Espresso, Please!

Your typical after-lunch scene at one of several high-class downtown restaurants. This was taken after an out-of-the-ordinary splurge on an expensive lunch with friends at Brasserie 4 on Main Street, just a week or so ago.

It's Monday...

Let's take a little break, shall we? Start the week off right with a coffee and perhaps a good book. Welcome to the downtown Starbucks. Those gentlemen are enjoying the comfiest seats in the house. The chair I'm sitting in is probably the least comfy. Take note of this when choosing your seat next time you buy a drink here. This Starbucks was recently remodeled and in my opinion the remodel didn't do anything except rearrange the place. The hallway down to the restrooms is stacked high with cardboard boxes...apparently they didn't plan well for storage when remodeling. And though they have more room behind the counter now, you can barely open the door and squeeze inside when there's a line because it blocks the entrance. Not well thought-out in my mind...but who asked me?

A Mid-Morning Break

Most of you have probably seen the inside of one of these: Starbucks. We only have two real Starbucks cafes in the WWV - I say "real" because there are two inside of grocery stores, which I don't really count as real Starbucks. This one is located on Main Street in downtown Walla Walla. The other is along Highway 11 on the southeastern side of town. On this sunny morning, several people were in this ambient cafe sipping their favourite drinks and taking a break from the real world for a while.