Tag: shopping
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Maestri di Fabbrica, Florence
While the main streets and piazzas of Florence are lined with shops by big international brands, it was refreshing and rewarding to explore the narrow streets and lanes of which Florence has plenty. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the first post…
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Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence
While exploring the area around Florence’s train station, we wandered into this shop on Via della Scala without knowing what it is initially. There was a small group of tourists milling around an entrance underneath a huge bouquet of dried flowers. Click ▶ to play The outside of the building was unremarkable but as soon…
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BMW Welt, München
The headquarters of BMW (Bayerische Motoren-Werke) is located in Munich, capital of Bavaria, a prominent state in southern Germany. On the day of the Champions League Final, we went to see the BMW Welt (BMW World) and the BMW Museum. BMW Welt was designed by Wolf Prix of the Viennese firm – Coop Himmelb(l)au. This…
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Berlin: KaDeWe – Gourmet Bouillabaisse
On my last day in Berlin, it was raining and the wind harsh. Stay indoors was the advice offered by the hotel concierge. KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) is the second largest department store in Europe, after Harrods in London. But the food hall on the sixth floor, in my opinion, is bigger and better than…
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The Fifth Avenue of Playa del Carmen
Our resort is located in Playacar which is a gated community at the south end of Playa del Carmen. We took a short cab ride into town one late afternoon as the bars and restaurants were beginning to open for business. The driver dropped us off on the corner of Calle 8 norte and Avenida 5a,…