52 cafes in 52 weeks - challenge
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Cathryn
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- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
A two cafe day today on our loop of Lake Annecy.
Cafe 42. Saravan Beach Cafe, Plage d’Angon. My favourite beach and my favourite beach bar. Strong coffee!
Cafe 43. Au Coup de Pompe, Doussard. Cycle-friendly café on the bike path. Looks beautiful. Wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped. Shame!
Cafe 42. Saravan Beach Cafe, Plage d’Angon. My favourite beach and my favourite beach bar. Strong coffee!
Cafe 43. Au Coup de Pompe, Doussard. Cycle-friendly café on the bike path. Looks beautiful. Wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped. Shame!
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
Cafe 44. Haven, Annecy
This has been on my list for a while, I’d been thoroughly Instagram influenced. It was beautiful. I think it was based on those cool Australian coffee shops - chilled, modern, effortlessly casually chic. Superb flat white and delicious brownie. Can’t fault it.
But…
I could have been anywhere in the world. London, Sydney, San Francisco. I definitely didn’t feel like I was in France. In Annecy. It was beige. So despite the (very good) coffee and cake, I came away a bit disappointed. I’m learning that a sense of place is really important in a good coffee shop/cafe.
This has been on my list for a while, I’d been thoroughly Instagram influenced. It was beautiful. I think it was based on those cool Australian coffee shops - chilled, modern, effortlessly casually chic. Superb flat white and delicious brownie. Can’t fault it.
But…
I could have been anywhere in the world. London, Sydney, San Francisco. I definitely didn’t feel like I was in France. In Annecy. It was beige. So despite the (very good) coffee and cake, I came away a bit disappointed. I’m learning that a sense of place is really important in a good coffee shop/cafe.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Café 43, week 31: Vendée-Vous Café, Vendée
A bit "cheaty" this one, as it's 150 metres from where we're staying on France.
But ... it's a café and I rode here on the Dawes Kingpin. So to me it counts.
Coffee, juice and a croissant (yesterday)/pain au chocolat (today) for 3.50
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A bit "cheaty" this one, as it's 150 metres from where we're staying on France.
But ... it's a café and I rode here on the Dawes Kingpin. So to me it counts.
Coffee, juice and a croissant (yesterday)/pain au chocolat (today) for 3.50
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Also, on this morning's coffee ride to Sion:
It's ridden by an elderly gentleman who comes to the café for a coffee and a croissant.
It's ridden by an elderly gentleman who comes to the café for a coffee and a croissant.
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
Is it pedal-operated?
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Yes, it's an adult pedal-car
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
Absolutely! That's why I particularly liked the two airfields and the church I mentioned above.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
In a similar vein, there was this in the Yarpole church, community shop and cafe I mentioned above. It said it had been built for a soap box car race somewhere (Lincoln maybe? I can't remember).
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
I'd stopped getting the notifications for this thread and almost forgot about it 
. I'm still not back on the bike 
. Anyway, today we walked to a local cafe that is worth posting.
Cafe 27 The Angel on the Green, Bishopthorpe Road in York. It used to be a bike shop but they moved to bigger premises. They've retained a workshop at the rear though so you could have a coffee while your bike is repaired.
The cake selection is small but always excellent and they do coffee and cake for £5. We also had pizza which I found underwhelming. The food choice today was limited so perhaps the usual chef was on holiday.
. I'm still not back on the bike . Anyway, today we walked to a local cafe that is worth posting.Cafe 27 The Angel on the Green, Bishopthorpe Road in York. It used to be a bike shop but they moved to bigger premises. They've retained a workshop at the rear though so you could have a coffee while your bike is repaired.
The cake selection is small but always excellent and they do coffee and cake for £5. We also had pizza which I found underwhelming. The food choice today was limited so perhaps the usual chef was on holiday.
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
@HelenD123 i can’t believe you’re still not back on the bike! I’m so sorry!!
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
Cafe 45. Les Rochers Blancs, Le Semnoz, Annecy
Was not planning to include my orangina stop on this cafe challenge. We’d got the bus up the mountain and just did some strolling and went on the summer toboggan so it didn’t feel fitting. However my husband said that our drinks were so expensive that I absolutely had to include it, so here we are. Beautiful views, expensive soft drinks.
Was not planning to include my orangina stop on this cafe challenge. We’d got the bus up the mountain and just did some strolling and went on the summer toboggan so it didn’t feel fitting. However my husband said that our drinks were so expensive that I absolutely had to include it, so here we are. Beautiful views, expensive soft drinks.
I'm not even back at work
. My elbow wasn't happy with being immobile for three weeks and has been refusing to move. We've had a bit of a breakthrough this week so hopefully there'll be some progress now. I fear it will be months before I'm back on the bike. Do grateful I got my Spanish tour in before it happened. At least I can now sit comfortably in a cafe for as long as I want 
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Café 44, week 32: La Café de la Gare, Fromentine.
Struggling to find anything open and without a massive queue on the Ile de Noirmoutier I rode back over and stopped in Fromentine.
Banana cake and a coffee for 8 Euros.
Struggling to find anything open and without a massive queue on the Ile de Noirmoutier I rode back over and stopped in Fromentine.
Banana cake and a coffee for 8 Euros.
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