Well the flip side is that you were then able to see all the lovely chairs, because there weren't any other diners sitting on them either...so therefore we get to see the fabulous chairs too!
Oh but how cozy and warm does it look inside! Gorgeous rich colours in this image Virginia. Do they still allow smoking in cafes in Paris these days, must admit that was the only thing that was uncomfortable!
Just read a New York Observer article about NYC cracking down on sidewalk cafes--just in time for summer. Regulations about proving the cafes are on private property, etc., etc., etc. Can you imagine Paris without its sidewalk cafes? Such civilized sociability it is. Makes one wonder which way our country is headed, in many ways. Seems like the rules and regs are taking over our life--to our detriment.
Oh, isn't it frustrating to have the rain when you want to be outdoors? That happened to us almost every day in Paris -- I'd want to be in those chairs, too!
This is oh so very Paris!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteJe suis d'accord. Photo très parisienne. Que de rouge, que de rouge! Bon weekend, V. -- Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteI always find those tables just a bit small.
ReplyDeleteThe red chairs are screaming for someone to come and sit, dine and chat.
ReplyDeleteWell the flip side is that you were then able to see all the lovely chairs, because there weren't any other diners sitting on them either...so therefore we get to see the fabulous chairs too!
ReplyDeleteQuintessential Paris. Every photo of yours I see, I think, now that could be a book cover.
ReplyDeleteVirg...where was that café, I can't place it?
ReplyDeleteDes chaises qui ne s'accordent à tous les habits.
ReplyDeleteI guess I can't feel too sorry for you since I'm stuck in gray, rainy Minnesota weather. . .without the rouge chairs!
ReplyDeleteOh but how cozy and warm does it look inside! Gorgeous rich colours in this image Virginia. Do they still allow smoking in cafes in Paris these days, must admit that was the only thing that was uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteLooks so Parisien & colorful - where is it, please?
ReplyDeleteYou can always count on the rain in Paris.
ReplyDeleteFor those wondering where, it's just past Metro Censier Daubenton on your way to Jardin des Plantes. Hope that helps.
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Another wonderful rouge photo, V.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou should have asked them to open the red umbrella and sat under that! Oh well, you were in Paris, after all—and you got a great shot.
ReplyDeleteI always love your rouges.
ReplyDeleteAwww, I am so disappointed for you. When I caught a quick glimpse of the place, my first reaction was Yes! This is definitely a Virginia place!
ReplyDeleteLove your photos....Love Paris...I could sit and have a coffee any day of the week and watch the world go by...
ReplyDeleteJust read a New York Observer article about NYC cracking down on sidewalk cafes--just in time for summer. Regulations about proving the cafes are on private property, etc., etc., etc. Can you imagine Paris without its sidewalk cafes? Such civilized sociability it is. Makes one wonder which way our country is headed, in many ways. Seems like the rules and regs are taking over our life--to our detriment.
ReplyDeleteOh, isn't it frustrating to have the rain when you want to be outdoors? That happened to us almost every day in Paris -- I'd want to be in those chairs, too!
ReplyDeleteNothing says Paris like a line of outdoor cafe tables!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love those red chairs. What a shame to have to be inside, but then you get all those lovely empty red chairs.
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