My daughter
Emma (https://www.instagram.com/emscourtney/?hl=en)
asked if I would like to go to Paris with her to attend the 30th Anniversary
of le Dîner en Blanc.
Dîner en Blanc is
a worldwide event, spanning six continents
and has grown to over 70 cities. The
concept began in Paris in 1988. People
gather to dine in a public location which is kept a secret until the last moment.
Diners are requested to dress only in white for this chic occasion, and bring
their own food, tables, chairs, a proper table cloth and cutlery etc. Everything must be white and classy.
Our visit to Paris culminated on the
Sunday evening with the diner. We
dressed in our best white finery and set off down the road to the metro with table,
chairs, food and champagne in tow, while trying to maintain an air of Chic
which was quite hard as it was hot. We
had to take 2 metros trains to get to our designated meeting point which in
itself was quite an adventure.
It was funny to see other people
dressed in white all appearing from different directions and as the numbers grew
so did the anticipation of where we would be heading to.
Eventually we all set off with our
dining necessities in line, it must have looked like quite a strange procession
to passers by who didn’t know what was going on as thousands of people starting
heading to the secret location.
As we arrived at the Esplanade des Invalides there
were already thousands of people setting up their tables and meals in
rows. It was quite a rush to get set up
our table and some people had very ornate decorations for their table and
lavish meals. There were 30,000 diners
present for this anniversary Dîner en
Blanc.
It was an amazing spectacle to see. As the evening progressed and the sun set over
the beautiful Paris skyline we enjoyed a wonderful dinner in a once in a
lifetime setting while getting to know our neighbours and where they had
travelled from, all over the world. We
were handed sparklers to light and at 10pm as the Eifel tower sparkled so did
30,000 diners. (The Eifel tower sparkles
on the hour every evening from 10p to 1am.)
It was truly a wonderful evening, full of fabulous
people and lasting memories. If you
get the chance to attend in any city, take it!
kate@littletravel.co www.littletravel.co
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