Elevator Pitch: Tea at Leopold Café

It is crowded despite the late hour, and I share a table with two Dutch tourists. The security guards in the street make no difference to the atmosphere – it is a pleasant afternoon, with tall beer jugs adorning tables surrounded by men clinking mugs.

I buy a T shirt to remember the day, then add a mug for a friend. “Drink Beer: for tomorrow you may diet”. I wonder whether the designer added that last “t” for political correctness!