bonn brews & bad weather: a coffee snob's soggy confession

waking up in *bonn feels like your bones are still vibrating from last night’s espresso. the air’s thick enough to chew, clinging to 8 degrees like damp wallpaper. i just checked the app and it's...there right now, hope you brought a thermos. humidity’s at 92%, which means every breath tastes like wet wool. this city doesn't do subtle weather; it does atmospheric oppression.

if the rhein mist starts getting too thick, köln’s just a train hop away for proper beer gardens. but honestly? the real adventure here is finding drip that doesn’t taste like regret.

some guy at kaffeerösterei 1802 slurred that their ethiopian single-origin is ‘liquid gold’ but costs more than my hostel bed. ‘worth every euro though,’ he added before spilling his flat white. i think he meant it.

heard from a barista at bonner kaffeerösterei that the tourist traps around marktplatz serve ‘coffee-flavored brown water’ and to avoid them like the plague unless you enjoy paying €4 for disappointment.

pro-tip: waterfront cafés* near the rheinufer look cute but charge double. pack a thermos and steal a bench view instead. someone told me the university district has hidden gems, but i’m too wired to explore beyond a 5-block radius.

for real coffee nerdery, check out this yelp list or bonn’s caffeine map. the pressure’s low, the mood’s low, but the bean hunt keeps me going.

You might also be interested in:

• https://topiclo.com/post/commute-times-in-dongguan-how-long-will-you-spend-in-traffic-a-students-survival-guide
• https://topiclo.com/post/tlaquepaque-unemployment-growth-what-the-numbers-say-and-what-they-dont
• https://topiclo.com/post/antananarivo-healthcare-a-digital-nomads-messy-guide-to-not-dying
• https://topiclo.com/post/is-jerusalem-actually-petfriendly-heres-what-the-streets-told-me
• https://topiclo.com/post/crimson-river-city-a-digital-nomads-midnight-thoughts