Month: January 2015
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Lanson Place, Kuala Lumpur – part 1
This is where the three of us (including IT) stayed in Kuala Lumpur (KL). Rather than going to a hotel, like we have done in the past, we looked for an apartment. Apparently, there are quite a few choices. There is a property boom in KL and there are expats to fill serviced apartments. Lanson Place…
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Petronas Towers & Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
Some of you who knew me from New York probably think, judging from the posts here, that since we left for Switzerland, we travel a lot and do not spent much time on work. While it is true that I (Chris) get more vacation days per year now, workload is certainly heavier than before. So…
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Bookcafé in Alexandra and the Vigadó, Budapest
Inside the branch of Alexandra bookstore located inside the now-defunct Paris Department Store (Párizsi Nagy Áruház, Andrássy út 39) is one of the more beautiful café in Europe. Click here for our post on the bookstore. After entering the Alexandra Bookstore on the ground floor you’ll find a pair of escalators which bring you up to the…
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Alexandra Bookstore, Budapest
Back in fall 2014, we spent a long weekend in Budapest, Hungary. We have a couple more posts on this city before we put up photos from our Malaysian trip. While strolling along Andrássy út (Budapest’s Fifth Avenue), we came across this building with a rather impressive facade. The combination of art nouveau motifs and…
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Our trips 2014 – part 2
H a p p y 2015 ! Now that we are back from our year-end vacation, we are taking a look back at some of the places we visited last year. This is the second of two posts; Part 1 is here. The photos are organized in reverse chronological order. Some of the trips are business trips…
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Our trips 2014 – part 1
Dear Readers, Happy New Year ! This is our first post of 2015. It is time to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. Some of you who knew me from New York probably think, judging from the posts here, that since we left for Switzerland, we travel a…