Comfy and cosy is simple for me – an enveloping armchair and a good book. Failing an armchair, the book alone will do.
A cosy bookshop on a barge, Word on the Water, London, June 2018
One of my top 10 reads in 2018, though I read it in English!
Library at Bletchley Park, UK
Best seller section in Kyobo Bookshop, Seoul
Handy bookshelf in a temple at Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul
Buy or borrow and donate to RNLI, Devon
Alta Acqua Libreria, Venice
Starfield Library, Gangnam, Seoul
A London bookshop
Reading material at a restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo
Librería Desnivel, Madrid,
Madrid
Word on the Water, London
And I’m not the only one that finds books make a cosy setting:
on board the Word on Water bookshop, London
Alta Acqua Libreria, Venice
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2019
Posted as part of Wit’s End
Travel with Intent 
I share your love of a good book especially on a winter’s day.
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Sadly Libraries are closing at a fast rate. I have to be truthful and say that I have not been in a library for years….but I think back to younger days when the library was the key place and not just for the books but for all sorts of help and information. I guess times change. But books are the continuous link to so much in life be it travel, fun or education. …. they can also bring you a good deal of peace in this busy world. 🙂
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Yes, there’s a very mixed outlook or libraries. Some place are managing to keep them a key part of their community, but with home wifi for many and so much information available online, it in’t easy to do. The glitzy one in my photos is a new library in Seoul and it was busy and popular. I thought it was a book shop at first, or maybe a giant coffee shop. Having open and walk-through in a jazzy shopping centre seems a good way to go.
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Wonderful images, Debbie. Bookstores are a favourite of mine too.
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Love these images, and agree with A C!
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What a lovely post! I instantly feel at home, and remember all the lovely libraries and bookstores visited….Now I got some new ones to savour.
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Finding a good bookshop is always highlight on my travels – even if the main language is a challenge
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Agreed!
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