


Au Petit Fer à Cheval by Ali Postma/Lagaleriefemme / Café de Flore by Carrie Anne James Afternoon People-Watching My first destination is my local Poilâne (a top-notch collection of French bakeries) for une tarte aux pommes (apple tart). I write at my kitchen table over a cup of Italian coffee made in my porcelain pour-over before I (leisurely) get ready to Ella Fitzgerald. The violet hues over Paris’s rooftops and the whispered calm make for a moving, powerful start to the day. My perfect day in Paris starts at dawn – Parisian sunrises are some of the most stunning I’ve seen, rivaling even the sun coming up over desert mountains in the States. Carrie Anne James by Diana Liu at the American Center Carpe Diem! Early Mornings and Tarte aux Pommes Her warm smile makes her approachable as we discovered during an afternoon with Carrie Anne, who lets us in on her perfect day in Paris. After spending many years perfecting her French, teacher extraordinaire Carrie Anne James left her native California and took her French-teaching business French is Beautiful to Paris.
