These shops and cafés are far more interesting than the chain stores of the main shopping streets




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Anonymous said…
I can almost smell the coffee from here. That's it, I can stand no more, off to brew a pot. Mmmmm
9:09 am
Alan said…
Yes. The lady in the salon de thé came to ask me why I was photographing her café, and I told her that I find them very handsome - but that I understand that they are even more handsome inside and I would come in for a coffee another day.

I was itching to explore les mots bleus, and I had enough in my pocket for a coffee, but no time.

Isn't it always the way in life ? When one has the money one has no time. When one has the time one has no money. Perhaps another reason why they say "Time is money".
10:43 am
Alan said…
I've been thinking.

No, wait, listen first...

I read a piece once about a chap who believed that he should evangelise by hanging round in cafés. He was American, so he called it "hanging out".

What about a Bordeaux café ministry ? Instead of Bible studies and English classes and preaching and stuff, I could hang around cafés and drink coffee...

No ?
4:30 pm
Anonymous said…
Does Bordeaux have a plentiful supply of lamp-posts, especially on those colder days and nights?

(Alan, I've had to send it as from A.Nonimws as it is no longer displaying the key-in code. Ken)
11:20 pm
Alan said…
Funny you should say that. Gentlemen tend to use the corners of the cathedral, it seems.
11:29 pm
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