Category: shopping
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Copenhagen highlights, part 1, Denmark
In June, we spent a few days in Copenhagen with IT and MW. It was the first time for us and IT to visit Denmark. We did many touristy things and our friends did some serious shopping. We rented an apartment in Christianshavn which was located a block from the harbor front – we enjoyed walks…
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Fratelli Burgio, Siracusa (Ortigia)
While in Siracusa, IT and I(Chris) had lunch at a very popular salumeria – F.lli Burgio – next to the market on the island of Ortigia. They claim to be a specialist of artisanal products of Sicilian gastronomy. On their website, they listed a taste laboratory and a showroom (which was where we were). They also…
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Hilarity in names #5
This is no. 5 in a series of posts that is about funny business names 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 and #4 here. Boner – a lamp…
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DRIVE, Volkswagon Group Forum, Berlin
After the UEFA Champions League Final game on a Saturday in June (click here to see the post), we stayed an extra day in Berlin. As expected on a Sunday, most of the shops were closed. So we were pleased to discover Volkswagon Group’s “flagship” store, not far from Checkpoint Charlie on Friedrichstrasse 84/Unter den Linden.…
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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…
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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…