7. – 11. Cafe Do, Cafe Friends, Imperial Coffee, Coffee Tree, Let it be (Gimhae)

These were the coffee shops that surrounded my first apartment in Gimhae I lived in for two months at the beginning of 2014. I took a ride back to that area Friday morning to see what remained and what had gone to the caffeinated clouds in the sky.

Cafe Do (pronounced Cafe
Cafe Do (pronounced Cafe “Dee Oh”).
Cafe Friends, located across from Cafe Do.
Cafe Friends, located across from Cafe Do.
Imperial Coffee.
Imperial Coffee.
Coffee Tree, located caddy corner from Let it be. When I lived in this area, this one never seemed to be open, but was ready for customers on this day.
Coffee Tree. When I lived in this area, this one never seemed to be open, but was ready for customers on this day.

“Let it be.” When I lived nearby this was called Coffee Ahn. Located caddy corner from Coffee Tree.

JPDdoesROK is a former news editor/writer in New Jersey, USA, who served a one-year tour of duty in Dadaepo/Jangnim, Saha-gu, Busan from February 2013 to February 2014. He is now a teacher in Gimhae.