And yes, the tiny pool was jammed right next to a small cafe that served as the breakfast nook.

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Anton Nozil operated a small Internet cafe, where people went to make phone calls or send e-mail messages to relatives in the U.S. Now, only the sign remains.

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Proposals also include new toilets and a small cafe.

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No matter that it wasn't authentic, as I later discovered on the banks of the Aragvi River, in a small cafe in Mtskheta, Georgia, where I finally tasted chicken tabaka in its original form.

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Just a short walk from the tourist hoards of Montmartre, Le Bal is a cultural photography centre on an out-of-the-way mews, with a cafe on the ground floor facing out onto a small park.

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"Big companies who have the muscle power to command and pay the rents are squeezing the small independents out, " said Ms Williams, owner of the Picture Cafe.

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Cukiernia, a cafe where residents and tourists form a line in the morning for a small table in front of its glass pastry case, gleaming with dozens of sweets.

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