Category: photos
Museum of Miniatures and Cinematic Decoration
In the old town section of Lyon, we passed by a Museum of miniatures and cinematic decoration. It seemed touristy – we did not want to pay to go inside. But the museum had several displays in the window and a shop selling micro-sized furniture and crockery. I took some pictures through the glass and…
Bvlgari is here
While we were driving on the east side of Neuchatel, we drove by a building with Bvlgari written on top. It has a clock with the Bvlgari trademark bezel outside, we assumed that they makes Bulgari brand watches in that building. After all, Neuchatel is in the heart of the watch-making region of Switzerland. We passed Gucci…
How Overpriced are Electronics in Europe
Here is proof that I made the right decision about buying my Canon Powershot S90 in NYC. See My New Camera for details of the Canon and my old but still-in-use Lumix. I bought my S90 at B&H on 9th Av/34th St for just under $400. This picture was taken outside a camera shop in Bern,…
Diptyque ✻ 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
Diptyque is a French parfumeur based in Paris which started the fragrance business in 1963. We received two Diptyque candles (bougie) as a gift from Tracy a while back. One was a colored version of the Baies scent which is described as a bouquet of roses and blackcurrant leaves (above). The other scent is Violette –…