To you, this may look just like a regular cup of coffee ...

but it has been the key to my staying awake during lectures the past few days. Rather than spend 40 centimes (52 cents) on weak vending machine coffee made from instant coffee and served in tiny plastic cups, I've made the walk over to the café inside my school to get a cup of decent coffee.

The first time I ordered coffee here, I ended up with a tiny cup of espresso. After that I made sure to get the full cup version of it -- café long -- each time. Part of the fun of drinking coffee is inhaling the aromas while you're drinking it, and a tiny espresso cup ends all too quickly.

Mind you, the café long is not weak at all. The flavor of coffee is still quite strong, though not anywhere near the bitterness of an espresso. It's a nice pleasant caffeine fix at 0,71 EUR (90 cents).

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LINK

For an overview of some of the hot beverages in cafés check out this link:
http://www.paris-anglo.com/dedent/dedent.php?request=guide/eat/cafes/27.php