My Pleasant Things - Page 6 of 7

May 20, 2020

Charlie Chaplin – An Icon of Silence

Films, General, People 3623 Chaplin, A Countess from Hong Kong, A King in New York, A Woman of Paris, Chaplin's World, Charlie Chaplin, Chillon Castle, City Lights, Confiserie Zurcher, Gold Rush, Great Dictator, Keystone, Lady Gaga, Lake Geneva, Lavaux, Lavaux vineyards, Limelight, Manoir de Ban, Marlon Brando, Modern Times, Monsieur Verdoux, Montreux, Smile, Sophia Loren, The Kid, Together at Home, Tramp, Vaud, Vevey, Waterville 1 Comment

Charlie Chaplin … The man who showed the whole world that there is no need for words and yet it is possible to accomplish many things without them. When some […]

April 4, 2020

Before Trilogy-25th Anniversary of The Sweetest Film Series in Cinema History

Films, General Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before trilogy, Benaki Museum, Café Sperl, Christoph Wagner, Costa Navarino, David Jewell, Delusion Angel, Ethan Hawke, Gia Ena Tango, Haris Alexiou, Joan Leigh Fermor, Julie Delpy, Kardamili, Kardamyli, Kleines Café, Le Pure Café, Leigh Fermor House, Panmelys, Paris, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Richard Linklater, Shakespeare and Company, Toni Mörwald, Vienna, Westin Resort Costa Navarino No comments

When I read somewhere that this year was the 25th Anniversary of the film ‘Before Sunrise’ – the first film of the Before Trilogy- , it drew my interest. I […]

March 17, 2020

A Living Legend and His Son- Clint Eastwood with Kyle Eastwood

General, People amour du jazz, Bunny Brunel, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Cinematic, Clint Eastwood, David Benoit, Kyle Eastwood, Mission Ranch, Oakland, Paris Match, Richard Jewell, The Mule No comments

When I saw the above picture of Clint Eastwood in ‘Paris Match’ magazine (February 12, 2020 issue), I was deeply affected for many reasons. The photos of Clint and Kyle […]

A Pleasant Text in Days of Corona

General, People corona, Morelli, Olafsson, pandemic, Rameau, virus No comments

This is not a pleasant thing yet the agenda of the whole world – every house hold in every country in the world- is the current outbreak of coronavirus disease […]

March 6, 2020

Glin Castle – A Dream Home and Hotel

General, People, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland archery, Black Knights, Carlene O'Connor, Catherine Fitzgerald, Colette, Desmond FitzGerald, Dominic West, falconry, fuchsia flower, Geraldines, Glin Castle, golf, Hillsborough Castle, Irish castles, Knight of Glin, Limerick, Murder at Irish Christmas, Murder in an Irish Bookshop, Murder in an Irish Pub, River Shannon, scavenger hunt, The Affair, The knights of Glin 1 Comment

I discovered Glin Castle in Winter 2018 issue of ‘Town&Country’ magazine. I was captivated by its beauty reflected in the photos in the magazine. The place seems extremely romantic and […]

February 25, 2020

Niseko, Japan

General, Japan, Travel Annupuri, Anthony Bourdain, Bang Bang Niseko, Bar Gyu+, Ground Pub Niseko, Hanyu, Hirafu, Hokkaido, izakaya, Japan, Karabina, karaoke, Karuizawa, Kutchan, Mount Yotei, Niseko, Niseko Brewing, No Reservations, onsen, Rakuichi, Sapporo, Snow Festival, Tatsuri Rai, Utaya, yakitori No comments

I had no intension to write this post, but the day after I wrote my previous post about Japan (‘Winter Scenes from Japan’), I came across an article in a […]

February 22, 2020

Winter Scenes From Japan

General, Japan, Travel Japan, Japanese macaque, Jigokudani, jingisukan, Lost in Translation, Matsumato, Memoirs of A Geisha, Moerenuma Park, Mount Fuji, Nagano, Ogimachi, onsen, Sapporo, Shibuya Crossing, Snow Festival, Suskino, Takayama, Tokyo No comments

When I think of Japan, many things come to my mind like its rich culture, hard working and intelligent Japanese people, its sweet cartoon films like Doraemon which my children […]

February 14, 2020

Aran Bakery, Scotland

General, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland Aran Bakery, chocolate praline tartlet, Dunkeld, Flora Shedden, pear danish pastry, River Tay, Scotland, Taybank, walnut and vanilla eclair No comments

I discovered Aran Bakery situated in the heart of Scotland in the January 2020 issue of the ‘Food and Travel’ magazine (Photos are from the magazine and the the web […]

February 9, 2020

I dreamed of Africa …

Africa, Films, General, Travel Africa, I Dreamed of Africa, travel No comments

Since I watched the movie ‘I dreamed of Africa’, Africa has driven my interest and it has been one of my dreams to visit Africa. In this movie (released in […]

February 7, 2020

Cosy places in the countryside of England

General, UK / Scotland / Ireland Bath, Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, Birmingham, Bristol, Cumbria, England countryside, Gloucestershire, Grantley Hall, Hambleton Hall, Holbeck Ghyll, Leads, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Rutland, Thyme, travel, UK, York, Yorkshire No comments

In the January, 2020 issue of the ‘The Sunday Times Travel’ magazine, some of the best country house hotels -‘cosy country retreats’- are listed. These places with different features look […]

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