Doudou Parisian

If you want to pass as a Parisien you will need a small dog... This is not so practical for a short-term traveler, so why not a small doudou?
The French doudou is usually carried under the arm leaving the hands free for shopping and snacking...

Hermes Rive Gauche has a quite a nice doudou sitting in it's window...

There's an oversize doudou inside Hermes observing the shopping area - this one is not practical for under-arm carrying around...

BEAR (a Sonia Rykiel doudou himself) loves to browse other doudous...

Though a doudou does NOT have to be a bear. It can easily be a lapin/rabbit.

A homard/lobster is a rather unusual doudou one might conclude...

A rat/rat even moreso - this one is ready for August vacance...

It now makes sense to me the all the giant chocolate doudous at Easter - this one is at posh Hediard.  

Today Elle Magazine announced Les 'IT' bags de la rentrée If you have a sac a doudou you can get away with spending less $$...

In future I'll be carrying BEAR under my arm instead of in my bag. Qui sait? I may get mistaken for a Parisian. Then other Parisians will stop to ask directions and other questions I can't answer...

BONJOUR DOUDOU Parisian!

BEAR'S Last Day in Paris

BEAR is safely home in New York YAY!

Our last day in Paris was drizzly, overcast. Sunday, so no one was out which is always nice :) BEAR decided we must do a last quick run to Champs-Elysees. L'Arc de Triomphe. Crazy Parisian runners in the rain.
Last Parisien dog and a big one!

 Easter bears in a window.

Inside a not so dreamy 30-minute wait

For gooey pastries.

We waited 30 min only so BEAR could take a last Metro ride in a pastry bag.

BEAR suggested we take AirFrance Bus to Charles de Gaulle Airport since it's faster then the RoisseyBus especially if you go on Sunday morning.

We got there in 20 minutes with loads of time to browse duty-free.

BEAR badly wants a 'I was in Moulin Rouge' T-shirt.

I wanted a 'I was in Hermes' something or other.

We both wanted Hediards macarons.

In red boxes.

And Dalloyau's macarons.

Oh well you can't always get what you want  

BONJOUR HOME!