It's been a long time since I've been to this café. Álbum Café is a place you stumble upon while walking down the streets of Enramada, a cozy, small, and quite colorful spot to spend a pleasant day. I thought for years that they had closed because it was inactive, but apparently they've reopened. And that's fine, so we'll have another café to go to in Santiago de Cuba.
I recently stopped by with a friend because we were looking for a cheap place where we could spend the afternoon, chat a while, and enjoy a good cup of coffee. As we were walking down Enramadas, I noticed that Álbum Café was open, and we decided to go in—you know, Cubans are curious.
I was truly surprised that it was packed and offering a wide variety of options. That day they had cold salad, cappuccino, espresso, café con leche, beer, a must-have in a Cuban's daily routine, sandwiches, among other things.
I actually went for a café con leche. I wanted to try it to see what the quality was like, if it was like the old days, where I could enjoy its aroma and excellent flavor. And yes, the flavor, despite not being the same as I remembered, met my expectations. What surprised me most was the exquisite cold salad they served us, which, as the Cubans say, seemed a bit underwhelming, and a bit underwhelming because I was left wanting more salad. There were enough to eat four in one day.
That afternoon was filled with lots of walking and catching up with friends, because we hadn't seen each other in a long time and rarely had time to sit down and share experiences from our current lives.
My friend was excited because the conversations brought up business topics related to personal and professional growth. He was even more excited because cold salad is one of his favorite things.
One of the reasons we decided to move from this location was because of a public relations course we wanted to take. And you might be wondering about another course, but actually spending the time preparing for it isn't a problem or a burden for me. When I know I can take advantage of my knowledge and new learnings, courses like these sharpen my professional knowledge.
Well, I was very excited to find this place again, to reminisce about the wonderful times I had and the memories I have with many friends, including this colleague I'm spending this afternoon with.
The nostalgia of returning to those places where we shared beautiful memories is always the best, so I hope this place continues to operate and its coffees continue to be as delicious as they once were.
It's great that that coffee isn't lost and you were able to find it to enjoy with company!
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What a wonderful routine even in afternoon, evening and most especially in the morning. This is one of our gasoline to our body and take a little pause to it. The aroma has a soul that keep us reflects on our situation, life and rethink even if it's wrong or right outcome. A loving beverage has both communication to unite and relaxed as well. You deserve that and pause as well and every cup has a story so please keep posted on your journey here. Keepsafe AJA!
Thanks You 😁😁😁
@cleothlove you are always welcome
Hahaha in Venezuela when we say that something is disappointing it is because it is not useful or not to our liking, what a thing! That's how good that salad that left you wanting more would be. Thanks for sharing your great day back, good coffee and a nice company something atypical that left them wanting .... Best regards.