26 October 2008

The one with I am back on Kloof Street





As we passed the Mount Nelson Hotel on Orange Street, my pulse started to race and I battled to control the excitment of returning to Kloof Street after an absence of 71 days, 2 hours and a few odd seconds. Home is where the heart is... But what is this? Naked looks closed, and (horror of all horrors) someone is building a facebrick house. [Fade out. End scene]

Keen to get back into 'The Routine', Braamie and I rushed to Origin on Saturday morning. Sleeping late can result in loosing out on the salmon bagels! There was a new reason to visit Origin: tea. My new tea requires equal volumes of Darjeeling Puttabong and Keemun Luxus Congou, and just a pinch of Lapsan Souchong. Infuse for 6 minutes and taste heaven. Luckily, Origin Tea Merchants provided ample volumes of all three. 

It is good to be back. So, what is new with you?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey man

welcome back

Kloof street missed you and your business:)

Have you visited Finger yet? Did you check what other business opened up next to that new Asian resturant on Kloof? Did it last the winter?

I went to the new Reader's Paradise on Kloof - www.readerswarehouse.co.za and I heard the guy who owned the Greens on Kloof passed away:(

Also news going around Wellness not doing well, beware if not supported could be gone soon.

Karl

Jan-Stefan said...

Hej, Karl. Thanks for the update! I leave you guys for a few weeks and chaos erupts. But wait, where is the Reader's Paradise on Kloof? According to the website it is located in Tokai (which might as well be in a parallel universe).

Looks like the global economic freeze will have an effect on Kloof Street as well. Although, I doubt if even World War III would change anything at Topolino Café...

JS

Anonymous said...

never been to Topolino Café...

im a seattle man - can't go wrong with them, even if funny coffee stuff inside my grande latte with wings:)

yeah reader's p is now in Tokai - a new Universe yes, but if you can travel to Sea Point on your adventures, I am sure Tokai is just around a few corners to?

Go Barak

Karl