i unfortunately only spent a short time (and everything under an hour or two is too short!) in there, or should i say fortunately because in about 15 to 20 minutes i found 5 books plus i wanted to take home with me. i remembered my small carry on bag in time and left with a magazine, vegan cookbook and the latest Vonnegut collection (i miss the man!).
wonderful place with great funny staff and i cannot wait to get back.

awesome, right? and the word awesome definitely describes this international bookstore perfectly. stuffed with hard to find radical literature, both new and used, in many different languages, magazines, folders and flyers and run by friendly and knowledgeable volunteers. this is a leftie's dream come true! bought a great and really helpful Amsterdam guide called "Get Lost" here.

- the location is central but strange: right on a stop light on Gürtel with nosy people gawking at you while you are eating.
- part of chain of restaurants that belongs to the Supreme Master (look her up, it's weird shit) which is a minus in my book b/c i dislike spirituality/ religion with my cake
- the food i tried so far is good, ok mix of austrian, asian and american cuisine; pasta, mock sea food, gluten schnitzel and more. great desserts (we got some free very delicious chocolate cake and zucchini cake with frosting). the smoothie was very expensive (3,90 EUR for a small glass)

i will definitely go back to try some more of their items, the doner, the burger etc. but i don't see it becoming a favourite.

oh, and check out the huge heart shaped sign with poetry on the wall. snort!

ich koennte stundenlang verweilen und die verschiedenen verpackungen der internationalen koestlichkeiten anstarren.
im endeffekt habe ich mich fuer rococo bee bars entschieden, lavender und earl grey tea, und meine entscheidung nicht bereut!
ausserdem gibt es gratis kostproben, viele bio und fairtrade produkte, frische trinkschokolade (heute leider keine sojamilch) und, als ob das alles noch nicht genug waere, das herz zu erwaermen, auch der besitzer ist freundlich und hilfsbereit, was in dieser unserer stadt ja auch nicht gerade selbstverstaendlich ist.
fuenf sterne, was sonst?