Category: markets
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La Grande Épicerie de Paris
This is the last post in a series about 3 Parisian retail establishments. The first post is on La Samaritaine, a reborn “grand magasin”, and the second on Merci, a concept store. La Grande Épicerie (LGE) is one of the finest food halls or delicatessens in the world, the flagship operating at Rue de Sèvres, Paris…
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A Food Court in the Middle of Florence
About 5 minutes walk from our hotel (Hotel Spadi) is Florence’s central market (Mercato Centrale Firenze). There, we found a gourmet market and food court. A single web site il Mercato Centrale hosts the pages of the central food markets of Florence, Rome, Turin and Milan. The site carries news about the businesses and list…
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Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech, Morocco – part 2
It was our first day in Marrakech. Continuing with our walk in the Place Jemaa-el-Fna after dark. Catch Part 1 here if you missed it. Feel free to browse earlier posts about other places and more photos. Use the tags or the archives feature at the bottom of the page. To accompany this post, there is…
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Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco – part 1
Hello world. This blog has been on hiatus for a little more than a year. Since so many of us are marooned at home and cannot (should not) travel in the foreseeable future, it could be a relief to do some virtual sightseeing. We will start with sharing our last trip taken in the beginning…
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Mont d’Or, France
Let’s talk about cheese. Mont d’Or. Like most cheeses, it is named after where it comes from. This place is named Gold Mountain because of the cliffs in this mountainous area which reflect the golden light of the setting sun. By the way, the mountain range is named Jura which gave rise to the name…
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Annecy, France
Annecy is located about 100 minutes drive from where we live. We knew about the town and had wanted to visit it for the last 2 years. But it was only until June last year when we spent a weekend there. Yeah, this post has been in the draft folder for months. Annecy is the…