Magical Glass Domes of Paris, France

A large building with dome. Ryan Klaus

Printemps revolutionized retail business practices and is credited with pioneering innovations including the sale rack, price tags instead of price haggling, and the use of window models to display the latest fashions.

This gesture of love is too sweet for words, with adorable little waiters tripping over themselves to help and watching me eat each bite with pride on their faces.

Let’s breakfast in bed, shall we?

Let’s be honest, though; there IS a downside to this Mother’s Day tradition, and I’m not the only woman to perceive it. In recent lurking on popular women’s forums, I picked up on underlying grievances at having to exchange a short period of relaxing and pampering for cold eggs and a messy kitchen to face after having dressed.