10 Reasons to Love Our Jaunts to Paris

Twice a year, we pack our little bags, hop on Air France (or Delta) and zoom over to Paris for the mother of all retailing events in Europe: the famed Maison et Objet exposition.  It's a veritable feast for the eyes and senses and it's a great place to track emerging trends in design, furniture, accessories and gifts.  Along the way, we treat ourselves to a couple yummy meals, glimpses of La Tour Eiffel and a croissant or two...
This month was no different.  Paris was, as always, superb.  And we found ourselves easily counting the reasons why we love, love, love the City of Light so very much:

No. 1: Gorgeous blooms everywhere you look.

No. 2: Sampling croissants every morning and then insisting you have found the very best boulangerie in Paris.

No. 3: glimpses of the Eiffel Tower when you least expect them...

No. 4: trend-spotting at M & O. Drooling over Tina Frey's lucious resin plates, glasses and serving pieces.

No. 5: Time for lunch at M & O. So delicous.

No. 6:  more trend-spotting at M & O: antique cloches and verterbrae were everywhere.

No. 7: even more trend-spotting: adorable little soaps inspired by Laduree macaroons. Couldn't resist.

No. 8: Dessert at M & O! (We really do work hard, we promise!)

No.. 9: more trend-spotting: cool, metal-wrapped baubles that we had to have.

No. 10: Lucky Meg. (She's not embarrassed to say she pushed Ann out of the way to get this shot - and can you blame her?) The adorable guys from See Ups (super cute little magnifying glasses) are always charming and fun to see.

Paris is so magical that even when we're working hard, it's still a joy to be there. We're already looking at flights for January when we can go back for our next fix....and speaking of, if our jaunts look appealing, keep in mind we're planning a couple shopping trips next year.  Click here for all the juicy details and in the meantime, think about this:

Treasures from Les Puces

Or this...

A heavenly sunset on the Seine.

And, at the end of a long day of shopping, buying and dining, you can relax here...

Imagine this as your Paris home base...

We can't think of anything more fun than a shopping trip to Paris:  days filled with cafe cremes and croissants; aisle after aisle filled with antiques and goodies; restorative sips of chilled wine and cozy delicious dinners under the light of the Eiffel Tower.  We'll hit all the highlights plus a couple little secrets spots we have up our sleeves...

Sounds magical to us.

Ta ta.