Why I love this place

1. It's a bakery. I could stop there since it is very self-explanatory, but there's more. . .
2. Great croissants, which come with a little container of Nutella upon request.  Because you need Nutella on your croissant.
3. DECAF coffee.  Whoo hoo! It's a rarity around here.
4. Cute cafe, almost Starbucks-ian in comfort. 
5. Changing table in the bathroom (if you are a parent who enjoys leaving your house, this is invaluable).
6. Kids play area.
7. They give you a little cookie with your coffee.
8. They give Elsa an extra cookie so I don't have to give her mine.
9. Great little breakfasts with breadbaskets. I love the German breakfast breadbasket.
10. Frequent-buyer beverage stamp cards! Few things say "I live here" like collecting stamps on a frequent- buyer card.
11. I made a joke this morning in German and the nice old lady laughed.  I think I pulled it off. That might be the first time I've ever attempted humor in German.  Milestone reached.  I will always remember you for this, Altstadt Backerei.
12. Open on Sundays! That might seem like a strange reason to be excited, until you've walked through the quiet streets of a quiet town on a Sunday morning in search of somewhere to go. 
13. Another older woman came over and openly supported my ability/choice to feed my baby in public, and admired my hootie hider (thanks Katie!). At least, that's what I think she was getting at, but she smiled a lot and said "genau" ("exactly") to everything I said, so I think I'm on the right track. Anyway, this is something I've had some anxieties about since being here, so I feel just a teensy bit more comfortable about it now. I'd feel more comfortable if I was 100% sure that's what we were talking about. A lot of my conversations in German are based on some guesswork . . . maybe I should do something about that.
Anyway, I digress a bit, but it seems like I add a new reason to love this place every time I'm here.
Good things happen at Altstadt Backerei, but if they don't, just get a croissant with Nutella and everything will be okay.