Un café crème et un chocolat chaud

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-AwYKg1Zhn47e3Th7B1zeLkaLgcUVd-VxNgvdg3RlfA3eAW-acNCCKTn0Rwi0EJcy1rdGms6oZ8M2aHs0NeLBIFnHdmkGxjBgQ7p3FYvJUglZJnI49RxEZoMu5oYxChmruGVxXB6-Y/s1600/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-AwYKg1Zhn47e3Th7B1zeLkaLgcUVd-VxNgvdg3RlfA3eAW-acNCCKTn0Rwi0EJcy1rdGms6oZ8M2aHs0NeLBIFnHdmkGxjBgQ7p3FYvJUglZJnI49RxEZoMu5oYxChmruGVxXB6-Y/s640/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010389.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When two blog friends from different countries </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">get together in Paris on a cold, misty day...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of course they take a break with pastries, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">warm beverages, many photos, and great conversation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie-Pâtisserie de la Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">21, avenue de la Bourdonnais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un café crème et un chocolat chaud

When two blog friends from different countries  get together in Paris on a cold, misty day... of course they take a break with pastries,  wa...

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Le petit déj

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIB2dFM0VABhjguiLAYLeJIC9bUXwIutfWZgFq8r4qGqbUD2rUCO1x7UkA-lJ41-7f-rFICPjg31V9fWiMfqxZ8Uwv1fuQRm0jnNsdORwJBI5tzm8rZofZal98CWx_Cbanuuph-48YzI/s1600/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" kea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIB2dFM0VABhjguiLAYLeJIC9bUXwIutfWZgFq8r4qGqbUD2rUCO1x7UkA-lJ41-7f-rFICPjg31V9fWiMfqxZ8Uwv1fuQRm0jnNsdORwJBI5tzm8rZofZal98CWx_Cbanuuph-48YzI/s640/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0494.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Le petit déjeuner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Join me?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Enjoy your weekend</em></span></div>

Le petit déj

Le petit déjeuner Join me?  Enjoy your weekend

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At any café in Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2w1YzccpCE3W18R96A-stHajwJFM6zjZHVe_nwc8s41pPxhx2hwGwycxTheRy9h2z11kGJGZ1db1BB_DNhPKEwpSgs658K3RWy0WvF7Kf4xoDsJl6whxobYtN_41pzLCu46KmSDftdc/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2w1YzccpCE3W18R96A-stHajwJFM6zjZHVe_nwc8s41pPxhx2hwGwycxTheRy9h2z11kGJGZ1db1BB_DNhPKEwpSgs658K3RWy0WvF7Kf4xoDsJl6whxobYtN_41pzLCu46KmSDftdc/s640/2011+nov+3+DSC_0642.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At any café in Paris, your coffee will likely be served in a Cafés Richard cup.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What is Cafés Richard you ask?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They are a company whose fresh roasted beans </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">are delivered daily to Paris' cafés and restaurants.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have several Paris cups and Paris mugs, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but why have I never bought the cup so well-known to Parisians?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will be doing so this week if I can buy a single cup or two.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is called their Perle Noire Cappuccino Cup and Saucer.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps I need the expresso, the black Florio design, the Richard Coffee Cup and Saucer with the logo... My carry-on may be a bit heavy on my return to the US.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

At any café in Paris

At any café in Paris, your coffee will likely be served in a Cafés Richard cup.   What is Cafés Richard you ask?  They are a company whose f...

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Sunday morning - au Café

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1wuURggWryfMv2otRYZFsrgrRUSAFjkbllI9mW9HhI2Vui3E2g5j_u3nbCEQSMVNVfcUzCxe-wI66hH_MGUWW80mOhuAawQ2A5km6cOLltUopM33mmBjNpko4URhIJygvsdNLvhaGM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0133+tight.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574126626213692818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1wuURggWryfMv2otRYZFsrgrRUSAFjkbllI9mW9HhI2Vui3E2g5j_u3nbCEQSMVNVfcUzCxe-wI66hH_MGUWW80mOhuAawQ2A5km6cOLltUopM33mmBjNpko4URhIJygvsdNLvhaGM/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0133+tight.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />This dapper gentleman was enjoying his coffee, alone on a Sunday morning in the 12ième arrondissement...

Sunday morning - au Café

This dapper gentleman was enjoying his coffee, alone on a Sunday morning in the 12ième arrondissement...

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Pain au chocolat -- Tu en veux?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QYR7iLSH9jC46z8mVGFm5p8EK_BL8tns0qWBqIrp9LlPiPyukpwFVNV_DB4wR8LhulLFLa3ihCKxxdoCXRErJFvoy6_UWOez2gJsHKfhSo-5iqOD_X27JKLnwAv65EmtHhSH2VOGl5Y/s1600/DSC_0494.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501627581996913314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QYR7iLSH9jC46z8mVGFm5p8EK_BL8tns0qWBqIrp9LlPiPyukpwFVNV_DB4wR8LhulLFLa3ihCKxxdoCXRErJFvoy6_UWOez2gJsHKfhSo-5iqOD_X27JKLnwAv65EmtHhSH2VOGl5Y/s640/DSC_0494.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />By habit, a health-conscious breakfast eater it only takes me a nano-second to get into Paris mode with café au lait, pain au chocolat, pain au chocolat....<br /><br />Did I mention.... pain au chocolat? (Oh, and I know that a Parisian would not have one of these for le p'tit déjeuner)<br /><br />Have a great weekend, all!

Pain au chocolat -- Tu en veux?

By habit, a health-conscious breakfast eater it only takes me a nano-second to get into Paris mode with café au lait, pain au chocolat, pain...

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