Selexyz Dominicanen is the name of a bookstore in Holland that was created out of the dormant husk of a 13th century Dominican Church. Behold!

Truly I must voyage there and pay homage to the gods of the written word in this most holy of places.
Read a bit more about it in this Guardian article or see even more pictures…
Thanks Mojo!
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So It Is Written
Paranoid? Probably. But just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that there isn’t an invisible demon about to eat your face.
— Jim Butcher, Storm FrontCategorical Normality

2009 Tax-return vacation?
A man can but dream…
Don’t dream, Do!! I’m sure Jess wouldn’t mind making a detour to Mecca.
*is amazed*
Must… go… worship… books…
Unfortunately they’ll all be in Dutch, but it’s a small oversight.
Actually, the Guardian article says that they have a large selection of books in English, so…
……My life will now not be complete untill i go go there. *sigh* lol
It’s shiny.
Hey now…none of that Firefly speak here!
I may have to find a way to incorporate that phrase into all of my comments from now on. Or cuss in Chinese.
Profanity in Chinese is welcome…
Let it be known, Chinese Characters are not supported in this version.
Kerri, you can always learn Dutch this year, and then make the pilgrimage to Mecca.