Book Store Love
My idea of a hot date is chocolate in pretty much any format and hours upon hours in a bookstore. Ahh. Just thinking about walking through a bookstore door, sniffing that paper an ink smell . . . yeah, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout. I'd sleep there, if they'd let me, but every time I try dragging in my blankie and pillow, I get kicked out.
But apparently I've been visiting the wrong bookstores, because in Tokyo, there's a new hotel option available: Book and Bed. Opening in September, this bookstore/hostel has beds set up next to the store's bookshelves. Shoppers can visit during the day, and if they want to stay the night, they can pony up a little extra cash and sleep in one of the bookstore's bunks. And yes, they can read, read, read. Sounds like a deal to me.
Unless the books are all in Japanese.