Nappin' at Larkin

It was a beautiful winter day yesterday. Soft snow falling (almost the entire day), practically no wind, and a decent enough temperature of about -3 deg. I met my moo-mate for lunch at the Arbor Room, and then, at her persuasion/suggestion, went along to Larkin in Trinity College. I’ve been there only once or twice before, years ago, at lunch hour when it was crammed with students. Yesterday was a totally different experience. It was pretty quiet. And the huge floor to ceiling glass panels on both sides of the room provided plenty of natural lighting, as well as a beautiful view of the snow falling outside. There were good sized tables and comfortable chairs for studying, and a comfortable lounge area with sofas. I ended up taking a rather long nap on one of the sofas *sheepish grin*. Yup, Larkin was pretty cool…but there were two major downsides to this pretty little haven. 1) A cup of hot water with honey costs at least 50cents! (25cents for the cup and 25cents per small packet of honey), 2) The toilet looks like the perfect setting for a high-school slasher-horror flick. It’s in the basement, with a huge, rather dark and empty locker area that you have to go through before reaching the stalls. I’ve never made such furtive and quick trips to the toilet before!