Comments on: The Cafe From Hell http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Wed, 12 Oct 2024 21:38:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tracey http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-63849 Tracey Sat, 17 Sep 2024 22:23:59 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-63849 a sculptural paraphrasing (albeit a good one, and brilliantly employed!) of the original in Rome, which dates back to the 16th century: http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/lazio/rome/sights/palazzo_zuccari.html Also reminds me of the Giardino dei Mostri in Bomarzo, outside of Florence--a whole garden's worth of monsters, obstacles/games through which you pass on to . . . heaven? And also reminds me of the name of a bar in Mexico City which a friend who'd lived there in the 70s had told me about: "The Liver Doesn't Exist". I've always loved the spirit that came up with that one. Cheers, ya'll! See you in hell! a sculptural paraphrasing (albeit a good one, and brilliantly employed!) of the original in Rome, which dates back to the 16th century:

http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/lazio/rome/sights/palazzo_zuccari.html

Also reminds me of the Giardino dei Mostri in Bomarzo, outside of Florence–a whole garden’s worth of monsters, obstacles/games through which you pass on to . . . heaven?

And also reminds me of the name of a bar in Mexico City which a friend who’d lived there in the 70s had told me about: “The Liver Doesn’t Exist”. I’ve always loved the spirit that came up with that one.

Cheers, ya’ll! See you in hell!

]]> By: Win http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-56903 Win Mon, 01 Aug 2024 17:14:06 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-56903 So so full of awesome. Can't imagine why they put it in the red light district ;) So so full of awesome. Can’t imagine why they put it in the red light district ;)

]]> By: Jerry Cargil http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-54782 Jerry Cargil Thu, 14 Jul 2024 13:55:40 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-54782 I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago and tracked down this cafe. The name still exists at the same address, but the edifice and interior are gone. It looks now just like any other cafe. I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago and tracked down this cafe. The name still exists at the same address, but the edifice and interior are gone. It looks now just like any other cafe.

]]> By: Y-fighter http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-49906 Y-fighter Mon, 27 Jun 2024 11:32:51 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-49906 Lovely! Reminds me of Le Macabre on Meard Street but much more ornate... Lovely! Reminds me of Le Macabre on Meard Street but much more ornate…

]]> By: Michel http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-48255 Michel Fri, 17 Jun 2024 15:28:06 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-48255 There was a less-elaborate copy of L'Enfer at the end of an alleyway in central Brussels. It had a 'no one under 18 admitted' policy which - as a 3-year-old - I felt was an infringement of my human rights. There was a less-elaborate copy of L’Enfer at the end of an alleyway in central Brussels. It had a ‘no one under 18 admitted’ policy which – as a 3-year-old – I felt was an infringement of my human rights.

]]> By: Wendy http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-cafe-from-hell/#comment-48226 Wendy Fri, 17 Jun 2024 06:05:49 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=17359#comment-48226 Love this place. Wish it was still around and in the U.S. Reminded me of how I still want to open a haunted house bar/restaurant. Love this place. Wish it was still around and in the U.S. Reminded me of how I still want to open a haunted house bar/restaurant.

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