Chaises de Café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX0LiowbSZGrG11Nn_QkMLdsTBWnelAe9kY-7Zeg8ztit623SAg1Ck4UsF-Jpu3tjA7HRL7SoS5JaG7rKCMhNmo3iExd1IWf1fLOELdb9ACuFGfNWMtdGiU6zl3UIa01JRdp2hChLajs/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_112DSC_3981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX0LiowbSZGrG11Nn_QkMLdsTBWnelAe9kY-7Zeg8ztit623SAg1Ck4UsF-Jpu3tjA7HRL7SoS5JaG7rKCMhNmo3iExd1IWf1fLOELdb9ACuFGfNWMtdGiU6zl3UIa01JRdp2hChLajs/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_112DSC_3981.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An inviting café scene</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unstack those chairs and let's have a cup...</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;">A nice café<br />75012, Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Chaises de Café

An inviting café scene Unstack those chairs and let's have a cup... A nice café 75012, Paris

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Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-b662lkfS2C1LozlrL8zz2f_S2I-MaT6k8AU-0zyBCW8btKu71cjeVr47orrkHKtphsLsN9dlAh7842u-4OHekJa3SoZHk6HXk23nRx9gwtSRnSAcz53QaCtDdIt0Uo5-iNCUXbVqSU/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-b662lkfS2C1LozlrL8zz2f_S2I-MaT6k8AU-0zyBCW8btKu71cjeVr47orrkHKtphsLsN9dlAh7842u-4OHekJa3SoZHk6HXk23nRx9gwtSRnSAcz53QaCtDdIt0Uo5-iNCUXbVqSU/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.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 de la Paix</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When the terrasse is closed, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the café chairs are stacked and chained.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Otherwise, you would see these familiar chairs </div><div style="text-align: center;">walking away until there were none left!</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;">Café de la Paix</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, boulevard des Capucines</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>

Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

Café de la Paix When the terrasse is closed,  the café chairs are stacked and chained.   Otherwise, you would see these familiar chairs  wal...

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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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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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Le Montegrosso - le petit déjeuner

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhOmOP6H1r8hIvuCFwmc3rr8IsuMnN7UQbfJsIQRoi4BzQ-nD_1yEJs04AxLtGVVes9rvTG9RUp_fpbH1xxgzDdHxwNe0v6-UzLP9fsHiOfFjn2SGrwSnAfdZ9TdUomuln5tMMwPL_WU/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_095DSC_4027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhOmOP6H1r8hIvuCFwmc3rr8IsuMnN7UQbfJsIQRoi4BzQ-nD_1yEJs04AxLtGVVes9rvTG9RUp_fpbH1xxgzDdHxwNe0v6-UzLP9fsHiOfFjn2SGrwSnAfdZ9TdUomuln5tMMwPL_WU/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_095DSC_4027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Montegrosso</div><div style="text-align: center;">breakfast</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Franco-Italian restaurant has a charming terrace with a large red awning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This gentleman was enjoying the sun with his breakfast on a brisk spring day.</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;">Le Montegrosso </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;">6, rue de l'Échelle </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;">75001, Paris</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;">Métros Tuileries, Pyramides, ou </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;">         Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Montegrosso - le petit déjeuner

Le Montegrosso breakfast This Franco-Italian restaurant has a charming terrace with a large red awning.   This gentleman was enjoying the su...

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Une chaise haute - a child's café chair

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz90sOHdgmuTrRMjBnUNxuEqjZhO-R1yVRTuM_9JZ1dKFjUPFoHTamjDGYTuYU2smeFk9Nn_pOHUiGIufhAIG7q_8AYxEKL9BJDZJt5jfC-JuzdbNR-F6zHJhi-h7nRp-AAITQBxOIBc0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_130DSC_4378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz90sOHdgmuTrRMjBnUNxuEqjZhO-R1yVRTuM_9JZ1dKFjUPFoHTamjDGYTuYU2smeFk9Nn_pOHUiGIufhAIG7q_8AYxEKL9BJDZJt5jfC-JuzdbNR-F6zHJhi-h7nRp-AAITQBxOIBc0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_130DSC_4378.jpg" width="422" /></a></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;">Well, the little French children start early in the café life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What could be a more perfect transition... </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the arms of Maman to a suitable chair on the terrasse.</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Une chaise haute - a child's café chair

Well, the little French children start early in the café life. What could be a more perfect transition... from the arms of Maman to a suitab...

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Belmont Restaurant by Alfred Bernardin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2-oQcCaWSn92RQE7SnJFEjWmEDssvPghawxre0tXgYVMYrW96R7Qy473pIghFa0KF7bogRGC0zmAfWg-HlO6akCJsc8kK8UMsN4zIHmVpqV1hHdztaa40w0sDodWqVmFL2jqn8Yd_XQ/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+119+DSC_1804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2-oQcCaWSn92RQE7SnJFEjWmEDssvPghawxre0tXgYVMYrW96R7Qy473pIghFa0KF7bogRGC0zmAfWg-HlO6akCJsc8kK8UMsN4zIHmVpqV1hHdztaa40w0sDodWqVmFL2jqn8Yd_XQ/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+119+DSC_1804.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Belmont  Restaurant</div><div style="text-align: center;">turquoise cafe chairs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was too early for the lunch crowd </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it was more than a bit chilly on the terrace.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This restaurant is found in the Montorgueil quartier</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a former showroom on Rue Réaumur.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The dining area has a very high ceiling </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is set on two levels.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The decor is an eclectic collection of </div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage and original designs creating a unique atmosphere.</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;">bon weekend</span></span></i></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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Please check out the other reflections </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;">at <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a>.</span></span></i></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;">Belmont 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;">68, rue Réaumur</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Belmont Restaurant by Alfred Bernardin

Belmont  Restaurant turquoise cafe chairs It was too early for the lunch crowd  and it was more than a bit chilly on the terrace.   This res...

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La Palette - "Respectez Nos Voisins"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BhzUOPISqYZGqe860pdKFc3fSTY0A-YjSGX8N_tVz5BodrhgJbndIOD5ePUUZyTo5UXuHdpxgXC6TjiFdsHfRHrSILJ4U9rRFXTL8fwIk_my8CIDcigog0KEv1Xs9sSznpFHqSZrizE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_167DSC_8762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BhzUOPISqYZGqe860pdKFc3fSTY0A-YjSGX8N_tVz5BodrhgJbndIOD5ePUUZyTo5UXuHdpxgXC6TjiFdsHfRHrSILJ4U9rRFXTL8fwIk_my8CIDcigog0KEv1Xs9sSznpFHqSZrizE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_167DSC_8762.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Palette</div><div style="text-align: center;">the terrace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the rain fills the streets and sidewalks of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a covered terrace is much sought after.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Finding a seat here at La Palette is an extra bonus.</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;">La Palette</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;">43, rue de Seine</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;">75006 Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Palette - "Respectez Nos Voisins"

La Palette the terrace As the rain fills the streets and sidewalks of Paris,  a covered terrace is much sought after.   Finding a seat here ...

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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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Restaurant du Palais Royal

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10567063015/" title="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_41DSC_9373 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_41DSC_9373" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/10567063015_018ca21a4a_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">Restaurant du Palais Royal</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;">As many times as I have been to Palais Royal </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(spring, summer, fall, winter, rain, snow, rain) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have never been to this restaurant, not even for a glass of wine.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(will be going soon!)</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;">Restaurant du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">110, Galerie de Valois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Restaurant du Palais Royal

Restaurant du Palais Royal As many times as I have been to Palais Royal  (spring, summer, fall, winter, rain, snow, rain)  I have never been...

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Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.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;">Green chairs at Café de la Paix</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;">It is Friday and I have reserved these chairs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for later today...</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;">a virtual Paris get-together with friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Alons-y!</span></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;">bon weekend</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;">Café de la Paix</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;">12, boulevard des Capucines</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;"><span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div>

Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

Green chairs at Café de la Paix It is Friday and I have reserved these chairs  for later today... a virtual Paris get-together with friends ...

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Les couleurs de l'automne - Le Bidule Café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdkYsUn2VK9MKEYcCGnjTf8ZBQ4cktuyvmSecC3f8E86Jc2cyhhAO9oz-Hjc3Ec6pjmyef5n-g4L-JBZnMPFeljNQ5KabtmUJlvx6AopsDCOwQdezU85xKHF85NA1hNvzv-iU47TesCY/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_33DSC_8124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdkYsUn2VK9MKEYcCGnjTf8ZBQ4cktuyvmSecC3f8E86Jc2cyhhAO9oz-Hjc3Ec6pjmyef5n-g4L-JBZnMPFeljNQ5KabtmUJlvx6AopsDCOwQdezU85xKHF85NA1hNvzv-iU47TesCY/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_33DSC_8124.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;">Le Bidule Café</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The colors of autumn</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 yellows and oranges of this café </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will soon match the leaves with their autumnal colors.</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;">May you have a week of bright skies and warm colors</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Bidule Café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Faidherbe</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les couleurs de l'automne - Le Bidule Café

Le Bidule Café The colors of autumn The yellows and oranges of this café  will soon match the leaves with their autumnal colors. May you hav...

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Fauchon - la terrasse

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9677777518/" title="2012 Mar 28 Paris_261DSC_4616 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 28 Paris_261DSC_4616" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/9677777518_6722709416_c.jpg" width="568" /></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;">Fauchon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rose Foncé</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 terrace of Fauchon  looks to be a great spot for tourists (Coca-Light) but <span>the Parisians enjoy the ultra-gourmet selections in both of the Madeleine locations.  Fauchon is a French gourmet food company that was founded in 1886 by Auguste Fauchon. The company is based in Paris and operates retail outlets. </span></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;">This terrace is one of two options for casual dining at this Fauchon location.</span></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;">The éclairs are divine <span></span></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;">miam-miam</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;">Fauchon</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;">30, Place de la Madeleine</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;">75008, Paris</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;">Métro Madeleine</span></span></i></div>

Fauchon - la terrasse

Fauchon Rose Foncé The terrace of Fauchon  looks to be a great spot for tourists (Coca-Light) but the Parisians enjoy the ultra-gourmet sele...

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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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La Coupe d'Or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Coupe d'Or</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;">Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would be a nice spot for people-watching.  </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;">The reviews indicate that this may not be the best place for a meal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but a quick café and a moment to rest one's feet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">might be reason enough to stop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;">La Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting to <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2013/07/dreaming-of-france.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of France</a> and Paris in July with <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2013/06/henri-orwell-and-me-paris-in-july.html" target="_blank">Thyme for Tea</a> and  <a href="http://bookbath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookbath</a></span></i></div></div>

La Coupe d'Or

La Coupe d'Or Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré  at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré  would be a nice spot for people-watching.   The ...

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Le Champ de Mars - brasserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoFZyGfczzhOLMkFZxXZhf9hBkn_1hc5QA8O5UlA6aexMitS57UVvsSgv8jySVMc5sETLaCEXn9hsbs7KafilZmDWjj17sNT12gTO_f3idyx8oqBetBzHnOQUs-AN1-0TRUrhMrd38d0/s1600/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoFZyGfczzhOLMkFZxXZhf9hBkn_1hc5QA8O5UlA6aexMitS57UVvsSgv8jySVMc5sETLaCEXn9hsbs7KafilZmDWjj17sNT12gTO_f3idyx8oqBetBzHnOQUs-AN1-0TRUrhMrd38d0/s640/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010391.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;">Le Champ de Mars</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;">I wondered how many movies have been shot here in front of Le Champ de Mars, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a brasserie sitting in view of La Tour Eiffel.  </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;">The dining reviews are mixed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the people-watching quotient should be quite high.</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 rouge awnings are perfect.</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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Le Champ de Mars-Brasserie<span class="street-address"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="street-address">124, rue St Dominique</span> <span class="locality"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="locality">75007, Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="locality">Métro École Militaire </span><span class="country-name"></span></div>

Le Champ de Mars - brasserie

Le Champ de Mars I wondered how many movies have been shot here in front of Le Champ de Mars,  a brasserie sitting in view of La Tour Eiffel...

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Le Café Hortense

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfB-jpVrNRAdJ3A_D3KbkuwNEyqrAzgh3xjwVE6VQpELTC3fiN-zbfhRmoTkW4-GUVN3A-p-xuDt4tfQfDOu3dLszJiqgCAeZWcUkcRisLkpHYwbdLuWqB658lq_MRt4afokFdSI6bV4/s1600/2011+April+Day+7+DSC_0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfB-jpVrNRAdJ3A_D3KbkuwNEyqrAzgh3xjwVE6VQpELTC3fiN-zbfhRmoTkW4-GUVN3A-p-xuDt4tfQfDOu3dLszJiqgCAeZWcUkcRisLkpHYwbdLuWqB658lq_MRt4afokFdSI6bV4/s640/2011+April+Day+7+DSC_0127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cafehortense.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Café Hortense</span></a></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 website for this colorful-terrace is based in the same bright magenta, purple, red that you see here.  There were few patrons enjoying this sunny morning, but I would imagine a full terrace for déjeuner would be expected.  It sits at the corner of Rue Paul Cezanne, and is only a stone's throw from Avenue Myron Herrick.  </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;">Herrick (1854-1929) was the Governor of Ohio and subsequently the American Ambassador to France.  It is interesting that he is the only American Ambassador to have a street named after him in Paris.  Herrick was the ambassador who hosted Charles Lindbergh in Paris after his successful New York to Paris Atlantic crossing in 1927.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(A little historical tidbit for the week)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</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;">Le Café Hortense</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue Paul Cezanne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Café Hortense

Le Café Hortense The website for this colorful-terrace is based in the same bright magenta, purple, red that you see here.  There were few p...

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Rue Cler - les cafés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambwTeLhAwY9uTqgPMHVpkH3PEflrM5sF6LLsLnBEoDgBdiBfCMeoiAVomDm6HNPu5ezID4GUprxdWPSWQQvFhH5HP52q6kw42vprgDXlQkHf8TmH71-0jY3AxoPtzhZ6SYChZ4v_37Y/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_116DSC_4799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambwTeLhAwY9uTqgPMHVpkH3PEflrM5sF6LLsLnBEoDgBdiBfCMeoiAVomDm6HNPu5ezID4GUprxdWPSWQQvFhH5HP52q6kw42vprgDXlQkHf8TmH71-0jY3AxoPtzhZ6SYChZ4v_37Y/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_116DSC_4799.jpg" width="422" /></a></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;">le serveur</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;">Paris is a large city. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, when you frequent a place like Rue Cler, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it seems smaller when you "run into" the same waiter on several trips. </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;">Do not miss Rue Cler, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">particularly for people watching from the terrace of its many cafés.</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-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;">Rue Cler</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Cler - les cafés

le serveur Paris is a large city.  However, when you frequent a place like Rue Cler,  it seems smaller when you "run into" the sam...

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