今天我想介紹一家咖啡店 － Halfway，位於上環東街的中間位置，它的名字大概是根據它的店鋪位置而命名吧。由上環地鐵站走大概10分鐘路程就到了。

Located in the middle of a quiet street, “Halfway” is the coffee shop I would like to share with you today. I believe it’s named according to its location. It takes around 10 minutes walk from Sheung Wan Station.

隨著地鐵的開通，以前基本都是住宅的上環、堅尼地城等地，因為交通更方便，吸引了大大小小的店鋪、餐廳和特式的咖啡店在這區開店。朋友說在上環找到一家不錯的咖啡店，而且咖啡杯很特別，所以週末就邀約我一齊去了。

Sheung Wan and Kennedy Town in Hong Kong were mainly residential areas 10 years ago. With the extension of the West Island line of the MTR, different restaurants and cafes have been opening in this area. Many good quality restaurants can be found here. Last Saturday, my friend invited me to try this newly opened cafe named "Halfway".

整家咖啡店放滿了大大小小的中式花杯子，店裏裝飾很有懷舊感。除了咖啡，還有一些小食可以選擇，不過今天我吃過午餐後過來，所以就只點了咖啡。

Located in the little alley, this artistic cafe gives you a mixed taste of the eastern and western culture. This cafe is a great place to spend time with. Their coffee is served in different vintage chinese-style cups found in front of the coffee Bar. Besides coffee, they also serve tea and snack food. We have only ordered coffee for today since we just had lunch before visiting.

你猜猜這張照片裡藍色鐵筒裡放的是什麼？是放錢的喔，有猜對嗎？這其實是香港60 - 70年代舊式的收銀吊筒，一般還會掛個鈴鐺。以前做買賣還沒有收銀機，一般都是把錢放在筒裡並掛高，到收錢的時候再拉下來，把收到的錢放進去。鈴鐺在拉下的時候就會響，那麼別人想偷錢就不會那麼容易了。

Guess what's that blue bucket hanging from the ceiling is for? It's a cashier bucket for Hong Kong local corner shop owners to store their hard earned money in the 60s - 70s before the use of the cashier machine. People used to put money in the bucket and hung it from the ceiling. a little bell will also be attached to the rope between the bucket and handle. They would pull down the bucket and put the money in after every trade or transaction. This design was made for keeping thieves away from the money as the little bell will ring every time when the bucket was pulled down.

無論是堂飲或是外賣的咖啡，這家店的杯子都印有“萬壽無疆”或是其他的中式圖案。這種中西的結合很奇妙，感覺正正就是舊香港匯聚中西文化的獨特風格。

Not only those cups used in store, the takeaway coffee cups were also printed with Chinese artistic pattern. The words "萬壽無疆" (wàn shòu wú jiāng) was found on these cups. It’s a blessing to the elderly on their birthday. It means wishing the elderly to long live happily. I like how this cafe combined Chinese-style utensils with western coffee and food. A fusion of Eastern and Western culture just like the old Hong Kong.

在咖啡吧的對面，牆上有一個白板，讓客戶分享他們的感受。

Right opposite to the coffee bar, there is a white board wall for customers to leave comments or sharing their feelings.

我點了一杯熱的Flat White (HKD $38),同行的朋友則點了一杯冰的Latte (HKD $45)。 Flat White 咖啡跟奶的比例很好，即使在遠處也能聞到濃濃的咖啡香味。

I ordered a cup of hot flat white (HKD $38) and my friend order a cup of iced latte (HKD $45). I love my hot flat white. There is a perfect balance between espresso and milk. (A flat white is an espresso based coffee beverage.)

推薦會到上環附近的朋友到這家咖啡店享受高質咖啡和感受這個融合了中西文化的奇妙氛圍。

I highly recommend this coffee shop to people who will visit central western district in Hong Kong. It's a perfect place to enjoy a cup of quality coffee and the unique vibes fused of East and West culture.