Category: architecture

  • Schaulager, Basel

    Schaulager, Basel

    While we were in Basel for a weekend to see the military band performances, the Basel Tattoo, we spent Sunday morning checking out this museum. Schaulager is one of the more enigmatic art museums which we have visited – its appearance is interesting but unattractive. The word “Schaulager” means “show-warehouse” which is consistent with the museum’s

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  • Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 3

    Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 3

    Continuing with a tour of our rental’s neighborhood in Copenhagen (København, Danemark) … if you didn’t earlier, see the interiors here and here. The apartment overlooks Strandgade – the same street where Noma is located – the best restaurant in the world in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. Of course, IT made a reservation months ago

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  • Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 2

    Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 2

    Continuing with the tour of our rental apartment in Copenhagen (København, Danemark)… part 1 is here. This is our oversized living room with windows facing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs across Strandgade. The apartment is in a historic building so we suspect that many aspects of the apartment cannot be altered. For example, the kitchen and the

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  • Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 1

    Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 1

    And then there were the four of us (C & S, IT, MW)…  on this trip to Copenhagen (København, Danemark). It was indeed a good idea to rent an apartment – more economical and convivial. Our apartment is located in Christianshavn just across the inner harbor from the city center. We could walk to the center in under 15

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