Marie Antoinette may have asked her people to eat cake if they couldn't find bread but I can tell you one thing for sure; contrary to what she said, there was whole alotta bread in France. Every nook, corner, square and alley has a little bakery shop or boulangerie. The most popular variety seemed to be the baguettes. I think more than sliced bread, the French prefer baguettes where they can cut their own chunks.My favorite however was the pain au chocolat; a French speciality than G jn had been raving about for the longest time. It's a little croissant stuffed with pieces of chocolate. Another popular kind is the brioche, sweet bread, usually with raisins, caramel or powdered sugar. On our last day, we went to the cutest little cafe on Champs Elysees called Brioche Doree. The picture above will probably do a better job of describing the delectable little croissants we ate. Of course, if you're in Paris and really don't know what kind of bread to choose, there's always French toast! Nothing like eating French toast in France :-)
