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Article: Table for One in Paris.
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- Curve
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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PARISIANS WILL TELL YOU THAT CAFE culture is dying -- by virtue of the fact that more people these days prefer to stay at home with their television sets to keep them company than venture our and socialize.
But to the American tourist alone in the city, the cafe is a lifesaver. Not only does it offer the solo woman traveler an inexpensive and relatively safe place to linger of an evening, but, with their signature rattan chairs crowded closely together, cafes also allow for the vicarious enjoyment of other people's conversation.
On a lemonade break during a walking tour of the Left Bank, my guide Marc Soleranski, a serious but knowledgeable graduate ...