In Paris, everything's a tight fit, whether it's parking spaces, flats, hotel rooms, the famous toilettes, and especially the cafés and restaurants. Dining or even having a verre de vin can be an intimate experience with those seated beside you. Elbow to elbow is the norm, not the exception! Today's photo is a good example of how they manage to squeeze in a table pour trois into the smallest of spaces. Tucked inside this doorway in the Marais, a perfect spot to enjoy some people watching while you dine.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tight Fit
In Paris, everything's a tight fit, whether it's parking spaces, flats, hotel rooms, the famous toilettes, and especially the cafés and restaurants. Dining or even having a verre de vin can be an intimate experience with those seated beside you. Elbow to elbow is the norm, not the exception! Today's photo is a good example of how they manage to squeeze in a table pour trois into the smallest of spaces. Tucked inside this doorway in the Marais, a perfect spot to enjoy some people watching while you dine.
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I'm relieved ~ at first, I thought this was the only doorway and people had to squeeze past to enter the establishment. A photo full of character, Virginia.
Thin people only ... so do not have the second helping!
There was a small restaurant on Columbus Avenue that did the very same thing and their doorway was red too .. I am so sad its gone now ...
How perfect .. my word verification is: forke!
How I wish I was sitting there now,wonderful photo....Barb
Perhaps this is why French women aren't fat!
V
FANTASTIC photos! Thank you so much!
Great photo. This could have been part of your Paris Rouge series. Dining in France is definitely a more enjoyable experience if one tends to be on the "thin" side. Your photo says it all.
When Daryl mentioned Columbus Ave, I thought she might be from Boston, but I see she's from NY. As a side note, there is a great little French bistro on Columbus Ave in Boston.
If French women aren't fat, why is there an obesity problem in France?
Obesity problem á Paris??? Non! Are you kidding me? Maybe they're counting the tourists from the US in those numbers .
V
Lovely photo but I have to admit I would need a little time to adjust to all that closeness. On the other hand, makes for easier in your face street photography.
Delightful photo! I agree that this would be the perfect table for people watching in the Marais. I'm having a quiche and red wine for dinner and I'm imagining that I'm sitting here instead of at my kitchen table.
Michael,
Oh yes, just sit right there and snap away. Don't think I haven't done it plenty of times! It would be easy to eavesdrop on nearby conversations if they would speak above a whisper and in anglais s'il vous plait!!
Katie,
Delicieux??
That is so true, everything in Paris is a squeeze when it comes to restaurants and cafes, xv.
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