velib

So I rarely get Chinese food in Paris as most "Chinese" restaurants in my area are Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai all rolled into one super unappetizing Asian catch all.  Then I heard about Le Tavern de Zhao in the 10th that serves authentic cuisine from the Shaanxi province.  The fact that it was across town gave me the idea to do something I've always wanted to try but never dared.  The velib mostly because it mixes two things I'm not good at: knowing where I'm going and multi-tasking preferring to leave the chances of getting to my destination to the metro.  

But it was a beautiful day and I had time so I did some research on line and realized it was basically a straight shot to the canal and then I just had to follow it down to the restaurant so I decided even I could probably manage that (I drew a map anyways just in case).

The idea of the velib is that you can pick up and drop off at stations conveniently located all over the city and there's one just across the street from my apartment and also one right next to the restaurant (like I said - very convenient). 

Paris is actually very biking friendly with biking lanes connecting major streets.  

30 minutes of dodging pedestrians, badly parked cars, flying pigeons and one wrong turn later I was at the restaurant to enjoy Biangbiang noodles and pork-filled flatbread.

Afterwards I met up husband at Holybelly for coffee and dessert.

Together we biked back to the apartment. Tired (the way back was more uphill then the way there) I I rewarded myself with the two escargots (pistachio chocolate chip and red fruit creme cheese) from Du Pain et Des Idées downed with a glass of cold milk.

All in all, a perfect Friday afternoon.