Wedding bells, that is ( Read more... )

Okay, this is a rare occasion when I honestly need help deciding what to do. Preferably in the next few days ( Read more... )

I haven't really been in a blogging mood for quite a time. My heart has been so tired and discouraged. So here's some capsulated dot point updates ( Read more... )

Yes, it's been a while. Here, have an update of sorts with dot points ( Read more... )

We were in the Taiwan National Palace Museum, looking at a spectacular pair of Qing Dynasty vases. These were an identical set, and each had no less than a hundred deer painted on them, all different ( Read more... )

Looks like I will be heading off to parts north even sooner than I envisaged (vague plans pointed to 2011 at earliest), thanks to a sudden flurry of family activity.

My brother is heading to this hemisphere. And taking my Father with him on a jaunt to The Other ChinaSo after umming and ahhing, I decided to take up the invitation. Betcha my ( Read more... )

Wednesday was a day for grazing and running around. It was my brother's last day so he wanted to do the last of his shopping before he got on his train ( Read more... )

Tuesday morning started with breakfast at an institution, the nearby Angelina cafe. It looks out onto the Tuileries gardens, and had been there for over a hundred years. The croissants were amazingly flaky, and the bread was delicious. The flavours of the preserves and the butter were so delicate that we finally understood why people were happy ( Read more... )

Today is Monday, and it's museum day ( Read more... )

Paris, day one ( Read more... )