought our peers would enjoy. Each group got assigned thirty euros to buy an important aspect of a French meal. Some got desserts, other bread, however my group got cheese. The first type of cheese we got is similar to brie and is called camembert cheese. It has a slightly hard rind with an extremely creamy inner section. We got it as a restaurant, pictured below, near the cafe called Fromagerie Vacroux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fromagerie Vacroux on 5 Rue Daguerre, 75014 Paris<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The second cheese we\u00a0got\u00a0ended up not being completely cheese at all. It is technically a sort of mashed potato like dish called \u201cPommes\u00a0Aligot.\u201d\u00a0It is mashed potatoes mixed with cheese, garlic, cream, pepper, and other spices. It was\u00a0genuinely\u00a0delicious and the man who\u00a0made it used a huge wooden paddle to mix it.\u00a0It was super cool and\u00a0definitely\u00a0a highlight of\u00a0Paris cuisine.\u00a0It was super\u00a0cheap,\u00a0too. I reasonably sized tub was only euros. Down below is an image of the man making the food with his huge wooden paddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The creation\u00a0of creamy\u00a0cheesy mashed potatoes \u201cPomme\u00a0Aligot\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     After we acquired the cheese, we still had some extra time before we were supposed to meet up with our professor so we explored the street a little and happened to find a little jam shop called \u201cFamille Mary\u201d where we picked up some raspberry honey jam that we thought would work well with our cheese. After that we headed back and met Professor Cadero-Gillette back at Cafe Daguerre and headed back to the World Strides office to have our lunch.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     I accidentally forgot to take a picture of our lunch in my excitement to eat, but we had the cheese that my group got. We also had cold cut meats, baguettes, and drinks. In addition, there were fruits such as oranges, strawberries, and red currants. There was also a chocolate cake for dessert! It was such a nice calming way to get a final goodbye discussion to reflect on our time in Paris since in the Moulin Rouge, once the show begins, there is no talking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Speaking\u00a0of the Moulin Rouge, after\u00a0the lunch\u00a0was finished, we cleaned up and then a few of my friends and I headed back to the hotel to have some rest then\u00a0went\u00a0to the Moulin Rouge.\u00a0I\u00a0had to\u00a0immediately\u00a0head back and get ready because I was heading to a\u00a0restaurant\u00a0called Bartolino in the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0district of Paris\u00a0with Lilah, Julia, Emma, Olivia, and Jessie\u00a0before the Moulin Rouge.\u00a0There I got a\u00a0delicious pasta dish with yellow egg pasta, spinach noodles, mushrooms, and a rich parmesan sauce as shown below. It is commonly referred to\u00a0as \u201cPaglia e\u00a0Fieno\u201d which means \u201cstraw and hay.\u201d The yellow noodles\u00a0represent\u00a0the\u00a0straw,\u00a0and the green\u00a0pasta\u00a0represents\u00a0the hay.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The inside of the Bartolino<\/em>, 8 Rue des Canettes, 75006 Paris<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Paglia e\u00a0Fieno\u00a0from Bartolino<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After that,\u00a0we headed\u00a0straight\u00a0to the Moulin Rouge. We arrived a little early\u00a0so me and the ladies that were there headed to their gift shop\u00a0and waited.\u00a0We eventually met up with the rest of the group\u00a0outside\u00a0Moulin Rouge.\u00a0We had a few mishaps with the metro\u00a0closing, but eventually we all got inside and seated. The show itself was magical.\u00a0It had acrobatics, dancing, and even knife throwing. I could not\u00a0recommend\u00a0it enough. The one point that could be seen as disappointing would be the\u00a0fact that\u00a0you\u00a0are not allowed to take pictures of the show to\u00a0commemorate. Hence,\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0not have\u00a0any photos of me in the Moulin Rouge or of the\u00a0show.\u00a0However, I do feel like people were more directly engaged in\u00a0the show since they were not on their phones. That aspect of it I enjoyed quite a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Moulin Rouge at Night<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After the show was over, we all said our goodbyes and headed straight to the hotel for a final rest before our flight home. Overall, my trip\u00a0in\u00a0Paris was excellent. It was a completely\u00a0different cultural\u00a0experience and truly opened my eyes to\u00a0diversity\u00a0from place to place.\u00a0It helped highlight some changes I would want to see in\u00a0America, but\u00a0also\u00a0accentuates\u00a0some of the United States better\u00a0qualities.\u00a0Overall, Paris\u2019\u00a0beautiful\u00a0scenario,\u00a0sophisticated\u00a0culture, and immense historical importance made me both miss America so\u00a0much and\u00a0also\u00a0never want to go back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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