Month: March 2014
Hilarity in names #4
This is no. 4 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we saw. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. We caught some other funny names here that have an alternative meaning. See the earlier posts…
Hilarity in Names #3
This is no. 3 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we saw. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1 and #2, here and here. What makes most of us laugh ?…
Prix de Lausanne 2014
During the Lunar New Year holidays, IT came to stay for a few days and suggested that we see the Prix de Lausanne. Much of what we wrote below came from the official press kit. The Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young ballet dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18 who…
Xi’an Famous Foods 西安名吃, NYC
While I was in NY in January … I thought the last time I was in Chinatown, there was a line out the door of this tiny restaurant – Xi’an Famous Foods – Western Chinese Cuisine. A branch of this restaurant in St. Mark’s Place has received great reviews from Zagat. It received the following…