Reuben’s. Photos: Melkbos.net

Snapshots from Paternoster: The houses are painted white with blue trim. The restaurants, of whom some are famous and rightly so, and some are not celebrated and rightly so, do brisk business. The days are long and mellow. The sun beats down and bakes away the memories of long workdays.

A respite is enjoyed in the Paternoster Hotel’s Panty Bar, and in the form of the West Coast’s own beer. Memories are made during a celebratory meal at Reuben’s, and commemorated in photos of the meal, the restaurant cat, and a painting on a wall. Celebrate life, Paternoster style.