This week’s photo challenge on The Daily Post is all about doors. I was tempted to post a series of photos of doors, but since I’m currently travelling and have limited access to my image archive, I shall instead share my most recent ‘door’ picture! This was taken last week in Paris, outside Cannibale Cafe in the 11th…
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I love a good Turkish breakfast. Who wouldn’t? I’ve only been to Istanbul thrice. It has always been for work but each time I was able to extend a few days to explore the city. Home to some 14 million people, Istanbul is HUGE. There are so many parts of Istanbul that I’ve yet to…
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“Maïs chaud, chaud maïs” (literally, “corn hot, hot corn”) Ah, the familiar cry of yet another African man selling roasted corn. Always in winter, always right outside the Quick fast food restaurant that is above the Belleville metro station. Sometimes, there are up to three or four of them at that busy corner where rue…
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Someone should suggest to tell the folks at the Barbican Centre to bring on a third-party to manage their kitchen at the Barbican Food Hall. We had brunch last month before heading to the Marcel Duchamp exhibition. The interiors of the Barbican Food Hall is gorgeous, just like the building that houses it. Very contemporary chic:…
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I only learnt about Paris’ historic “passages couverts” (covered shopping arcades) after I had moved to Brussels. I was wandering around Paris, enjoying some time on my own and away from the computer, when I suddenly found myself at a cast iron gate that seemed to lead into a long corridor. This “corridor” was none…
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Rue Denoyez is one of the most colourful streets in Paris with its ever-changing walls of street art and graffiti. Everything is coated in layers of spray paints and hand-drawn illustrations as artists work on their craft every day in the streets.Every time I walk along Rue Denoyez, I feel particularly uplifted and jolly. Perhaps…
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When looking for a place to stay when we were in Tai O, Lantau Island in Hong Kong, I came across a café that was recommended by several people as being one of the best spots in the village to sit back and enjoy a coffee on the water. This special little place is called…
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I first came upon La Caféothèque (52 Rue de l’Hôtel de Ville, 75004) in summer 2011 when researching for places to show my family around when they were in Paris. While we never made it there, something kept it at the back of my mind and I’ve been meaning to visit since… perhaps it was…
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Am in Paris for the Easter weekend. I wonder if the Borzoi is lounging in its usual spot at Café Belga? Here are some photos that I took of the Borzoi on 17 March when I spotted it there with its owners for a third consecutive weekend.We were seated at the adjacent table to the group.…
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Angelina Hue 