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剛來到這的時候，大概過了一個月才找到第一間星巴克。其實我不愛星巴克。甚是可以說對它有點反感。或許是因為在台北，隨處可見，突然來到一個一間星巴克都沒有的地方，就覺得有點不可思議。市中心有一兩間。不過今天早上出門閒晃看到這間頗有特色的，就拍回來跟大家分享。

When I first arrived, I was quite surprised at the fact that Starbucks was nowhere to be found.  To be honest, I don't really like Starbucks.  But coming from a place where Starbucks is ubiquitous, it was interesting to see how hard it was to find a Starbucks here.  There are two locations in city centre, but today I found this one, with a rather interesting decor, thus decided to share it with all of you coffee lovers and/or Starbucks lovers.



星巴克不常見的原因，或許是因為這還有兩家競爭激烈的對手：Cafe Nero 跟 Costa。其實來了半年，星巴克我連踏進去都踏進去過。更別說是去喝咖啡囉！

I am guessing that the reason why there is not many Starbucks around is because of the two rivals: Cafe Nero and Costa.  I have been here for six months now, and have yet to set foot in a Starbucks!



這是在星巴克附近的 Cafe Nero。這兩間已經快到碼頭那邊了。市中心的我去過一次。裝潢普通，所以就沒拍下來。但Cafe Nero我去了一次就不敢在去了。因為那次點了，喝下去才發現每一杯拿鐵裡都有2份的espresso。雖然說是可以跟他們要求只要一份，但總覺得價錢一樣還要叫人家少放點東西感覺有點怪怪的。不過這間看起來挺特別的吧！

This is the Cafe Nero near the Starbucks.  These two are located near the dock.  I've been to the Cafe Nero in the city centre, but heaven forbid, that would probably be the only time I go there.  Here's why: they put two shots of espresso in the drinks.  I could very well ask for a single shot in my latte, but it just feels wrong to pay the same price and still ask for 'less'.



另外就是Costa囉！這間位於新建的購物中心Liverpool 1附近。跟前面兩間比較起來，是不是很不一樣呢？

Costa is the other biggy.  This one is located in the newly-built shopping centre, Liverpool 1.  Compared to the previous two, this one looks drastically different, doesn't it?

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