Monday 5 November 2012

At Café de Flore, Paris

A rainy day at Café de Flore, Paris · Lisa Stefan


Today I decided to take you to Paris, yet again, to a rainy afternoon in the 6th district. A wonderful Paris cliché is going to Café de Flore on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue Saint-Benoît. It seems as if for decades nothing has changed in there; as if you could expect to see Sartre and Beauvoir sitting there with their friends talking about philosophy. Or over at Les Deux Magots, only a few steps away.
Café de Flore, on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue Saint-Benoît, Paris · Lisa Stefan


Café de Flore was a haven in the pouring rain. We sat outside under the awning, completely sheltered, enjoying coffee and the tarte maison, which on that day was a lemon tart. The café was crowded and the streets were filled with people in a hurry carrying umbrellas. I think Café de Flore is one of those places that have become a second home to some Parisians. There were people sitting inside that looked so comfortable. It felt as if they had moved in. They were sitting alone at a table with all their stuff, quite oblivious to what was going on around them. I thought to myself, if I came back the next day would they still be sitting there?

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