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Beyoğlu Çikolatacıs – Chocolate Kiosk, Istiklal Street, Istanbul, Turkey

Ms. Adventures in Italy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:37:52 +0000

File this under: Jobs I’d Love!

I spotted this guy when we were in Istanbul, Turkey, in the Beyoglu area of the city – a younger, more modern area full of shops, restaurants, and kiosks packed with chocolate!

The chocolate is sold in nondescript aluminum foil, and perhaps that might fool you into thinking it’s cheap. It’s not (though it’s also not expensive) and it’s quite good!

Let’s get a closer look….white, dark, and milk chocolate studded with hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios or just plain.

If you were working there, which kind of chocolate would be mysteriously “Low on Inventory” at the end of the day?

Beyoglu – Nostalji – Elit Cikolatasi (Chocolate Kiosk)
Address: Istiklal Cd. No. 69-A, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.elit-chocolate.com/eng/index.php

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A Weekend in Paris…the Videos!

Ms. Adventures in Italy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:52:30 +0000

After spending a weekend in Paris, I played with some of the videos I had taken during that weekend and put together a video that I am sure will put a smile on your face.

Watch the video here and tell me what you think, and check out the other version I made below.

(If you can’t see the video below, go directly to YouTube to watch A weekend in Paris!)

I also made a version, quite similar to the first version, and included some of my still photo shots from the weekend in Paris between some of the video clips.

(If you can’t see the video below, go directly to YouTube to watch A weekend in Paris…with pictures!)

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A Weekend Vacation in Paris, France

Ms. Adventures in Italy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:06:33 +0000

A little getaway in Paris, France to hang with best friends is the best kind of vacation one can get. I get spoiled especially when my friends come to me – after all one can only take so many vacations a year to destinations 5,000 miles away.

It’s already December! I can’t believe how fast 2009 is going. It’s time to rush and complete those New Year’s resolutions, buy holiday gifts if you’re into that, and plan where you’ll hopefully spend New Year’s, right?

After this weekend. After I stop thinking about Paris and looking at my photos and start posting them instead of just enjoying a private slideshow at home. After I eat the macarons I have stashed in my suitcase, and the dark chocolate caramel in its silver wrapper, too.

Paris is one of my favorite cities. It’s no surprise, really, as it’s definitely a crowd pleaser. I didn’t want to like Paris, though, the first time I went there 10 years ago. I wanted, somehow, to be able to say “Paris is not for me.”

But it most definitely is. For someone as curious as I am, Paris is a city that constantly manages to surprise and satisfy visually, emotionally, and gastronomically.
I love the cafès and the metro. Using only public transportation for 6 years means I get excited when I take other cities’ systems for a spin.

I spent some time trying to capture some of the moments I saw – many involving people. I’m much more comfortable with still life which is why I’ve been pushing myself to take more pictures of people, and in a way that doesn’t intrude too much on their own moments.

What suggestions do you have for taking pictures of people and capturing moments without ruining them?
Coffee, cigarettes, cool shoes and your best friend(s): what more could you want?

Vin chaud: Mulled / spiced hot wine with cinnamon and/or oranges is a great way to warm your insides when you’re freezing in the brisk weather – I actually drank a lot of this, ok I drank a lot this weekend – wine, vin chaud, microbrewery beer, tequila (that’s another story). All in the name of keeping warm and braving the cold outside all day. It’s a must!

I had fun chasing the fashion choices I saw around Paris: we called it “fashion individuel” which I’m sure is not correct French (anyone?) but we sure had fun saying it.

Wherever there are luxury and riches, there will always be a contrast to remind you to appreciate how much you have yourself. The Champs Élysées is no different.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – luckily we got there when Christmas started to arrive, too. December is not much different than January in terms of weather, but January is much more depressing when all the decorations come down.

An easy way to bring some holiday cheer into the metropolitan / subway is to bring an actual Christmas tree with you

Navigating Paris can be exhiliarating and exhausting – so much walking, even just taking the public transportation everywhere. This kid had the right idea.

The Batmobile – everyone needs a getaway mobile! I’ll take this Vespa any day.

Nighttime falls on Paris, France – a view from Sacre Coeur Church

I’m not done with Paris…..et vous?

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