Category: shopping

  • Bookstore Librairie, Biarritz

    Bookstore Librairie, Biarritz

    Another entry to our tour of bookstores around the world … We found this gem of a bookstore in Biarritz.  The bookstore is called “BOOKSTORE”. And to confirm the nature of its business, on the storefront below the name, it says “Librairie Bookstore”. It is understandable that this establishment at a French beach town is…

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  • Librerie Coop + Eataly, Bologna

    Librerie Coop + Eataly, Bologna

    In our bookstore tour of the world, we increasingly see the merger of bookselling with another retail concept – for example, the T-site in Daikanyama 代官山 in Tokyo and the Eslite Spectrum in Hong Kong – see our posts here and here. In Bologna, I (Chris) visited the Librerie Coop + Eataly Bologna – a…

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  • Libreria A. Nanni, Bologna, Italy

    Libreria A. Nanni, Bologna, Italy

    I was visiting Bologna last December. Bologna is famous not only for its pasta sauce and several other foods but also for its porticos. In total, there are over 45 km (28 miles) of arcades, some 38 in the city center. Bologna is officially the “City of Porticoes” following its nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage…

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  • Jamonería, Madrid

    Jamonería, Madrid

    Spanish cured ham (Jamón Ibérico) is well known worldwide. They are sold and consumed in specialist shops – Jamonería – in Madrid. One such store situated just off the Puerta del Sol named itself Museo del Jamon. Its location suggests that it is a touristy place, but surprisingly, it was packed with locals or domestic…

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  • Common Ground, Seoul, South Korea

    Common Ground, Seoul, South Korea

    I was on a business trip in Seoul last August and had some free time to explore the city – in Gwangjin-gu (광진구 · 廣津區) a district that is mostly residential, but consist not of apartment buildings characteristic of the city, but of three or four-story row houses separated by small roads and alleyways. It was dusk when…

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  • Hilarity in names #8

    Hilarity in names #8

    This is no. 8 in a series of posts that is about funny business names or signs that we captured on film. From time to time during our travels, we come across English names that makes us laugh. Check out Hilarity in names #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7. Gentle Monster – Authorized Lens Service…

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