May Christmas bring ceramic cups for us in the cafés and take away all the plastic. That'd be a nice Christmas gift for us coffee lovers.😘

I hope you've all started the week off on the right foot ☕️ Mine started terrifically because I had time to go for coffee with my sister. This never happens on a Monday, so that's a plus. Besides, I've been able to meet you here today at #tcsp #92 😎

I usually drink my coffee at home, but you might see me going out for coffee with a friend once or twice a month. It's different when Christmas is coming; during the holiday season, coffees attracts me like a magnet...

I might stop in a nice cafe and have an espresso even if I'm alone. And if I'm hungry, I'm likely to go for a latte and a croissant or some pastries and sin to my heart's content 😁 Will I regret it later? But of course! 😏 Today we stopped at La Caribeña in Puerto La Cruz because my sister missed their coffee; I understood her urge when I tried it. Oh, it was good! The croissant, not so much. I ate it all, I did, but only because I was starving. It was almost 12 noon and I had eaten really little and early for breakfast.

The croissant was a bit chewy, not very fresh, and a bit greasy. And yes, I ate it. What can I say, I even dunked it in the delicious latte 🙈

Well, I actually ate half a croissant because we ordered one for the two of us.

They had small, medium, and big 👇

We ordered big.

I'm all for coffee when Christmas is coming. At home, I get creative with spices. One day I might add cinnamon or cardamom to my black coffee, even a little cane honey or chocolate. But since spiced coffees aren't something you're going to find in coffee shops around, I indulge my festive side with a latte or a mocaccino. It was a latte this time, and what a delicious latte: intense aroma of coffee, super creamy, fresh and light.

The discordant note was the coating inside these paper cups (polyethylene plastic), of which more and more worrying details are being discovered regarding their impact on the health of us consumers in the case of hot beverages, especially, and the polluting environmental impact when they're later recycled. The truth is that, lately, it's been difficult for me to enjoy food and beverages due to so many alarming discoveries that tell us that big industry doesn't give a f*$@ about our quality of life and longevity. Too bad.

I'd love to come back for more coffee, but I hope they have ceramic cups available when I do.

Another precaution I will take besides asking for my coffee to be served in a ceramic cup is to ask if the pastries are fresh before ordering; as you can see, there's a pretty decent variety and several of their products may catch your eye.

I believe that the festive spirit of Christmas, as well as that of other seasons associated with celebration and time off to share with our loved ones, makes us go for what we love. And I happen to love coffee--and the good company that usually comes with it 💯

All text and images are my own. I have taken the pictures with my Redmi 9T cell phone. And if any GIFs here, I've used GIPHY for all them.