Category: big cities
Café Drechsler, Vienna
The neighborhood we stayed in Vienna really has a lot of remarkable cafes. After our earlier posts on Café Sperl and Café Phil, we went to Café Drechsler on Linke Wienzeile, which was a 5-minutes walk from our rental on Gumpendorferstrasse. This cafe is located across the street from Naschmarkt (see next post). Café Drechsler was…
Café Phil & Corns n’ Pops, Vienna
Directly across the street from Café Sperl (covered in my last post) is Café Phil at 10-12 Gumpendorferstrasse – it is a mutant of the traditional Viennese kaffehaus (but not the kind of “coffeeshop” one finds in Amsterdam). Cafe Phil provides hot beverages and sells books and magazines. It also sells vinyl, CD, DVD, etc.…
I ♥ NY: Lunch in Times Square
This was written many months ago and forgotten as a draft. Likely, much of it has changed or it is no longer news. But since I just returned from NY, it’s time to post it. The day I picked up my passport from the Swiss consulate office on the east side, I decided to walk…
For the one who dreams of travelling
I cannot remember how I found this vimeo clip. “Address is approximate” is very clever and the music by Cinematic Orchestra really brought it to life. Well done.
Amsterdam’s floating flower market (Bloemenmarkt)
Amsterdam is historically famous for its tulips and it is one of the major centers of horticulture (which explain in part why the conference I attended was held here). To extend the plant theme of my visit, but with very little time, we briefly visited the flower market (Bloemenmarkt) and De hortus, the botanical garden…
Amsterdam by night
Continuing with our weekend tour of Amsterdam – which is well known for its nightlife. Above is the largest department store (De Bijenkorf, literally the beehive in Dutch) in Dam Square, across the street is a performer swallowing flames in front of a Christmas tree and a crowd of tourists. There are apparently lots of…