Tag: youtube
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Wonderwood by Comme des Garçon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxtjoH–GbA&fs=1&hl=en_US] Comme des Garçon’s video for their new fragrance is done by The Brothers Quay. It’s gotta be one of the creepier perfume advertisement out there. Yet the video matches the brand. Comme des Garçon’s line of fragrances are unconventional and always interesting. This is an interesting covergence. I like “2” by Comme des Garçon. It…
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Public Toilets in Lausanne
After my last post on interesting beverages, I thought that it might be fun to blog about what might be required afterwards. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WL2ZnE1vAU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1] The last time I was at Le Flon (a Covent Garden-like or Union Square-like place) in Lausanne, I did not see that transparent toilet. Knowing me, if I went in I would…
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Toboggan at La Vue-des-Alpes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rkisSmfAu4&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] La Vue-des-Alpes is a stopover on the scenic road to La Chaux de Fonds from Neuchâtel. Located on the Jura at 4200 feet, it commands a panoramic view across to the Alps. We discovered a toboggan track, also known as la luge d’été (summer luge) – basically, a plastic bucket seat with wheels that…
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Cowbell Music
When you think of Swiss cowbell, you would imagine a quite annoying, loud – dong, dong, dong sound. Apparently not so in the field. The closest I can think of is the sound made by a wind chime. It also evokes the musical sound of Indonesian Gamelan. They make a continuous tinkering sound, dissonant and…
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Descending Chaumont Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RopMEDv91Qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Here is a seven-minute video of the entire descent from Chaumont to La Coudre on the funicular railway. Hope you enjoy the ride. The photos posted in the last few days were taken from this tower which is located next to the funicular station house. At the top of the tower is a lookout…
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I ♥ NY: High Above Bryant Park
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvgpJdc8R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Before I left NYC, I visited an ex-colleague who works in an office that overlooks Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan. His office, facing east on the 31st floor has floor-to-ceiling glass window. Chrysler building, NYC Library, Empire State building, and Bryant Park’s ice-rink in Christmas are all in full view. The vista is breathtaking.