My little breakfast place….

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Does this look like where you eat breakfast??

a bientot....

Joan

Not even close but I do eat breakfast most days with a view of the Pyrenees!

Would they let me in in my jim-jams and slippies?

Joan

We love your breakfast place and have been there many times. However, I can never remember the name of it. Have used Google street view "walking" down the street but can't see any name on it. We will be in the 7th on Monday for 9 days. Still trying to decide if I need a winter coat or something lighter. Thanks for all your reports. Love them.

Nothing wrong with a Pyrenees view!!

Mimi..I think the name is Artisan Patisserie..
Have a good flight over..you will need a warm coat..especially if you like to do as we do by walking across the Seine and up Matignon, past the designer shops to Rond Point after dark(which comes early) to see all the lights and decorations..take a camera! We may see one another for breakfast.....

a bientot...

Joan

Joan, Love your little breakfast place! Is that the one on Rue Dominique? DH likes to go out early in morning to get bread and pastries for breakfast in our apartment so is it close to Kir?

cornelius,

It is on St Dominique, directly across from the fountain..you know where that is? rue l'Exposition..Fables/Fontaine de Mars..very walkable...I am further down Bourdonnais..# 17..other side of Monttessuy..directly acros from ET and I walk it every day!!

Yes i am sure I know where it is as we walked that street many times when we stayed on Bourdonnaise. We love the chocolate shop Michel Chaudun on Universite which I think that is near Montessuy. I am reliving our trip again when I read your reports.

We three went to Cafe Constant for dinner. We sat in my favorite spot beneath the stairwell!!Guess what..I forgot my camera. We did enjoy our dinner. None of us could handle dessert. They needed to get home for a good night's sleep as their guests will be arriving in the morning.

It actually seemed warmer tonight that earlier today..a bit breezy.

a bientot...

Joan

I've had many a breakfast treat from that place. Love it! Their breads are also very good.

WHAT? No camera?! Joan, I think you deserve a night off now and then. Thanks, love your pictures and stories.

And no, my breakfast place is not nearly as beautiful or appealing.

Joan I am pretty sure that the beautiful, belle epoque boulangerie/patisserie that you photographed is called "A La Fontaine de Mars". A good thing to know if you are staying close by is that it and the bakery beneath the Champagne apt. usually alternate closed times.

Laidback is always full of good information! I did not know that the two alternated closing times. They put new tables in 'mine' rather recently.

Just checked Lilia and Tom's flight. Arriving a bit early!

I will not forget my camera this afternoon!!

Weather forecast (for what it's worth) has grey, possible showers for next couple of days..Temperatures OK. Nothing to spoil or 'doings'!!

I will go out to breakfast and then return home and wait for call that Lilia and Tom are on their way from the airport!

a bientot...

Joan

Marcy..and others..

There is to be a brocante on rue Cler on Sat/Sun Dec 10/11...

Good place for some Chrismas shopping...some porcelain knobs etc....

a bientot..Joan

I hope you have a great time with Lillia and Tom. I am sorry to have missed that breakfast place.

One of the books I read recently talks about how local boulangeries will alternate open/close days and times as I believe that the French require a local boulangerie in each neighborhood to be open, so that they can have fresh bread every day.

bkm

Joan...

Thank you for the brocante information. Always fun to explore! Mom and I arrived in Strasbourg yesterday afternoon. Mom rested while I made stops at tourism office, atm and Monoprix for some breakfast items. We have fantastic boulangerie right next door to our apartment here and had wonderful croissants this morning and a fromagerie just around the corner.

Strasbourg is really "decked out" in Christmas glory. Had wonderful dinner last night and will explore the cathedral here today. Weather is gray with sprinkling rain but not as cold as I anticipated!

Looking forward to seeing you next week!

Lilia did arrive!!

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Market photos to gollw later
a bientot....

Joan

yum, Grace - the food looks great.

where did you eat? somewhere good to judge by the spelling!

Joan Thanks for the name of the Artisan Patisserie. Finally found it on street view Google. Maybe we will see you there one day! Thanks also for the heads up about a winter coat. We love the cold weather but want to avoid freezing at night while out and about. Pretrip nerves today. Leaving tomorrow.

Now that looked like an amazing meal.....The scallop presentation is awesome! I would definitely eat that. Where was this?