Category: shopping
VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein
VitraHaus is Vitra’s flagship store on the Campus. One can see, touch, compare, test, and buy all of Vitra’s home and office furniture offerings here. We visited the Campus last year and this is the second of four posts. See the Campus overview here. Most of what is written below came from their web site…
Realmadrid official store, Madrid
While in Madrid, we hopped inside the Realmadrid official store on Calle del Carmen, just off Puerta del Sol. . We are fans but not dedicated Real Madrid fans. Only Perfect Counts. This is the place to buy the official kit and gear. . I liked the various designs of the official ball. Souvenirs galore.…
Hilarity in names #7
This is no. 7 in a series of posts that is about funny business names or signs that we saw. Since we visited Japan recently, we would make this post a Tokyo special. See Hilarity in names #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6 at the respective link. “WOMB” “Master Bunny Edition” – a line of Golf wear, really.…
Hilarity in names #6
This is no. 6 in a series of posts that is about funny business names or signs that we captured on film. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 at the respective link.…
Window shopping at night in Chamonix
Chamonix is a ski resort and in the summer great for hiking. It held the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been a popular mountain resort. And it is also a great place to buy skiwear and outfit for any mountain sports. After dinner one night, we strolled through the main street – the crowd…
Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark
Continuing with our adventures in Denmark (København, Danemark) earlier this year … If you have just joined, part 1 starts here. We went to Copenhagen in June – the beginning of their summer. … Certain areas of Copenhagen really looked like Amsterdam. We took a boat tour of its harbor and canals. Nyhavn (new harbor)…