Ladurée

I stepped into the doors of Ladurée twice when I went to Paris, and it really is such a magical place.

The Ladurée story began in 1862 at 16 Rue Royale, Paris, and today, tourists and locals can still enter the tea-salon and be treated to the beautiful pastries and what they are most famous for - the macarons.

The ornate decorations in the stores are just beautiful and when I stepped inside, it was everything I imagined Paris to be.

The macarons are to die for! but it may take you a while to decide which flavour!
Ladurée also created the pastries for Soffia Coppola's Marie Antoinette

illustration credit: http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com

So, if ever in Paris, be sure to enter the doors of any of of Ladurée's tea salons (although, I must say, being in the original in Rue Royale is something special). You may come out a few pounds heavier, but definitely with a smile that nothing will be able to erase! : )