My favourite shop

This week, I'd like you to write about a shop you really love.

Tell everyone where this shop is, what kind of shop it is, why you love it so much, what kind of things you usually buy there, how often you go and so on.

If you can include a picture, that'd be great.
Maybe you can find one online?

Here's a shop I really love.
















It's a really great old book shop called Foyle's. It's located on Charing Cross Road - between 113 and 119 - and the nearest tube station is Tottenham Court Road. It's walking distance from the university and I often go there to browse and see what they have in.

The shop opened in 1903, so it's over 100 years old. They're one of the last big independent bookshops left in London. Most other bookshops are big chains like Borders and Waterstone's, but I've always preferred independent stores myself. They're more personal, less commercial. Foyle's has a really wide selection of books and you can find things there that you can't find anywhere else except online. It's also always nice to see so many of my own books there, of course - in the English as a Foreign language section.

One other thing I really love about Foyle's is that on the first floor, there's a cafe and record / music shop called Ray's jazz that's part of the store now. They do good, strong coffee and sell (and play) great music. I spend a lot of time there just meeting friends or looking through their selection of music.

If you like books and reading, you really should go and have a look round the shop.
It's amazing and I really recommend it!

Look forward to reading about shops you love.