Category: photos

  • 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

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  • 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,

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  • 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 –

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  • Our Old Cars: #1

    Since I was talking about car yesterday, I thought about my old cars.  In theory, we could have taken at least one of the cars with us since we are nowhere near filling up the 40-foot container that the company provides for shipment of our things.  In practice, it seems quite complicated to get the

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