Bread

     Good question about the bread in France, Jen!  I looked over all my pics and could barely find a crumb of bread in any of them.  Why?  Because it was so-o-o-o delicious we gobbled it up very quickly!  The bakers in France rise very early to have fresh baguettes and croissants ready for people each morning.  People usually buy their bread fresh each morning.  I never saw "day old" on any store shelves, just empty shelves late in the day.
     I do have a picture of the bread making process.  A huge white tent, filled with ovens and bakers from all over France, was set up near Notre Dame Cathedral as part of its 850 year anniversary.  We walked through the tent  watching a series of video screens that showed the bread making process and saw in person bakers doing various tasks.  It smelled heavenly!
     While in France we bought fresh bread each morning.  You could smell the lovely fragrance of bread baking throughout each city or village.

Bread bakers in Paris - notice the cloths  used to cover the rising bread.