Route
The route is a set, but yearly variable, list of bars and pubs, including the endpoint at Café Fiasco. Those who are considered fit are so-called brown places, bars and pubs that feature aged clientele, inexpensive beer and wood furniture that reeks of cigarettes, even though smoking was banned in 2004. An English language equivalent could be dive bar. In total, the number of places amounts to around 20, with the figure sometimes given as high as 30 (the 2006 count was 18), making the Tom Waits run difficult to finish due to the high amount of alcoholic beverages consumed even if each participant only consumes one unit at each stop.
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Famous quotes containing the word route:
“A Route of Evanescence
With a revolving Wheel—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
“The route through childhood is shaped by many forces, and it differs for each of us. Our biological inheritance, the temperament with which we are born, the care we receive, our family relationships, the place where we grow up, the schools we attend, the culture in which we participate, and the historical period in which we live—all these affect the paths we take through childhood and condition the remainder of our lives.”
—Robert H. Wozniak (20th century)
“In the mountains the shortest route is from peak to peak, but for that you must have long legs. Aphorisms should be peaks: and those to whom they are spoken should be big and tall of stature.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)