Scenes at Cafe' de Flore, Saint - Germain Des Pre's

Lunch at Cafe' de Flore on Saint-Germain Des Pre's, Paris

Cafe de Flore is a historical landmark in Paris. See http://www.cafe-de-flore.com/htma/histo.htm for more details. I had the pleasure of lunching there before I left for New York. I had a great lunch and wonderful time observing....

The Scenes at Cafe de Flore

• Man wearing a pearl necklace


• Barking dog under the table


• Two waiters running up and down narrow, winding staircase


• Artist sketching scenes of restaurant in pen in her notebook


• Under the table exchanges of caresses


• Jamaican reading D.H. Lawrence's "Women in Love"


• Woman in a pearl necklace


• Aristocracy


• Ladies who lunch


• Man on cell phone for long time finally being reprimanded by wife to get off. He wraps up and does hand holding with wife for a while


• Blackberry searches to ensure "crevette" salad was something I could eat


• Patiently waiting for bill - trying not to think of sprint to airport


• Waiter throwing salt on ground - this is after he spilled liquid on floor and wiped up with napkin


• Ladies with ostentatious jewellery


• Dejected barking dog lying under seat with head on paws. After each bark his collar is tugged and he is pulled closer to owner's feet and under the seat


• Lady in ostentatious jewels gazing hard at me - did she know I would write about her on blog? The jewels look good - even though a bit over the top. Good, she stopped looking


• Man with pearl necklace moving even closer to dining partner


• Crowded rooms upstairs and downstairs, bustling waiters, yet leisurely dining atmosphere

Monique, thanks for the recommendation! I had a great time :)