Category: shopping
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…
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…
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…
Librairies, Rive Gauche, Paris – part 2
Continuing from part 1 … as some of you may know, we have been putting up photos of bookstores from around the world. In addition to those posts that are linked in part 1, here are a few more that you can jump to: House of Books in Moscow, Alexandra in Budapest and the MIT…
Bookstores, Left Bank, Paris – part 1
As some of you may know, we have been putting up photos of bookstores from around the world. This is another bunch to add to the pile. If you are curious, do click on the side bar and browse the filtered selections. Or jump to Rizzoli in Milano, T-site in Daikanyama, Tokyo, Livraria Cultura in Iguatemi, Sao…
The Eslite Spectrum 誠品生活, Hong Kong
We were visiting Hong Kong during the Christmas period. One store that we went to multiple times on this trip is The Eslite Spectrum store in Star House 星光行, Tsim Sha Tsui. Its location just happened to be near the places that we were visiting and it is just a nice place to have a…