tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post3593091208593339647..comments2024-03-27T07:54:13.206-04:00Comments on An Accidental Blog: Dreaming of France -- CafesPaulita http://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-25646832259686702192016-10-25T07:51:58.843-04:002016-10-25T07:51:58.843-04:00We have never been to Paris but one day maybe...I ...We have never been to Paris but one day maybe...I love the coffee they make in the cafes and over the years I have mastered it a la maison due to asking each place how they make it..strangely a few of them have used Italien our life in francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199969087758740830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-13896862189599393722016-10-24T20:59:40.979-04:002016-10-24T20:59:40.979-04:00Thanks to everyone for playing along with Dreaming...Thanks to everyone for playing along with Dreaming of France and for commenting. <br />Ipsofactodotme, We have stayed at a simple hotel in the 5th arrondisement, close to the Latin Quarter and within walking distance of the Luxembourg Gardens. It's also near bus and metro lines. Here's the website: http://www.hotelsunny.com/en/<br />Francetaste, Yes, in Paris they now call it cafe creme too instead of cafe au lait (excuse my lack of accent marks). But the little cup of espresso is called expresso. I'm sure there's an adorable reason behind that name. <br />Jeannie, So glad you stopped by so that I could make you long for French cafes.<br />Philippe, Yes, you're right, the days are definitely counting down. Thanks for helping me practice my French, and you're English is excellent. Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-46377989401575745542016-10-24T16:33:52.829-04:002016-10-24T16:33:52.829-04:00Noël est dans 2 mois, puis la nouvelle année 2017 ...Noël est dans 2 mois, puis la nouvelle année 2017 qui verra votre rêve de France se préciser. Petit à petit le décompte des jours avant votre départ va s' accélérer ! Bientôt, au petit déjeuner, vous pourrez prendre une tasse de café et des croissants chauds à une terrasse de café. A Paris ou à Carcassonne ( Languedoc-Roussillon )! C' est le scenario idéal que je vous souhaite Paulita. Votre passion française est si grande que rien ne pourra vous empêcher de le vivre semble t' il.// Christmas is 2 months away then year 2017 which will see your dream of France becoming clearer.Little by little the countdown is going to get speed before your departure! Soon at breakfast you can drink a coffee with warm croissants in a café terrace. A Paris...ou à Carcassonne ( in Languedoc-Roussillon )!That's the ideal scenario I wish you Paulita.Your love affair with France is so big as nothing can prevent you from living it.Philippe F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06443886781443512013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-76325308763480696942016-10-24T15:27:47.862-04:002016-10-24T15:27:47.862-04:00I loved the French cafes. And this post reminds me...I loved the French cafes. And this post reminds me of how very much I loved each and every one!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-22710261328447941292016-10-24T12:20:00.106-04:002016-10-24T12:20:00.106-04:00There are a few lovely French cafes in my Los Ange...There are a few lovely French cafes in my Los Angeles neighborhood but at the end of the day, there's nothing like being there. One of these days!Sim Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069681571808073102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-60913037284533973512016-10-24T09:58:41.400-04:002016-10-24T09:58:41.400-04:00Now you have my longing for a French cafe. Now you have my longing for a French cafe. Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-58191218634089626482016-10-24T07:45:01.201-04:002016-10-24T07:45:01.201-04:00Thanks so much for hotel suggestion!
In Ivan Jabl...Thanks so much for hotel suggestion!<br /><br />In Ivan Jablonka's Au commencement du septième jour....<br />I found this: '...un café serré' <br />I think it means a strong cup up coffee.<br />Am I correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-40769209764788177002016-10-24T07:15:33.251-04:002016-10-24T07:15:33.251-04:00For some reason, in the south they call it a café ...For some reason, in the south they call it a café crème instead of café au lait (and a pain au chocolat is a chocolatine). And you can just say "un crème," which sounds wrong because "crème" is feminine, but you are talking about café (masculine) rather than the adjective (crème). One of those quirks.<br />Also, a noisette (also un, even though noisette is feminine) refers to a coffee with a dollop of milk (the noisette). If you think you are ordering a hazelnut coffee, you will be disappointed.<br />For Paris hotels, I recommend l'Hôtel des Grandes Écoles in the 5th. Charming, clean and quiet. One of the few places in Paris you wake up to birds singing and not garbage trucks banging.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-11857780786100424672016-10-24T07:15:15.392-04:002016-10-24T07:15:15.392-04:00Hopefully you'll come and see all of us here i...Hopefully you'll come and see all of us here in France soon, Paulita xSuzie Tulletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159636843517813033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-46664274785806005772016-10-24T07:14:55.159-04:002016-10-24T07:14:55.159-04:00Hopefully you'll come and see all of us here i...Hopefully you'll come and see all of us here in France soon, Paulita xSuzie Tulletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159636843517813033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-88028275439317525272016-10-24T06:37:21.443-04:002016-10-24T06:37:21.443-04:00If I may ask...could you recommend a hotel in Pari...If I may ask...could you recommend a hotel in Paris <br />that you stayed at? I would love to visit Paris again soon<br />and can use some help with my plans!<br />Perhaps there are others who read this blog who have a<br />hotel suggestion for me?<br />Merci, trés sympa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-59456438660034279332016-10-24T06:25:14.540-04:002016-10-24T06:25:14.540-04:00I'm always dreaming about France!
Books take ...I'm always dreaming about France! <br />Books take me there every day!<br />Hope you enjoy my quick-scan of <br />new books Rentrée littéraire 2016!<br />I hope a few of books read....win some prizes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com