La Chaumière en l'Île - la terrasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vFuaewEMR7nRw_fyTNIiKjyKEaC-TfsANReGB89z_GZ6IUdxsTAoyA0hHGwAIzMxFandeDaViQLLO3ovI0_Z5Sr3UvW6rzBDWCyl9hUOyKcWnj3l0pllhP-5UOn-IdF4vKBhuAh_dJs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_60DSC_4308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vFuaewEMR7nRw_fyTNIiKjyKEaC-TfsANReGB89z_GZ6IUdxsTAoyA0hHGwAIzMxFandeDaViQLLO3ovI0_Z5Sr3UvW6rzBDWCyl9hUOyKcWnj3l0pllhP-5UOn-IdF4vKBhuAh_dJs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_60DSC_4308.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Chaumière en l'Île</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a quiet street, under the shade of trees,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this terrace looks quite inviting.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I am always a bit suspicious </div><div style="text-align: center;">when there is a sign in English.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Perhaps I am a tourist-snob?</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Chaumière en l'Île</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue Jean du Bellay</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Île Saint-Louis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Chaumière en l'Île - la terrasse

La Chaumière en l'Île On a quiet street, under the shade of trees,  this terrace looks quite inviting.   However, I am always a bit susp...

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Paris rouge - une terrasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJtkD0z3BLoEyPsFXzLkw9vJI2rUllHn8t1Wp96cH9pjdbqVoTxCrvnJryR0_2tzJexisFrb0NTVamQLKYUkY5V0TPjEfLO3eVe_9AsSfCj8-4Z-XGCESi9WoxmM7mBDcb_AlJ8D5R8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJtkD0z3BLoEyPsFXzLkw9vJI2rUllHn8t1Wp96cH9pjdbqVoTxCrvnJryR0_2tzJexisFrb0NTVamQLKYUkY5V0TPjEfLO3eVe_9AsSfCj8-4Z-XGCESi9WoxmM7mBDcb_AlJ8D5R8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Café terrace </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a view of Palais Garnier and the people passing by, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a seat here on the café terrace is just about perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">l'Entracte Café</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Auber</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paris rouge - une terrasse

Café terrace  With a view of Palais Garnier and the people passing by,  a seat here on the café terrace is just about perfect. l'Entract...

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Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Lutétia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great view of the quai, the Seine, and Pont Louis Philippe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the course of an hour or two we watched several stories unfold in the rain:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a drowning in the Seine, a family drama on the terrace, and wedding pictures on the quai below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You do not always have to rush around Paris to see the city.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On some days the city comes to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">33, quai de Bourbon</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

Le Lutétia The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great ...

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Le Petit Colbert - le café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbvWxnSgTHfjdk-6O5QkTKJu79TJz1hdhfuyXbgylgPmecaYYF6e6tSd-TvzhVdlyfLLSCL8aIbYOya4-CefKvItTuGkPLs1ZFJ73ExgM60sBiy5vPMqRhqDlE0U3CI6UGCEscmHcbTs/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_85DSC_5504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbvWxnSgTHfjdk-6O5QkTKJu79TJz1hdhfuyXbgylgPmecaYYF6e6tSd-TvzhVdlyfLLSCL8aIbYOya4-CefKvItTuGkPLs1ZFJ73ExgM60sBiy5vPMqRhqDlE0U3CI6UGCEscmHcbTs/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_85DSC_5504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Le Petit Colbert<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too early or too late</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">This empty café will be bustling within a few hours...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish that we were there now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Petit Colbert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monsigny</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Le Petit Colbert - le café

Le Petit Colbert Too early or too late This empty café will be bustling within a few hours... Wish that we were there now Le Petit Colbert 8...

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Un café et des cocktails

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzO9XGeUjgR5fj3mKmCdC0M_SX8gXyJYumRUiiM3RZUttqn7h_eJQHkV3VKnAw5mJZIt43M3RWJtQ-ionwy_WjWDe_fbAM0K-nXhYL6i6TaXJ8gl2xJFaZcZ-GFoNs7z6TjJ_0vUsBhk/s1600/2010+Dec+2+DSC_0275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzO9XGeUjgR5fj3mKmCdC0M_SX8gXyJYumRUiiM3RZUttqn7h_eJQHkV3VKnAw5mJZIt43M3RWJtQ-ionwy_WjWDe_fbAM0K-nXhYL6i6TaXJ8gl2xJFaZcZ-GFoNs7z6TjJ_0vUsBhk/s1600/2010+Dec+2+DSC_0275.jpg" width="500" /></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;">a colorful café</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This terrasse on Rue de Turbigo, captured my attention first for the colorful café chairs, but the Cafés Richards cups were my favorite.  The mixture of colors and patterns remind me of the simple design and secondary colors of Fiestaware.  After the 2010 trip an artist friend, <b><a href="http://carolschiffstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol Schiff</a></b>, created this beautiful interpretation of the cups, a daily reminder of my Paris obsession.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567078732552832114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqhLSlXE8LylVQd_xQ4y5-J-WbIHV9XwjuDM90U5AmJzyKB2XDvLW1TZPSil3yDG-Hvn2Sbv4aFgrlvaLOQcCqtNBHxKl-2xU5ZYICxsxLfr_k_6_e-afBLtMj98_YV_d9cbwL5c0GfI/s200/parisiancafe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 198px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Café Étienne</em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>14, rue de Turbigo</em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris </span></span></em></span></div>

Un café et des cocktails

a colorful café This terrasse on Rue de Turbigo, captured my attention first for the colorful café chairs, but the Cafés Richards cups were ...

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Rue d'Aligre - un café

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10527705355/" title="2011 1106 Nov day 3 DSC_0477 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 1106 Nov day 3 DSC_0477" height="575" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/10527705355_89ce2d0684_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><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;">Rue d'Aligre</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Taken on a busy market day (Marché d;Aligre), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there is scant room for café table and chairs.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Still, the pastries and a coffee (or thé) can be enjoyed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as the market vendors shout out the quality of their wares.</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One thinks that the price of the coffee and pastry is small </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for this front row theatre seat.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span></i></div>

Rue d'Aligre - un café

Rue d'Aligre Taken on a busy market day (Marché d;Aligre),  there is scant room for café table and chairs.   Still, the pastries and a c...

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Chaises de café en noir et rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsD1u57OjFlTEXw_0KrS9xEJoijBFN9TRE7fQ-6ljNlXyer7fQosgfTqHMSOEsjWUFeMHqjL-V181qiyujVv3Jpc5HPmGNTr3OucwdIXoyzWDonhr0BsN40BetDaQP0flRtqx_plJfow/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_148DSC_5758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsD1u57OjFlTEXw_0KrS9xEJoijBFN9TRE7fQ-6ljNlXyer7fQosgfTqHMSOEsjWUFeMHqjL-V181qiyujVv3Jpc5HPmGNTr3OucwdIXoyzWDonhr0BsN40BetDaQP0flRtqx_plJfow/s640/2013+0522+Wed_148DSC_5758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Café chairs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in black and red</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I think about the café chairs in Paris, I can close my eyes and feel the weave of the seat as I settle in, the sounds they make as you shift your weight, and the warmth of the webbing on a cool 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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you let your imagination run, you will hear the French conversations, the sounds of the Café Richards cups and saucers, and the smells of fresh croissant, pain au chocolat, and rich coffee.</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When you cannot be in Paris, a creative mind can give you a few moments of memory <u>and</u> anticipation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Chaises de café en noir et rouge

Café chairs in black and red When I think about the café chairs in Paris, I can close my eyes and feel the weave of the seat as I settle in,...

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Village Bercy - la bouteille rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLArbDvr7yJSCSzOavSEkWVHE99EaxiKoYjkBu7n4_iXUFsx5ed1ChASaqDtpuRUSXR0ZJz0DHwaxxAyHivf3joPV0-ishXp6TRPytxtRvT__dgcfwVDyzGvCkpKLPnAnFrAOalfyNs/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLArbDvr7yJSCSzOavSEkWVHE99EaxiKoYjkBu7n4_iXUFsx5ed1ChASaqDtpuRUSXR0ZJz0DHwaxxAyHivf3joPV0-ishXp6TRPytxtRvT__dgcfwVDyzGvCkpKLPnAnFrAOalfyNs/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bercy Village</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cour Saint-Émilion</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The customer snuffed out a cigarette and left.</span></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;">I snapped a photo before the table was cleared</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the red bottle disappeared!</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(I am not the only photographer of Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">who snaps dirty café tables)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></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;">Paris Café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bercy Village </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour St-Émilion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Village Bercy - la bouteille rouge

Bercy Village Cour Saint-Émilion The customer snuffed out a cigarette and left. I snapped a photo before the table was cleared and the red b...

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Rue Auber - le serveur

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9074890593/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_8DSC_8602 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_8DSC_8602" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/9074890593_d87bf6c84f_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A cafe on Rue Auber</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A classic street scene in any part of Paris.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This cafe is just around the corner from Cafe de la Paix </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and probably not as expensive.  </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You still get a great view of Palais Garnier </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">from this sidewalk terrace.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Auber at Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Rue Auber - le serveur

A cafe on Rue Auber A classic street scene in any part of Paris.   This cafe is just around the corner from Cafe de la Paix  and probably no...

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Terrasse - des tabourets noirs?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFI93BD6A1MGYzdnTCB1PI0YZRqF3x8fIkZRik_1R67WfwsUEbqNmvicf3VpzkglOzuYMa91o3YKvXMAAk_B2C9t3hvDYRhl4uyDdtqK20YN3MxJ7Sts-kVT3qYJ-NY9dB1L82i_isK0/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFI93BD6A1MGYzdnTCB1PI0YZRqF3x8fIkZRik_1R67WfwsUEbqNmvicf3VpzkglOzuYMa91o3YKvXMAAk_B2C9t3hvDYRhl4uyDdtqK20YN3MxJ7Sts-kVT3qYJ-NY9dB1L82i_isK0/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0683.jpg" width="424px" /></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;">As chic as this small cafe appears with the toile-covered chair backs and white tablecloths, I much prefer the standard Paris cafe chair to these black stools.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cafe 90 Cts</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Croix des Petits Champs</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Terrasse - des tabourets noirs?

As chic as this small cafe appears with the toile-covered chair backs and white tablecloths, I much prefer the standard Paris cafe chair to ...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR-SedgeHG8Glg4tqNurPSc-UUzkfhWMYSQopj33kiKGoDvPAryzDjsxlRrEOTcnuf4GZGdmrymIYzbww85SxHoJ-oVTVrrYFkeUkhpnxF0PJQNUp5MqwKdAUx9kL6xQGzf0LpSVPpEg/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR-SedgeHG8Glg4tqNurPSc-UUzkfhWMYSQopj33kiKGoDvPAryzDjsxlRrEOTcnuf4GZGdmrymIYzbww85SxHoJ-oVTVrrYFkeUkhpnxF0PJQNUp5MqwKdAUx9kL6xQGzf0LpSVPpEg/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0013.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Surely there is a story about this restaurant in Paris named... "Jet-Lag"</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;">All that I have read is that it is an American style (?) restaurant with about two and a half stars (out of five) on several rating sites.  Three additional questions:</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;">Why would you put an American style restaurant on this wonderful street for foodies in Paris?</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;">and.... why would you give it such a repulsive name?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you really want to eat in a place called "jet-lag"?</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;">On a positive note, I do like the red and white café chairs and tables.</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Jet-Lag</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>3, rue de Montorgueil</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Surely there is a story about this restaurant in Paris named... "Jet-Lag" All that I have read is that it is an American style (?)...

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