Kong & Queen

As much as I didn't want to be a tourist & take a photo of the whole restaurant, I couldn't resist just snapping one from our table with the Louis Vuitton headquarters right behind us. Kong was a lot smaller than I thought it would be, and I suspect that they really filmed the ex-wife/Carrie scene at Georges Restaurant on top of the Pompidou, and just used Kong's decorations as product placement. The view was beautiful though, right through Pont Neuf and over the Seine, with what I think is the most beautiful area of Paris [my area!] as the backdrop. The food was pretty standard upscale, but the cocktails were incredible. I had the Kong Martini [vodka, crême de cassis, pineapple juice, sake] & immediately wanted another. The bar downstairs seems like it would be really nice for après-work drinks, especially considering its very posh corporate proximity.

Moving on to the evening: Only in France, I think, could a very notoriously gay club become a place that not only hosts a ladies' night, but also attracts straight men because it is so fun! Queen was packed to the brim even before 12, & then closer to 1.30, when they start giving out free drinks at the bar, the entire place turned into a little sardine pit. By free drinks, I mean:

Very attractive shirtless man, pouring champagne into cups, mouths, shirts, and of course, all over himself. It was too priceless a moment to not take a photo. Followed by:

Yes, 2 male strippers, who would soon be completely un-clothed, in a mainstream club on the Champs Élysées... Apparently last week there were 2 policemen, & this week is was some sort of play off Risky Business, sunglasses & all. So Paris is not just well-manicured women in Chanel suits with small dogs after all!