Coffee + Books

There's one smell I can't resist...the smell of coffee and books. The bookstores must have been targeting people like me when they started putting coffee shops in all their stores. I just can't walk away from it without buying something. Last night I stopped in the bookstore on Trafalgar Square and picked up a few things. These are my latest acquisitions, in case you're interested.

1. Time Out London's Eating and Drinking Guide for 2007. There's no way I'm ever going to get to all these restaurants but I thought it would be fun to have so I can figure out places I want to go. That way when people say, "What do you want to do/Where do you want to eat?" I will have an answer.

2. Time Out London's latest weekly magazine. The cover story was weekend trips to Paris. I love Paris.

3. Pocket guide to Barcelona. Yeah baby.

4. Pocket guide to Madrid. Yes, April is Spain month. I had already planned to go to Barcelona with friends for a holiday, then I found out we have a meeting in Madrid for work!

5. Q Magazine. A British music magazine with all the latest reviews. This month has the 100 greatest singers and the 1000 greatest songs. I love lists like that. Plus it has Joss Stone and Snow Patrol on the cover. Snow Patrol is awesome.