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Monday, October 24, 2011

Teddy Bear Museum N Seoul Tower


Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan

The Teddy Bear Museum, which exhibits numerous adorable teddy bears, has opened in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan. This is the third such museum after those located in Jeju and Paju Heyri. 
Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan












Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe in Taipei





Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia


Charlie Brown Cafe in Straits Quay, Penang is the first Charlie Brown Cafe in Malaysia. It opened its door back in April 2011 and has since been overwhelmed by patrons.
Charlie Brown Cafe, Straits Quay, Penang
Charlie Brown Cafe, Straits Quay, Penang
Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia
Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia
Charlie Brown Cafe Entrance
Charlie Brown Cafe Entrance
The place was packed with patrons
The place was packed with patrons
Almost every seats were occupied
Almost every seats were occupied
Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia is self-service and the queue is not surprisingly long since its opening was just a month ago.
However, be prepared to pay with cash since Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia only accepts credit cards for order above MYR 100.
Self-service counter
Self-service counter
Charlie Brown Cafe signboard
Charlie Brown Cafe signboard
Number Board with Peanuts art
Number Board with Peanuts art

Food & Beverages

The menu was not available at every table, thus, we have to get it from the counter before going back for a queue at the counter. We realized that the staff later on requested the menu back from us and passed it to another table.
Likes its international outlets, the drinks are available in hot, cold and "Frappa" version.
Chocolate (Cold)
Chocolate (Cold)
Caffee Mocha (Hot) with Woodstock coffee art
Caffee Mocha (Hot) with Woodstock coffee art
Woodstock coffee art
Woodstock coffee art
The coffee art for Woodstock wasn’t that great. In fact, it only reassembled Woodstock but didn’t have enough outlined details.
Cappuccino (Hot) with Snoopy coffee art
Cappuccino (Hot) with Snoopy coffee art
Snoopy coffee art
Snoopy coffee art
Caffee Mocha (Frappa)
Caffee Mocha (Frappa)
Caffee Latte (Frappa)
Caffee Latte (Frappa)

Charlie Brown (8″) Chicken Pizza
The food and drinks were just normal and there wasn’t anything to shout about.
The only thing worthy was the Caffee Mocha drinks, especially the Frappa. Even so, it wasn’t really that great.

Decor

Like the Charlie Brown Cafe in Hong Kong, Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia is decorated with Peanuts decor, sculptures, toys and merchandise.
Charlie and Friends
Charlie and Friends
Peanuts chess set
Peanuts chess set
Peanuts battleship
Peanuts battleship
Snoopy collection (from McDonald's)
Snoopy collection (from McDonald’s)
Snoopy handbags
Snoopy handbags
Snoopy tumblers & mugs
Snoopy tumblers & mugs
Snoopy shoes
Snoopy shoes
Snoopy toys
Snoopy toys
Ceiling decor
Ceiling decor
Peanuts lantern
Peanuts lantern
Woodstock ceiling decor
Woodstock ceiling decor
LCD TV with Peanuts cartoon
LCD TV with Peanuts cartoon
Sculpture of Charlie Brown
Sculpture of Charlie Brown
Woodstock art
Woodstock art
Peanuts comic strip on the wall
Peanuts comic strip on the wall
More Peanuts comic strip on the wall
More Peanuts comic strip on the wall
Peanuts comic strip on the glass wall
Peanuts comic strip on the glass wall
Party Room
Party Room

Souvenir Shop

For the die-hard Peanuts fans, a souvenir shop is located within the cafe (near to the counter).
Souvenir shop
Souvenir shop
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
Snoopy plush toys with traditional Chinese costumes
Snoopy plush toys with traditional Chinese costumes
Snoopy merchandise
Snoopy merchandise

Outside the Cafe

Charlie and his friends queuing up at the bus stop
Charlie and his friends queuing up at the bus stop
Jezebelle cut queue in front of Snoopy as she didn't like to wait
Jezebelle cut queue in front of Snoopy as she didn’t like to wait
Peanuts characters on the wall
Peanuts characters on the wall
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy characters on the wall
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy characters on the wall
Peppermint Fatty, Linus and Schroeder characters on the wall
Peppermint Fatty, Linus and Schroeder characters on the wall
Overall, Charlie Brown Cafe Malaysia is no doubt well-designed and decorated. However, there are still plenty of room for improvement in terms of service and quality of food. The only thing worth paying for was the ambiance (and even so, there are Starbucks Coffee and Dome just a level below) and unless they improve on the other areas, they won’t expect a second visit from us. Charlie Brown Cafe in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong is tenfold better in terms of service.