Month: December 2018
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Hilarity in names #10
This is no. 10 in a series of posts that is about funny business names or signs that we captured on film. From time to time during our travels, we come across English name or signage that makes us smile. Check out Hilarity in names #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9. Like Shoes in…
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Book pairings, Winter 2018
In the last few years, we have been posting on various bookstores around the world. If you missed the blog entries, click here for a shortlist of the visited bookstores posted on this site. I(Chris) admits to like loitering in bookstores, browsing, and buying books. Our interest is not just in the stores that display…
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Lokremise, St Gallen
Back in June, we spent one day in St. Gallen, on our way to Kiev from Lindau. After seeing the Abby and its library (see the post here), we were looking for a place for dinner that was not far from the train station and our hotel. Not really expecting much, Lokal was the restaurant…
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Mezhyhirya Residence, Ukraine
While we were in Kiev (Kyiv), we had a choice of visiting either Chernobyl (the site of the nuclear reactor accident) or Mezhyhirya (the residence of Ukraine’s ousted ex-president). They were both available as a day trip and one day was all we had. We took the safe option to view this monument of corruption.…