Category: shopping

  • Kinokuniya, Kuala Lumpur

    Kinokuniya, Kuala Lumpur

    A few more posts about Malaysia … My regular readers know that I(Chris) like taking pictures of bookstores and have been posting them online, for example:  Alexandre in Budapest, Livraria Cultura in Sao Paulo, MIT Press in Boston, Waterstones in London. As we were wandering in KL’s celebrated shopping mall – Suria KLCC, we found this massive…

    Read more

  • Taormina, Sicily – part 2

    Taormina, Sicily – part 2

    Taormina was easily reachable from the regional international airport, Catenia, where we flew in from Geneva. In our last post, we posted photos of views from Taormina, the town being situated high up on the mediterranean coast. Here are some photos of the town itself. The Piazza IX Aprile is spectacular, both for its views of the…

    Read more

  • Taormina, Sicily – part 1

    Taormina, Sicily – part 1

    We spent this year’s Easter week in Sicily – first at Taormina and then Siracusa. Both are on the east coast of Sicily. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. The town is situated in a beautiful location perched on a cliff, rising 200 m above the Ionian sea. Behind the…

    Read more

  • ChinaHouse, Penang – part 1

    ChinaHouse, Penang – part 1

    While we were wandering around in Georgetown, this pink tank attracted our attention. It was sitting outside a gallery called “179 – The Place” which sells a range of artwork, from painting to textile, and antiques as well as modern artisan-made furniture. We talked to the gallery person for a while as IT was really interested in some funky…

    Read more