Category: big cities

  • Copenhagen highlights, part 1, Denmark

    Copenhagen highlights, part 1, Denmark

    In June, we spent a few days in Copenhagen with IT and MW. It was the first time for us and IT to visit Denmark. We did many touristy things and our friends did some serious shopping. We rented an apartment in Christianshavn which was located a block from the harbor front – we enjoyed walks…

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  • The Bridges across the Danube, Budapest

    The Danube is the longest river in the EU. We had no idea. It originates from the Black Forest in Germany (see our post about it here) and travels southeast through four capitals before entering the Black Sea at the border of Romania and Ukraine. The four capitals are Vienna (see a sample of our…

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  • The Belgian Quarter, Cologne

      I (Chris) wanted to visit Köln because it is another big city in Germany (No.4 by population). I liked Berlin (No. 1) and Munich (No. 3) and wanted to see more urban life in Germany. You will see it in the next few posts. Köln is a very compact cityas far as tourists are concerned, because…

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  • FLB @ Colonne di San Lorenzo

    Rather than posting more photos of furniture from the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, I will give the topic a break. So … After a long day running around in the Salone, I left Rho Fiera and took the metro to Duomo. My hotel was centrally located and about 10 minutes down Via Torino on a…

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  • Langham Place Hotel, NYC

    In January, a last minute business trip to NYC landed me this room in the Langham Place Hotel – a chain of hotels owned by a Chinese group, I think. With a stovetop, I made tea every morning. There was so much space which is rare in a NY hotel. The bedroom was located in…

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  • Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo

    Before posting on our latest trip, we thought it is best to put up the remaining Brazilian posts first. Vila Madalena is an upper middle class neighborhood in the Pinheiros district on the west side of Sao Paulo. It is known for its bohemian lifestyle, galleries, funky shops, and night life.  I cannot judge its nightlife…

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