Around The Congressional there are a number of coffee houses that we have been frequenting. All of the coffee houses have free wifi and outdoor seating. The three that I frequent most often are EbenezerS Coffee House, Starbucks (they are literally every where), and Pound the HIll.
EbenezerS is straight down 2nd Ave. They sit right on the corner and have patio with seating that wraps around the building. It is a nice place and closer than either Starbucks or Pound, but not my favorite.
Starbucks is in the opposite direction on Pennsylvania. It is two stories tall and when you sit on the top floor you get a fantastic view of the street. There is almost always a book club, a writers circle, or just a group of friends congregating on the second floor chatting.
Finally is my favorite of the three: Pound the Hill. In addition to being a coffee house, Pound serves lunch and dinner, and has a variety of every changing pastries. Sadly, it is the farthest walk of the three, but definitely worth the walk. Their outdoor seating is in the back of the building in the shade. It was out back that Katie and I had a little coffee house adventure.
A woman sitting at a table nearby suddenly exclaimed, “You’re paper’s on fire!” Katie and I started to frantically look around for the fire and our gazes landed on the table of the elderly woman sitting a table away. The table’s citronella candle had set her news paper that had been lying on the table on fire. As we identified the source of the fire, the original woman ran over and threw the paper on the ground and attempted to smother the flames with her flip flops. Katie and I realized she could not smother the flames of the paper as quickly as they were spreading to the other parts of the paper. Quick as a flash, Katie sprang into action.
She grabbed the watering can that had been left out and dumped its contents onto the spreading flames. In a moment the fire was out the crisis was over.
Coffee houses are great places to read, relax, and work. And apparently a great place for a little adventure.
KMS
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