Nina's Blog - Saturday 27th September 2025

Saturday 27th September 2025, 09:17

A grey day in Bournemouth. Not my favourite town but perhaps a long walk will give me a reason to like it.

My last weekend in England. Just have to do a bit of grocery shopping for friends in France; tea, Branston pickle, that sort of thing.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Saturday 27th September 2025, 11:42

My usual practice when visiting a new place is to search the maps for a café near me limits of the distance I feel like walking and head for it. I often don't get there because I find interesting things along the way. So I set out for the Arch café near the station but now I've walked halfway through the gardens in the centre of Bournemouth I've ended up in the Botanist on the top floor of Bobby's.

Having an ok mocha. No cakes available though and I think they are losing out because of it. Most of the people at nearby tables are of an age with me, just the sort of people who appreciate a slice of cake or scone and all of us are just drinking coffee and not having any food at all.

Now I've got to the bottom of the mocha I've decided that it's below average. The chocolate is thin and gritty. On the saucer were also three sachets of what I at first assumed were sugar. But look at the label

That's a rather deceptive label in my opinion and makes me suspicious of the drink too.