No exiting news to impart today. Breakfast in the lobby. I walked over to the Monoprix store, which is like a small Target. I got a few great souvenirs, French Mariniere shirts for some baby gifts. I was getting hungry and looked at some of the cafes but really didn’t want to spend a lot

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Breakfast in the lobby is wonderful. No buffet here, a tray was brought to me. Coffee in a French press with warm milk, fresh orange juice, a bowl of fruit, yogurt, a hunk of a very stinky cheese and a basket with a half baguette, croissant, and pain au raisin, a buttery snail shaped pastry.

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After serious contemplation, I decided to swallow the fee for the last two days in Beaune and go to Paris. My hotel had room, so things fell into place. I walked to a third cafe for breakfast, ordered the baguette with butter and (apricot) jam, which is called a tartine, and a grand cafe creme.

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I walked into town to try another restaurant for my petit dejeuner as I didn’t think yesterday’s croissant was quite up to snuff. I ended up at the restaurant where I had dinner the first night I was here. I tried the baguette avec beurre et confiture. And a grand cafe au lait. The confiture

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