Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Un café s'il vous plaît !


The weather is nicer and nicer in Paris and yesterday I had the pleasure of taking my first café outside on a terrace in a long time (I know it's hard to see I was on a terrace, but I can assure you I was ;-) This is a typical bistrot cup (the color is called "vert empire"); it is normally manufactured in France, in the Limoges area - a city where most French china was (and still is) made. They are quite expensive (15 € each!), but very sturdy.  

15 comments:

  1. These cups are what I call truly great French souvenirs... even if a little bit expensive!

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  2. Open every day! I envy a cup of cafe on a terrace. It's getting cold again here. I'll be drinking my coffee indoors, merci beaucoups.

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  3. Looking at your cosy photo, Eric, I'm very glad my morning coffee is only a bowl of brekkie cereal away! {Limoges cups & saucers are upwards of $100 AUD here, so I'll be bringing bubble wrap when I finally make it there.}

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  4. I checked the Weather Channel for tomorrow's weather: "Snow flurries in the early morning will give way to partly cloudy skies during the day. Very cold. Dangerous wind chills approaching -30F. High around 5F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph."

    Coffee will taste good!

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  5. Yes - we are suffering here in Minnesota with terrible weather- we have a couple months to go I'm afraid. Chocolat Chaud S'il vous plait! Interesting trivia about the china.

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  6. I love this colour Eric ....I remember having une cafe-crème
    served in one of these lovely cups on my last visit to Paris.... some of the cups were deep tangerine and others this deep rich green. Very classy!

    "All Things French"

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  7. Great image!
    Really beautiful cup and saucer. It's what I love about the French, they are proud of their heritage and keep supporting their own manufacturers.

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  8. It will be a while also for Clevelanders to be sipping coffee on terraces, but thinking of your doing so makes me smile! : )

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  9. I love the colors you've put together in this shot, Eric. Hope the cafés buy in bulk and get a better price. :~}

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  10. Mmmm...just what I feel like with breakfast this morning a coffee made in Paris. Love the colour and the shape of the cups. Great shot.

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  11. Thank you for another wonderful shot.

    But any chance you could add the circumflex to "plait"? I recommend the site to my French pupils!

    Un grand merci!

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  12. @FilMasons NSW "These cups are what I call truly great French souvenirs... even if a little bit expensive!" They ARE expensive, aren't they?!

    @Shell Sherree "! {Limoges cups & saucers are upwards of $100 AUD here, so I'll be bringing bubble wrap when I finally make it there.}" Gosh! You'd better come with an empty suitcase, it will pay for your whole trip!

    @Jeff (and MplsLoveParis) " Very cold. Dangerous wind chills approaching -30F." Brrrrrrrrrrrr. I can feel the cold from here! Sorry...

    @Dianne "some of the cups were deep tangerine and others this deep rich green." Yes! Actually I think originally they were only green and now they are so popular that they make them in many shades.

    @Merisi ", they are proud of their heritage and keep supporting their own manufacturers." Er... You should see the amount of goods that we import from China (and not only china!)...

    @LGreenWriter "... but thinking of your doing so makes me smile! : )" Awwwwwww that's sweet!

    @Alexa " Hope the cafés buy in bulk and get a better price. :~}" I'm sure they do. But still, they must be expensive.

    @vf "But any chance you could add the circumflex to "plait"? I recommend the site to my French pupils!" Done! Shame on me... And you're right, at school this was counted like a mistake...


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  13. Its a sign of spring and the beautiful weather to follow. Looking forward to travelling to paris in March, your images make it look so great

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  14. They do buy in bulk, but you would be surprised at how much they still cost. Not much of a discount at all - but as commercial grade, they are more sturdy than for home use.

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