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Sunday, June 19, 2005
Friends of Bewleys unite!
I lived in Dublin for a year and more than one person remarked what an odd place to live for someone who doesn't drink. I'm the only Australian I know of who spent a year in Ireland without the black goop passing my lips.
I did frequent the pubs in Dublin for the craic, but to write notes and read books and newspapers you can't beat going to a cafe. There is a good collection of independent cafes in Dublin and in my time there Starbucks had not landed in Ireland. One of Dublin's oldest established cafes is Bewleys. Their flagship store in Grafton street is a classic link to a bygone era with its stain glass windows and cafeteria style dining.
This store is now threatened with closure and in this Starbuckafied world the closure of Bewleys would be a great loss to Dublin.
I did frequent the pubs in Dublin for the craic, but to write notes and read books and newspapers you can't beat going to a cafe. There is a good collection of independent cafes in Dublin and in my time there Starbucks had not landed in Ireland. One of Dublin's oldest established cafes is Bewleys. Their flagship store in Grafton street is a classic link to a bygone era with its stain glass windows and cafeteria style dining.
This store is now threatened with closure and in this Starbuckafied world the closure of Bewleys would be a great loss to Dublin.
Labels: bewleys, cafe, dublin, ireland
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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