Improbable Walks

Coffee and Revolution in the Cour du Commerce-de-Saint-André

April 30, 2022 Lisa Pasold Season 3 Episode 3
Improbable Walks
Coffee and Revolution in the Cour du Commerce-de-Saint-André
Show Notes

Wow, did April ever whoosh past in a blaze of work & sunshine here in Paris! Today, we're walking through a gorgeously historic "passage" near Métro Odéon on the Left Bank--we look at coffee in the 1600s, and brilliant Revolutionaries like the printer Marat and the orator Danton. Visit my website for some images, to give you a better feel for the history here under our feet. As always, Improbable Walks is grateful to the technical expertise of Bremner Fletcher and to David Symons, the New Orleans accordion player who performs the Improbable Walks theme music.