They love to travel, so we track down a lot of specialty items they tell us they enjoyed in Europe. For day-trippers to Mount Tam, the deli's the place to stock up. For the shopping-inclined, Mill Valley is a haven. There are dozens of boutiques, antiques stores, personal-accessory shops and small spaces specializing in fancy notions. If you like mainstream, there's a Wilkes Bashford and a Banana Republic.
Mill Valley is a town of fascinating juxtapositions.
For instance, in the front window of the small Valley Security locksmith shop are plaques awarded to the store for its support of local schools. Down the street, Thorneycroft's Tonsorium is next to the Biofeedback Center. Gray's former house. Appropriately or not, a different kind of gender relationship is offered at the Pleasure Principle. While Marin County rolled its collective eyes at the TV show, the rest of the nation gasped.