Macarons, a Delightful Dream

So the only interesting place I've been too in the past couple of days is St. Germain-des-Pres. It is a huge church and the fact that it used to be even because it contained an abbey is a little daunting. And it's funny that today is Ash Wednesday and I didn't do any of the follow things I should have:

    1. Not eat meat (I had salami with lunch and chicken with dinner)

2. Get Ashes on my forehead by going to church (I don't know what I did with my time today)

3. Not eat anything lushious or heavy and give up something (I never could give anything up anyways, why start now that I'm here?)

Instead,  I decided on my way home from phonetiques today that I would FINALLY stop in one of the best macaron shops in Paris. I know, I'm a complete idiot for not going in there sooner when it's so close to my foyer and I pass it practically every day. Anyways, it's Gerard Mulot. It's been around since the 70s I believe, not as long as Laduree, but nevertheless still, if not more, delicious. I wanted pistachio and orange cinnamon, but somehow the woman gave me coconut. But ce n'est pas grave. The coconut ended up being my favorite of the two surprisingly. They were both much denser and creamier (and had more filling) than Laduree's macarons. And it was nice that since the shop isn't in a very touristy area, I just walked right in and didn't have to wait to pick anything out. Also it was nice not to be shoved in like a sardine. They have more vibrant colors and decorations on the outside of the macarons as well, unlike Laduree. Here's some photos so you can see for yourself, but I will definitely be going back (even if it is Lent)! 

So pretty right? The front one is the coconut and the back one is orange cinnamon.

Just look at how thick the filling is!! Much more than any from Laduree!

Coconut. It was lush and oozing with buttercream frosting (coconut as well). And I'm a new fan of coconut, so I was a bit aprehensive when I saw I had this flavour, but it worked sooo well! It was so wonderful!

Orange Cinnamon. It sounds weird, but it really worked. The spice from the cinnamon was really subtle and brought out the citrus flavour in a new way so it wasn't so head on citrus. It had a nice depth of flavour.