Bonton at Bon Ton…in Langkawi
Bon Ton is a spectacular complex of hotels in the exotic Langkawi, in a wild décor, but extremely welcoming, which looks like, if you want a local landmark, a Village Museum in the heart of Bucharest ...
The mysterious lunch
I wouldn`t say I have a great appetite, when it comes to food, but I don`t believe in voyages without tasting experiences. Like Mr.Proust`s famous madelaine, every place has a sensory recollection r...
The Council Hotel - The council of the 10
A building raised at the beginning of the 16th century, which was the first town hall, a part of the medieval fortress of Hermannstadt. It was turned into a hotel. I was really attracted not only by i...
About what nobody told that had happened exactly 130 years ago: in 1885
It was an eventful year: Mark Twain published “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, the chancellor Otto von Bismarck occupied Cameroon, Louis Pasteur successfully tested the anti-rabies vaccine, Rodin created the marvelous ”Les Bourgeois de Calais”, the Statue of Liberty was brought to New York.
Life beats the movie
Scena 20, dubla 3. Atentie, motor! Lady Tuptim, concubina preferata a regelui Siam-ului, fuge din harem. Ii este dor de logodnicul ei, Balat si decide, deghizata in barbat, sa se ascunda in templul unde locuia acesta. Insa garzile regelui o gasesc si acum, frumoasa Tuptim isi asteapta sentinta…
The indigo house
Our first “rendez-vous” was several years ago, at Cinemateca(a film library), where I had been told to see “Indochine”. Oh, what a cinematic experience! What a refinement, such lovely fashion details, what a sweet-bitter feeling, what a music, what a majestic acting, what an impressive beauty!…And some house! Can you remember the tango of Eliane (the wonderful Deneuve) and Camille in the saloon with rattan sofas, with blinds and walls having the colour of honey? Yes, a mythical scene, an incredible spot!
