The other day I took the subway to the Foreign Languages Book Store. I was proud of myself for navigating this. On the way home I cornered some Americans on the subway to get them to talk to me (Westerners do not greet you on the street here). He said “The subway really is very easy to use,” and his wife agreed. I do not agree. I mean, after 3 weeks I feel fairly confident, but it’s not just the subway. It’s taking the correct exit and turning the correct way once you leave the exit. They have been here 5 years. She said after the first year it’s easy and they really like it here. I get that. After the first year.
On my three block walk to the bookstore I think I passed 5 coffee shops. So here are the photos of each one. Amazing they all stay in business.
The bookstore was lovely. English books on the first floor and kids and young adult books on the 4th floor.
