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Post by htmb on Aug 20, 2014 9:31:42 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Aug 20, 2014 13:33:52 GMT
I do think I might have had coffee or a glass of wine at l'Olive - as you know, I had friends very close by your place.
Googling that café, I see that they serve simple meals now; as you say, more are serving a bit more than sandwiches nowadays, in order to survive.
There are a lot of low, stucco-covered buildings like that in parts of Ménilmontant-Belleville as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 13:39:26 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Aug 20, 2014 15:03:52 GMT
These are a few I took on our May trip in 2010. This one is more of a bar and had little seating inside - but then there always seems to be a back room hidden away from view...In Levallois-Peret near the Anatole France metro. Wine by the glass was excellent. Then you get Cafe`s like this along the Seine - this one faces the Ile St.Germain which we visited. Probably very popular on Sundays and evenings. Then the disappointing ones because the owners are away on holiday...highly recommended. A little restaurant called 'Je Taime' near the Vaugirard metro. But there is always an alternative on the other corner... Instead we ordered fabulous omelette's at a sunny table at this place. It is one of the old Paris bars with pressed iron ceilings and old well worn furniture. The food was omlettes (again!) A safe option when you really don't fancy anything else. 26 Avenue de la république 75011 The Interior... And one Kerouac so kindly featured - This is my version.. Le Chaland is well known to me having called in at least once on every trip to Paris. It's a small place that serves good home-cooked food but no great shakes as I said. The passing Parade ; Our delicious lunch! At home I regularly go the the Web cam in the courtyard of Cafe DE La Gare. This theater, dance studio and cafe are through a very simple entrance at 41 Rue Du Temple which runs next to the BHV store.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 16:22:23 GMT
I do think I might have had coffee or a glass of wine at l'Olive - as you know, I had friends very close by your place. Mossie and I had a meal there just a few months ago. I think you'd probably like it quite a bit, with wildlife prowling the ledge just above it. i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq228/kerouac2/Paris%2018/032-1.jpg
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Post by mossie on Aug 20, 2014 19:18:42 GMT
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Post by stickybeak on Aug 21, 2014 4:32:33 GMT
Loving this photo essay--thank you. We found out Indiana was a chain one day. We dropped in to indulge a craving for chips and guacamole dip. Is Le Café Qui Parle also a chain? I remember one in Montmartre but for some reason the one in your picture isn't matching the one in my head..something about the angle of the street seems wrong, but I could be mistaken. I think our favorite café was one around the corner from our apartment. It was always crowded and lively, and had a daily lineup of musicians, singers and accordion players on the steps. I liked how it was child-friendly, too. I took a dance class at 41 rue du Temple and wanted to eat at the café afterwards but I had to scoot. It looked like a good place to eat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 4:55:37 GMT
Le Café Qui Parle is indeed the one in Montmartre.
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Post by tod2 on Aug 21, 2014 6:04:47 GMT
The gentleman resting on the terrace in the blue shirt and jacket (htmb reply #30) seems vaguely familiar.... Sure I've seen half a "selfie" somewhere on AnyPort
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Post by mossie on Aug 21, 2014 6:59:53 GMT
Yes indeed. Htmb sneaked that picture without me being aware of it. The old slave driver had just walked me round half of Paris when my hip was at its worst.
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Post by htmb on Aug 21, 2014 8:56:44 GMT
Yes, I admit to being a bit sneaky, but I seem to recall I was not the only one to blame for dragging you through the parc.
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Post by patricklondon on Aug 21, 2014 9:28:11 GMT
and here are some interiors of: Café de l'Industrie, near Metro Parmentier: L'Autre Café (which is listed in Pages Jaunes as a restaurant), just up the road from the above: Le 138, on rue du Fbg. St Antoine, near the Marché Aligre: My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by bjd on Aug 21, 2014 11:14:25 GMT
Oh, I know all those places in Patrick's post. Especially the 138.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 11:31:37 GMT
And I know the first two places.
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Post by htmb on Aug 21, 2014 11:39:52 GMT
I know the café in Patrick's first pic.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 13:33:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 16:27:04 GMT
It's interesting how all these posts are making me more homesick for Paris than any other photo essay, perhaps because cafés are places where Parisians gather and thus distill the character of the city. I see people of all ages, races, income levels and style, all taking time out in their day to spend a few moments sitting and relaxing in each other's company. Café culture in practice and reinterpreted for the 21st century. I'm looking forward to more photos of unusual cafés perhaps in out-of-the way corners of the city.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 16:49:45 GMT
Don't worry, they are on the way, sooner or later. Today you all missed perhaps 20 more cafés because I discovered that my camera battery was totally uncharged when I pulled it out of my pocket. This indicates that it was "on" all night in that same pocket.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 19:32:49 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 22, 2014 20:05:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 20:08:23 GMT
That is the 3rd appearance of the Sévigné for some odd reason. As one of the most minor cafés in Paris, that is rather extraordinary.
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Post by htmb on Aug 22, 2014 20:21:01 GMT
Well, my excuse is that I stayed about 70 steps away from that café. It is also one of the first cafés I visited on my 2009 trip, when we stopped there on the way to the Musée Picasso. I've also seen photos of it in reports Jazz has made here on AnyPort. The day I took my photo I had just been to the little park down the street (not the one directly across the street), where I sat, read, and did some work using my iPad and the wonderful wifi the city of Paris provides in the park. I also sat in that café most of an afternoon drinking wine and talking with an interesting person from New Orleans on this last trip. Afterwards, I was glad I only had 70 steps to traverse to get back "home."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 20:21:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 21:25:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 6:02:12 GMT
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Post by bjd on Aug 23, 2014 7:10:38 GMT
"Purse snatchers" is the first thought that came to mind when I saw htmb's second picture. The blond woman sitting at the edge of the café with her purse standing on the chair facing outside while she writes postcards or whatever is not very street smart.
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Post by tod2 on Aug 23, 2014 10:32:24 GMT
bjd - quite right too. Also look at Patricklondon's reply #41 - I have a long strap on my purse and make sure it is looped around a leg or my waist while at a cafe, airport lounge, or train station.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 10:47:24 GMT
What is perhaps the most expensive café in Paris has snatch protection.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 10:58:30 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 23, 2014 11:22:05 GMT
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