December in France is as dreamy as it sounds. During Nicole's birthday trip through Beaune, which is Southeast of Paris, we stumbled on this quaint chocolatier, Pâtisserie chocolaterie palais des gourmets.
There's cold ... and then there's Montréal-in-December-waiting-75-minutes-on-a-sidewalk cold. At a brisk 18°, we stood outside Christmas Town at La Taverne de Noël doing that little bounce-in-place dance that says, "I can totally still feel my toes," while quietly questioning all of our life choices.
Montréal in December is pure magic - snow-dusted streets, glowing Christmas villages, cozy cafés, incredible French food, and more holiday spirit than any one city should reasonably be allowed to have.