I have a deep and abiding love of cities. Some people long for wide open spaces. Not me. There’s nothing better for filling up the novelty-meter than time spent walking a city end to end. Which is why I love this announcement about freely available pianos sprinkled all over New York City, part of an [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Belgium'
I Wanna Eat Choco Bars
March 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Shop talk, Tasty treats
Condé Nast Traveller (British edition, hence the two L’s in traveler) has a great piece in their March 2010 issue about Belgian chocolatiers. The photo above was taken in The Chocolate Line, which is a personal favorite of mine, as well. One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to buy novelty [...]
Training Day
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty
I love trains. Not in a trainspotter kind of way. I just love a train trip to reset my mind between destinations. I love listening to music, watching the people get off and on, and having a little snack. When I’m in the Netherlands, I love getting a little vending-machine liege waffle before I board.
All of that excitement happens for me regardless of if I’m in a historic station or a mid-70s monstrosity.
But OMG–speaking of liege-ness–how much do I love this place?
In General, Let’s Be Skeptical of Any Kind of “Hut”
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Tasty treats, Wary of the advice of others
I am an absolute sucker for waffles. But Crystal Hut causes little alarm bells to ring in my brain. Hut, really? I hate to discriminate, but I can see the ferns from here, can’t you? And the light jazz that will be playing as the Hut employees deliver the cold, tired waffles?
