Dreaming of Cannes

"The Cannes Film Festival is the sort of place that if you like wearing gold lamé shorts you’re going to have a great time."
Russell Crowe to Matt Lauer

Café Culture

The French generally excel at carving out time each day for pleasure. Americans do weekend recuperation well, but rarely relish weekday relaxation (say that three times fast).

One of the places where I see this evidenced most in France is in the ubiquitous café. This time of year, on most any street in Paris, at most any time of day, locals linger even longer at their outdoor café tables.