If you have seen the movie Notting Hill (like me at least a dozen times) you are familiar with the book shop that Hugh Grant's character owns and runs... well... although the scenes were not shot in the actual
Travel Bookshop (they were shot in a store around the corner from it) it is because of that bookshop that we have the movie. That cute bookshop inspired the writer enough to write about it, the city around it, oh yeah, and throw in a love story with the fabulous Julia Roberts...
Decades later, that adorable bookshop is closing. In fact, it closed this past weekend. Apparently, it's hard to make a buck/quid in the "real book" industry these days... people like myself prefer it on their iPad or Kindle. There is something about strolling through a real bookstore though, especially if you have a warm cup of coffee in your hand.
I really hope something good replaces the bookshop and that it doesn't turn into a nail place or dry cleaners. I will miss taking all my guests to check our The Travel Bookshop.
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