That will leave us the afternoons free - either to mooch about the Olympic site and soak up the atmosphere, or we can go into town before coming home.

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It said a special 'kids' zone' would be created at the Big Fish at Donegall Quay to allow toddlers and younger children to soak up the atmosphere away from the crowds.

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You could stroll the corridor for hours trying to soak up the atmosphere and appreciate the artwork, but the paintings are hung so densely, many masterpieces are not even acknowledged, or afforded only a glimpse.

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This northern Italian city has no shortage of cafes where you can soak up the atmosphere and fuel up on caffeine, but one of the most popular and authentic is Gilli in the Piazza della Repubblica, where you can sip your coffee underneath chandeliers and frescoes.

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There's the ones where we're mad and we're trying to get our voice heard, and then there's times where we just want to, you know, kind of soak up the atmosphere of the area where we live and the beauty of it and sit on the porch and sip on some coffee and watch the sun rise, you know?

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