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The Boys indulging in coffee and apple pie, tea and caramel shortbread. My coffee and the nicest chocolate muffin I've ever had. |
Sitting outside with the boys brought back memories of being abroad. Living in France, Germany and Spain, sitting outside cafes with a soft drink or a coffee was a frequent occurrence but was something I had rarely done here. The cost of cafe culture in the UK can be almost double that in Germany or Spain and as 18 years old freshers we were more interested in partying hard than chilling out. But along with improvements to university buildings since we've returned from our time abroad, have come improvements to the campus cafe and an additional coffee bar for students. This means coffee is not only readily available, but reasonably priced and convenient. Cue a rising trend in cafe culture for us, and even further enjoyment in finding independent cafes like the one we went to yesterday that offered a good value and and a change to the routine.
I'm interested to know, what are your thoughts on cafe culture? Love it? Hate it? Do you consider the larger chain coffee shops to be a great social meeting point or an overpriced fad?
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I love cafes...big chain or local independent, I don't care!
I love cafes but I always find that the local independant cafes are always so much more friendly and better quality. I also find the chains are more pricey. Loving the blog, maybe check out mine? Aly xx
Awh it looks like you had a lovely time sweet, caramel shortbreak omnom! I absolutely love spending a few hours at a coffee house or little cafe, I often did it in London when on internships, and in Paris with my Mum (: There's something so sweet and serene about sitting in an independent cafe! Having said that, I'm a huge Starbucks addict haha ;) xx
Oh that looks gooooood! I do prefer little cafes on the whole, but I tend to end up having lunch rather than just a quick coffee most of the time and so it's often a lot easier to go to the chains because they label their food and I know it won't trigger any food allergies.
I've loved the recent hot weather, however, for the past two days it's been raining which isn't so nice!
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