I took my mountain bike out on a nice day to ride around downtown Asheville. I decided to take some pictures of things that caught my attention. Christin, my girlfriend, and our friend from New Orleans, Rachel, had dropped into a book exchange a couple of weeks ago that they were just raving about. It is called "Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar". We went over their last night. Christin picked out a red sparkling wine " S.S. Steele, Sarah Bubbles" and a big plate of different cheeses. We found a nice section near the 'Art' books with some comfortable leather couches and really enjoyed ourselves. We spoke with the owners, and realized that they also own the Jazzy Giraffe, down in Biltmore Village. I was very impressed with the decadent luxuriousness of the Book
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