Paris

 

Macaroon was one of the most popular French desserts. The cookie was mainly made by egg white and almond powder. It was often filled with cream or chocolate. Our tour guide said that macaroon oringinated from Italy, but it became a famous dessert in France. The reason why the macaron became so famous was its appearance. It was so various, colorful, smooth, and cute. Different parts of France have its own unique shapes and tastes. Look at the macaron on the right hand side. The cookies have different flavors and it tasted very delicious.

 

 

I bought those macarons at the Lafayette department store, which was full of tourists. I went up to Eiffel tower to overlook Paris. It was magnificent, everything became tiny and it felt like I was very close to the sky. Besides, the tower would keep shining at 11 and 12 pm every day. It was really amazing. I also went to the Louvre Museum, where many famous artworks and antiques were displayed in the museum. I really like the atmosphere filled with history and art there. I hope that one day I can visit France again. :)

Cambridge

This is a chocolate cake. Behind the cake, you can see a scone over there.I could hardly remember the name of the cake and the afternoon tea house. But I still remembered it was located on the only way to the punting dock. The outside of the scone was crispy but inside was soft. The restaurant offered six bottles of jam to you. The flavor of each bottle was different. You could eat the scone with jam or non-sugar cream.  Although the chocolate cake was sweet, you could still eat it with a cup of earl grey tea(the right hand side of the picture). That would make you feel that the cake was not so sweet.

Last summer I went to Cambridge to have a study tour with my sister. Cambridge is a fascinating city. Walking into the university, I was deeply overwhelmed by the thick academic atmosphere there. Cambridge University is composed of King’s College, Queen’s college, Clare College, and St. John’s College. Each college has its beauty. The most interesting thing was punting. Punting on the River Cam, you could hear the guide introducing the history of each college and the scenery to me, which made me feel that I was more familiar with Cambridge.