A charming house with navy blue accents and a navy blue coffee cup at PARIS BAGUETTE
After breakfast, I took a walk down some of the streets behind Holiday Inn Express Detroit–Birmingham. It was around 9 a.m. During my stay at the hotel, I wandered through different residential areas of Birmingham. Each time, I found myself captivated by charming homes and stopped to take photos. And here’s the very last house photo from that walk.
A large brick house in soft pink and red tones, featuring navy blue accents on the roof
and around the windows, surrounded by deep green trees in Birmingham, Michigan.
I wonder if this is a single-family home. The identical windows line up so neatly that it almost looks like an apartment building. But this is America — and here, in Birmingham, a town of elegant, affluent neighborhoods. So perhaps it is indeed a house. Then again… I can’t really be sure.
And so, I made my way toward Downtown, where the cafés await.
Seems like the coffee cup coordinated with the navy blue from that house☕💙
I arrived at
PARIS BAGUETTE, eager to experience the morning café scene. There were so many tempting treats that I wanted to try, but I decided to settle for just a cup of coffee — I’m visiting friends this afternoon and didn’t want to be too full. (Besides, I don’t feel like eating more after having a hearty breakfast at the hotel...😅)
**A small, heartwarming moment from a quiet morning at the café.
A baby boy, accompanied by his parents, stared up at me with his big round eyes as they came into the café. He stayed like that for a while, unmoving. A little later, on their way to the exit after what must have been a meal, he looked at me again with the same sincere gaze, turning his whole body toward me. His parents noticed and laughed — and so did I — before gently leading him outside.
。〜 ゜ 。〜 ゜ 。〜 ゜
Speaking of the hotel tips, it ended up being three dollars by the end of my stay.
For someone like me, who’s used to being thrifty and making smart purchases back in Japan, starting at three dollars felt like a high hurdle (~_~). I began with one dollar, then two... and finally made it to three. But three dollars felt just right for me—or maybe that was my limit. lol
This was my breakfast today at the hotel buffet. Of course, I had a cinnamon roll afterward as well.
I fully enjoyed all the food and drinks (as always =3).
All in all, I had a lovely morning before visiting my friends with Collie in the afternoon. Both the walk and the quiet moments at the café felt like gentle, heartwarming parts of my Michigan days.
