This morning outside my window
From India outside my window, 5 days ago, Similar articles
From my kitchen window I've been watching the progress of the construction of a new building over the past few months. This morning I watched as this painter was putting some finishing touches on the newly painted façade. As you can see, he's seated on a wooden platform attached to a rope which descends from the roof. On the roof is someone securing the rope. The painter yelled ?DOWN!? (in
Luanda from the roof of the Maianga building
From de kooijtjes, 1 weeks ago, Similar articles
I was on my way home from the grocery store, stuck in a traffic jam. Rob called me to come to his office as soon as possible to bring Maarten's and my passport. As our ordinary visa is about to expire soon we need to arrange residency visa. Considering the time of the year this is quite inconvenient. The school year ends June 8th and then most moms and children will leave for their home country. Now our application is submitted our passports are therefore unavailable until the visa process...
Michelin heads to the burbs
From Polly Vous Francais?, 3 weeks ago, Similar articles
Famous French tire-and restaurant-guide company Michelin is packing its bags and moving out of Paris.Not far, but to nearby lovely Boulogne, according to the spokesperson for Michelin. Â The company's HQ is still in Clemont-Ferrand; but, since its inception in 1889 it's always had a Paris office. First avenue Pereire, then in 1967 the company purchased the building at 46 avenue de Breteuil in the 7e arrondissement. No more! Â Michelin has just sold the building to an insurance company...
les hauts et les bas
From French Word-A-Day, 3 weeks ago, Similar articles
I wanted to title the previous book "Character-building in Provence"--a reference to the "character" one builds when adapting to a foreign land... as well as a reference to the writing life--or the characters that inspire these stories! The snapshot (above) would have made an illustrative cover photo (though it was taken in Verona....) les hauts et les bas (oh-ay-bah)   : highs and lows On l'appèle 'la vie en rose' mais, comme partout, il y a ici,...
Antipodean KL Branch, spacious and great for toddlers
From New Life in KL!, 3 weeks ago, Similar articles
The second branch of Antipodean is certainly more family-friendly because of the sheer space it has at the Menara Tan and Tan building at Tun Razak. On a Sunday late lunch, there was a smaller crowd (compared to the packed Bangsar branch). Families with young kids will feel more relaxed and plus they have a kids' corner with a DVD player and tv. There were ample toys and the show playing that time was Smurfs.Even the waiters were friendly and said hi to my daughter. Guess because there is...
The Poet's Hotel in Copenhagen
From The Dutched Pinay, 1 month ago, Similar articles
In Copenhagen I stayed at the First Hotel Kong Frederik. The hotel is in a classical building in the heart of the city'Indre By and the interior is quite cosy and boutique-ish. On the hotel's website it says, ?The hotel has throughout the years been the choice of international performing artists and legendary Danish poets.?I'm not sure what they mean by that but in the atrium lounge there is a library with a collection of leather bound books from world renowned novelists and poets. They are...
Missing out on the Reichstag
From The Dutched Pinay, 1 month ago, Similar articles
One of the things I was looking forward to in Berlin was visiting the Reichstag. The Reichstag was constructed to house the parliament of the German Empire'the Bundestag.When the war tore Germany apart, the Reichstag building in Berlin was left with no function. Bonn became the capital of West Germany and all government functions were executed there. However, after the fall of communism and after a much heated debate, the Reichstag became a major project by the German people. Since 1999, the...
Walking up Monserrate
From The Foreigner, 1 month ago, Similar articles
A few weeks ago, the walk up Monserrate opened after being closed for renovation for several years. Most tourists take either the tram or the gondola up, but a nice alternative is to hike. It's about an hour straight up, but is a wide cobblestone path. With the number of people who are now taking it, and the police that are stationed at various points on the trail, it is quite safe. The trailhead is slightly up the hill to the left of the main gondola/tram building, across from the delicious...
Utopia - Wislawa Szymborska R.I.P. ( Poems )
From Mediteranean Garden Spain, 1 month ago, Similar articles
....Solid ground beneath your feet.The only roads are those that offer access.Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.The Tree of Valid Supposition grows herewith branches disentangled since time immermorial.The Tree of Understanding, dazzling staight and simple.sprouts by the spring called Now I Get It.The thicker the woods, the vaster the vista:the Valley of Obviously.If any doubts arise, the wind dispels them instantly.Echoes stir unsummonedand eagerly explain all the secrets of the...
Black Thingies Mystery on Sukhumvit~!!
From Street Smart Sukhumvit, 1 month ago, Similar articles
THE CURIOSITY IS KILLING MEEEEEEEEEH~~!!!!!!!!! Just... What... Are... These... Guys... Doing~??They opened a manhole in a parking lot inside a building in Thonglo (Sukhumvit 55).And then they dumped a whole bunch of black thingies into the manhole.The black thingies were piled up a few steps away from the manhole. The workers scooped up the black thingies into a bucket, brought the bucket to the opened manhole and dumped the thingies into the manhole. Then they returned to the pile,...
