DREAMING OF TEA TIME IN PARIS

The freezing fog and difficult grey winter has rolled into Portland and I find myself daydreaming of my Parisian adventure last June. My parents and I stayed in an old family friends' apartment near Place de la Republique. We were there because I had work in Italy and they were giving a lecture in Spain the following week, how often do you win the lotto and get to travel with your folks as a grown up?

It was undeniably peachy . . . I'd stumble out to Du Pain des Idees every morning to grab an assortment of swirly, flaky, sublime pastries and we'd tuck in with tea, coffee, juice, yogurt (why is French yogurt the best thing on Earth!?) and fruits then take to museums, parks and neighborhoods. This morning ritual started us off in giggles and "oohs" and "ahs." Maybe I'll bundle in my little red shoes and nerdy backpack and head for the nearest bakery tomorrow morning.

If You Go:
Du Pain et Des Idees
34 rue Yves Toudic
75010 Paris
01 42 40 44 52