So! I’m at Revolver cafe here in Vancouver. It’s in Gastown and I can literally see the water as I was walking over here. I just bought a drip pour-over with local beans roasted from Victoria and a homemade raspberry coffee cake. I love the coffee cake! It’s crumbly, but the cake itself is moist and soft – AND not too sweet. The tart raspberry flavor at the end is just right, too. I am pleased with my order lol. The coffee is a bit on the acidic end, something I don’t really like most of the time. But I kind of like it. The undernotes are more my type, which is the nutty, roasty flavor. I haven’t quite found this combination out in LA since most of the acidic types are more on the fruity undertone end.
The walk over here was COLD! As in I felt my face and I’m sure my brain is experiencing some type of hypothermia because it’s hard to move my legs! As I got to the cafe, I was crazy relieved to finally get here cuz I don’t know how much further I could’ve walked.
The whole vibe of this cafe is the definition of chill. The servers and baristas are extremely friendly and accommodating. They brought my coffee to me at the window and I didn’t expect that – I guess because I’m used to the coffee snob vibe out in LA where they drop it off at the table and watch you make the slow and awkward walk to your seat because you don’t want to mess up the latte art for that IG post. The lights are dimmed and there’s a cabin/homey vibe. There’s a map of the world on their main wall and it’s made up of these tiny steel nails. Pretty freaking epic – but Philippines is seriously like, 8 nails. What is up with that?
I’m really enjoying my time here by myself.
Last night, I was a bit lonely, but in all honesty, I felt like I could just be myself. I didn’t have to answer to anyone and I could focus on me. I wished that I was here with someone to enjoy the vacation, at the same time, I’m happy that I get to experience and enjoy the city by myself. Always living that paradox life 🙂