Category: shopping

  • Hilarity in names #6

    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.…

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  • Window shopping at night in Chamonix

    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…

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  • Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark

    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)…

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  • Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen (København)

    Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen (København)

    Continuing with Denmark (København, Danemark)… We really liked Illum Bolighus- a specialist department store here – full of furniture, lights, design objects, papers, textiles, and even some clothes. It reminded us very much of Vinçon in Barcelona (see earlier post here) and The Conran shop in NYC (now closed) and the UK. This store is located on busy…

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  • More loot from Copenhagen

    More loot from Copenhagen

    We were traveling with IT and MW in Copenhagen and they love flea markets and antique stores. The last time we traveled together we went to the flea markets at the Porte de Clignancourt (Les Puces) in Paris – see earlier post here. Our last post here showed some of IT’s purchases, and here are some more, including MW’s collection.…

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  • IT’s Fleas from Copenhagen

    IT’s Fleas from Copenhagen

    We were traveling with IT and MW on this trip to Denmark. One of their favorite activities is crawling flea markets and antique stores. Copenhagen is fresh pasture for them and we shared the excitement. One area in Copenhagen where there is a good concentration of antique shops is Nørrebro –  an area that feels like…

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