This cafe near St Germain des Pres bears the name of a famous coffee drinker, none other than Napoleon himself! A regular at Procope, when a cadet at the Military Academy, he is alleged to have often left his hat as security until he could return to pay for the coffee he had enjoyed.
"Strong coffee, much strong coffee, is what awakens me. Coffee gives me warmth, waking, an unusual force and a pain that is not without great pleasure."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Is that Kofi Annan sitting there?
ReplyDeleteI thought it was Coffee Anon.
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DeleteI didn't know about Napoleon's passion for coffee. Great choice !
ReplyDeleteI know the Bonaparte Café well! We stayed down the street in 2014 and we had coffee there several times. Thanks for the trip back!
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The coffee must be good OJ, that's a full house! Drinking coffee in a French cafe is one of life's joys!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scene, very interesting history! Imagine, if the hat would still be there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating, and such a wonderful image at that,
Merisi
How neat. Love the historic angle to your post.
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