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Le Pré, Clermont-Ferrand
Today is the day of the French presidential election. The future of Europe depends much on this result. Apt that we blog about France here aujourd’hui. We spent a week on the west coast of France over Easter. On our drive towards the Atlantic from the Alps, Clermont Ferrand is roughly the midpoint after Lyon.…
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…
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…
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…
