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Subtitle: The Book Loft is a cool, funky bookstore in the German Village area of Columbus. It's got 32 twisty-turny oddly connected rooms of books, new and used. A very fun place. And Katzinger's Deli is only a few blocks away from it (they have pickels in a barrel, lots of good, huge deli sandwiches, and make me think it's a parallel universe version of Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor. But I digress. It was a cold, snowy day—exactly the sort to spend an afternoon in a bookstore. I dragged Stephanie there, since she is a big fan of books, bookstores, and fun, cool bookstores.
Related pictures include: Miscellaneous fun, hiking around in Prairie Oaks Metropark, and New Year's Eve.
00-DSC_3647: The Bookloft.
00a-DSC_3617: The courtyard leading to the door.
01-DSC_3618: Looking back at the courtyard from the entrance. It says 'Danke Schön' over the banner as you leave.
02-DSC_3619: Stephanie in her native habitat&mdahs;surrounded by books.
03-DSC_3621: Frank perched in the corner, waiting, waiting....
04-DSC_3623: Spot Stephanie.
05-DSC_3624: I like this picture. I usually don't intentionally use a limited depth of field.
06-DSC_3625: The German flag from the second floor, seen through a window. It's snowing.
07-DSC_3629: Lots and lots of bookshelves filled with books.
08-DSC_3630: Stephanie does some window shopping.
09-DSC_3634: She stares at the red orb.
10-DSC_3635: And in it, our reflections star back. Plus my shadow is visible
faintly through the window.
11-DSC_3636: A cool, festive temperature sign with a good bit of snow on it.
12-DSC_3643: Stephanie samples the snow.
13-DSC_3645: Her verdict on the snow: Mmmmmmmmmmm.
14-DSC_3646: Icicles on a wrought iron fence.
16-DSC_3654: And speaking of icicles, there were some coming off the gutter at Mowgli's house. I was in a picture-taking mood.