A Place I Spend a lot of Time

Being British, I am much more of a tea drinker than a coffee drinker, but having lived in Spain for eight years, I really learned to appreciate the café culture of the Mediterranean region, and so I learned to drink coffee, not so much because I liked the drink, but because I liked the culture that went with it. So, I like spending time in cafés and one that I really like to spend time in is a Uruguayan café near my house, called Café Palermo.

I have been going there now for about three years probably. I initially started going there because it was open on a Sunday and weekdays until eleven o'clock. That sentence may sound strange to people from another place or another time, but when I first came to Chile, one of the worst shocks for me was how difficult it was to find a café open on a Sunday. I was reminded of that Morrissey song "Every day is like Sunday" as I walked around on a Sunday afternoon unsuccessfully trying to find a place that was open.

Of course, it wasn't just the opening hours that I liked. The way the place was decorated also caught my eye. The decoration is very artistic (not that I know anything about art) and also very cosy inside, which makes you feel happy to sit there for hours. I remember that after I had been going in there for about a year, I noticed that they had put a bath tub in there with flowers growing in it and a glass top which turns it into a table - It's one of my favourite things in there.

I go there just to get out of the house sometimes. I read, do my marking, or just do a bit of people watching - it's better than watching the television. I have to mention that they do a really great passion fruit cheesecake in there, which I think I am addicted to and also that the staff are really friendly. As for the coffee, I guess it's ok, but as I said, I am not a connoisseur - for me the drink is secondary to the experience.

So if you get the chance, I suggest you check it out (I am not on commission!!) You'll probably see me in there!
http://www.cafe-palermo.cl/

Instructions
Write about a place (outside of your home and workplace) where you spend a lot of time. Include:

1. A description of the place
2. When you first went to this place
3. Why you go there and what you do there
4. What you like about it

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