![]() A palm tree creates the focal point of Cafebrería el Péndulo in Mexico.īooks that float from the ceiling make meals at Cook & Book memorable in Brussels, while a floating 60-foot vessel makes the Book Barge that travels France's Canal du Nivernais unforgettable. FilBooks in Istanbul employs an elephant motif ("fil" means elephant in Turkish), teal accents on the piping, coffee and red velvet cake to lure customers. This sumptuously photographed, elegantly produced 275-page volume takes booklovers on a global tour. Thanks to travel writer Marianne Julia Strauss's Do You Read Me?: Bookstores Around the World (Gestalten, $60), my wish can be fulfilled, right from my own living room. ![]() ![]() Remember the credit card ad that featured two buddies in a van on a cross-country road trip to visit Major League baseball parks? Ever since, I've had a dream of doing something similar: but instead of ballparks, I'd visit independent bookstores in all 50 states. ![]()
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