I find browsing used-bookstores tranquil and comforting. I've spent far too long in my life craning my neck looking at books in the quiet maze of these stores.
Incidentally, as someone who tends to move around a lot, this has also been a burden. Once I've bought a second-hand book and spent hours reading it, I find it very difficult to abandon it (especially if I enjoyed it). So whenever I move from a city, I inevitably spend a small fortune on funnelling them back to my Ma's house.
When I finally buy a place I plan to gather them all and have my own little library of used books, from all round the world.
Incidentally, as someone who tends to move around a lot, this has also been a burden. Once I've bought a second-hand book and spent hours reading it, I find it very difficult to abandon it (especially if I enjoyed it). So whenever I move from a city, I inevitably spend a small fortune on funnelling them back to my Ma's house.
When I finally buy a place I plan to gather them all and have my own little library of used books, from all round the world.