I am here now. We struggled forth to Vienna; the cusp of Winter still shadowing us. It was a difference of prounciation. We stumbled through baroque corridors, the Emperor Frank Joseph and his council, the hapless draymen with unknown exotic packages, and we emerged with one Vienna coffee - albeit one slightly overspilling with cream sticking arduously to the outer surface of the cup like a volcanic crater that has sputtered its creamy, molten substance. Alas, the servant boy was nervous of expectations as the Emperor had been summoned in his robes on the issuance of beans in conjunction with softest Viennese cream. I sat and read and smoked and smothered myself in the Vienna fragrance. The Emperor had long since vanished under the direction of the encircling muzak blandings and beaming islands of customers.
To conclude, it is a worthy kissaten in the Asagaya area which serves until 0200 AM. The Feng Shui needs a little work, but perhaps that will take us out of an older world into a sterile, newer world. Perhaps the Feng Shui must...
   Read moreThis coffee shop is close to Asagaya Station. It's open until late at night and has an alcohol menu, so it's a great place to cool down after a drinking party. The shop is spacious, with counter and table seating. The interior is unified, and the atmosphere is relaxing, like a house in the forest. I ordered Neapolitan, which was my first time eating it. The same amount of cabbage and egg salad as the pasta was served on the same plate. Both salads were delicious. The Neapolitan itself was deep red, and the sweetness of the onions and tomatoes was on a level I'd never tasted before. This is a coffee shop not to be...
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