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A Field Guide to the Corner

Regina, Hilda, and the thirty-second commute.

There is a correct way to do our corner, and it takes about four minutes to learn. Morning one: walk to Café Regina on the corner, get a coffee and the avocado toast, then take them back to the courtyard while the pool is still glass. Do not rush this. The crosswalk is the whole commute; act accordingly.

By noon, cross the street for Hilda. Go a little early. Get the prosciutto, sweet peppers and burrata, and take it to the pool or the beach — the sand is two minutes the other direction. By day three you'll have opinions. By day four the counter will know your order, which is the real amenity.

The corner rewards repetition. Most hotels sell you a neighborhood you visit once; ours is one you commute across in sandals until it starts to feel like a routine you'll miss.

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