Originally Posted by janeway
For example, there is a Starbucks right accross from the Opera House in Vienna, and this seems a little sacriligous somehow, in a city/country that takes coffee so seriously.
There is also one in the heart of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It used to be outside the walls, but too many protests and a realization that 95% of the business came from the Western tourists who were buying tickets into the Forbidden City anyway led them to relocate it...
here!
(hover your mouse on the pic and a little box will point out the Sbucks for ya)