Sunday 25 September 2011

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Dreaming of Florence


Caffè Cibrèo
Piazza Sant'Ambrogio

Cappuccino and
Schiacciata con l'Uva

Tuscan focaccia with grapes *)

Gilli
Dal 1733
il salotto buono di Firenze
Florence' parlour since 1733 **)

Gilli Pasticceria
Via Roma

Cappuccino e caffè latte
Caffè La Loggia degli Albizi.
Pasticceria e Bar

In between Coffees
Shooting the breeze

Espresso doppio
e Cappuccino da Cibrèo

All gone!

Photographed
October 2008
in Florence
Repost


*) These grapes look and taste
like the American "Concord" grapes.
Italians call them uva fragola - strawberry grapes -
for their pronounced wild strawberry aroma.
In the Swiss Ticino region,
this same grape is sometimes called "uva Americana".

**) Clicking on the picture
will take you to Gilli's beautiful website!

9 comments:

  1. Sweet memories ! Hmmm, and what about La Cantinetta dei Verrazzano ? ...and Cantinetta Antinori ? not for coffee ! :-)

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  2. I guess you dream of coffee the way I dream of gelato..
    But gelato is thousands of miles away whereas coffee is just around the corner for you...

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  3. Lana made me a nice coffee with baileys in it this morning. Was tres good.

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  4. The cafe looks incredible. What I wouldn't give to sample some of the dessert. You're very lucky to have visited. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. I can smell the aroma from here.

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  6. Cups filled with hot warmth and flavor, and empty cups, sure to have satisfied the partakers...I want to hear the voices of the people, you make all so real;)

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  7. Sam,
    yes, indeed, that would be great! :-)

    Viviane,
    I shall be there in about 4 weeks! ;-)

    Paris Breakfasts,
    I feel so lucky that we have not only good coffee, but real Italian gelato ice cream - made by Italian families -- here in Vienna!

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  8. Charles Gramlich,
    that Bailey would put me immediately back to bed! ;-)

    El,
    yes, very lucky! :-)

    Martin,
    I close my eyes and join you where the aromas mingle!

    Mary,
    earthly delights for all the senses!

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