Home Away From Home

This is a very short post about a really cool cafe that I was shown by some friends over here.

Cafe Retro is a not-for-profit cafe that is run by volunteers. Any profits they make go to helping disadvantaged people in Africa.

It has really cool vintage furniture and nothing really matches. The sign outside advertises one of its offerings as 'hygge' which (according to a Danish source) is pronounced something like 'hyoog' and is, according to the web, a fundamental concept in Danish society. The word has no direct English equivalent but is indicates something similar to cosiness/closeness.

They serve delicious beer, which I think is organic, and coffee, They also have tea that is donated to them by a Danish company called A.C. Perch which has been around for some 300 years and is the purveyor of fine teas to the Danish Royal Family. I have tried their Earl Grey and it has a really nice, subtle, well-balanced flavour.

I say it is my home away from home because it has free internet and it is the only place I can get any study done. I have found that if my surrounds are too quiet, I can't focus and my mind floats away on a daydream. Cafe Retro has nice surroundings and is just noisy enough to keep me on task. Today, I spent five hours there and managed to get through five Space Law readings, bringing me right up to date!