Tuesday, July 19, 2011

A Taipei cafe


Several years ago, I went down Wenzhou Street at Taipei to have a sip of coffee at Norweigian Wood Cafe. It was an unforgetable afternoon, sitting at a corner of the cafe flipping through a local magazine, surrounded by locals drinking coffee. Some were engrossed with a book in their hand, while others were chatting with friends in between sips. There were also those who were simply drinking coffee and smoking at the time. It was a very different culture.

Norweigian Wood has closed down some years ago. The only reason that I suddenly thought of the cafe experience at Taipei was because I came across this blog, set up by the owner of Nido. Running through the lovely pics really make a cafe lover drool. It features not only cafes in Taiwan but also Hong Kong and Japan.


image by Nido

image by Nido

Am feeling the urge to fly down to Taipei, even if it is just to stay all day long in cafes.

2 comments:

  1. Norweigian Wood moved to somewhere near taiwan uni. i visited it two years ago. the atmosphere was good, had a cup of hot tea by myself. but i must say the mood in wenzhou street is still the best.

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  2. Hey thanks for the correction. must go there in my next Taipei trip. :)

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