Category: photos

  • La Chaux-de-Fonds – a Swiss Watch-making City

    La Chaux-de-Fonds – a Swiss Watch-making City

    La Chaux-de-Fonds is the heart of Switzerland’s famous watch-making industry.  The area referred to as the Watch Valley nestled within the Jura mountains above Neuchâtel.  You will see the logos of the various famous brands on buildings around town especially along the road towards Le Locle – see my earlier post on watchmakers. In 2009,…

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  • Designer-bottled evian water

    While having lunch at Casa Danone (<– see earlier post) we noticed these designer-branded bottled water by Evian.  Since they were placed behind us on display, we took them down and photographed them against the white seatings.  Evian is one of the brands of water owned by Danone, their other well known brand being Volvic. …

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  • Chucky’s siblings at Museu del Joguet de Catalunya

    We took a day-trip out of Barcelona to visit Salvador Dali’s museum in Figueras.  Down the street from Dali’s is a museum of toys (Museu del Joguet de Catalunya).  It is a fairly well run place with lots to see, including toys that belonged to famous Spanish people. What startled us were the dolls from…

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  • Collectible Vinçon graphics

    Vinçon has a graphic design business and naturally they design their own bags for the shop.  Here is a selection of the bag designs over the years – the first started in 1972. In case you just joined, check out my two earlier posts about Vinçon’s shop in Barcelona, selling small design products here and furniture…

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