An afternoon spent mostly looking at things (the usual, really, with scant time left for eating- which is quite the opposite of many people who spend their time looking for things to eat and drink) found us at a late hour of the afternoon inside Le Pure Cafe, which film folk may recognize as one of the places featured in Before Sunset (and, which, as fans, we went to snoop around in). There was no citron presse ordered (that was Julie Delpy's drink in the film), for it was the dead of winter and a cool and refreshing drink was far from my mind. And rather than just popping in for a chat and some coffee, it was a light cafe style lunch and a chat (or, really, preparation for the next things to look at).
By the way, we were seated at the same table that the characters in the film were, although the table was turned at a 90 degree angle- most likely because in the film they needed more space in which to maneuver the camera. Upon leaving, I expressed the fact to my partner in crime that it was great that they seated us at that table and said partner in crime expressed the fact that "how many people would go there? the waiter knew why we were there" given that the place is in a remote area (a bit off from the center, or at least "this aristocratic quarter" which Proust wrote of) and my French is quite laughable (though, perhaps understandable)
And there you have it.
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