'Pause café' could be translated as coffee break, but that would be only a pale interpretation of this French tradition. It's better translated as café break - taking some time out of a busy day in that staple of French society - the Café: part coffee-shop, part bar, part restaurant, part meeting-place and 100% second home.
You may indeed order a coffee, or any other drink that takes your fancy - for this couple, the choice is a beer and a hot chocolate. Whatever your choice of refreshment, you'll probably want to eat some kind of cake or pastry with it, which you'll typically buy from the local Patisserie and take into the café to eat - it's perfectly acceptable to do this.
Once there, you may read the paper (provided), write a letter, hold a business meeting, catch up on your mails or, more likely, catch up on the latest hot gossip. The 'pause café' is practised by all age groups - these two teenage girls are already past-masters at the art.
Image captured this afternoon whilst Mrs S and I were enjoying our own 'pause café' with a vin chaud (spiced mulled red wine).
That sounds like Heaven Richard. I can't imagine taking a cake I didn't buy there into any cafe here. The idea sounds great, like there's no pressure to get through and free up the table. The idea spiced mulled red wine sounds blissful
@joansmor Surprising really given that I was sitting about 4 feet from the nearest girl, holding a socking great Nikon D600 in front of my face - and I must have taken a dozen photos.
love the image and the story - what a wonderful lifestyle
Mulled Wine - hmmmm - a friend of my fathers made a huge pot of mulled wine at my 21st birthday - it was divine and everyone enjoyed it - some of us a little too much hahahahaha
can't help but fav it Richard
Mulled Wine - hmmmm - a friend of my fathers made a huge pot of mulled wine at my 21st birthday - it was divine and everyone enjoyed it - some of us a little too much hahahahaha