Spotting Tourists In Italian Coffee Shops
When I’m traveling, I do try not to wave my camera and map around, or fumble too much with the change or the language. Here’s a lovely local color piece from Gimme Some Art on visiting Italian coffeeshops, and spotting the visitors.
Just as many Americans eagerly anticipate that first aromatic sip of modified or straight espresso, (not “x-presso”!), in some recognizable form, the Italians elevate the whole pleasurable experience to the next plane, right before your eyes.
As we stood in line to order four cappuccinos and two twisty-thing pastries, my wife said:
“I’ll get us a table,” which there were plenty of. Seeing the bakery nearly packed with standing or leaning customers, I figured they weren’t sitting at tables because the vaporetto (Venice’s water commuter busses) , would soon be arriving and these well-heeled business folks wanted to be “out th’ door” the nanosecond it arrived…just like back home.
“No!” my friend said.
Find out why by reading the rest at Gimme’ some ART!…: How to spot a tourist in a cappuccino bakery.
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