les deux magots

slightly sleep deprived. french lesson this morning and then went to lunch with julia’s girl gang and their moms. we went to cafe “les deux magots”, in st. germain de pres area of town. the cafe “les deux magots” and cafe “flore”, next door are famous for being where artists like picasso and writers like sartre and simone de beauvoir hung out. they are also very touristy and expensive. normal coffee in paris is expensive to begin with – starting around 3 euros for a cafe creme. a cafe creme in cafe “les deux magots” was 12 euros. but the food is reasonably priced. a quiche and salad was 14 euros. the french mom said the food is better at les deux magots. anyway, i guess they adjust the price to make up for the tourists who just order coffee and hang out for hours. the french mom said you have to come and feel the spirits of the dead existentialists. i could only feel the spirits of the thousands of tourists. in fact, i was not feeling quite right at all – hope i’m not getting sick – we’re about to go away on a big travel holiday.

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