{"id":6777,"date":"2025-09-07T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2025-10-31T23:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T06:56:09","slug":"euretina-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2025\/09\/07\/euretina-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Euretina in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>It has only been a little over a week since returning from Peru, but I was off again to attend the Euretina<\/a> congress. Timing was suboptimal with unexpected personnel departures, many manuscripts pending, and a monkey getting sick near its scheduled endpoint.\u00a0Fortunately, my parents are back to help with childcare as Westley’s transitioned to 4th grade, a higher-level Chinese class<\/a>, and a more competitive fencing class<\/a> schedule. My first time attending Euretina brought me back to Paris to experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of the bustling city. My 14-hour connecting flight on Wednesday went smoothly with an upgraded first leg and onion soup<\/a> on my layover, but my arrival was tight due to a long immigration line and traffic delays that had me registering at the meeting minutes before my scheduled presentation. Fortunately, my talk was well-attended, and I enjoyed a foccacia, eclair<\/a>, and much-needed nap prior to dinner at Le Paris 17<\/a> over scrumptious escargot and entrecote steak. I awoke next morning to review slides for Melody’s upcoming interview while strolling from the Arc de Triomphe<\/a> to the Eiffel Tower<\/a>, with a beignet stop at La Pistacherie<\/a> and peek at the Flame of Liberty<\/a> and Lavirotte building<\/a> on the way to lunch at Arpege<\/a>. I was surprised to have scored reservations at this 3-Michelin-starred restaurant<\/a>, but Alain Passard’s<\/a> vegan tasting menu left me uninspired and too full to enjoy the after-meal kitchen visit, chef greet, and menu signing. I returned to my hotel<\/a> after an Abbvie<\/a> ad board and Coave<\/a> reception to rest and digest. On Saturday, I re-explored views of the Eiffel tower<\/a> from the Place du Trocadero<\/a>, Pont d’lena<\/a>, and Champ de Mars<\/a>. I fed my onion soup and escargot crave at La Poule Au Pot<\/a>, but was not a fan of their pate en croute. Afterwards, I strolled along the Seine past the Louvre<\/a> and Notre Dame<\/a>, revisited noisette glace at Berthillon<\/a>, then toured the quirky exhibits at the National Archives Museum<\/a> and Paris Design Week Factory<\/a> galleries. I relaxed at the hotel before joining colleagues for more escargot, onion soup, and ribeye steak<\/a> that put me to sleep. On Saturday, I reviewed more slides with Melody over a flat white and pain au chocolat, then picked up a cruffin, vennoise, and kouign amann from The French Bastards<\/a> and pricy macarons from Pierre Herme<\/a> for my flight home. I missed having Westley with me, but Paris remains for me a feast for the senses, and I look forward to coming back with him in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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