Christmas Day in Barcelona is completed with a Starbucks!Upon moving to France, Mindy proclaimed that she wanted to immerse herself in the French lifestyle and savour the timeless traditions of eating meals in courses and dressing modestly but stylishly. Foods such as fresh baguettes, incredible cheeses, and delicious wines were supposed to become basic staples, and for the most part they have. However no matter what we do, Mindy cannot simply shake her need for her Starbucks!
Upon reviewing some of the pictures that I have taken in the past months (I am my mother's son in this regard), I couldn't help but notice that I had quite a few of Mindy, sitting in a Starbucks, sipping contentedly on a Mocha Blanc or Caffe Latte avec Caramel. This is of course, not a French tradition as the French prefer to take their coffee in small but powerful doses and really cannot understand the North American need for a tall, or should I say venti, cup of steaming beverage. A cold day to a Parisian is also anything under plus 3 degrees Celsius which might explain part of the riddle.
In any event, Mindy continues to support her favorite coffee shop's expansion to Europe and has even started to drag me along with her for that Starbucks fix when her friend Elodie is not available. We'll work on curbing her addiction with the hopes of it being remedied before our return to Canada. Until then...un grande mocha blanc s'il vous plait!
A piece of chocolate cake with a mocha hits the spot at the Starbucks near Opera in Paris.
A Sunday afternoon caffe in the Latin Quarter near Place St.Michel completes the weekend.
And yes, even I join in the act every once in awhile.
1 comment:
You should send this to Starbucks - I'm sure a few top level execs would love this one.
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