We were walking around the beautiful railway station in Hua Hin, Thailand when we stumbled upon this happy figurine of a laughing boy, sitting at the entrance to a quaint book cafe.
A cheerful little statuette of a laughing boy welcoming us into the book cafe. I’m posting this photo here to welcome February 2015. Photo taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
The peaceful cafe was on the other side of the traffic circle in front of the railway station.
The small cafe was simple and peaceful, a welcome refuge from the direct heat of the midday sun.
This photo above was taken with a Motorola Moto G (2nd Generation) smartphone. Photo credit: John Tan.
The coffee was fragrant and the simple thai food as delicious as any we’ve had on the trip.
Of greatest interest to the children were the shelves of books along the interior walls of the cafe, which offered airport novels in English, Norwegian, Swedish and a few other languages.
You could read them for free within the cafe or purchase them at an affordable price.
If you come back another day, you could even trade in your book for another one!
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