https://dreamofacity.com/2025/12/30/wonder-lust-resolutions-2026/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-lasem-old-tree.jpg1 - LASEM OLD TREELasem. The oldest tree in the city: a trembesi, or Monkey Pod, tree. 2025-12-31T10:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/12/07/moved-to-gasp-art-design-architecture-affect/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-monreale.png1 - MONREALE[CAPTION: Monreale Cathedral, Sicily.] 2025-12-07T02:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/11/12/the-heart-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-of-story-telling/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-story-telling.jpg1 - STORY-TELLING[CAPTION: Part I of The Great Port Cities of Asia: In History evokes sea-faring, Sindbad the Sailor and historic shipwrecks.] 2025-11-12T05:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/10/17/me-cultural-historian-the-great-port-cities-of-asia-in-history/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-great-port-cities-cover.jpgScreenshot[CAPTION: Cover, THE GREAT PORT CITIES OF ASIA: IN HISTORY. Backdrop – Map of the East Indies (detail). Jodocus Hondius. Amsterdam, 1606. Public domain.] 2025-10-17T01:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/09/03/impact-relevance-or-the-importance-of-having-a-strong-personal-compass/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-the-singapore-skyline.jpg1 - The Singapore SkylineThe Singapore Skyline from Bay East Gardens. I regularly ride my bike from home into the city, all around Marina Bay and back. I find it amazing how there is almost seamless public infrastructure - the Park Connector Network (PCN) - that allows one to cycle continuously for hours and take in the best sights of the city. I typically stop briefly after crossing the bridge at Marina Barrage, to take in this breathtaking view of the skyline and the Bay, and to reflect on past, present and future. I choose to cycle just before lunchtime, when it's hot and sunny, there's hardly anybody else on the cycle paths. and I'm practically alone. It feels so wonderful having all of this to myself!! 😂2025-09-03T14:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/08/27/the-show-must-go-on/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-globe-theatre.jpg1 - GLOBE THEATREThe Globe Theatre, London. I caught a fabulous performance here Summer 2023, of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT. From whence the iconic line, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players"2025-08-27T02:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/08/20/fundraising-hospitality-or-memories-of-being-in-high-end-geisha-mode/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-hiroshige-kyoto.jpg1 - Hiroshige KyotoUtagawa Hiroshige, Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō Road, 1833-34.2025-08-20T06:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/08/12/the-joy-of-moving-in-slow-motion/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-garden-london.jpg1 - Garden LondonLondon... A paradise garden... Writer's Retreat... 2025-08-12T10:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/08/05/organisational-transformation-or-a-healthy-preoccupation-with-catx/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-catx.jpgScreenshotMy former colleagues will tell you that I’ve always been a wee bit touched by whimsy. [Cats / after Miss E.C. Beaux ; lith. & copyright 1874 by Thos. Hunter, Philda. https://www.loc.gov/item/2004670356/. Public Domain.] 2025-08-20T10:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2025/07/31/to-begin-again/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1-rail-corridor-kt-1.jpg1 - Rail Corridor KTThe Rail Corridor - a long walk down a path, through the jungle... 2025-08-11T20:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2022/07/12/fearlessness-or-how-to-stay-alive-as-long-and-as-fabulously-as-i-can/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/35-sacred-games.jpg35 - SACRED GAMES...the sacred and the quotidian... [BATIK KITA - DRESSING IN PORT CITIES] https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/34-bali-temple.jpg34 - BALI TEMPLE...seeking divine inspiration...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/33-two-horses.jpg33 - TWO HORSESTWO HORSEShttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/32-seafood.jpg32 - SEAFOODOMG can I EVER again enjoy a seafood platter?? this is one my favourite things in the world!! 😩https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31-covid.jpg31 - COVID...yes I too have caught COVID, just under a month ago... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/30-cartoon-me.jpg30 - CARTOON MEMy nephew sent me this pic of me which had gone through a cartoon-ification app of some kind... hmmmmmmmm.......https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29-shang.png29 - SHANG!from SHANG! - a sci-fi musical set in a galaxy far, far away from our time (and called Greater Asia)... Yes, really. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/28-paris.jpg28 - PARIS...it is important to always look to the horizon, where the light is...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/27-never-had-this.jpg27 - NEVER HAD THIS...ah if only there was someone there who always had my back... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26-gold-bear.jpg26 - GOLD BEAR...somebody's livelihood depended on being able to make this exquisite Han Dynasty gold bear for his or her patron... we need to celebrate the aesthetic excellence and professions of the often unnamed artisans and crafts(wo)men who made some of the most beautiful things on earth... 2024-09-19T12:50:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2021/11/21/a-season-of-anniversaries/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/35-roses.jpg35 - ROSES…and finally, roses and chrysanthemums from the farmer as night falls https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/34-sunset.jpg34 - SUNSET…sunset over the skyscrapers in the distance …view from my balconyhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/33-cheval.jpg33 - CHEVAL…my cheval de mer …my sea-horse https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/32-levant.png32 - LEVANTAfter my Grand Tour of the Port and Imperial Cities of the Subcontinent, I had every intention of continuing on with my journey, westward, by way of Aden and Jiddah, to the Port Cities of the Levant. Ideally, I would like to take a year off – and just wander the region, take in the history, architecture and historic hotels. I miss the wandering so much! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/31-books.jpg31 - BOOKSThe books I've written thus far... the first, The Romance of the Grand Tour - 100 Years of Travel in Southeast Asia, was a product of this blog... One book led to another, and another and the Museum Director job. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/30-grand-tour.png30 - GRAND TOURI began my Grand Tour of the Port and Imperial Cities of Asia in May 2012, when I went to attend and old friend’s wedding in Penang. The city itself so charmed me that I ditched the wedding (with apologise), and instead, decided to wander the streets of Old Georgetown with my camera, shooting the historic streetscapes and architecture. I didn’t stop there – I would go on to travel to some 44 cities across Asia between 2012 and 2019. Goa, India, was my 37th stop. The next chapter in my new book, tentatively titled THE GREAT PORT CITIES OF ASIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN will feature Goa – which reminds me… I gotta get started on it. 😂https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/29-first.png29 - FirstMy first ever post on DREAM OF A CITY was on The Question of Home, and was uploaded on 9th October 2011. At the time, I was caught in limbo, having just moved to New York City from London, but actually shuttling between Singapore, New York, London and many other cities. It sounds glamourous, but replace “shuttling” with “doing visa runs” and you’ll understand what I was doing. I can’t believe it’s been ten years since I posted that post. This post - which took me at least two weeks to write and put images together for - is my 453rd. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/28-chevalier.jpg28 - CHEVALIERIn late October this year, I was conferred the title Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (“Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters”) by the French Government. The title acknowledges my significant contributions to the arts, as well as my contribution to Singapore-France cultural relations. This came as a complete surprise – I’m still in shock. It is a huge honour for me and I’ve been so humbled by it. My acceptance ceremony took place at the ACM on 26 October, with the Ambassador of France to Singapore conferring the medal on me. I’ve told my friends, in jest, that I’ve always wanted a Knight – I never thought I’d be one. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/27-tilda.png27 - TILDAI know it isn’t quite so politically correct of me as Director ACM to share this – but I couldn’t help it! I couldn’t stop chuckling!! From left to right: Timothée Chalamet, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray at the Cannes Film Festival 2021, for the launch of Anderson’s new movie, The French Dispatch. Image from the ever-irreverent @sgmuseummemes. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/26-access.png26 - ACCESSUP CLOSE WITH ACM is one of my favourite programmes. It – and other programmes – represents our commitment to #ACMforAll. This is a collaboration with Dialogue in the Dark Singapore wherein we offer an intimate experience, led by programme facilitators with Visual Impairment. During this 90-minute session, participants can, while blindfolded, handle 3D-printed objects based on works of art in the museum’s collection. They will then get to experience the museum in a completely new way, from the perspective of their visually impaired facilitators. The tactile takes centrestage – and one begins to understand just how profoundly touch can elicit emotions and fire the imagination. 2021-11-21T02:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2021/05/01/nesting-or-twelfth-night-at-the-urban-farm/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31-brahms.jpg31 - Brahms…a brand-new addition to the flock: this is a Brahma chick …don’t underestimate this little fella; he or she – it’s too young to have its gender determined – will grow to be enormous …Brahma chickens are the biggest species of domesticated chickens on earth; the elephant of the chicken world! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30-multitasking.jpg30 - Multitasking…Sunday …multi-tasking as usual …I’m not of much use on the farm, really …I’m mostly ornamental …so I fit in very well with the birds https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/29-farm-to-table.jpg29 - Farm to table…farm-to-table kale and eggs, that all went into a farm-fresh salad for a dinner party with friends that very evening …chicken was included on the menu, just not this one 😂https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/28-kosode.jpg28 - Kosode…in our Fashion & Textiles Gallery on the 3rd floor, there is displayed a gorgeous and exceedingly rare kosode 小袖 (a short-sleeved variation to the kimono 着物) from the Edo period …its base textile is rinzu 綸子, or damasked silk, which is heavily embroidered with a riot of flowers: iris, wisteria, chrysanthemum …it would’ve been worn by a lady of the highest samurai ranks, on formal or festive occasions, such as hanami (cherry blossom viewing) …it is naturally, my favourite piece in the gallery and is marked “Director’s Pick” …so don’t miss it, folks; it’s just upstairshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27-kinkakuji.jpg27 - Kinkakuji…Russel’s photo of the Golden Pavilion, or Kinkakuji 金閣寺, in Kyoto, took some 13 years to achieve …reason being – so Russel explains – it rarely ever snows heavily in Kyoto …and so when a friend tipped him off about impending heavy snowfall in February 2020, he took off immediately, braving the early days of the pandemic to capture the shot …it was worth the wait …this is breathtaking, magisterial, magnificent stuff …the stuff of dreams, folks …OMG thanks so much again for taking the leap with us, Russel!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26-plum-blossom.jpg26 - Plum Blossom…close-up of a final piece I adore from the LIFE IN EDO section, called “SPRING EVENING PLUM BLOSSOM BANQUET” – I mean, it’s totally decadent …totally floating world …it depicts five women out in their uber-fashionable Edo finery, admiring flowers and gorgeous things while imbibing sake on a cool Spring evening …think Patsy, Edina and friends across the pond in Central Park, LOL …this, and dozens of other ukiyo-e in the exhibition, feature literally HUNDREDS of men and women in fashionable Edo dress, underscoring how this exhibition is also, sneakily but substantially, a COUTURE exhibition 😃https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/25-cat.jpg25 - Cat…another favourite is this piece by the master himself, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, titled “THE ASAKUSA RICEFIELDS AND THE TORINOMACHI FESTIVAL” …it comes from Hiroshige’s super-famous series ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO, and was created in 1857 …I love it because it’s just so contemporary in nature – the artist presents the festival and Edo, but from the perspective of a cat peeking out the window of a courtesan’s quarters …I love cats, as well; I had a pet cat who died and I miss him dearly …I also use this piece to argue that ukiyo-e were like the Instagram of their time https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/24-lips.jpg24 - Lips…my FAVOURITE piece in the entire exhibition – hands down – is this one, simply titled “LIPS” …here, Russel has applied his superhero mastery of fashion and portrait photography to capturing a geiko-san’s lips in their full, authentic, slightly-stained glory …we’ve placed and lit it such that it floats at the very end of its own visual sightline, and I have to say it looks simply gorgeous …I’m dying from sheer rapture …I could look at it all day https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/23-geiko.jpg23 - Geiko…one of my favourite pieces in the RUSSEL WONG IN KYOTO section is “KAGAI LIFE IN MIYAGAWA-CHŌ” …Russel has captured this fleeting and elusive moment of geiko-san rushing through the streets of old Kyoto …this piece speaks to me because I identify with that geiko-san in the foreground of the photo, whose back is towards us …she stands erect and proud, even though she’s very tired …she is rushing to and preparing herself mentally for her next appointment …despite how tired she is, she has to smile and be at her best, because her art – the entire culture and heritage of Japan itself – depends on it …it’s a heavy burden to bear …I feel its weight https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/22-tempura.jpg22 - Tempura…one of my favourite pieces in the LIFE IN EDO section is titled “LOOKS DELICIOUS”, dates to 1888 and is part of a series THIRTY-TWO ASPECTS OF WOMEN by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年 …it features a courtesan daintily feasting on a plate of tempura …it resonates tremendously with me because I spend so much of my time having lunches and dinners with patrons and VIPs where I pick daintily at my food as I regale my guests with tales of Asia and hope that they look upon the museum charitably2021-06-13T00:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2021/01/03/faith-beauty-love-hope-bring-on-2021/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/28-text-iii-1.jpg28 - TEXT IIIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/33-zoom-out.jpg33 - ZOOM OUTZooming out from the first image of the Shan Buddha, you see the sight-line in its fullness and splendour. It's just pure rapture. ❤️https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/32-hny.jpg32 - HNYNew Year Fireworks, seen from the balcony of my new place. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/31-duck.jpg31 - DUCKPerhaps the most unlikely piece featured in the FBLH exhibition, picked by one of our longest-serving volunteer docents. 😂https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/30-working.jpg30 - WORKINGMy brilliant team working overnight to install the exhibition. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/29-kurta.jpg29 - KURTAWhat I wore for the FBLH opening: Jacket designed and made in Delhi; kurta designed and made in Lahore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/27-text-ii.jpg27 - TEXT IIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/26-text.jpg26 - TEXThttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/25-perfect-stranger.jpg25 - PERFECT STRANGERPERFECT STRANGER is the contemporary art installation that accompanies and resonates with FBLH. It was created by Singaporean artist, Dawn Ng. It is an exhibition in itself - a work of art, but also that of poetry. It consists of answers to a Q&A session undertaken over many days between Dawn and an Israeli psychologist. Many of the panels moved me to tears... here are some excerpts. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/24-prosperity.jpg24 - PROSPERITYAnother of my favourite pieces is this Republican Era calligraphy of 福 - the Chinese Character for "prosperity". 2021-01-03T15:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/12/16/a-place-in-the-world-at-home-in-the-universe/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/26-socks.jpg26 - SOCKSBeauty in the Everyday. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/25-workstation.jpg25 - WORKSTATIONTapping away at my workstation.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24-flowers.jpg24 - FLOWERSFlowers fall after a storm. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/23-kite.jpg23 - KITEAbove the tree canopy, a brahminy kite. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/22-otters.jpg22 - OTTERSBlink and you miss them... A family of otters in the river. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/21-planters.jpg21 - PLANTERSTiny white blossoms, in the planters by the windows. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20-library.jpg20 - LIBRARYThe Library - because, of course, I've built myself a wall of almost floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. I am a nerd, after all, a bookworm. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/19-sanctum.jpg19 - SANCTUMThe Inner Sanctum, where I speak the unspeakable, and can be who I am... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/18-actual.jpg18 - ACTUALThe actual thing comes very close to the design brief. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17-screengrab.png17 - SCREENGRABScreen Capture, DESIGN BRIEF for Kennie's NEW PLACE. 2020-12-16T13:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/11/20/a-stent-in-time/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/29-you-never-know-what-youll-find.jpg29 - You Never Know What You'll Find... and I strive to see the bright side, in all of this. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/28-art-deco.jpg28 - ART DECO... in the meantime, I buy myself this gorgeous 1920s Art Deco wardrobe, made in Bombay (today's Mumbai)... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/27-saigon.jpg27 - SAIGON...while still curating the photographs I will have on my walls... The date for their installation keeps getting pushed back... from end November to mid-December now. Who knows if my photos will ever be installed, and my new apartment completed. I have to be patient. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/26-a-suitable-boy.jpg26 - A SUITABLE BOY...convalescing with Netflix...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/25-healthy-dinner.jpg25 - HEALTHY DINNER...a healthy home-cooked dinner...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/24-tokyoesque.jpg24 - TOKYOESQUE...a tokyo-esque view...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/23-light.jpg23 - LIGHTImagining the Museum... without me in it. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22-value-friends.jpg22 - Value FriendsNot dying, y'all!!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/21-batik-butterfly.jpg21 - BATIK BUTTERFLYA batik face mask with a butterfly on it - quite simply the loveliest face mask anyone has given me. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20-peonies.jpg20 - PEONIESA bouquet of peonies, my favourite flower. 2020-11-20T14:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/11/05/a-new-lease-on-life-affairs-of-the-heart/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/17-baba.jpg17 - BABADetail, Pinang Peranakan Mansion, Georgetown. Penang. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/16-singapore.jpg16 - SINGAPOREA new view and new lease on life. Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/15-new-york.jpg15 - NEW YORKBillboard above the Meatpacking District. New York. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/14-evil.jpg14 - EVILEVIL. Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. New York. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13-beijing.jpg13 - BEIJINGCorner Watch Tower and moat, Forbidden City. Spring. Beijing (formerly Peking). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/12-rangoon.jpg12 - RANGOONStrand Hotel, Strand Road. Yangon (formerly Rangoon). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-apostle.jpg11 - APOSTLETHE NEW APOSTLE. Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. New York.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/10-shanghai.jpg10 - SHANGHAIFairmont Peace Hotel (formerly the Cathay Hotel), The Bund. Shanghai. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/9-qingdao.jpg9 - QINGDAOCity of glass and steel, shrouded by the mist. Qingdao (formerly Tsingtao). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8-calcutta.jpg8 - CALCUTTAHooghly River at sunset. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). 2020-11-06T00:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/09/28/the-strength-of-trees/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/trees-there.jpgTREES THERELooking past the canopy2020-11-05T12:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/08/18/change-connection-and-care/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/15-tiong-bahru.jpg15 - Tiong BahruMural, Tiong Bahru. Sometimes, all I want to do is chill out on the sofa, reading the papers... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/14-home-cooked-food.jpg14 - Home cooked foodHome-cooked food for friends: Moroccan-ish chicken tagine, sort of... Served on Mexican blue and white talavera plates. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/13-here-i-am.jpg13 - Here I amHere I am. Auto-portrait, taken during the Circuit Breaker. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/12-acm-instagram.jpg12 - ACM InstagramIn terms of aesthetics, I tend towards the beautifully bizarre... because, aren't we all, in our own way, beautifully bizarre? https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11-acm.jpg11 - ACMLove this place: the Asian Civilisations Museum, on the Singapore River. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/10-merdeka-bridge.jpg10 - Merdeka BridgeThe underside of Merdeka Bridge. Merdeka means "FREEDOM" in Malay. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9-beach.jpg9 - BeachThe most beautiful beach in town... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/8-east-coast.jpg8 - East CoastOld and languid Singapore... a vanishing sight. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/7-odette.jpg7 - ODETTERe-connecting with old friends... and a grilled pigeon. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6-sg-stories.jpg6 - SG STORIESSo proud that ACM and I are part of SINGAPORE STORIES, helmed by the Textiles and Fashion Federation of Singapore. This is a fashion competition which encourages locally-based designers to explore the question of "What is Singapore Fashion?" 2020-08-18T13:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/07/19/resolution-for-the-rest-of-2020-read-more-write-more-and-give-more-thanks/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/6-gandhara.png6 - GandharaGandharan stele, from ACM's FAITH & BELIEF Collection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-me.jpg5 - MeDirector of ACM, talking about the museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4-famille-rose.png4 - Famille RoseFamille Rose Porcelain, Yongzheng Period, from ACM's MATERIALS & DESIGN Collection.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/3-peacock-belt.png3 - Peacock BeltPeacock Belt, from the ACM's PERANAKAN Collection. Gift of Mr Edmond Chin. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2-trade.png2 - TradeIndian Trade Cloth, from the ACM's TRADE Collection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1-books.jpg1 - BooksMuseum Exhibition Catalogues, brought home from the office. 2020-07-19T15:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/06/15/metamorphosis-%e5%8f%98%e5%bd%a2%e8%ae%b0-ii-waiting-%e7%ad%89%e5%be%85-presence-%e8%87%aa%e6%88%91-butterfly-%e8%9d%b4%e8%9d%b6/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15-batik-pair.jpg15 - Batik PairA pair of butterflies... Batik from Solo... Created by Danar Hadi... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/14-teamlab.jpg14 - TeamLabOne of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had anywhere on earth is THE STORY OF THE FOREST, an installation by Japanese multi-media art collective, teamlab, at the National Museum of Singapore. As thousands of flowers rained on me, I nearly died of happiness. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/13-fado.jpg13 - FadoFado - pure emotion in the form of music and voice - in Lisbon. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12-butterfly-batik.jpg12 - Butterfly BatikOne of my favourite pieces of batik cloth, bought at Iwan Tirta in Jakarta. I had it tailored into a batik shirt in Singapore, and frequently wear that shirt. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11-the-lovers.jpg11 - The LoversThe Lovers... Art Nouveau jewellery at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon. I absolute adore Art Nouveau jewellery. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/10-near-dunhuang.jpg10 - Near DunhuangA riot of flowers at a Film Studio in the vicinity of Dunhuang, China. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9-butterfly-lady.jpg9 - Butterfly LadyPortrait of a Butterfly(-faced)-Lady in Bushwick, New York City. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8-butterfly-enamel.jpg8 - Butterfly EnamelThe very first piece I ever acquired for ACM, even before I became its Director, is this 19th century Canton Enamel Butterfly, actually an inkpot! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7-like-a-butterfly.jpg7 - Like a ButterflyOne of the most beautiful plated dishes ever - reminiscent of a butterfly. Dinner at a restaurant in De Plantage, Amsterdam. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6-palace-museum.jpg6 - Palace MuseumPlum blossoms at the Palace Museum Beijing. 2020-06-15T13:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/05/11/secret-geometries-or-re-acquainting-myself-with-this-personal-universe-called-home/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/21-view.jpg21 - VIEWThe Secret Geometries of Sky and Interiorhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-my-feet.jpg20 - MY FEETFeet... Toes... And stacks of unread books and exhibition catalogues...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/19-my-hands.jpg19 - MY HANDSThrough My Hand Darkly - a tome by Lawrence Durrell... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/18-bats.jpg18 - BATsBats are a sign of good fortune - the Chinese word for Bat is a homonym for fortune (蝠 & 福). I discovered this bat in a broken antique wooden window panel (from a traditional house) I had bought ages ago in Beijing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/17-skyscraper.jpg17 - SkyscraperSkyscrapers of New York...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/16-food.jpg16- FOODOk, fine. This isn't quite luncheon meat. It's actually fried tau kua (firm tofu), which I have loved ever since I was a child. The Coca-Cola is real though. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/15-tv.jpg15 - TVGhostly reflections on the TV... Anti-Netflix...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/14-baby-again.jpg14 - BABY AGAINBaby again. Because I really, really really, really, really, really miss him. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/13-glasses.jpg13 - GLASSESStill-life... Spectacles...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/12-grey.jpg12 - GREYThe earlier view from outside my window, swiftly and dramatically turned from blue sky to grey storm cloud... 2020-05-27T12:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/04/11/fashioning-a-brand-new-benign-world-order/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2-mona-choo-1.jpg2 - Mona Choo...signs of a broken world order? ...auspicious clouds 祥雲 on the horizon? [This work is by Singaporean artist, Mona Choo.]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/15-rooster.jpg15 - Rooster...till the rooster crows. [This work is by Japanese artist, Ito Seiwa 伊藤 清和.] https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/14-chimaera.jpg14 - ChimaeraChimaera - a thing that is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve. [This work is by Malaysian artist, Shafiq Nordin.] https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/13-unicorn.jpg13 - Unicorn...dreaming of a unicorn... [this work is by Philippine artist, Luke Alarcon]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/12-manila-galleon.jpg12 - Manila GalleonManila Galleon, lost, somewhere in the now... Is help coming? [This work is by Philippine artist, Aldrine Alarcon.]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11-laozi.jpg11 - LaoziLao Tzu 老子 on his ox. Legend says he tired of the world and disappeared off into the West... The Tao Te Ching 道德经 encourages 無為 “non-action” and 自然 “going with the flow (or tao)"... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/10-airplane-window.jpg10 - Airplane WindowView beyond the airplane windows... [this work is by Japanese artist, Sakamoto Tokuro.]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/9-acm-logo.jpg9 - ACM-logoOur brand-new logo is an update on the earlier one. The logo is now a proper square, with text resized so they are plumper and more visible. ACMRed has changed its hue slightly, and we've dropped our full name "Asian Civilisations Museum" so that we're now, just, ACM. 😁https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/8-ceramics.jpg8 - CeramicsCERAMICS GALLERYhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/7-jewellery.jpg7 - JewelleryMARY & PHILBERT CHIN JEWELLERY GALLERY2020-04-11T05:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2020/02/23/dreaming-in-a-city-of-light-colour/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/37-cdmx.jpg37 - CDMXCDMX – Ciudad de México. Plaza del Zòcalo, with the Mexican flag in the foreground, and Mexico Cathedral as backdrop. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/36-mexico-biombo.jpg36 - MExico biomboBaroque-style Mexican biombo depicting an early view of Mexico City. Collection of the Museo Soumaya. The other side of the biombo depicts the Conquest of Mexico. Biombos are Mexican folding screens that are directly inspired by Japanese byobu, or folding screens. They are a key instance of how the Americas were influenced by the cultures of the East, by way of the Manila Galleons that took treasures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, by way of Manila, across the Pacific, to Acapulco in Mexico. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/35-quetsazlcoatl.jpg35 - QuetsazlcoatlQuetzalcóatl, also known as the plumed serpent. Collection of the National Museum of Anthropology. Quetzalcóatl, the Aztec god of wind, air and learning, is one of the most important deities in Aztec tradition. Legend tells of him coming from across the sea to the Mexica peoples. It has been widely believed that the Aztec King Moctezuma II regarded Hernan Cortes’ and the Spanish arrival in Tenochtitlan as to be Quetzalcóatl’s second coming. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/34-steak.jpg34 - SteakArgentinian-style steak for dinner. OMG – the meat was to die for. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/33-me.jpg33 - MEME – going about my business, and allowing a new order to emerge from within. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/32-tapas.jpg32 - TapasSpanish tapas for lunch. This was the first time I had ever tried elvers – they were simply delicious!!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/31-chilaquiles.jpg31 - ChilaquilesChilaquiles for breakfast. Oh, did I mention the food? It was awesome. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/30-day-of-the-dead.jpg30 - Day of the DeadMore contemporary lacquer work inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). In Mexican culture, death is seen as part of the natural cycle of human life and the Day of the Dead is a major holiday here. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/29-textile.jpg29 - TExtileSpectacular contemporary textiles - in this case, embroidery - on the second floor. Citibanamex Culture Palace. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/28-golden-pear.jpg28 - Golden PearA golden lacquered pear, with birds and flowers all over it. Love it!!! Citibanamex Culture Palace. 2020-04-11T12:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/12/29/closure-disclosure-goodbye-2019-hello-2020/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-possibilities.jpg18 - PossibilitiesThrough a dark forest - the driveway into the W Seminyak... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/17-singapore.jpg17 - SingaporeThe plane taking me home to Singapore. Singapore lies in the distance, beyond the container ships waiting to dock. Who knows what travels 2020 will bring? https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/16-the-sea.jpg16 - The SeaThe sea, oh the sea... two people walking towards the future. I love the water, but unfortunately, aside from a couple of hours splashing in the waves, I spent too little time in the sea. I need to return and get closer, much closer to the water, in a way that I forget the land. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/15-node-of-possibility.jpg15 - Node of PossibilityEmpty seats on the deck - a scene pregnant with possibility. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/14-sunset.jpg14 - SunsetThe sun setting upon my two-week sojourn and retreat in Bali. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-cocktails.jpg13 - CocktailsCocktails at Seasalt, Alila Seminyak. This restaurant had the most spectacular location and view of the sunset. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-tanaman.jpg12 - TanamanThis Tasting Menu with Wine Pairing was easily the best one - Tanaman at Potato Head Seminyak, nouveau Indonesia cuisine that is vegan / plant-based. Each individual course and cocktail was divine, and the pairing simply spot on. [There was a third dinner that was also spectacular, but as I was distracted that evening, I neglected to take any pictures!] https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-mejakawi.jpg11 - MEjakawiI have a weakness for Multi-course Tasting Menus with Wine/Beverage Pairing. =) There were three that were just spectacular - this one's at Mejakawi, the restaurant that sits above the uber-cool Ku De Ta. Absolute spot-on pairings. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10-taman-ayun-temple.jpg10 - Taman Ayun TempleMy visit to Pura Taman Ayu Temple was entirely unplanned. It turned out to be the most pleasant experience, since there were hardly any tourists there at all, and I managed spend an hour or so just wandering around the compounds, admiring the Meru Towers. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9-festival-at-tanah-lot.jpg9 - FEstival at Tanah LotThere was a festival going in the Tanah Lot area, with a full Gamelan Orchestra playing, and hundreds of local devotees dressed in white and gold to partake in the ceremonies. 2020-01-31T07:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/12/17/the-facts-of-life-full-album-bonus-track/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/empty-lalala-cover.pngEMPTY LALALA COVERBaby at Portsdown Road, Negative version. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/album-covers-all-2.pngALBUM COVERS ALL 2Cover art of all the tracks on the record. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/album-cover-back-v3.pngALBUM COVER BACK V3Track listing for the record.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/album-cover.pngALBUM COVERKennie in the bathtub, Venice. All songs written, composed, arranged and mastered by Kennie Ting. Photography by Joe Zandstra. Album Artwork by Kennie Ting. 2019-12-17T14:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/the-facts-of-life-2019/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-glowing-copy.jpg12 - GLOWING copyJemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech, la nuit. Music, lyrics, musical and vocal arrangements by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-mistaken-copy.jpg11 - MISTAKEN copyLiangmaqiao Diplomatic Area, Beijing. Music, lyrics, musical and vocal arrangements by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10-night-copy.jpg10 - NIGHT copySwimming in the waters of Musandam. Music, lyrics and musical arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9-water-copy.jpg9 - WATER copyThe Rocks of Raouché, Beirut, Lebanon. The rocks, also known as Pigeons’ Rock, are believed to be the remains of the dragon Perseus slew to save Andromeda. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8-masochistic-copy.jpg8 - MASOCHISTIC copyDreaming of cities, in Singapore… Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography by Joe Zandstra. Artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6-urban-copy.jpg6 - URBAN copyShinjuku, Tokyo. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3-e4b8a4e4b8aae4baba-cover-copy.jpg3 - 两个人 COVER copyGondolas, Venice. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement by Kennie Ting. Artwork by Kennie Ting. 2019-12-17T14:42:13+00:00weekly0.6https://dreamofacity.com/2019/12/11/glimpses-of-the-possibility-of-epiphany-or-a-better-understanding-of-ones-self/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-hk-nightscape.jpg13 - HK NightscapeHong Kong, Ting Kau Bridge, Night View. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-gunung-agung.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERABali's sacred mountain, Gunung Agung, shrouded with clouds, and viewed from Lombok. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-ppt-copy.jpg11 - PPT copyThe perfectly framed powerpoint slide. Yes, yes, I insist also that our corporate powerpoint slides are absolutely gorgeous. We are a Decorative Art Museum that values Beauty, after all!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10-living-w-ink.jpg10 - Living w InkMy favourite piece featured in LIVING WITH INK - this piece also features on the cover of the exhibition catalogue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9-shiva-nataraja.jpg9 - Shiva NatarajaShiva Nataraja - Lord of the Dance and of the Universe. Featured in the excellent exhibition, FROM COROMANDEL COAST TO THE STRAITS - REVISITING OUR TAMIL HERITAGE, at the Indian Heritage Centre. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8-speech.jpg8 - SpeechDelivering the opening remarks at the LIVING WITH INK exhibition opening in November. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7-lovers.jpg7 - LOVERSLovers Embracing, again featured in LA LUNE at the Grand Palais. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6-ganymede.jpg6 - GANYMEDEAnother gorgeous piece featured in LA LUNE, Grand Palais Paris in June. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/5-queen-of-the-night.jpg5 - QUEEN OF THE NIGHT« The appearance of the Queen of the Night », Karl Friedrich Thiele. Backdrop to Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE. Presented at the excellent exhibition LA LUNE, at the Grand Palais earlier in June. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/4-fudan.jpg4 - FudanIn mid-November, I was invited to deliver 3 lectures in the port city of Shanghai. One of these was a lecture I delivered at the prestigious Fudan University, on Asian Port Cities and/at the ACM. The photo is a post-lecture shot at Fudan. 2019-12-14T12:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/11/24/edging-towards-rapture/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/25-living-ink-.jpg25 - LIVING INKView towards THE EIGHT IMMORTALS by Ren Bonian. LIVING WITH INK - THE COLLECTION OF DR TAN TSZE CHOR 《水。墨。情 - 又逢香雪庄》. My exhibition design brief was to have the works of art floating in a sea of white. The exhibition designers (Kingsmen) have done a brilliant job!! This is ethereal and rapturous. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/catalogues-copy.jpgCATALOGUES copyWe are also known for having some of the most RAVISHING exhibition catalogues anywhere. These are the catalogues for the 3 exhibitions I helmed as Director this year - all three have been a great success. =)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/view-into-living-w-ink.jpgVIEW INTO LIVING W INKView into LIVING WITH INK exhibition - for the best view in the exhibition, see the last image in this post. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sea-in-the-world-opening.jpgSEA IN THE WORLD OPENINGRAPTURE - SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE WORLD Permanent Galleries Opening. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/royal-regalia.jpgROYAL REGALIASo pleased with the RAFFLES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA exhibition, for which we brought the Royal Regalia of the former Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate. The Regalia is rapturously beautiful and imbued with symbolism and tragedy. The exhibition - and the fact that we brought the Regalia here - was controversial - Yay!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/me-in-lahore.jpgME IN LAHOREMe, looking so happy at a restaurant in Lahore, overlooking the Badshahi Masjid. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/makara.jpgMAKARAI'm happiest when I'm in the Galleries. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/majapahit-queen.jpgMAJAPAHIT QUEENMajapahit Queen, 14th c, National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta. She was presented in the RAFFLES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA exhibition in January. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/living-with-ink-opening-officiating-the-opening-as-goh-with-mr-tan-gek-gnee-and-director-acm-kennie-ting.jpgLiving with Ink Opening - Officiating the opening as GOH with Mr Tan Gek Gnee and Director ACM Kennie TingRAPTURE - LIVING WITH INK - THE COLLECTION OF DR TAN TSZE CHOR 《水。墨。情 - 又逢香雪庄》 Exhibition Opening. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lecture-raffles.jpgLECTURE RAFFLESMy first Mandarin lecture ever - accompanying the RAFFLES exhibition - to packed crowds at the National Library Singapore and in partnership with Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报。2019-11-24T10:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/11/10/the-facts-of-life-14-waiting/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/waiting-cover.pngWAITING COVERView of junk, Hong Kong Harbour. Music, lyrics and musical arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-11-10T13:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/11/03/metamorphosis-or-the-garden/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1-main.jpg1 - MAINGARDEN (REPRISE)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/white-lotus.jpgWHITE LOTUSWHITE LOTUS, Chua Ek Kay 2002 - one of the earliest works I bought. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/white.jpgWHITEWHITEhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tang-shipwreck.pngTANG SHIPWRECKTANG - note the four butterflies at the edges of the swastika. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/starburst.jpgSTARBURSTSTARBURSThttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rose.jpgROSEROSEShttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/retro.jpgRETRORETROhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/purple.jpgPURPLEBATIKhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/psychedelic.jpgPSYCHEDELICPSYCHEDELIChttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pink.jpgPINKHIBISCUS2019-11-03T01:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/28/the-facts-of-life-13-the-facts-of-life/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tfol-cover.pngTFOL COVERChinese restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Music, lyrics and musical arrangements by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-10-28T02:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/23/the-2019-frieze-bbc-free-thinking-museums-debate-featuring-the-musee-dorsay-acm-and-ucca/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_4667-copy.jpgIMG_4667 copyAnd here we all are again, with Nathan Clements-Gillespie, Deputy Director of Frieze and Artistic Director of Frieze Masters. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_4665.jpgIMG_4665Frieze and BBC Radio 3 Debate on Museums in the 21st Century, at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London.2019-10-23T12:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/20/the-facts-of-life-12-glowing/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/glowing-cover.pngGLOWING COVERJma el fnaa, Marrakech, night. Music, lyrics, musical and vocal arrangements by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-10-20T12:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/09/29/the-facts-of-life-10-night/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/night-cover.pngNIGHT CoverThe waters at Musandam. Music, lyrics and musical arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-10-20T12:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/16/tsundoku-%e7%a9%8d%e3%82%93%e8%aa%ad-or-the-elegant-obsessive-art-of-book-hoarding/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/50-tsundoku.jpg50 - TsundokuAnd finally... a view of all the books I HAVE NOT READ, stacked up on the parapet beside my study desk, and on my dining table. Books I HAVE read are on the bookshelf and in other bookshelves in my study room. Tsundoku par excellence. You should see my office at the museum. =) https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/49-song.jpg49 - SongElegant Song - What we know about the Civilisation of the Song Dynasty, by Wu Jun. Speaks for itself, I guess. LOL. Total geek, I know.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/48-yasmina-reza.jpg48 - Yasmina RezaThéâtre, by Yasmina Reza. I've caught some of her plays in English in London. I thought it time to read her works in the original French. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/47-ritz.jpg47 - RitzRitz & Excoffier - The Hotelier, the Chef and the Rise of the Leisure Class, by Luke Barr. This is a history of the historic Ritz Hotel in Paris. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/46-daoud.jpg46 - DaoudZabor, ou les psalmes, by Kamel Daoud. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/45-sea.jpg45 - SEASoutheast Asia - So Near and yet So Far, by Ishizawa Yoshiaki. A Japanese perspective on historic Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, much of Japanese academic work is unavailable in English translation. Thankfully, they are available in Chinese, in Taiwan. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/44-lodge.jpg44 - LodgeThe British Museum is Falling Down, by David Lodge. Couldn't resist picking this up when I was at the British Museum a couple of weeks ago for the launch of the RAFFLES exhibition, LOL. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/43-mucha.jpg43 - MuchaAlphonse Mucha. This is a retrospective of one of my favourite Art Nouveau artists. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/42-colgate.jpg42 - ColgateThe Shooting Party, by Isabel Colegate. Yup...alright. This is a Downton Abbey-esque novel... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/41-meiji.jpg41 - MeijiMeiji - Splendeurs du Japon impérial. Catalogue of a fabulous exhibition at the Musée Guimet, one of my favourite museums in the world. 2019-10-16T15:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/13/the-facts-of-life-11-mistaken/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mistaken-cover.pngMISTAKEN COVERLiangmaqiao Diplomatic Area, Beijing. Music, lyrics, musical and vocal arrangements by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-10-13T01:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/10/10/finding-balance-a-3-point-action-plan/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/blake-ancient-of-days.jpgBlake Ancient of DaysWilliam Blake, The Ancient of Days, 1827. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/yongle.jpgYONGLEMing Yongle era blue and white. Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka. Absolutely beautiful. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/trumpet-trees.jpgTRUMPET TREESTrumpet Trees in bloom... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tate-britain.jpgTATE BRITAINJohn Singer Sargent, The Black Brook. Tate Britain. I thought this piece most expressed the state of calm I want very much to be in. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ru-ware.jpgRU WARESong Dynasty Ru Ware, Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/raffles-bm.jpgRAFFLES - BMThe recent SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES: COLLECTING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 1811 - 1824, at the British Museum. It features some of ACM's pieces!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/paris-nasi-lemak.jpgPAris NAsi LemakThe BEST nasi lemak ever!! This was home-cooked in Paris. I have made awesome new friends through the museum. I stayed with two of them this time in Paris, and I felt SO HAPPY, so much at home, particularly since this was the end of a protracted period of travel!! =) https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/osaka-skyline.jpgOSaka SkylineOsaka skyline.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maharajah-modern.jpgMAHARAJAH MODERNModerne Maharajah, un mécène des années 1930, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hk-protestors.jpgHK ProtestorsEncountering protestors on the streets in Hong Kong.2019-10-10T15:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/09/26/of-navels-and-navel-gazing-the-question-of-singapore-identity-in-the-global-context/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3-encopunters-3.jpg3 - Encopunters 3Panel discussion featuring Mr Kwa Chong Guan and Associate Professor Peter Borschberg, two historians and academics I admire very much. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2-an-old-new-world.jpg2 - An Old New worldThe exhibition, AN OLD NEW WORLD: FROM THE EAST INDIES TO THE FOUNDING OF SINGAPORE, at the National Museum of Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1-encounters.jpg1 - EncountersENCOUNTERS & CONNECTED HISTORIES: PRELUDE TO 1819, International Symposium at the National Museum of Singapore. 2019-09-26T15:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/09/15/the-facts-of-life-9-water/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/water-cover.pngWATER CoverThe Rocks of Raouché, Beirut, Lebanon. The rocks, also known as Pigeon Rocks, are believed to be the remains of the dragon Perseus slew to save Andromeda. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting. 2019-09-15T12:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/09/11/clarity-authenticity-3-years-at-the-helm-of-asian-civilisations-museum/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/32-acm.jpg32 - ACMAsian Civilisations Museum, on the banks of the historic Singapore River. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/30-gp-opening.jpg30 - GP OpeningThe fabulous, amazing, simply the best ACM team!! YAY ACM!!!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/29-fullerton-hotel.jpg29 - Fullerton HotelThe magnificent Fullerton Hotel. One of my favourite hotels in the world!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/28-wayfinding.jpg28 - WayfindingMore wayfinding signages...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27-wayfinding.jpg27 - WayfindingWayfinding signages... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/26-khoo.jpg26 - KhooConverting dead space into galleries... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/25-cultural-connections.jpg25 - Cultural ConnectionsI still continue to write, where I can. This is a recent published article I wrote, using 60 objects from across all of Singapore's public collecting institutions to tell a very different tale of Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/24-fashion-symposium.jpg24 - Fashion SymposiumThe biggest names and biggest museums in fashion spoke at our recent Curating Fashion and Textiles Symposium. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/23-raffles-cover.jpg23 - Raffles coverThe RAFFLES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA catalogue. This was the second exhibition I helmed from start to finish. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/22-ancestors-and-rituals.png22 - Ancestors and RitualsThough of course, I also helmed three of our new permanent galleries on the 2nd floor. I am particularly pleased with the ANCESTORS & RITUALS gallery. 2019-09-15T12:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/08/25/the-facts-of-life-8-masochistic/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/masochistic-cover.pngMASOCHISTIC COVERDreaming in Singapore. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography by Joe Zandstra. Artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-08-25T01:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/08/18/light-blindness-clarity/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/12-osaka.jpg12 - OSAKAOsaka Castle. 37 degrees Celsius. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/whaleshark.jpgWHALESHARKWhaleshark at the Osaka Aquarium. It was heartbreaking to see this great, beautiful creature trapped in its tank, doomed to swim around in circles till its death. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/todaiji.jpgTODAIJIIllumination of another kind: the Daibutsu 大仏, or Great Buddha, at Todaiji Temple 東大寺, Nara. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pool.jpgPOOLMore of this needed... back home in Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/opera.jpgOPERAA brief jaunt in Paris...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nara.jpgNARAThe Nara National Museum, with tourists and deer in the foreground, kind of like a landscape painting. 36 degrees Celsius. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imperial.jpgIMPERIALRevisiting an old, old friend - The Imperial Delhi. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hamilton.jpgHAMILTONCatching HAMILTON, finally, in London. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gangoji.jpgGANGOJIGangoji Temple 元興寺, in Nara, was the highlight of my vacation in Kansai. It was small, but exquisitely beautiful, and so quite and tranquil. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/delhi.jpgDELHIIn Delhi...for Couture Week.2019-08-18T01:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/07/28/the-facts-of-life-7-risk/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/risk-cover-1.pngRISK COVERPalm Valley, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-07-28T13:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/07/13/the-difference-between-happiness-fulfillment-pleasure-or-the-trials-of-being-a-museum-director/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/home-e1563014184188.jpgHomeJust lazing around by the pool at home today... Need to do more of this. Need to be less workaholic. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/paris.jpgParisParis and la Tour Eiffel, view from the rooftop restaurant at Au Printemps Boulevard Hausmann. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/la-lune.jpgLa LuneWilliam Dyce, Francesca da infini, 1837, Edinburgh National Gallery of Scotland. Featured in the exhibition La Lune, at the Grand Palais, Paris. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gp.jpgGPGUO PEI - CHINESE ART AND COUTURE at the Asian Civilisations Museum, 15 June - 15 September 2019. This is the Yellow Queen, most famously worn by Rihanna on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum New York in 2015. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gp-show.jpgGP ShowGuo Pei's latest runway show at Paris Couture Week, which I had the chance to catch last week (on my own dime!!). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/london-e1563013412298.jpgLondonView from a friend's home in London, where I was briefly staying at recently. 2019-07-13T10:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/06/23/the-facts-of-life-6-urban/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/urban-cover.pngURBAN COVERShinjuku, Tokyo. 2019-06-23T12:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/06/19/cape-of-good-hope-or-reflecting-on-what-comes-next/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/the-cape-1.jpgThe Cape 1View from Camp's Bay, Cape Town towards mountains, sea and sky. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vergelegen.jpgVergelegenVergelegen Vineyard... one of the oldest vineyards in South Africa, established by the Dutch. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vergelegen-ii.jpgVergelegen IIWhere does the path lead to next? https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/the-castle.jpgThe CastleThe Castle, Cape Town. Built by the VOC (the Dutch), but oh well... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/the-cape-ii.jpgThe Cape IIThe Twelve Apostleshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/table-mountain.jpgTable MountainTable Mountainhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rihanna.jpgRIHANNAThe Yellow Empress, at Empress Place. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/in-gallery-e1560944964533.jpgIN GALLERYView in the Gallery, of the Exhibition. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hout-bay.jpgHout BayHout Bayhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/guo-pei-launch.jpgGUO PEI LAUNCHLaunch of (hopefully) game-changing, museum-image-turning first Couture and Art exhibition... with the Master herself. 2019-06-19T12:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/05/23/the-facts-of-life-5-this/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/this-cover-1.pngTHIS CoverGunung Agung, shrouded with clouds, Bali. Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-05-23T14:00:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/05/05/the-grand-tour-iii-epilogue-and-journeys-end/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/37-elephant-at-the-entrance.jpg37 - Elephant at the EntranceAnd finally... entering the Suraj Pol (Sun Gate), of the 16th century Amber Fort in Jaipur, by elephant. Goodbye to the Grand tour of the Port and Princely Cities of the Subcontinent!!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/36-fishing-nets.jpg36 - Fishing NetsChinese Fishing Nets, Cochin. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/35-queen-st-calcutta.jpeg35 - Queen St CalcuttaQueen's Mansion, Park Street, Calcutta. By this point it would be clear to you, dear reader, that my favorite city of all on this Grand Tour was Calcutta. This was primarily because it most resembled Singapore in terms of its urban landscape, and there was a certain cosmopolitan, albeit crumbling charm to it. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/34-velha-goa.jpg34 - Velha GoaSé Cathedral (1619), Old Goa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/33-st-johns-church.jpg33 - St Johns ChurchSt John's Church (1787) is the oldest extant church in Calcutta and was built to resemble the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/32-armenian-church.jpg32 - Armenian ChurchArmenian Church (1772), Armenian Street, George Town, Madras (Chennai). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/31-chet-singh-ghat.jpg31 - Chet Singh GhatChet Singh Ghat, Varanasi https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/30-hawa-mahal.jpg30 - Hawa MahalHawa Mahal, Jaipur (1799). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/29-food-ii.png29 - Food IIClockwise from top left: Tamil Fish Curry at Bungalow on the Beach Tranquebar, Goan Fish Curry in Panjim Goa, Kerala Fish Curry in Cochin, Parsi Bhonu at SodaBottleOpenerWallah, Khan Market, New Delhi. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/28-food-i.png28 - Food IClockwise from top left: Bengali Thali at the Oberoi Grand Hotel Calcutta, Steak-frites in Pondicherry, Lampreis at the Dutch Burgher Union Colombo, Hoppers at the Galle Face Hotel Colombo. 2019-05-05T05:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/28/the-facts-of-life-4-morning/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/morning.pngMORNINGKennie in bed, Venice… Music, lyrics, musical arrangement and vocal arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography by Joe Zandstra. Artwork design by Kennie Ting.2019-04-28T12:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/21/falettis-hotel-lahore/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/21-falettis.jpg21 - FalettisExternal view of Faletti's Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20-pc-hotel-bar.jpg20 - PC Hotel BarThe Bar at the PC Hotel is one of the few places in Lahore where alcohol may be served - to foreigner's only. Ironically, Pakistan boasts its own brand of beer, Murree's, brewed in Rawalpindi since 1860; and it is actually a very good beer. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/19-pc-hotel-coffee.jpg19 - PC Hotel CoffeeCoffee at the Executive Lounge, PC Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/18-pc-hotel-car.jpg18 - PC Hotel CarThe historic 1939 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood, used by the Nawab of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. Bahawalpur was one of the few princely states that chose to join Pakistan during Partition.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/17-pc-hotel-floor.jpg17 - PC Hotel FloorView of the Central Atrium, PC Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/16-pc-hotel-interior.jpg16 - PC Hotel InteriorDetour at Pearl Continental Hotel. This is the view of its central atrium. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/15-window.jpg15 - WindowWindow at Faletti's.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/14-falettis-from-outside.jpg14 - Faletti's from outsideFaletti's Hotel, c 1880.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/13-crystal-ball.jpg13 - Crystal BallThe Crystal Hall is one of the huge event spaces used for weddings. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/12-ava-gardner-suite.jpg12 - Ava Gardner SuiteThe Ava Gardner Suite. 2019-04-21T02:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/18/colonial-lahore-mall-road/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/36-gpo.jpg36 - GPOAnd finally... a backward glance at the Lahore GPO. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/35-university-of-punjab.jpg35 - University of PunjabGovernment College University - in Gothic Revival style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/34-town-hall.jpg34 - Town HallTown Hall, Lahore - Indo-Saracenic. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/33-medical-college.jpg33 - MEdical CollegeThe Punjab University College of Pharmacy sits beside the University College of Art and Design and is similarly in an Indo-Saracenic Style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32-university.jpg32 - UniversityAcross from the Museum sits the University College of Art and Design, also designed in an Indo-Saracenic Style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/31-lockwood-kiplong.jpg31 - Lockwood KiplongThe interior of the museum, including this door, was also partly designed by John Lockwood Kipling, the father of Rudyard Kipling. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30-lahore-museum.jpg30 - Lahore MuseumThe Lahore Museum, designed by Pakistani architect, Sir Ganga Ram, in an Indo-Saracenic Style and completed in 1894.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/29-toolinton-market.jpg29 - Toolinton MArketTollinton Markethttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28-apartments.jpg28 - ApartmentsResidential building with lovely balconies. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/27-apartments.jpg27 - ApartmentsCommercial Buildings.2022-07-12T15:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/13/the-walled-city-lahore/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/37-old-lahore.jpg37 - Old LahoreAnd finally, a backward glance at Old Lahore... this is the door to the Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/36-chauburji.jpg36 - ChauburjiNot far away stands Chauburji, built by Shah Jahan in 1646 as a monumental gteway to a vast garden complex, long since gone. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/35-anarkali-tomb.jpg35 - Anarkali TombAnarkali's Tomb dates possibly to the turn of the 15th century and is supposed to have been built by Jehangir for a slavegirl he loved, called Anarkali. This is disputed. The tomb is one of the earliest Mughal-era tombs. It holds the Punjab Archives today and sits in the complex of the Punjab Civil Secretariat, so access is restricted.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/34-lohari-gate.jpg34 - Lohari GateThe Lahori Gate is one of the oldest gates of the city, and is named after the lohar, or blacksmiths that traded their wares around the gate.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/33-qutb-aitbak.jpg33 - Qutb Aitbak...and right across of the Tomb of Qutb al-Din Aibak, the founder of the Mamluk Dynasty and the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32-christian-church.jpg32 - Christian ChurchThe old Hindu Temple stands next to the Forman Memorial Chapel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/31-hindu-temple-gopuram.jpg31 - Hindu TEmple GopuramThe entrance leads to the disused site of the former Basuli Hanuman Mandir. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30-hindu-temple.jpg30 - Hindu TempleEntrance to a former Hindu Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/29-haveli.jpg29 - HaveliThe expansive, multi-floored interior of the haveli, with its central airwell. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28-haveli.jpg28 - HaveliThe haveli of Ram Gopal, from 1810. 2019-04-13T09:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/10/mughal-tombs-and-paradise-gardens-lahore/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/37-backward-glance.jpg37 - Backward GlanceA backward glance at Jahangir's Tomb.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/36-goes-further.jpg36 - Goes FurtherThe Lower Gardens, or Hayat Baksh. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/35-child.jpg35 - ChildChild at the Gardens.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/34-side-pillars.jpg34 - Side PillarsMinaret on the walls of the garden.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/33-chhatri.jpg33 - ChhatriSide view towards a minaret. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32-closer-view-to-beyond.jpg32 - Closer view to beyondView through the baradaris to the third, public part of the gardens https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/31-panoramic-view.jpg31 - Panoramic ViewView of the Second Garden, the Faiz Bakhsh terrace, was the Emperor's private garden. It is also the beautiful part of the Shalimar Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30-williammoorcroft-picnic.jpg30 - WilliamMoorcroft PicnicThe house of William Moorcroft, an explorer of the East India Company, who stayed here in 1820. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/29-approaching-the-bagh.jpg29 - Approaching the BaghApproaching the Baradari that opens onto the next terrace. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28-shalimar-bagh.jpg28 - Shalimar BaghThe Upper Gardens, Bagh-e-Farah Baksh ("Bestower of Pleasure") were exclusive to the King's Harem. 2019-04-10T14:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/07/the-lahore-fort-and-badshahi-masjid/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/37-alamgiri-gate-jahangir.jpg37 - Alamgiri Gate JahangirAnd finally...a backward glance at the Alamgiri Gate. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/36-diwan-e-am-shah-jahan.jpg36 - Diwan-e-am Shah JahanThe Diwan-e-Am was built during the reign of Shah Jahan. It was completely rebuilt in 1849 by the British, after being destroyed by the Sikhs in 1841. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/35-hall-of-red-sandstone-built-in-akbar-quadrangle.jpg35 - Hall of Red Sandstone built in Akbar QuadrangleThe Hall of Red Sandstone, built during the Emperor Akbar's reign. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/34-dalan.jpg34 - DalanAkbar's Quadrangle - this is one of the dalans. Note the red sandstone pillars with Hindu motifs as ornamentation. Unfortunately, I did not have time to take close-up photographs. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/33-sehdari-pavilion-sikh-era.jpg33 - Sehdari PAvilion Sikh eraClose-up of the Sikh-era Sehdari Pavilion, which served as an office for a governor during Ranjit Singh's reign. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32-bari-khwabgarh-jahangir-sleeping-quarters.jpg32 - Bari Khwabgarh Jahangir Sleeping QuartersJahangir's Quadrangle, with the Bari Khwabgah, or Jahangir's Sleeping Quarters at centre. This structure was rebuilt by the British. To the right is the Sikh-era Sehdari Pavilion.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/31-diwan-i-khas-shah-jahan.jpg31 - Diwan-i-khas Shah JahanThe Diwan-i-khas, or Hall of Private Audience was built also during Shah Jahan's reign. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30-summer_palace_lahore_fort_wcla.jpg30 - Summer_Palace_Lahore_Fort_(WCLA)The Summer Palace in the Basement of the Shah Burj Quadrangle. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. Author: Lahore Walled City Authority. Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Summer_Palace_Lahore_Fort_(WCLA).jpghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/29-naulakha.jpg29 - NaulakhaThe far-end of the Naulakha Pavilion used to overlook the River Ravi, which has since shifted its course such that it no longer flows just beyond the ramparts of the Fort. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28-detail-marble.jpg28 - Detail marbleDetail of the Naulakha pavilion showing the pietra dura technique. 2021-04-01T11:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/04/03/the-grand-tour-iii15-lahore-pakistan-second-paradise/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30-lahore.jpg30 - LAhoreThe Badshahi Mosque, Lahore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/29-tower-of-pakistan.jpg29 - Tower of PakistanThe Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument completed in 1968 near the Lahore Fort. It was built to commemorate the Lahore Resolution, which eventually led to an independent Pakistan. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28-food-street.jpg28 - Food StreetFood Street, in Old Lahore, was the city's former red-light district. It has since been transformed into what it's name suggests, and is one of the best places for traditional Lahori food.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/27-pearl-continental.jpg27 - PEarl ContinentalThe ginormous Pearl Continental Hotel (colloquially referred to as "PC Hotel") is the city's contemporary grand international hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/26-victoria.jpg26 - VictoriaStatue of Queen Victoria, Lahore Museum.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/25-gandhara.jpg25 - GandharaAn extremely sensuous Gandharan bodhisattva, Lahore Museum.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/24-gandhara-buddha.jpg24 - Gandhara BuddhaThe Fasting Buddha (2nd C.E.) is one of the masterpieces of Lahore Museum's collection of Gandharan Art. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/23-interior-museum.jpg23 - Interior MuseumThe interiors of the museum were designed by John Lockwood Kipling. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/22-lahore-museum.jpg22 - Lahore MuseumLahore Museum, designed by Sir Ganga Ram in an Indo-Saracenic Style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/21-toolinton-mkt.jpg21 - Toolinton MktTollinton Market, Mall Road. 2019-04-03T14:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/03/24/the-facts-of-life-3-%e4%b8%a4%e4%b8%aa%e4%ba%ba/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/e4b8a4e4babae4b896e7958c.png两人世界The cover for 两人世界, the Mando-pop album I started writing, but never finished. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/e4b8a4e4b8aae4baba.png两个人Gondola. Lagoon. Venice. Written, composed and arranged by Kennie Ting 陈威仁. Photography by Kennie Ting.2019-03-24T13:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/03/14/season-of-chinese-art-guo-pei-chinese-art-couture-june-2019/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-2019-03-14-at-8.30.06-am-e1552566697927.pngScreenshot 2019-03-14 at 8.30.06 AMhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-2019-03-14-at-8.23.12-am.pngScreenshot 2019-03-14 at 8.23.12 AMThe SEASON OF CHINESE ART focuses on Beauty, Innovation and Education. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-2019-03-14-at-8.26.03-am.pngScreenshot 2019-03-14 at 8.26.03 AMThe Asian Civilisations Museum drastically shifted its curatorial mission from a geographical to a thematic approach from 2015. Its permanent galleries have been dramatically renovated to reflect this new three-pronged focus. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot-2019-03-14-at-8.22.53-am.pngScreenshot 2019-03-14 at 8.22.53 AMOur three specialisations - this is a brand-new curatorial focus for the museum, which has been fully renovated and re-opened in Nov 2018. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guo-pei-and-i.jpgGuo Pei and ISee you at Asian Civilisations Museum on 15 June 2019, at the launch of SEASON OF CHINESE ART, and GUO PEI - CHINESE ART & COUTURE. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14.jpg14Media Conference in Beijing, 5 March 2019.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wedding-dress.pngWedding DressChinese Folk Art, as represented by Wedding Dresses. This is a wedding dress used by Peranakan communities in Penang. This is also the dress that directly inspired the Guo Pei piece worn by ANGELABABY. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/export-silver.pngExport SilverChinese Export Art: Canton-style Export silver, 1880s. Collection of Asian Civilisations Museum. Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dragon-robe.pngDragon RobeChinese Imperial Art is represented by a Qing Dynasty Imperial Robe, or Dragon Robe 龙袍 from ACM's Collection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18.jpg18With three of Guo Pei's pieces of couture. The piece in the middle is a wedding dress previously worn by Chinese celebrity, ANGELABABY. This dress was inspired by a piece in ACM's Peranakan Collection and was the piece that inspired this collaboration between ACM and Guo Pei. 2019-03-16T10:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/24/the-facts-of-life-2-e-m-p-t-y/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/empty-cover-1.pngEMPTY CoverBaby at our Portsdown Road apartment, circa 2010. Music, lyrics and arrangement by Kennie Ting. Photography and artwork design by Kennie Ting. 2019-02-24T13:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/20/umaid-bhawan-palace-jodhpur/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/36-umaid.jpg36 - UmaidGoodbye Umaid Bhawan Palace! Goodbye Jodhpur! Goodbye Rajasthan! Goodbye India!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35-to-the-gardens.jpeg35 - To the GardensGates to the Grounds.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/34-dinner.jpg34 - DinnerDinner at Pillars is one of the most romantic experiences in the world. Pity I was alone.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/33-dinner-venue.jpg33 - Dinner venueThe sweeping view up the stairs to the ground floor patio, where breakfast and dinner are served.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/32-griffins.jpg32 - GriffinsGriffinshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/31-boar.jpg31 - BoarBoarhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/30-fox.jpg30 - FoxLionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/29-peacock.jpg29 - PEacockPeacockhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28-eagle.jpg28 - EagleThe kite is the symbol of the Marwar's guardian spirit.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27-peacock.jpg27 - PeacockAnimal motifs at Umaid Bhawan - a peacock.2019-03-02T09:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/17/old-jodhpur/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20-old-town.jpg20 - Old TownOld City...Blue City... https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-high-court.jpg19 - High CourtThe Jodhpur High Court, in an Indo-Saracenic style.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18-museum.jpg18 - MuseumSardar Government Museum, in the colonial quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17-old-town-xiii.jpg17 - Old Town XIIIPigeons in the old townhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16-old-town-xii.jpg16 - Old Town XIIHavelis in the Old City.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/15-old-town-xi.jpg15 - Old Town XICity in blue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14-old-town-x.jpg14 - Old Town XArches and doorways.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/13-old-town-ix.jpg13 - Old Town IXOld City facades.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/12-old-town-viii.jpg12 - Old Town VIIITurning a corner.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/11-old-town-vii.jpg11 - Old Town VIIOld City facades.2019-02-17T01:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/12/mehrangarh-fort-jodhpur/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/29-backward-glance.jpg29 - Backward GlanceA backward glance...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28-view-over-city.jpg28 - View over cityThe Chokelao Mehran Terrace - where one gets the view of the entire city. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/26-close-up.jpg26 - Close-upClose-up of a jali screen. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/25-armory-maybe.jpg25 - Armory maybeThe Jhanki Mahal were the royal womens' quarters, and today hold a collection of historic cradles. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/24-another-chamber.jpg24 - Another ChamberThe Sheesh Mahal, or Hall of Mirrors, was Maharaja Ajit Singh's bedroom.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/23-another-chamber.jpg23 - Another chamberThe Takhat Niwas was the private apartments of Maharaja Takhat Singh. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/22-close-up.jpg22 - Close-upDetail of the Phul Mahal.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/21-marvellous-chamber.jpg21 - MArvellous ChamberThe Phul Mahal, or Flower Palace was a private audience hall. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20-interior.jpg20 - InteriorPeacock arches.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-detail.jpg19 - DetailOrnamental detail - note the European figures on the blue and white vase. 2019-02-12T14:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/10/the-grand-tour-iii14-jodhpur-blue-city/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20-blue-city-final.jpg20 - Blue City Final...and once again, a view of the Blue City.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-bapji.jpg19 - BapjiPortrait of Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur, who is the present head of the Jodhpur royal family. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18-dining.jpg18 - DiningThe patio, Umaid Bhawan Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17-interior-umaid-bhawan.jpg17 - Interior Umaid BhawanUnder the dome of the Umaid Bhawan Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16-umaid-bhawan-palace.jpg16 - Umaid Bhawan PalaceUmaid Bhawan Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/15-blue-city-textures.jpg15 - Blue City TexturesImpressions of the Blue City...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14-blue-city-textures.jpg14 - Blue City TexturesImpressions of the Blue City...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/13-blue-city-textures.jpg13 - Blue City TexturesImpressions of the Old City...the Blue City...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/12-blue-city.jpg12 - Blue CityView of the Blue City from the Mehrangarh Fort. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/11-palanquin.jpg11 - PalanquinRoyal Palanquin in the excellent Mehrangarh Fort Museum. 2019-02-10T01:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/02/01/raffles-in-southeast-asia-revisiting-the-scholar-and-statesman/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/raffles-in-seasia-cover.jpgRaffles in SEAsia coverCover of the RAFFLES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - REVISITING THE SCHOLAR AND THE STATESMAN Exhibition Catalogue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kv_withlogos_1280x1939px_1.jpgKV_withLogos_1280x1939px_1Guerilla marketing campaign for the exhibition. #acmsg #UnderstandEverything2019-02-01T14:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/01/20/the-facts-of-life-1-magic/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/magic-cover.pngmagic coverWritten, composed, arranged and mixed by Kennie Ting. Photography by Joe Zandstra. Design by Kennie Ting. 2019-01-22T12:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/01/18/the-lake-palace-udaipur/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20-goodbye-lake-palace.jpg20 - goodbye lake palaceGoodbye Lake Palace! And goodbye Udaipur! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/19-lake-palace-sunset.jpg19 - lake palace sunsetCorner of the Lake Palace, sunset.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/18-detail-in-my-room.jpg18 - detail in my roomDetail of the mural in my room.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/17-dinner-with-a-view-of-the-city-palace.jpg17 - dinner with a view of the city palaceDinner at the Hotel's European restaurant, Bhairo, on the roof of the Palace, and with a view to die for. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/16-palace-at-night.jpg16 - palace at nightNight at the Lake Palace, part two.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/15-palace-at-night.jpg15 - palace at nightNight at the Lake Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/14-rooftop-garden-towards-my-room.jpg14 - rooftop garden towards my roomThe rooftop patio at sunset - the (lilac) door to my quaint little room is just past the attendant in blue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/13-gleaming-in-the-twilight.jpg13 - gleaming in the twilightSunset tour of the Lake.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/12-champagne.jpg12 - champagneA glass of champagne before dinner.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/11-pool-ii.jpg11 - pool ii...and so I sat here for hours and hours, just contemplating (the view).2019-01-18T15:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/01/13/the-city-palace-and-the-monsoon-palace/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/37-city-palace-view.jpg37 - city palace viewBackward glance at the City Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/36-temple-in-the-hills.jpg36 - temple in the hillsTemple in the hills.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/35-sides.jpg35 - sidesThe walls of the Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/34-door.jpg34 - doorThe door to within.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/33-closeup.jpg33 - closeupClose-up of the Entrance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/32-jain-temple-rannakpur.jpg32 - jain temple rannakpurImposing facade of the Ranakpur Jain Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/31-alt-view.jpg31 - alt viewGoodbye Monsoon Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/30-close-up.jpg30 - close-upClose-up of the Palace facade https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/29-photo.jpg29 - photoPhoto-taking.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28-back-view.jpg28 - back viewThe back view of the palace.2019-01-13T13:00:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/01/09/the-city-and-lake-pichola/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/30-lake-sunset.jpg30 - lake sunsetAnd finally, a view of Lake Pichola at sunset.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/29-train-station.jpg29 - train stationDetail of murals, Udaipur Train Station.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28-detail-train-station.jpg28 - detail train stationDetail of murals, Udaipur Train Station. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27-udaipur-train-station.jpg27 - udaipur train stationUdaipur Train Station houses an exquisite series of freshly painted murals, in the traditional Mewari style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26-victoria-memorial-hall.jpg26 - victoria memorial hallThe former Victoria Hall, at the Gulab Bagh Gardens. Victoria Hall was built in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria - it housed a museum and library. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/25-cherubs.jpg25 - cherubsA delight fountain with cherubs at the Sahelion-ki-barihttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/24-sahelion-ki-bari.jpg24 - sahelion ki bariOne of the many fountains in the Sahelion-ki-bari.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23-sahelion-ki-bari-entrance.jpg23 - sahelion ki bari entranceSahelion-ki-bari was a pleasure garden built in the early 1700s for ladies of the court.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22-rca.jpg22 - rcaRajasthan College of Agriculture. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/21-fateh-memorial.jpg21 - fateh memorialFateh Memorial 2019-01-09T13:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2019/01/06/the-grand-tour-iii-13-udaipur-floating-city/2019-01-06T07:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/12/29/resolution-for-2019-instigate-subversive-beauty-all-around-me/2018-12-29T20:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/12/15/re-presenting-southeast-asia-asian-civilisations-museums-year-of-southeast-asia-2018-19/2018-12-15T15:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/12/03/beauty-wonder-relevance-welcome-to-asian-civilisations-museum/2018-12-15T09:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/10/14/singapore-1819-a-living-legacy/2018-10-19T15:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/30/rambagh-palace-jaipur/2018-10-02T12:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/24/downtown-jaipur/2018-09-24T13:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/22/the-city-palace-and-jantar-mantar-jaipur/2021-03-09T14:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/15/amber-fort-jaipur/2018-09-15T00:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/10/the-grand-tour-iii-12-jaipur-pink-city/2018-09-10T13:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/09/02/home-is-the-cat-memorial-for-baby/2018-09-02T13:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/25/colonial-agra-civil-lines-the-cantonment-and-lauries-hotel/2018-08-25T02:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/22/shah-jahan-and-mumtaz-mahals-agra-the-taj-mahal-and-mehtab-bagh/2018-08-22T01:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/19/jahangir-and-nur-jahans-agra-sikandra-and-the-tomb-of-itimad-ud-daula/2018-08-19T01:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/14/akbars-agra-fatehpur-sikri-and-the-agra-fort/2018-08-14T14:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/11/the-grand-tour-iii-11-agra-city-of-the-taj/2018-08-11T01:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/08/04/wanderlust/2018-08-04T13:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/20/hotel-imperial-delhi-and-maidens-hotel-delhi/2018-06-20T14:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/04/the-grand-tour-iii-10-eternal-city-delhi/2018-06-18T12:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/18/walking-new-delhi/2018-06-18T12:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/13/old-delhi-ii-the-walled-city-and-the-red-fort/2018-06-13T07:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/10/old-delhi-i-mughal-tombs-and-lodi-gardens/2018-06-10T07:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/06/07/mehrauli-and-the-qutb-minar-complex-delhi/2018-06-07T06:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/05/20/taking-stock-or-the-most-important-measure-of-success-in-life/2018-05-20T14:22:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/05/01/the-taj-mahal-palace-hotel-bombay-mumbai/2018-05-01T01:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/04/29/bombay-art-deco-churchgate-and-marine-drive-and-malabar-hill/2022-08-22T03:55:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/04/26/old-bombay-districts-bazaargate-ballard-estate-colaba-and-mazgaon/2018-04-26T12:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/04/23/monumental-bombay-ii-oval-maidan-to-crawford-market/2018-04-23T13:14:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/04/17/monumental-bombay-i-apollo-bunder-to-flora-fountain/2018-04-17T14:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/04/15/the-grand-tour-iii-9-bombay-mumbai-city-of-extremes/2018-04-15T08:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/08/30/asian-civilisations-museum-a-definition-of-terms/2018-03-22T12:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/02/24/dream-of-a-city-or-the-importance-of-being-myself/2018-03-05T20:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/11/25/a-visual-tour-of-the-new-asian-civilisations-museums-galleries/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/6-asian-civilisations-museum.jpg6 - Asian Civilisations MuseumWelcome to Asian Civilisations Museum!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chinese-ceramics.pngChinese CeramicsBlanc de Chinem or Dehua ceramics; Blue & White jar; Butterfly and Chrysanthemum Dish. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fashion-jewellery.pngFashion & JewelleryEuropean gown made from Chinese imitation-chintz; Peranakan jewellery; Emperor's robe; Mughal armband. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/scholars.pngScholarsBronze Lu Dongbin, ritual gui and red lacquer screen. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/southeast-asia.pngSoutheast AsiaMakara head, batik textile and keris. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/faith-and-belief.pngFaith and BeliefHispano-Philippine ivory crucifix; Ceramic tile with calligraphy. Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ancient-religions.pngAncient ReligionsLacquer Guanyin, Vietnam, 19th c. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/court-and-company.pngCourt and CompanyCompany School watercolour, Taj Mahal, 18th c; VOC-era ivory secretary, Vizhagapatnam, 18th c; Mughal minature, 18th c. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/maritime-trade.pngMaritime TradeCanton "Hong" Bowl, mid-1700s; Namban lacquer coffer from Nagasaki, c 1500s; Canton Trade Painting of Amoy (Xiamen), mid 1800s. Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tang-shipwreck.pngTang ShipwreckGreen splash-ware from the Tang Shipwreck Collection. 2018-02-13T14:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/02/13/the-mandovi-panjim-inn-and-taj-fort-aguada/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/23-mandovi.jpg23 - MandoviAnd finally, a backward glance at the Mandovi. Goodbye Goa!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/21-aguada-beach.jpg21 - Aguada BeachSinquerim beach lay just beyond the ramparts...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20-staring-out-to-sea.jpg20 - Staring out to seaBack at the ramparts, near Taj Fort Aguada... looking out to sea.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/19-lighthouse.jpg19 - LighthouseAnother view of the magnificent Fort Aguada Lighthouse.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-fort-aguada-lighthouse.jpg18 - Fort Aguada LighthouseFort Aguada Lighthouse, located at the Upper Fort of Fort Aguada proper, which is some 20 minutes away from Taj Fort Aguada by car.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/17-fort.jpg17 - FortView of the ramparts.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16-fort.jpg16 - FortView from the swimming pool out towards the ramparts.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/15-view-from-hotel.jpg15 - View from HotelView from the hotel out towards the ramparts.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14-fort-aguada-backard-glance.jpg14 - Fort Aguada backard glanceAt the edge of the ramparts, looking back toward Taj Fort Aguada Resort and Spa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/13-view-out.jpg13 - View outAt the edge of the ramparts, looking out to sea.2018-02-13T14:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/02/10/panjim-panaji-or-new-goa/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/37-immaculate-conception-again.jpg37 - Immaculate Conception AgainA backward glance at the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/36-old-house.jpg36 - Old HouseA former mansion in the Altinho, transformed into Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts. We end our walk here. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/35-bishops-palace.jpg35 - Bishops PalaceThe Archbishop's House, Altinho. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/34-cafe.jpg34 - CafeHip(ster) cafe in the Old Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/33-old-house.jpg33 - Old HouseOld Villa nearby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32-fundacao-oriente.jpg32 - Fundacao OrienteFacade of the Fundação Oriente building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/31-fundacao-oriente.jpg31 - Fundacao OrienteThe Fundação Oriente occupies a historic residence. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30-green.jpg30 - GreenMany of the buildings here have been repurposed into boutiques, restaurants, bars and boutique hotels. This one is a restaurant. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/29-wax-merchant.jpg29 - Wax MErchantWax Merchant.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/28-horse-shoe-resto.jpg28 - Horse Shoe REstoThe Horse Shoe Bar and Restaurant is perhaps the best place in Fontainhas to sample Goan cuisine. 2018-02-10T00:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/02/03/velha-goa-old-goa/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/37-backward-glance-at-velha-goa.jpg37 - Backward Glance at Velha GoaA backward glance at Velha Goa...the Church of St Francis of Assisi.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/36-interior-of-church-mount.jpg36 - Interior of Church MountThe Chapel was also originally built in 1510 by Afonso Albuquerque, though it has been later renovated and restored. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/35-church-of-our-lady-of-the-mount.jpg35 - Church of Our Lady of the MountThe Chapel of our Lady of the Mount sits atop the Monte, near the Church of San Cajetan. It is the final stop on this tour of Velha Goa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/34-crossroads.jpg34 - CrossroadsView from the Convent and Church of Saint John towards the ruins of the Augustinian Church and the former Convent of Santa Monica.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/33-view-from-church-of-river.jpg33 - View from Church of RiverHere is the view in question.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32-front-of-church.jpg32 - Front of ChurchThe front facade of the church commands a spectacular view of the Mandovi River.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/31-church-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary.jpg31 - Church of Our Lady of the RosaryThe interior of the Church - View towards the main altar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30-church-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary.jpg30 - Church of Our Lady of the RosaryThe Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is the oldest still-standing church in Goa, built in the 1540s in the Gothic and Manueline style.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/29-s-anthonys-chapel.jpg29 - S Anthonys ChapelThe Chapel of Saint Anthony is one of the earliest-built churches in Goa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/28-museum-interior.jpg28 - Museum InteriorInterior of the museum. 2018-02-03T02:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2018/01/28/the-grand-tour-iii-8-goa-and-the-estado-da-india/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/37-se-cathedral.jpg37 - Se Cathedral...and a backward glance at Se Cathedral, in Velha Goa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/36-ocean.jpg36 - OCeanStaring out into the Ocean, Fort Aguada.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/35-fort-aguada.jpg35 - Fort AguadaThe main Fortress, Fort Aguada. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/34-fort-aguada.jpg34 - Fort AguadaView of part of Fort Aguada, from the Taj Fort Aguada Resort and Spa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/33-aguada.jpg33 - AguadaBeach at Aguada. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/32-reis-magos.jpg32 - Reis MagosNear Reis Magos Fort. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/31-carnival.jpg31 - Carnival...and music and dancing in the streets. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/30-goan-fish-curry.jpg30 - Goan Fish CurryHearty Goan food...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/29-concert.jpg29 - ConcertFlamenco, in the courtyard of the Church of Our Lady of the Mount...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/28-velah-goa.jpg28 - Velah GoaThe Church of Our Lady of the Mount, Old Goa, was built in the 1500s. I came here, with a friend, for a concert. 2018-01-28T03:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/28/resolution-for-2018-keep-calm-and-smell-the-roses/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mellins.jpgMellinsArt Nouveau frescoes dating from the early 1900s, painted on the ceiling of Mellin's Passage in Hamburg. This passageway is the oldest and the also the smallest covered shopping arcade in the city. It is named after Mellin's Biscuits, an American food company. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yayoi.jpgYAYOI"Gleaming Lights of the Souls", 2008. Yayoi Kusama. Installation at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/window.jpgWindowWindow to possibility. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/moore.jpgMoore"Reclining Figure No. 5 (Seagram)", 1963-64. Henry Moore. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/miniatur.jpgMiniaturDetail at the Miniature Wonderland, Hamburg. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/merman.jpgMerman"Han" ("He") by Dano-Norwegian artist-duo Elmgreen & Dragset. Also known as "The Little Merman", Helsingor (Elsinore) harbourfront. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/elbphil.jpgElbphilLight at the end of the tunnel - travelling up the escalator into the heart of the brand new Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic Hall), designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Hamburg Hafencity. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cat.jpgCatExactly what I'd like to feel next year...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/acm.jpgACMAsian Civilisations Museum, at Empress Place Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/secession.jpgSecessionDetail, Vienna Secession Building, 1897.2017-12-28T10:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/16/le-colonial-fort-cochin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/13-le-colonial.jpg13 - Le ColonialGoodbye Le Colonial and goodbye Cochin!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/12-inside-out.jpg12 - Inside Out...and the gardens were also beautifully tended to. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/11-the-pool.jpg11 - The PoolThe jewel-like swimming pool provided respite from the heat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/10-dinner.jpg10 - DinnerDelicious dinner of Keralan specialities each evening, specially concocted by the chef. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/9-the-bath.jpg9 - The BathAbsolutely luxurious bathrooms with baths.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/8-the-room.jpg8 - The RoomFour-poster bed in my wonderfully-appointed bedroom. It was so high one needed a step to clamber atop it. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/7-the-second-floor.jpg7 - the Second FloorWarm, historic atmosphere on the second floor.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/6-the-living-room.jpg6 - The Living RoomThe beautifully furnished ground floor living room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5-the-patio.jpg5 - The patioThe ground floor patio. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4-the-building-itself.jpg4 - The Building itselfView towards the main building, with its ground floor and second floor balconies. 2017-12-16T05:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/15/around-fort-cochin-the-islands-and-the-palaces/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/38-hill-palace.jpg38 - Hill PalaceGoodbye to the Hill Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/37-terraces.jpg37 - TerracesTerraces in the Hill Palace Complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/36-deer.jpg36 - DeerDeer Park in the Hill Palace Complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/35-view-from-the-bottom.jpg35 - View from the bottomView of Hill Palace Complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/34-centre-for-heritage-studies.jpg34 - Centre for Heritage StudiesCentre for Heritage Studies.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/33-pavilion.jpg33 - PavilionHill Palace Complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/32-round-tower.jpg32 - Round TowerSouth Block, Hill Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/31-entrance-to-museum.jpg31 - Entrance to MuseumHill Palace complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/30-coat-of-arms.jpg30 - Coat of ArmsThe coat of arms of the Cochin Royal Family.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/29-palace-entrance.jpg29 - Palace EntranceEntering the Hill Palace.2017-12-15T13:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/13/mattancherry-cochin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/32-paradesi-synagogue.jpg32 - Paradesi SynagogueAn exterior view of the Paradesi Synagogue, with its clocktower added in 1760. We end our second walking tour of Cochin here. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/31-kochi_jewish_synagogue_b.jpgJoodse synagoge KochiView of the interior of the synagogue towards the Ark. The hanging glass lamps are from Belgium. The floor consists of 1100 blue and white porcelain tiles in the "willow style" made in Canton and imported in 1762. No one tile looks the same. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/30-paradesi-synagogue.jpg30 - Paradesi SynagogueConservation of the Paradesi Synagogue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/29-approaching-the-synagogue.jpg29 - Approaching the SynagogueApproach to the Paradesi Synagogue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/28-mandalay-hall.jpg28 - Mandalay HallMandalay Hall, Jew Town, was owned formerly by a Jewish family who had roots in Mandalay. They have since migrated to Israel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/27-oil-exchange-building.jpg27 - Oil Exchange BuildingThe Cochin Oil Merchant's Association, Jew Town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/26-pepper-exchange.jpg26 - Pepper ExchangeThe former Pepper Exchange building, Jew Town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/25-albert-arts-collection.jpg25 - Albert Arts CollectionAlbert Arts Collection, Jew Town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/24-sassoon-building-1949.jpg24 - Sassoon Building 1949Sassoon Building (1949), Jew Town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/23-fine-art-emporium.jpg23 - Fine Art EmporiumFine Art Emporium, Jew Town. Note the Art Deco ornamentation. 2017-12-13T15:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/11/a-stroll-through-fort-cochin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/36-david-hall-again.jpg36 - David Hall AgainPart one of our tour of Cochin completed, we glance back at David Hall again, where we began our tour. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/35-aspinwalls.jpg35 - AspinwallsAnd we end this part of the walking tour at Aspinwall House, established in 1867 by the English trader John H Aspinwall as the headquarters of his firm Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. Today, it is the primary venue of the Kochi Biennale, though it appears to largely be left alone in off-Biennale years. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/34-brunton-boatyard.jpg34 - Brunton BoatyardWe amble along River Road, along the waterfront to the Brunton Boatyard, a former shipyard built in the British era (probably late 1800s), and today a luxury hotel with a splendid waterfront view. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/33-chinese-fishing-nets-ii.jpg33 - Chinese Fishing Nets IINear the Bastion Bungalow stand the row upon row of Chinese Fishing Nets. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/32-bastion-bungalow.jpg32 - Bastion BungalowThe Bastion Bungalow is said to have been built in 1667 in the Indo-Dutch style. It is located on the site of the Stromberg Bastion of the city's Dutch fortifications. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/31-old-harbour-hotel.jpg31 - Old Harbour HotelRight beside Koder House on Tower Road stands the Old Harbour Hotel, occupying an 18th century Dutch colonial building that had been used as a residence to employees of English tea brokers. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/30-koder-house.jpg30 - Koder HouseKoder House, on Tower Road, is a 19th century mansion built by the Jewish Koder family. Today it is a heritage hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/29-waltons-homestay.jpg29 - Waltons HomestayWalton Hall, on Princes Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/28-traditional-house.jpg28 - Traditional HouseView down some of narrower, but still well-planned streets in the city. Note the seating just outside the main door of this building which probably dates from the Dutch period. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/27-delta-study.jpg27 - Delta StudyThe Delta Study is a high school located in a former Dutch-era warehouse built in 1808. 2017-12-11T13:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/12/09/the-grand-tour-iii-7-cochin-kochi-verdant-gem/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/33-fishing-nets.jpg33 - Fishing NetsSun setting over the Chinese fishing nets, looking like space-age, sci-fi spiders scuttling over the waters of the Arabian Sea.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/32-fish-curry.jpg32 - Fish CurryDelicious Keralan Fish Curry. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/31-tree.jpg31 - TreeView through the canopy of the rain trees. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/30-port.jpg30 - PortWaterfront restaurant overlooking the Port in the distance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/29-beach.jpg29 - BeachFamily enjoying themselves on the beach. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/28-kochi-is-a-feeling.jpg28 - Kochi is a Feeling"For us, Kochi is not a city, it's a Feeling."https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/27-graffiti.jpg27 - GraffitiTongue-in-cheek street graffiti.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/26-fort-heritage-hotel.jpg26 - Fort Heritage HotelFort Heritage Hotel, Napier Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/25-colonial-building.jpg25 - Colonial BuildingClassic view of Cochin - towering rain trees framing a colonial building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/24-hill-palace.jpg24 - Hill PAlaceThe Hill Palace (1895) in Tripunithura.2017-12-09T10:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/10/22/galle-face-hotel-colombo/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25-goodbye-galle-face.jpg25 - Goodbye Galle FaceAnd finally...goodbye Galle Face Hotel and goodbye Colombo! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/24-galle-face-once-more.jpg24 - Galle Face Once MoreAnother timeless view of Galle Face Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23-galle-face-green.jpg23 - Galle Face GreenThe Galle Face Hotel and Galle Face Court, on Galle Face Green.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/22-evening.jpg22 - EveningSunset at the Galle Face Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21-bar-area.jpg21 - Bar AreaThe Travellers' Bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20-museum-piece-i.jpg20 - Museum piece IVintage china with the Galle Face Hotel logo. Collection of the Galle Face Hotel Museum on the hotel's premises. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/19-beach.jpg19 - BeachThe Hotel even has its own private beach, though swimming here is prohibited. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/18-tables-by-the-sea.jpg18 - TAbles by the SeaSea Spray - the al fresco dining restaurant right by the sea.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/17-looking-out.jpg17 - Looking outThe Chequerboard, where one can have a meal over-looking the sea. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/16-idly.jpg16 - IdlyString hoppers (idiyappam) with fish curry. 2017-10-22T01:53:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/10/17/cinnamon-gardens-colombo/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/33-town-hall.jpg33 - Town HallBackward glance at Colombo Town Hall, Cinnamon Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/32-geoffrey-bawa.jpg32 - Geoffrey BawaThe Gallery Cafe, Paradise Road Galleries. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31-paradise-road-galleries.jpg31 - Paradise Road GalleriesEntrance to Paradise Road Galleries. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/30-lampreis-open.jpg30 - Lampreis openAbsolutely delicious!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/29-lampreis-shut.jpg29 - Lampreis shutLampreis is served at the cafe of the Dutch Burgher Union. The dish is cooked in a banana leaf. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/28-burgher-union-crest.jpg28 - Burgher Union CrestThe Dutch Burgher Union was established in 1908. Its coat of arms includes an East Indiaman and the VOC logo. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27-burgher-union-building.jpg27 - Burgher Union BuildingThe Dutch Burgher Union Building on Reid Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/26-dutch-burgher-union.jpg26 - Dutch Burgher UnionThe Dutch Burgher Union. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25-view-of-independence-square.jpg25 - View of Independence SquareArcade Independence Square. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/24-entrance-to-independence-square-former-colombo-asylum-1889.jpg24 - Entrance to Independence Square - Former Colombo Asylum 1889Entrance to Arcade Independence Square. 2017-10-17T14:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/10/15/pettah-dutch-and-multi-cultural-colombo/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/35-dutch-museum-end.jpg35 - Dutch Museum ENDAnd finally....a backward glance at the Dutch Period Museum on Prince Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/34-st-lucia-cathedral.jpg34 - St Lucia CathedralSt Lucia's Cathedral (1902). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/33-sri-kathivelayutha-swamy-temple-prob.jpg33 - Sri Kathivelayutha Swamy Temple (prob)Sri Kathivelayutha Swamy Temple (probably...)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/32-st-anthony-shrine.jpg32 - St Anthony ShrineSt Anthony's Shrine (1828), Kochchikade. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31-sri-muthu-vinayakar-swamy-temple.jpg31 - Sri Muthu Vinayakar Swamy TempleSri Muthu Vinayakar Swamy Temple, Sea Street, Gintupitiya. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/30-new-kathiresan-temple.jpg30 - New Kathiresan TempleNew Kathiresan Temple, Sea Street, Gintupitiya.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/29-old-kathiresan-temple.jpg29 - Old Kathiresan TempleOld Kathiresan Temple, Sea Street, Gintupitiya. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/28-annai-velangani-church.jpg28 - Annai Velangani ChurchAnnai Velangani Church on Sri Kathiresan Street in Gintupitiya. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27-wolvendaal-tombstone-ii.jpg27 - Wolvendaal Tombstone IIDutch-era tombstone.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/26-wolvendaal-tombstone.jpg26 - Wolvendaal TombstoneThe church grounds are home to a few Dutch-era tombstones. 2017-10-15T02:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/10/09/a-wander-through-colombo-fort/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/35-cargills-fort.jpg35 - Cargills FORTA backward glance at Cargills, on York Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/34-dutch-hospital-1680s.jpg34 - Dutch Hospital 1680sAnd finally, the Dutch Hospital, where we take a breather...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/33-fort-building.jpg33 - Fort BuildingWarehouses on York Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/32-negris-building.jpg32 - Negris BuildingThe Negris Building https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31-colombo-fort-police-station-side.jpg31 - Colombo Fort Police Station SIDEAcross from it is the Colombo Fort Police Station - this is a side view as the building is closed off. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/30-central-telegraph-office-1911.jpg30 - Central Telegraph Office 1911The Central Telegraph Office (1911) is today's Sri Lanka Telecom Building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/29-walker-sons-and-co-1881.jpg29 - Walker Sons and Co 1881...and the earlier offices of Walker, Sons & Co, built in 1881 - this is probably one of the oldest British buildings in Fort. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/28-state-pharma.jpg28 - State PharmaBack onto Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha, we have the State Pharma Building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27-ghafoor-building-1907-and-ymba-main-street.jpg27 - Ghafoor Building 1907 and YMBA - Main StreetAt the intersection between Leyden Bastian Road and Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha sit two landmarks, the Ghafoor Building (1907) to the right and the Young Men's Buddhist Association Building to the left.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/26-walker-and-sons-1920s.jpg26 - Walker and Sons 1920sThe Art Deco Walker & Sons offices. 2019-07-03T19:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/10/07/the-grand-tour-iii-6-colombo-sri-lanka/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/32-cover.jpg32 - COVERA backward glance at Galle Face Green and the iconic Galle Face Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31-galle-face-green.jpg31 - Galle Face GreenEvening at Galle Face Green, a 500 metre-long esplanade by the ocean. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/30-ministry-of-crab.jpg30 - Ministry of CrabAt the former Dutch Hospital is where you find the hugely popular Ministry of Crab, which serves...guess what? Sri Lankan crabs cooked any way you want them. Delicious!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/29-lampreis.jpg29 - LampreisLampreis (served at the cafe of the Dutch Burgher Union) is a distinctly cross-cultural Sri Lankan dish with Dutch, Malay and Ceylonese influences. Rice with meat curry cooked in a banana leaf, garnished with bitterballen and taken with sambal belachan and spicy prawn floss (which we Singaporeans know as hay bee hiam). Absolutely scrumptious.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/28-hoppers.jpg28 - HoppersHoppers (also known as appam), freshly made for breakfast at the Galle Face Hotel, are typical Sri Lankan food. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27-geoffrey-bawa.jpg27 - Geoffrey BawaParadise Road Cafe in Cinnamon Gardens occupies Geoffrey Bawa's former offices. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/26-building.jpg26 - BuildingColombo Town Hall (1928), Cinnamon Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25-government.jpg25 - GovernmentOld Parliament Building was completed in 1930and today houses the Presidential Secretariat. It sits near the Northern edge of Galle Face Green.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/24-independence.jpg24 - IndependenceIndependence Memorial Hall (1953) sits on Independence Square (formerly Torrington Square) in Cinnamon Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23-golden-temple.jpg23 - Golden TempleAnother Hindu Temple, Pettah.2017-10-08T13:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/09/28/the-maritime-silk-route-and-ilm-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%85-or-how-museums-need-to-be-relevant/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_9053.jpgIMG_9053Come to the ACM!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2012-00167.jpg2012-00167Qur'an, probably Java. 18th century. Paper, ink, gold, pigments. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2015-00512.jpg2015-00512Casket. India, Gujarat, late 16th or 17th century. Mother-of-pearl, mastic resin, wood, metal mounts.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1998-01545-001.jpg1998-01545-001Parts of the astrolabe II. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1998-01545-007.jpg1998-01545-007Parts of the astrolabe I. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1998-01545.jpg1998-01545_01Planispheric astrolabe. Iran, 18th century. Brass alloy. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2011-01951_hong-bowl.jpg2011-01951_Hong bowlCanton Hong Bowl, mid 18th century. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1995-03897_dish-w-figures.jpg1995-03897_dish w figuresKraak Porcelain with two Persian ladies, 17th century, China, Jingdezhen. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/6-15-tang-900vw2.jpg6-15 Tang 900vw2Dragon-headed ewer, from the Tang Shipwreck Collection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/acm-front.jpgACM FrontPromoting our Permanent Collections...2017-10-01T02:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/08/22/the-bungalow-on-the-beach-tranquebar/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/17-swimming-pool.jpg17 - Swimming PoolGoodbye The Bungalow on the Beach and goodbye Tranquebar!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/16-stairs-up.jpg16 - Stairs upStairway to the second floor.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/15-downstairs-balcon.jpg15 - Downstairs balconDownstairs verandah.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/14-poriyal.jpg14 - PoriyalPoriyal - a vegetable dish involving various different kinds of vegetables lightly fried with shaved coconut. It's absolutely delicious and extremely healthy. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/13-interior-breakfast.jpg13 - Interior BreakfastThe indoor dining area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/12-breakfast-area.jpg12 - Breakfast AreaThe outdoors dining area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/11-view-balcon.jpg11 - View BalconThe endless verandah on the second floor, overlooking the sea.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/10-view-balcony.jpg10 - View balconyIdyllic view of the verandah and the Bay of Bengal just beyond.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9-old-decor.jpg9 - Old decorOrnamentation on the walls.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/8-my-room.jpg8 - My roomMy room, with its four poster bed. 2017-08-21T23:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/08/16/the-tamil-quarter-tranquebar/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/30-mosque-street-house-i.jpg30 - Mosque Street House IAnd finally, another view of a Tamil House, before we return to our hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/29-portuguese-church.jpg29 - Portuguese ChurchHoly Rosary Church, or the Goan Church, in Tharangambadi, beyond the walls of Tranquebar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/28-rundown-house-queen-st.jpg28 - Rundown House Queen StRundown house along Queen's Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/27-flora-cottage-queen-st.jpg27 - Flora Cottage Queen StFlora Cottage, a B & B on Queen's Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/26-muslim-school.jpg26 - Muslim SchoolThe Old Madrasah. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/25-new-mosque.jpg25 - New MosqueTranquebar's New Mosque. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/24-muslim-house.jpg24 - Muslim HouseArt Deco residence, Muslim Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23-mosque-st-house.jpg23 - Mosque St HouseTamil House, Mosque Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/22-mosque-st-house.jpg22 - Mosque St HouseTamil House, Mosque Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21-mosque-street-view-down-maraicar-st.jpg21 - Mosque Street View down Maraicar StTamil House - view down Maraicar Street.2017-08-16T12:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/08/12/a-walk-through-danish-tranquebar/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/27-landporten.jpg27 - LandportenAnd finally, we leave the way we entered, through the Landporten. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/parade-ground.jpgPArade GroundThe Parade Ground with Fort Dansborg in the near distance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/26-bethlehem-church.jpg26 - Bethlehem ChurchView of Bethlehem Church, the second Protestant Church built in India, in the suburb of Porayar - not strictly in Tranquebar at all. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/25-fort-dansborg.jpg25 - Fort DansborgFort Dansborg from the shore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/24-fort-dansborg.jpg24 - Fort DansborgView of the imposing Fort Dansborg. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23-fort-dansborg-museum.jpg23 - Fort Dansborg MuseumSpend some time inside the museum, which houses some artefacts from the era, and presents a history of Tranquebar and Danish India.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/22-fort-dansborg.jpg22 - Fort DansborgCut across the Parade Ground to the entrance of Fort Dansborg, today a Danish Fort Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21-post-office.jpg21 - Post OfficeThe British-built Post Office sits just around the corner from The Bungalow on the Beach, on Post Office Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20-bungalow-on-the-beach.jpg20 - Bungalow on the BeachFinally there is the former Summer Residence of the British Collector, restored as Bungalow on the Beach, a luxury hotel managed by The Neemrana Group. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19-gruendlers-house.jpg19 - Gruendlers HouseTake a right on Queen's Road and make another detour to Borgan Street to view Gruendler's House. 2017-08-12T13:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/08/06/the-grand-tour-iii-5-tranquebar-tharangambadi-danish-india/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/24-landporten-again.jpg24 - Landporten againAnd a final view of the Landporten - this time from within Tranquebar looking out. The gate sports the Danish Royal Seal. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23-tomb.jpg23 - TombDanish tombstone in the grounds of the Bethlehem Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/22-church.jpg22 - ChurchSigns proclaiming the age of the Bethlehem Church.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21-porayar-church.jpg21 - Porayar ChurchBethlehem Church (1746), in Porayar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/18-vinayakar-kovil.jpg18 - Vinayakar KovilProbably Vinayakar Kovil.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/17-chinta-durai-pilayar-kovil.jpg17 - Chinta Durai Pilayar KovilChinta Durai Pilayar Kovil Hindu Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/16-fishermen.jpg16 - FishermenFishermen taking their boats out to sea in the morning. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/15-masilamani-nathar-temple.jpg15 - Masilamani Nathar TempleClose-up of Masilamani Nathar Temple. This is the city's oldest temple, dating back to the 1300s. It is in ruins, part of it having been swallowed up by the sea. But you wouldn't know it by looking at it. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/14-temples-on-the-sea.jpg14 - Temples on the SEaView of the granite breakwater towards Masilamani Nathar Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/13-graveyard.jpg13 - GraveyardThe former Danish Graveyard. 2017-08-06T07:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/07/30/cities-and-travel-at-the-museum/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/taj-mahal-1800s.jpgTaj Mahal 1800sView of the Taj Mahal from the Mehtab Bagh, across the Yamuna River. 1800s Company School watercolour. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/taj-today.jpgTAj TodayView of the Taj Mahal from the Mehtab Bagh, across the Yamuna River. February 2017. 2017-07-30T07:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/07/12/le-grand-hotel-deurope-et-hotel-de-lorient-pondichery/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/17-facade-again.jpg17 - Facade againI bid farewell to Hotel de L'Orient, and to Pondicherry. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/16-steak.jpg16 - SteakThe food, like this steak, was to die for. The restaurant specialised in French-Tamil Creole food too. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/15-dining.jpg15 - DiningAt night, the hotel's restaurant - Carte Blanche - comes alive and has magical, nostalgic ambience. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14-facade.jpg14 - FacadeAnother view of the historic facade. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/13-shop.jpg13 - ShopThe Neemrana Shop sells exquisite merchandise and a small but fascinating array of French-language novels set in Pondicherry and Goa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/12-breakfast.jpg12 - BreakfastBreakfast in the mornings, across from a vintage map of India. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11-beds.jpg11 - BedsAnother view of the simple but comfortable Balassore Room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10-room.jpg10 - RoomThis is a view of my room - the Balassore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/9-second-floor.jpg9 - Second FloorThe historic property evokes Pondicherry in the 1800s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/8-courtyard.jpg8 - CourtyardThe courtyard of the hotel. 2017-07-13T00:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/07/08/the-tamil-quarter-pondicherry/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/27-muslim-quarter-vi.jpg27 - Muslim Quarter VIAnd finally, another beautiful Tamil house in the Muslim Quarter. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/26-muslim-quarter-tower-1936.jpg26 - Muslim Quarter Tower 1936Tower in the Muslim Quarter, at the junction of Cazy and Mullah Streets. Dates from 1936. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/25-muslim-quarter-moullah-mohd-mosque-and-puduyal-islamic-welfare-organisation.jpg25 - Muslim Quarter - Moullah Mohd Mosque and Puduyal Islamic Welfare ORganisationMoullah Mohammed Mosque. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/24-muslim-quarter-jama-masjid-kutpa-mosque.jpg24 - Muslim Quarter - JAma MAsjid - Kutpa MosqueThe Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), also known as Kutpa Mosque, also dates from the 1600s and predates the French arrival. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/23-muslim-quarter-meeran-mosque-350-years.jpg23 - Muslim Quarter MEeran Mosque 350 yearsThe Meeran Mosque dates from the late 1600s and is the oldest mosque in the city. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/22-muslim-quarter-iv.jpg22 - Muslim Quarter IVExquisite Tamil house dating from 1933 in the Muslim Quarter. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/21-muslim-quarter-moullah-street.jpg21 - Muslim Quarter - Moullah StreetMoullah Street, Muslim Quarter. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20-muslim-quarter-iii.jpg20 - Muslim Quarter IIIThe Muslim Quarter boasts traditional Tamil houses with variations to ornamentation and adornment to reflect the religion of their inhabitants. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19-christian-quarter-sacre-coeur-interior.jpg19 - Christian Quarter - Sacre Coeur InteriorThe Interior of the Cathedral, with stained glass windows made in Alsace in 1908. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/18-christian-quarter-sacre-coeur-cathedral.jpg18 - Christian Quarter - Sacre Coeur CathedralSacré-Coeur de Jésus Cathedral was built in 1902 in the Neo-Gothic style. 2017-07-08T10:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/07/03/le-quartier-francaise-pondicherry/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/36-sri-aurobindo-society.jpg36 - Sri Aurobindo SocietyVieille maison française belonging to the Sri Aurobindo Society. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/35-golconde-1942.jpg35 - Golconde 1942Golconde, the Modernist dormitory for the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, built in 1942. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34-vmf.jpg34 - VMFVielle maison françaisehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/33-rue-de-bussy.jpg33 - Rue de BussyRue de Bussyhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/32-streets-ii-palais-de-mahe.jpg32 - Streets II - Palais de MahePalais de Mahé https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/31-jardins-botaniques-1826.jpg31 - Jardins Botaniques 1826Jardins Botaniques (1826)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30-foyer-du-soldat.jpg30 - Foyer du SoldatFoyer du Soldathttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/29-inspection-du-travail.jpg29 - Inspection du travailAdministration Générale Inspection du Travailhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28-ecole-primaire.jpg28 - Ecole PrimaireÉcole primaire - primary schoolhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/27-travaux-publiques-1766.jpg27 - Travaux Publiques 1766Travaus Publiques (1766) - Public Works Department2017-07-03T14:11:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/06/24/the-grand-tour-iii4-pondicherry-puducherry-ville-francaise/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1-pondicherry-waterfront.jpg1 - Pondicherry WaterfrontLe Café, Pondicherry waterfront.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/11-former-city-hall1.jpg11 - Former City HallFallen into disrepair, the Hotel de Ville finally collapsed in November 2014. This is all that remains today.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29-puducherry.jpg29 - PuducherryEnterring Pondicherry. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/28-street-art.jpg28 - Street ArtStreet art.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/27-street-art.jpg27 - Street ArtStreet Arthttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/26-steak-frites.jpg26 - Steak FritesSteak-frites. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/25-alliance-francaise.jpg25 - Alliance FrancaiseAlliance Française. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/24-gandhi.jpg24 - GandhiGandhi Statue, Goubert Avenue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/23-christian-church.jpg23 - Christian ChurchImmaculate Conception Cathedral, Tamil Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/22-mosque.jpg22 - MosqueMosque, Tamil Quarter2017-07-01T03:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/22/the-connemara-hotel-madras/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-connemara.jpg15 - ConnemaraWe take a final glance back at the Vivanta by Taj Connemara Chennai. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/14-dinner.jpg14 - DinnerThe hotel's other restaurant, The Raintree, serves exquisite South Indian food and looks like it could have also been designed by Geoffrey Bawa. A highlight its its chutney pushcart. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/13-poriyal-and-rice.jpg13 - Poriyal and RiceSouth Indian poriyal, accompanied by papadum. I loved the poriyal, which is a kind of stir-fried vegetable dish with shredded coconut flesh. The main vegetable changes everyday and could be okra, cabbage, mallow gourd, etc. Simple yet absolutely scrumptious!!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/12-pool.jpg12 - PoolThe lovely, and extremely restful swimming pool. The hotel's restaurant sits at left. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/11-to-the-pool.jpg11 - To The poolView from the pool towards the garden-side door of my room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/10-high-ceilings.jpg10 - High ceilingsEach ground floor suite has a sitting area which opens out onto the swimming pool. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9-bed.jpg9 - BedThe ground floor suites in the historic wing are well-appointed and boast these double-volume ceilings, that in the old days, would have functioned to promote air circulation. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/8-garden.jpg8 - GardenTropical gardens in the courtyard of the historic wing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/7-corridor.jpg7 - CorridorCorridor in the historic wing of the hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/6-geoffrey-bawa-staircase.jpg6 - Geoffrey Bawa StaircaseThe grand stairway and the wooden panel it leads up to were designed by Geoffrey Bawa, who tried to infuse a kind of tropical/South Indian modernism onto a colonial, Art Deco aesthetic - to mixed results, I must say. 2017-05-27T02:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/27/how-to-build-a-museum-podcast-interview/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-27-at-10-03-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-05-27 at 10.03.36 am2017-08-20T06:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/10/old-madras-i-fort-and-george-town/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/37-fort_st-_george_chennai-1.jpgFort St George on the Coromandel Coast. Belonging to the East India Company of EnglandView of Fort St George, on the Coromandel Coast, in the mid 1700s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/36-shophouses.jpg36 - ShophousesAnother example of commercial shophouse architecture on Mint Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/35-shophouses-on-mint-st.jpg35 - Shophouses on Mint StCommercial shophouse architecture on Mint Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34-kandaswamy-temple-georgetown-mint-st.jpg34 - Kandaswamy TEmple Georgetown Mint StKandaswamy Temple, Mint Street, built in the late 1800s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/33-shree-s-s-jain-sangh.jpg33 - Shree S S Jain SanghShree S S Jain Sangh Temple, Mint Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/32-jain-mandir-bhagwan-shri-parsvanathji-mint-st.jpg32 - Jain Mandir (Bhagwan Shri Parsvanathji) Mint StBhagwan Shri Parsvanathji Jain Temple, Mint Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/31-centenary-hall.jpg31 - Centenary HallCentenary Hall, Popham's Broadway, dating from 1901.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/30-arcot-lutheran-church.jpg30 - Arcot Lutheran ChurchArcot Lutheran Church, Popham's Broadway, late 1800s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/29-tamil-wesley-church.jpg29 - Tamil Wesley ChurchTamil Wesley Church, on Popham's Broadway, mid 1800s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/28-adikesava-perumal-temple.jpg28 - Adikesava Perumal TempleAdikesava Perumal Temple, dating from 1565. 2022-11-15T03:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/17/old-madras-iii-santhome-mylapore-and-st-thomas-mount/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/22-san-thome.jpg22 - San ThomeWe conclude with a backward glance at the Santhome Basilica. With this, my tour of Old Madras is complete.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21-st-thomas-mount-stone.jpg21 - St Thomas Mount StoneAn old marker, St Thomas Mount.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20-st-patricks-church.jpg20 - St Patrick's ChurchSt Patrick's Church, in the vicinity of St Thomas Mount.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/19-wesley-english-church.jpg19 - Wesley English ChurchWesley English Church, in the vicinity of St Thomas Mount. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/18-st-thomas-mount-interior.jpg18 - St Thomas Mount InteriorThe interior of the Shrine.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/17-st-thomas-mount-front.jpg17 - St Thomas Mount FrontThe National Shrine of St Thomas Mount, built in 1726. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/16-to-st-thomas-mount.jpg16 - To St Thomas MountThe winding way up to the Church.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-st-thomas-mount.jpg15 - St Thomas MountEntrance to St Thomas Mount. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/14-gopuram-closeup.jpg14 - Gopuram CloseupA close-up of the gopuram of Kapaleeswarar Temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/13-temple-ii-tank.jpg13 - Temple II TankThe Temple's Tank. 2017-05-17T14:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/04/the-grand-tour-iii3-madras-chennai-city-of-the-south/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/madras_baedeker_1914.jpgMadras_(Baedeker,_1914)Map of Madras in 1914. Fort St George is visible at top right. North of the Fort is George Town; south is Triplicane and the Marina; further south is Mylapore and Santhome. Poonamallee and Mount Roads are also visible. [Public Domain.]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/23-madras-law-college.jpg23 - Madras Law CollegeWe end of where we began: Madras Law College, George Town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/22-paratha.jpg22 - ParathaParatha for breakfast - not quite as fluffy and light as Singapore's prata, but comforting enough. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21-dose.jpg21- DoseDosa for breakfast. =) https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/19-kapaleeswarar-temple.jpg19 - Kapaleeswarar TempleThe magnificent Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/18-st-thomas-mount-main-church.jpg18 - St Thomas Mount Main ChurchChurch on the peak of St Thomas Mount.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/17-santhome-virgin-and-child.jpg17 - Santhome Virgin and ChildVirgin and Child, interior of Basilica of San Thome.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/16-santhome-cathedral.jpg16 - Santhome CathedralThe Basilica of San Thome, Santhome.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-whalebone-museum.jpg15 - Whalebone MuseumAnother whalebone here, in the Natural History section of the Government Museum complex, Egmore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/14-shiva-nataraja.jpg14 - Shiva NatarajaShiva Nataraja, Government Museum, Egmore. 2017-05-13T12:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/05/13/old-madras-ii-poonamallee-high-road-mount-road-and-the-marina/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/41-museum-again.jpg41 - Museum AgainWe end our tour with a backward glance at the Museum Theatre, at the Madras Museum Complex, Egmore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/40-queen-marys-college.jpg40 - Queen Mary's CollegeQueen Mary's College was founded in 1914 and was earlier known as the Madras College for Women. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/39-ice-house.jpg39 - Ice HouseThe Ice House was built in 1842 and was used to store ice imported from America. Today it is used by the Vivekananda Institute.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/38-marina.jpg38 - MarinaView of the Marina - this is a long stretch of beach and coastline. It is immensely popular with families. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/37-oriental-research-institute.jpg37 - Oriental Research InstituteThe former University Examination Hall was built in 1935 in an Art Deco style. Today it houses the Oriental Research Institute.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/36-wallajah-mosque.jpg36 - Wallajah MosqueJust off South Beach Road is the neighborhood of Triplicane, which plays host to the Muslim community that migrated here with the Nawabs of the Carnatic. The Wallajah Mosque is Madras' largest mosque - it was built in 1795 by the Nawab Wallajah (hence the name). It continues to serve the religious needs of the community here.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/35-presidency-college.jpg35 - Presidency CollegePresidency College (1870) was also designed by Robert Chisholm in an Italianate style.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34-public-works-departent.jpg34 - Public Works DepartentThe Public Works Department (1865) was designed by Robert Chisholm in an Indo-Saracenic style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/33-chepauk-palace.jpg33 - Chepauk PalaceThe Chepauk Palace complex (1768), absorbed within the campus of Madras University, was once the residence of the Nawabs of the Carnatic. This particular tower, inspired by Gujarati architecture, was designed by Robert Chisholm and built in 1871. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/32-apartments.jpg32 - ApartmentsWaterfront-facing apartments on South Beach Road.2022-01-09T16:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/24/eight-months-in-or-the-insidious-amazing-way-in-which-the-museum-just-creeps-into-your-system-and-takes-over/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20-acm1.jpg20 - ACMThe most recent intervention I've made is to introduce Introduction Panels at the museum's lobbies, to tell the visitor what ACM is about. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseon-more.jpgJoseon MoreJOSEON KOREA - COURT TREASURES & CITY LIFE, 22 Apr - 23 Jul. Just in case you didn't get my hint to come see the exhibition already!! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9-2017-asemusgc-openingceremony-bp1.jpg9 - 2017-AsemusGC-OpeningCeremony-BPOn the panel of the Asia-Europe Museums Network (ASEMUS) General Conference in New Delhi, 15 - 17 Mar 2017. ACM is the Vice-Chair and will take over as Chair of ASEMUS this November. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1-joseon-korea-2.jpg1 - Joseon Korea 2JOSEON KOREA - COURT TREASURES & CITY LIFE, 22 Apr - 23 Jul 2017. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/19-raffles.png19 - RafflesIn this, the very first episode, I tackled the Portrait of Sir Stamford Raffles, and reveal how the portrait is not about Singapore at all, but commemorates Raffles' achievements in Java. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18-jackson-plan.png18 - Jackson PlanThis episode was about the Jackson Plan, and I acknowledge the colonial roots of Singapore's urban planning, as well as the debt owed to urban planner in the cities of British India (Calcutta, Madras, Bombay). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17-hong-bowl.png17 - Hong BowlThis episode featured the Canton Hong Bowl. I used it to talk about the Opium War and the opening up of the Treaty Ports in China, from whence many Chinese Singaporeans hailed. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/16-trade-paintings.png16 - Trade PaintingsTo demystify artefacts in the museum and make a strong point about breaking down barriers to access, I did a series of 8 videos, each featuring one artefact (4 from National Museum of Singapore and 4 from ACM). 5 have aired so far. This one features the China Export Paintings, particularly the views of Amoy (Xiamen) and Foochow, where my maternal and paternal grandfathers hailed from. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15-the-edge.jpg15 - The EdgeThis was THE BEST and my favourite interview of all the interviews done during my early months as Director, and to promote the PORT CITIES interview. Its also the only article thus far that captures what I see as one of my key challenges - MAKING ASIAN ANTIQUITIES SEXY (AGAIN). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/14-prestige.jpg14 - PRestigeI wrote quite a few opinion pieces and took on many interviews to promote PORT CITIES. This is my favourite opinion piece, which was published in PRESTIGE. It was about my search for identity, and how it led me to Asian port cities, and finally to ACM. 2017-04-24T16:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/16/nadesar-palace-benares-varanasi/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17-palace-and-pool.jpg17 - Palace and PoolA final view of the Palace and the swimming pool. With this, we bid Benares goodbye. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/16-breakfast.jpg16 - BreakfastSimple, but simply scrumptious breakfast. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15-palace-at-night.jpg15 - Palace at NightThe palace at night. Dinner is served every evening at the ground floor patio. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/14-pavilion-day.jpg14 - Pavilion DayThe marble pavilion.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13-cupola.jpg13 - CupolaOn the grounds of the palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12-carriage.jpg12 - CarriageThe Maharajah's former horse carriage.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/11-pool.jpg11 - PoolThe swimming pool.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10-dining-downstairs.jpg10 - Dining DownstairsThe ground floor dining room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9-fireplace-ii.jpg9 - Fireplace IIThe ground floor sitting room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8-bathroom.jpg8 - BathroomThe bathroom...2021-01-10T09:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/14/old-town-varanasi-and-benares-cantonment/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/27-sanskrit-college.jpg27 - Sanskrit CollegeAnd finally...a backward glimpse and the wonderfully Gothic Sanskrit College Entrance Hall. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/26-commercial-building.jpg26 - Commercial BuildingAnother Shophouse style commercial building on Nadessar Road. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-commercial-building.jpg25 - Commercial buildingShophouse style commercial building on Nadessar Road.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/24-allahabad-bank-nadessar-rd.jpg24 - Allahabad Bank NAdessar RdNadessar Road plays host to a row of commercial buildings, including the Allahabad Bank building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/23-st-marys-church.jpg23 - St Mary's ChurchSt Mary's Catholic Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/22-methodist-church.jpg22 - Methodist ChurchMethodist Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/21-clarks-varanasi-mall-road.jpg21 - Clarks Varanasi Mall RoadThe Clarks was one of the more reputable historic hotels in Benares. It stands on Mall Road.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20-disused-church.jpg20 - Disused ChurchJust across from the Hotel de Paris stands a magnificent church, now disused and its grounds overgrown. You can just about see the church spire and a bit of the foundations here.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/19-hotel-de-paris-mall-road.jpg19 - Hotel de PAris Mall RoadThe former Hotel de Paris, off Mall Road is now disused and empty. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18-varanasi-cantt.jpg18 - Varanasi CanttVaranasi Cantt Railway Station was opened in 1872. 2017-04-14T01:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/12/a-wander-through-the-ghats-of-benares-varanasi-part-two/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/26-panchganga-ghat.jpg26 - Panchganga GhatAnd finally, a view of Panchganga Ghat, which concludes our walking tour of the ghats of Benares (Varanasi). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-alamgir-mosque-close-up.jpg25 - Alamgir Mosque Close-upClose-up of Alamgiri Mosque, built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is one of two important mosques in Benares, the second one being the Gyan Vyapi Mosque (which is almost impossible to photograph). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/24-alamgir-mosque-in-the-distance.jpg24 - Alamgir Mosque in the DistanceView of Lakshmanbala Ghat and Panchganga Ghat, in the distance. Alamgiri Mosque is visible at centre.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/23-ram-ghat.jpg23 - Ram GhatRam Ghat and Jatar Ghat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/22-naya-ghat.jpg22 - Naya GhatNaya Ghat with its hotel and Peshwa's Shree Ganesh Mandir. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/21-bhonsale-ghat-maratha-palace.jpg21 - Bhonsale Ghat Maratha PalaceJust next door is Bhonsale Ghat, built by the Maratha kings in the early 1800s. This palace recalls Chet Singh Palace in Part One of the walk. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20-ganga-mahal-ghat.jpg20 - Ganga Mahal GhatGanga Mahal Ghat features a lovely palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/19-sankatha-ghat.jpg19 - Sankatha GhatSankatha Ghat.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18-scindia-ghat.jpg18 - Scindia GhatScindia Ghat.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17-kashi-karvat-temple.jpg17 - Kashi Karvat TempleThe half-submerged Kashi Karvat Temple on Marnikarnika Ghat. 2017-04-12T16:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/06/a-wander-through-the-ghats-of-benares-varanasi-i/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/26-the-view-backwards.jpg26 - The View backwards...and finally, a glance backwards from whence we came. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-dashashmewadh-ghat-ii.jpg25 - Dashashmewadh Ghat IIA straight-on view onto Dashashmewadh Ghat, showing just how expansive, beautiful and bustling it is. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/24-dashashmewadh-ghat.jpg24 - Dashashmewadh GhatDashashmewadh Ghat is the beating heart of the Ghats of Benares, pulsing with life. The busiest and most popular ghat of all, it sits in direct contrast with Marnikarnika Ghat. It also plays host to the nightly ganga aarti ritual. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/23-ahilyabai-ghat.jpg23 - Ahilyabai GhatAhilyabai Ghat comes just before Dashashmewadh, and is a very frequently photographed ghat because of the bustle and the colour. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/22-munshi-ghat.jpg22 - Munshi GhatMunshi Ghat sits right beside Darbhanga Ghat and is a great place to be at to see the coming and going of boats and people. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/21-darbhangha-ghat.jpg21 - Darbhangha GhatDarbhangha Ghat is home to another magnificent palace, built by the king of Darbhanga in 1915. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20-chousat-ghat.jpg20 - Chousat GhatChousat Ghat, or "64th Ghat" is also home to a palatial residence... of sorts.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/19-dijpatia-ghat-palace-1830.jpg19 - Dijpatia Ghat PAlace 1830Digpatia Ghat, with its splendid palace complex, built by the Raja of Digpatia in 1830. Unfortunately, there was no way for me to take in the entirely palace either on foot or by boat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18-pandey-ghat.jpg18 - PAndey GhatPandey Ghat was fascinating to me for its Japanese hostel or guesthouse. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17-raja-ghat.jpg17 - RAja GhatRaja Ghat was built by a Marathi King Gajirao Balaji. 2017-04-06T15:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/04/02/the-grand-tour-iii-2-sacred-city-benares-varanasi/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tower.jpgTowerCrumbling majesty.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/river-v.jpgRiver VSweeping view of the facades along the ghats.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/river-i.jpgRiver ITourist craft and a panoramic view of the ghats.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/puja.jpgPujaGuesthouse and riverboat.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/river-iv.jpgRiver IVThe River at night.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/river-iii.jpgRiver IIIThe River at dawn.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/river-ii.jpgRiver IIThe River at dawn.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/prabhu-ghat.jpgPrabhu GhatGraffiti at Prabhu Ghat.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/karnataka-state-ghat.jpgKarnataka State GhatState Guest House at the Karnataka State Ghat.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/darbhanga-ghat.jpgDarbhanga GhatPalace on Darbhanga Ghat.2017-04-02T12:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2017/01/10/acm-asian-culture-music-traditional-performing-arts-by-the-singapore-river/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/l20170106a096.jpgl20170106a096What was exceptionally moving was how this traditional artform was being transmitted from one generation to the next. Thank you Htwe Oo Myanmar Puppet Theatre for a magical Friday evening and Saturday afternoon!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/puppetry.jpgpuppetryHtwe Oo Myanmar Traditional Puppetry at the Shaw Foyer, on Saturday. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/l20170106a071.jpgl20170106a071The Asian Culture and Music Series - featuring Htwe Oo Myanmar Traditional Puppet Theatre - on the ACM Riverfront Terrace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/l20170107a079.jpgl20170107a079Traditional Burmese puppetry - Asian intangible cultural heritage in need of preservation. 2017-01-14T10:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/12/27/resolution-for-2017-acts-of-rebellion-great-and-small/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/louisiana1.jpglouisianaLouisiana Museum of Modern Art, in the outskirts of Copenhagen. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/copenhagen-skyline.jpgcopenhagen-skylineContemplating the Copenhagen skyline. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/copenhagen-harbour.jpgcopenhagen-harbourContemplating the Copenhagen skyline.2016-12-27T08:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/12/22/the-oberoi-grand-hotel-calcutta/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/grand_hotel_calcutta_c-_19031.jpggrand_hotel_calcutta_c-_1903The Grand Hotel, Calcutta in 1903. [Public Domain.]https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13-bengali-thali.jpg13-bengali-thaliBengali vegetarian thali at La Terrasse restaurant. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11-chowringhee-bar.jpg11-chowringhee-barChowringhee Bar.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/9-swimming-pool.jpg9-swimming-poolThe hotel's swimming pool. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/8-balcony.jpg8-balconyPremiere room with balcony.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/6-lift-lobby.jpg6-lift-lobbyWooden-paneled lift lobby. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/5-fountain-stairway.jpg5-fountain-stairwayFountain in the lobby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/4-corridors.jpg4-corridorsCorridors lead to the guest rooms.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/3-grand-lobby.jpg3-grand-lobbyIts grand lobby is rather more contemporary in flavour.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2-porte-cochere.jpg2-porte-cochereThe hotel's porte-cochere. 2016-12-23T07:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/12/21/kalighat-dakshineshwar-and-the-hooghly-waterfront-calcutta/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/17-dakshineshwar.jpg17-dakshineshwarA backward glance at Dakshineshwar Kali Temple. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hooghly-sunset.jpghooghly-sunset2nd Hooghly Bridge at Sunsethttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/16-waterfront.jpg16-waterfrontFinal view of the Hooghly Waterfront.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15-boatpeople.jpg15-boatpeopleBoat-people on the water. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13-hooghly-waterfront.jpg13-hooghly-waterfrontThe lovely, rather restful boardwalk along the Hooghly waterfront from Prinsep Ghat to Babughat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11-prinsep-ghat.jpg11-prinsep-ghatAnother view of Prinsep Ghat, being set up for a concert. Just behind it is the 2nd Hooghly Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/10-ghat-at-dakshineshwar.jpg10-ghat-at-dakshineshwarWorshippers washing at the Dakshineshwar Ghat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/9-dakshineshwar-closeup.jpg9-dakshineshwar-closeupClose-up of the surreal, beautiful and extremely mesmerising Dakshineshwar Temple, with its Bengali-style 9 spires. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/8-dakshineshwar.jpg8-dakshineshwarPilgrims arriving at Dakshineshwar Kali Temple. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/6-howrah-station.jpg6-howrah-stationHowrah Junction Railway Station is the oldest and largest railway station in India, built in 1854, at the height of Calcutta's eminence as the second city of the British Empire. 2016-12-21T07:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/12/17/chowringhee-and-park-street-to-the-victoria-memorial/2016-12-19T15:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2016/12/19/bowbazar-to-former-black-town-calcutta/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/29-marble-palace-ii.jpg29-marble-palace-iiWe end our tour on the grounds of the Marble Palace. Unfortunately, no photographs were allowed inside. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/28-marble-palace-i.jpg28-marble-palace-iThe Marble Palace was built in 1835 and is immaculately preserved.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27-jorasanko-theatre.jpg27-jorasanko-theatreInner courtyard and verandah at Jorasanko. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/26-jorasanko-closeup.jpg26-jorasanko-closeupJorasanko Close-uphttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/25-jorasanko.jpg25-jorasankoJorasanko, or Tagore House is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It was built at the turn of the 18th century.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/24-black-town-iv.jpg24-black-town-ivResidential buildings in Black Town.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/23-black-town-iii.jpg23-black-town-iiiResidential buildings in Black Town. 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- Dejima IslandA fuller map of Nagasaki, with Dejima at bottom. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/17-townhall.jpg17 - TownhallThe Townhall again.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16-reconstructed-interior.jpg16 - Reconstructed InteriorReconstructed interior: dining room.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15-reconstructed-interior.jpg15 - Reconstructed InteriorReconstructed interior: living room.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/14-reconstructed-street.jpg14 - Reconstructed StreetReconstructed street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13-reconstructed-residence.jpg13 - Reconstructed ResidenceReconstructed residence.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/12-reconstructed-granary.jpg12 - Reconstructed GranaryReconstructed granary. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11-reconstructed-street.jpg11 - REconstructed StreetA reconstructed streetscape with a Dutch residence at left. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10-warehouses.jpg10 - WarehousesReconstructed warehouses.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/9-still-under-reconstruction.jpg9 - Still under reconstructionReconstruction in progress.2015-03-04T12:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/03/01/the-grand-tour-ii-12-long-cape-nagasaki-%e9%95%b7%e5%b4%8e/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20-ruins-of-urakami.jpg20 - Ruins of UrakamiThe Ruins of Urakami Cathedral, built in 1925. The Atomic bomb dropped only 500m away in the village of Urakami and completely demolished it. While the Cathedral itself has been rebuilt, this fragment has been moved to the Peace Park as a reminder of the event. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/19-atomic-bomb-peace-park.jpg19 - Atomic Bomb Peace ParkThe Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/18-atomic-bomb-epicentre.jpg18 - Atomic Bomb EpicentreThe Epicentre of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb, at the Peace Park. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/17-atomic-bomb-memorial.jpg17 - Atomic Bomb MemorialThe haunting and moving Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16-jing-an-si.jpg16 - Jing an siJoan-ji entrance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15-goddess-of-mercy.jpg15 - Goddess of MercyThe surreal vision of a massive Kwannon, or Goddess of Mercy at the Fukusai-ji 福濟寺 (not along the Teramachi but worth a visit). Many of the temples in Nagasaki were destroyed by the atomic bomb, but have been reconstructed or rebuilt. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/14-teramachi.jpg14 - TeramachiA subtle street sign marks out Teramachi - the temple trail which pilgrims of old used to walk. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13-chinatown.jpg13 - ChinatownToday's Nagasaki Chinatown is a bustling commercial quarter. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/12-hokkien-huay-kuan.jpg12 - Hokkien Huay KuanUnique to Nagasaki, and betraying the Hokkien origins of its Chinese peoples, there is a Hokkien Huay Kuan in its hsitoric Chinese settlement. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11-sofukuji.jpg11 - SofukujiThe Sofuku-ji 崇福寺 is one of the best remaining examples of Ming Dynasty architecture anywhere. 2015-03-01T03:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/24/of-whale-bones-teh-tarik-and-lion-dances-or-the-remarkable-similarities-between-asias-port-cities/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_54071.jpgIMG_5407Just so you don't mistake where I was: iconic Calcutta yellow cab, portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, and the former Great Eastern Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_72561.jpgIMG_7256Streetside teh tarik in Bowbazar, Calcutta. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_72841.jpgIMG_7284Festive Lion Dance in Calcutta Chinatown. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6639.jpgIMG_6639Whalebone at the Indian Museum's Natural History galleries. 2015-02-24T13:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/14/the-westin-chosun-hotel-seoul/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-detail-of-hwangudan.jpg9 - Detail of HwangudanClose up of a mythical animal at the Hwangungu Shrine. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-circle-bar.jpg8 - Circle BarThe Circle Bar - the hotel's main bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/7-bedroom.jpg7 - BedroomOne of the guestrooms in the hotelhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6-lobby.jpg6 - LobbyThe hotel lobby. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5-driveway.jpg5 - DrivewayThe driveway to the Westin Chosun Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4-today.jpg4 - TodayThe Westin Chosun Hotel today is a high-rise hotel complex, built in the 1970s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2-hwangudan.jpg2 - HwangudanThe Hwangungu Shrine is all that remains of the former Hwangudan Complex. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3-original.jpg3 - OriginalModel of the original Westin Chosun Hotelhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1-westin-chosun.jpg1 - Westin ChosunThe Westin Chosun Hotel.2024-08-29T22:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/11/keijo-%e4%ba%ac%e5%9f%8e-or-japanese-seoul/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15-street-car.jpg15 - Street CarStreetcar from the Keijo era. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14-myeongdong-area.jpg14 - Myeongdong AreaNew and old in the Myeongdong area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/13-myeongdong-iii.jpg13 - Myeongdong IIIMore colonial-era buildings.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/12-myeondong-ii.jpg12 - Myeondong IIColonial-era buildings in Myeongdong.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11-myeongdong-theatre.jpg11 - Myeongdong TheatreThe former National Theatre of Korea in Myeongdong was built in 1934. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-old-woori-bank.jpg10 - Old Woori BankThe Old Woori Bank Building was built in 1909 and is one of the oldest colonial buildings in downtown Seoul. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-commercial-building.jpg9 - Commercial BuildingCommercial Buildinghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-ilmin-building.jpg8 - Ilmin BuildingThe Ilmin Building was built in 1926 by the Dong-A Ilbo 東亞日報. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/7-seoul-central-station.jpg7 - Seoul Central StationSeoul Central Train Station, built in 1925 is a classic example of Meiji Imperial Architecture.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6-city-building.jpg6 - City BuildingMunicipal Building2015-02-11T12:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/08/jeong-dong-seouls-former-foreign-legation-quarter/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16-myeongdong-cathedral.jpg16 - Myeongdong CathedralThe Myeongdong Cathedral sits in the Myeongdong precinct. But it dates from the Daehan Jeguk era, having been built in 1898. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15-seoul-anglican-church.jpg15 - Seoul Anglican ChurchSeoul Anglican Church was built in 1922. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14-the-salvation-army.jpg14 - The Salvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is built in 1928 during the Japanese era. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/13-the-walls.jpg13 - The wallsThe walls of the Deoksu palace. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/12-the-russian-legation.jpg12 - The Russian LEgationthe former Russian Legation was built in 1890. It was largely destroyed during the Korean War and this is all that stands. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11-nanta-theatre.jpg11 - Nanta TheatreThe Seoul Nanta Theatre.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-jungmyeongjeon.jpg10 - JungmyeongjeonThe Jungmyeongjeon, built in 1897 as the Royal Library, used to be the residence of western missionaries. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-residence.jpg9 - Residence1920s residence along Jeongdong. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-ewha-girls-school.jpg8 - Ewha Girls SchoolThe Ewha Girl's School Simpson Hall was built in 1916. The Girl's School was established in 1886 and continues to be a prestigious school today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/7-the-paichai-schoolhouse.jpg7 - The Paichai SchoolhouseThis is the Eastern Hall of the Paichai Hakdang, built in 1916. The school itself was founded by Henry Appenzeller in 1885 and was the first Western style school in Korea. 2015-02-08T10:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/04/imperial-palaces-and-shrines-of-the-joseon-emperors-seoul/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/26-deoksugung-4.jpg26 - Deoksugung 4The Deoksugung, juxtaposed against Seoul's modern skyline. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/25-deosugung-3.jpg25 - Deosugung 3European palace structure in the Deoksugung, housing a museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/24-deoksugung-2.jpg24 - Deoksugung 2One of the traditional palace structures in the Deoksugung. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/23-deoksugung-1.jpg23 - Deoksugung 1Entrance to the Deoksugung, with its very popular re-enacted changing of Imperial Guards. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/22-jongmyo-shrine-3.jpg22 - Jongmyo Shrine 3The spirit pathhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/21-jongmyo-shrine-2.jpg21 - Jongmyo Shrine 2The secondary shrine. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20-jongmyo-shrine-1.jpg20 - Jongmyo Shrine 1The main Shrine of the Jongmyo Shrine Complexhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/19-changdeokgung.jpg19 - ChangdeokgungA sub-palace complex in Changdeokgung that betrays an older and simpler Korean architectural vernacular. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/18-changdeokgung.jpg18 - ChangdeokgungThe Injeongjeon, or Main Throne Hall. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/17-changdeokgung-interior.jpg17 - Changdeokgung InteriorInterior of a reception hall. 2015-02-04T13:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/02/01/the-grand-tour-ii-11-capital-city-hanseong-keijo-seoul-%e6%bc%a2%e5%9f%8e-%e4%ba%ac%e5%9f%8e-%ec%84%9c%ec%9a%b8/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/12-palace.jpg12 - PalaceA view from within the Gyeongbukgong Palace towards the skyscrapers of modern-day Seoul. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11-sannakji.jpg11 - SannakjiSannakji, or live baby octopus. Not for the faint-hearted. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-cheonggyecheon.jpg10 - CheonggyecheonThe Cheonggyecheon Stream is one of Seoul's most popular attractions today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/japanese_general_government_building_1995.jpgJapanese_General_Government_Building_1995The former Japanese Government-General Offices Building, sitting on the grounds of the Gyeongbukgong Palace. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_General_Government_Building_1995.jpg https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2-bank-of-korea.jpg2 - Bank of KoreaThe Bank of Korea building, built by the Japanese in the Keijo era, juxtaposed against Seoul's modern skyline. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3-keijo.jpg3 - KeijoThe Keijo City Hall, built by the Japanese, is today's Seoul City Hall. Demolition had already begun a few hours before the Seoul Cultural Heritage Administration declared the Building a national historic building and had to be preserved. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/7-european.jpg7 - EuropeanView of the Deoksugung from the Seoul Art Museum, Jeongdong District. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6-russian-tower.jpg6 - Russian towerWhat remains of the former Russian Legation, in the Jeongdong District.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5-european.jpg5 - EuropeanThe Jeongdong district was Hanseong's Foreign Legation Quarter - and still bears witness to that history today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4-hanbok.jpg4 - HanbokLady in Hanbok at the Deoksugung Palace 德壽宮, the residence of choice of the Daehan Emperors. Note the European style architecture of the palace. 2015-02-01T01:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/26/the-cities-we-call-home/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/london.jpgLondonLondonhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/singapore.jpgSingaporeSingaporehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shanghai.jpgShanghaiShanghai2015-01-26T13:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/19/the-yamato-hotel-todays-dalian-hotel-%e5%a4%a7%e8%bf%9e%e5%ae%be%e9%a6%86/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/12-goodbye.jpg12 - GoodbyeThe Yamato Hotel on a rainy day. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/11-logo.jpg11 - LogoThe Hotel's cast-iron logo. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10-closeup.jpg10 - CloseupClose-up of the facade. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9-interiors.jpg9 - InteriorsThe shabby and dilapidated corridor leading to my room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/8-view-from-second-floor.jpg8 - View from second floorView from the second floor cafe out onto Zhongshan Square. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/7-courtyard.jpg7 - CourtyardCafe in the inner courtyard. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/6-corridors.jpg6 - CorridorsCorridors on the mezzanine floor.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/5-towards-ballroom.jpg5 - Towards BallroomView of the lobby area towards the ballroom, past the arches. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/4-lobby-area.jpg4 - Lobby AreaAnother view of the lobby area. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/3-lobby-area.jpg3 - Lobby areaThe sumptuous lobby space still looks pretty much the same today. 2025-08-18T05:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/14/dairen-%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%a3-or-japanese-dalian/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/26-street-car.jpg26 - Street CarThe Dairen tram started operations in 1909 and is still going today. These cars date from the 1930s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/25-boys-school.jpg25 - Boys SchoolA Japanese style turret, campus of the Boys School.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/24-boys-school.jpg24 - Boys SchoolJapanese era boys' school campus. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/23-residential.jpg23 - ResidentialJapanese-style residence in the vicinity of the shinto shrines.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/22-shinto-shrine.jpg22 - Shinto ShrineAnother Shinto temple with a typical Japanese style pagoda. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/21-shinto-shrine.jpg21 - Shinto ShrineDairen's former Shinto Temple is today's Dalian Peking opera Theatre.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20-commerce.jpg20 - CommerceCommercial Buildingshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/19-commerce.jpg19 - CommerceCommercial buildingshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/18-commerce.jpg18 - CommerceCommercial buildingshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/17-small-commerce.jpg17 - Small commerceJapanese style shopfronts.2015-01-14T13:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/11/dalny-%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b8%cc%86-or-russian-dalian-%e8%be%be%e9%87%8c%e5%b0%bc/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/15-fairytale.jpg15 - FairytaleAround Russian Street stood many villas, some of which have been restored as a fairytale-like luxury hotel, complete with Cinderella coach. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/14-dalny-city-hall.jpg14 - Dalny City HallDalny City Hall, standing silent and somewhat derelict in its own square.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/13-naval-academy.jpg13 - Naval AcademyThe Naval Academy. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/12-naval-academy-i.jpg12 - Naval Academy IThe Neoclassical archway to the right is the former gate of the Naval Academy. The building behind looks real and is part of the Academy compounds. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/11-russian-street-roof.jpg11 - Russian Street RoofThis very distinctive roof suggests this could be an authentic, restored building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10-russian-street-house.jpg10 - Russian Street houseAnother Russian-ised building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9-russian-street-house.jpg9 - Russian Street houseRussian-ised building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/8-russian-street-church.jpg8 - Russian Street ChurchThis could have been a former Orthodox Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/7-russian-street-palace.jpg7 - Russian Street PalaceThe turreted structure to the left is possibly an existing building, with a new structure appended to the right. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/6-russian-street-iv.jpg6 - Russian Street IVVilla on Russian Street. This is probably an existing building. 2015-01-12T02:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/08/nicholas-square-dalny/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/12-dalian-anglican-church-1928.jpg12 - Dalian Anglican Church 1928Also just off the square, where the British Consulate used to stand, is the former Dairen Anglian Church, built in 1928. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/11-bank-of-taiwan-1910.jpg11 - Bank of Taiwan 1910Just off the square is the former Bank of Taiwan 台灣銀行, built in 1910. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10-no-10-dalian-post-office-1917.jpg10 - No 10 Dalian Post Office 1917No. 10 - The former Kwantung Bureau of Communications 關東通信局 was built in 1917. Today it houses the Post Office. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9-no-8-dalian-peoples-culture-club-1951.jpg9 -No 8 Dalian People's Culture Club 1951No. 8 - The Dalian People's Cultural Club 大 连 文 化 俱 乐 部 was built by the Soviets when they occupied the city in 1951. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/8-no-7-daqing-bank-1910.jpg8 - No 7 Daqing Bank 1910No. 7 - This Renaissance-style building houses the Daqing Bank 大清銀行, built in 1910. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/7-no-6-dalian-bank-of-oriental-devt-1936.jpg7 - No 6 Dalian Bank of Oriental Devt 1936No. 6 - The Dairen branch of the Japanese Oriental Development Company 東洋拓殖 was built in 1936.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/6-no-5-dalian-city-hall-1919.jpg6 - No 5 Dalian City Hall 1919No. 5 - the former Dalian City Hall 大 連 市 役 所, was built in 1919.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/5-no-4-yamato-hotel-1914.jpg5 - No 4 Yamato Hotel 1914No. 4 - The Yamato Hotel ヤ マト旅館, built in 1914 was Dairen's Grand Hotel. Today it is known as the Dalian Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/4-no-3-zhongshan-sq-dalian-financial-building-2000.jpg4 - No 3 Zhongshan Sq Dalian Financial Building 2000No. 3 - Dalian Financial Building 大连金融大厦 was built in 2000 where the British Consultate General's Office (1914) used to stand. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/3-no-2-zhongshan-sq-dalian-police-station-1908.jpg3 - No 2 Zhongshan Sq Dalian Police Station 1908No. 2 - The former Dalian Police Station 大連民政署, built in 1908。2015-01-08T14:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2015/01/04/the-grand-tour-ii-10-great-connection-dalny-dairen-dalian-%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%a3/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/13-japanese-restaurant.jpg13 - Japanese RestaurantView of Japanese style restaurant in the evening. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/12-lawsons.jpg12 - LawsonsAs if we need any other reminder of Japan's influence on the city - Lawson, a Japanese convenience store chain. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/11-uni-and-nameko.jpg11 - Uni and NamekoHere's where I had the best uni and nameko outside of Japan! https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10-restaurant.jpg10 - REstaurantOld Dalian Restaurant 大連老菜館, serving traditional Dalian dishes, particularly seafood. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/7-shinto-shrine.jpg7 - Shinto ShrineThe city's main Shinto Temple, housing the Dalian Peking Opera Troupe today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/6-shinto-shrine.jpg6 - Shinto ShrineA Shinto Shrine, housing a small theatre today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/5-japan.jpg5 - JapanMunicipal offices in the vicinity of People's Square. This is built in an Imperial Meiji architectural style, fusing Western and Japanese elements. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9-yamato-hotel.jpg9 - Yamato HotelSide view of the famous Yamato Hotel, Dalian's Grand Hotel, on Nicholas Square.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/8-japan-on-square.jpg8 - Japan on SquareJapanese-built edifices on Nicholas Square. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/3-old-and-new.jpg3 - Old and NEwAnother view of Nicholas Square with the former Dalian Police Station, built by the Japanese in 1908. 2015-01-08T10:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/23/the-old-city-of-shanghai-%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7%e5%8f%a4%e5%9f%8e/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/39-cathedral-vicinity.jpg39 - Cathedral vicinityUnfortunately, the entire Dongjiadu area surrounding the Cathedral has been flattened, leaving the Cathedral itself sticking out anachronistically. No doubt massive hideous high-rises are due to be built here. What a pity. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/38-closeup.jpg38 - CloseupThe area the Church sits in is Dongjiadu 董家渡 and was known as Tonkadoo by the Europeans. It means the "Dong Family Jetty," the family in question having converted to catholicism. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/37-dongjiadu-cathedral-i.jpg37 - Dongjiadu Cathedral ISt Francis Xavier's Church 董家渡天主堂 is the oldest Cathedrals in Shanghai, built in an Ibero-Portuguese style by Spanish Jesuits in 1853. It is a beautiful work of art. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/36-telephone-company.jpg36 - Telephone CompanyThe Shanghai Telephone Exchange South District Branch, built in 1920 in a Neo-Classical Style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/35-xiaotaoyuan-iii.jpg35 - Xiaotaoyuan IIIThere is an adjacent Little Peach Garden Mosque for women - in Islamic tradition men and women prayed separately. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/34-xiaotaoyuan-ii.jpg34 - Xiaotaoyuan IIInside the compound sits the mosque itself, which is topped by two golden domes - unfortunately impossible to photograph. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/33-xiaotaoyuan-i.jpg33 - Xiaotaoyuan IThe Little Peach Garden Mosque 小桃園清真寺https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/32-wenmiao-iv.jpg32 - Wenmiao IVKui Xing Pavilion - Pavilion dedicated to Kui Xing 魁星, the Deity of Literature. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/31-wenmiao-iii.jpg31 - Wenmiao IIIAll Confucius Temples were also Academies, educating young boys in the Classics. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/30-wenimao-ii.jpg30 - Wenimao IIClose-up of Confucius himself.2015-01-03T09:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/21/the-french-concession-shanghai/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st-josephs-church.jpgSt Joseph's ChurchSt Joseph's Church, built in 1862, is the oldest church in the Concession, older than the Xujiahui Cathedral. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/old-and-new.jpgOld and newJuxtaposition of old and new behind the Quai de France.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shophouse-ii.jpgShophouse IIMore shophouses - some crumbling.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shophouses.jpgShophousesRows of shophouses behind the French Bund recall those in Canton.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/random-high-rise.jpgRandom High-riseThe French Bund has not survived well - here's one of the high-rises that have replaced existing buildings.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/messageries-maritimes-1936.jpgMessageries Maritimes 1936The other significant building on the French Bund is the headquarters of the Messageries Maritimes, built in 1936.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/butterfield-and-swire-1906.jpgButterfield and Swire 1906The most significant remaining building on the French Bund is, ironically, not French at all. It is is the offices of Butterfield & Swire (or Taikoo, in Chinese), built in 1906.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/28-ohel-moishe-synagogue.jpg28 - Ohel Moishe SynagogueThe Ohel Moishe Synagogue is not in the French Concession at all, but sits in the Hongkew District in the American Concession. It was built in 1927 to serve the Orthodox Russian and German Jewish communities. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/27-russian-orthodox-mission-church-1934.jpg27 - Russian Orthodox Mission Church 1934The Russian Orthodox Mission Church, built also in 1934, sits nearby. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/26-st-nikolai-russian-orthodox-church-1934.jpg26 - St Nikolai Russian Orthodox Church 1934The St Nikolai Orthodox Church was built in 1934 to serve the religious needs of the White Russian community. 2020-05-02T16:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/27/summing-up-2014-and-resolutions-for-2015/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1434.jpgIMG_1434My favourite restaurant this year, at my second favourite city.... (sshh! This is a sneak preview of what's to come on The Grand Tour in 2015)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-view-of-the-harbour.jpg7 - View of the HarbourMy private balcony at the Pousada de Sao Tiago, Macao... my favourite hotel in my favourite city this year. 2015-01-19T00:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/21/le-grand-hotel-de-pekin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/19-at-night.jpg19 - At nightA parting glance at the hotel at night. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/18-gbye.jpg18 - GbyeBack at the ante-lobby of the Raffles Beijing Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/16-straits-kitchen.jpg16 - Straits KitchenThis was the hotel's main restaurant for buffet breakfast and dinner. It was in the mall and reminded me of Straits Kitchen in Singapore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15-the-mall.jpg15 - the MallThe Mall behind all three hotels, probably also run by the Raffles because it reminded me of Singapore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/13-wedding.jpg13 - WeddingThe over-the-top wedding banquet taking place within the hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/12-grand-lobby.jpg12 - Grand LobbyThe over-the-top imperial-style lobby of the Grand Hotel Beijing (the 1954 wing).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10-close-up.jpg10 - CLose-upA note Shaw wrote on the Hotel's Letterhead.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/9-memorabilia.jpg9 - MemorabiliaMemorabilia related to Shaw.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8-george-bernard-shaw-suite.jpg8 - George Bernard Shaw SuiteMy room - the George Bernard Shaw Suite. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-dining-room.jpg7 - Dining RoomThe Dining Room - where there is a very popular afternoon high tea. 2015-01-11T02:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/18/the-old-summer-palace-%e5%9c%93%e6%98%8e%e5%9c%92-peking/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/13-zodiac-heads-at-the-poly-auction-house-museum.jpg13 - Zodiac heads at the Poly Auction House MuseumThe Ox, the Monkey, the Tiger and the Pig, at the Poly Art Museum, Beijing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/12-zodiac.jpg12 - ZodiacRecreation of the 12 bronze Zodiac Animals, to scale. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/11-ruins-v.jpg11 - Ruins VA ruined ceremonial path. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10-ruins-iv.jpg10 - Ruins IVRuins of the Yuanying Guan 远瀛观. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/9-ruins-iii.jpg9 - Ruins IIIRuins...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8-ruins-ii.jpg8 - Ruins IIRuins of the Fangwai Guan Mansion 方外觀.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-ruins-i.jpg6 - Ruins IRuins of a Xiyang Lou 西洋樓, or Western-style Palace, looking like Roman ruins. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-the-maze.jpg7 - The MazeThe 10,000 Flowers Maze 萬花陣 is one of the few complete structures in the Western-style Palaces section. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-boat.jpg4 - BoatBoat on a Lakehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-pavilion.jpg3 - PavilionPavilion in the Palace2014-12-18T12:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/11/a-tour-of-the-shanghai-bund-%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7%e5%a4%96%e7%81%98/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10-bund-12-hsbc-1923.jpg10 - Bund #12 HSBC 1923Bund # 12 is the former Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters, designed by Palmer & Turner in a Neoclassical style and erected in 1923. Today, it houses the Pudong Development Bank.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/38-shanghai-rowing-club.jpg38 Shanghai Rowing ClubThe former Shanghai Rowing Club was designed by Scott & Carter in an Edwardian style and erected in 1905.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/somekh-mansions-19271.jpgSomekh Mansions 1927Somekh Mansions, designed by Moorhead, Halse & Robinson in an eclectic style and erected in 1927.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/british-consul-generals-residence.jpgBritish Consul Generals ResidenceThe British Consul General's Residence, in the compounds of the former British Consulate.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/china-baptist-publication-society-1930-ladislav-hudec3.jpgChina Baptist Publication Society 1930 Ladislav HudecThe China Baptist Publication Society, designed by Ladislav Hudec in a New York Gothic style and erected in 1930.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/34-union-church4.jpg34 - Union ChurchThe Shanghai Union Church was erected in 1886 in a Gothic style.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/36a-rockbund-waitanyuan1.jpg36a - Rockbund WaitanyuanView down Yuanmingyuan Road in the Rockbund development.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ampire-co-1908.jpgAmpire & Co 1908Ampire & Co. Building, designed by Atkinson & Dallas in the Arts andCrafts style, and erected in 1908.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/abraham-n-co-building.jpgAbraham n Co BuildingAbraham Building, designed by Stephenson & Spence in a Renaissance style and erected in 1911. Established by D.E.J. Abraham, a Sephardi Jew.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/32-shanghai-post-and-telecommunications-building-19242.jpg32 - Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Building 1924The Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Building, designed by Stephenson & Spence in a Beaux-Arts style and erected in 1924.2016-10-31T11:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/14/the-forbidden-city-%e7%b4%ab%e7%a6%81%e5%9f%8e-peking/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/28-hutong.jpg28 - HutongSome of these hutong have been renovated. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/27-neighborhood.jpg27 - NeighborhoodTranquil, idyllic hutong neighborhood right beside the Forbidden City complex. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/26-the-moat.jpg26 - the moatThe moat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/25-north-tower.jpg25 - North TowerNorthern Watchtower 角樓.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/24-tower.jpg24 - TowerView of the Gate of Divine Prowess 神武門 - the northern exit of the palace complex. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/23-prospect-hill.jpg23 - Prospect HillPanorama of the Forbidden City from Prospect Hill.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/22-the-park.jpg22 - The ParkView towards Prospect Hill 景山.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/21-exit.jpg21 - ExitExit from the Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20-rockery.jpg20 - RockeryThe rockery in the Imperial Gardens. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/19-elephant.jpg19 - ElephantA bronze elephant in the Imperial Gardens. 2015-01-11T02:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/10/the-legation-quarter-peking/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/25-final-pic.jpg25 - Final picAnd finally.... a last view of the Legation Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/24-street-iii.jpg24 - Street IIIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/23-street-ii.jpg23 - Street IIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/22-street-i.jpg22 - Street Ihttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/21-vllla-ii.jpg21 - Vllla IIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20-villa-vi.jpg20 - Villa VIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/19-villa-v.jpg19 - Villa Vhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/18-villa-iv.jpg18 - Villa IVhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/17-villa-iii.jpg17 - Villa IIIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/16-villa-i.jpg16 - Villa I2014-12-10T10:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/07/the-grand-tour-ii-9-northern-capital-peking-%e5%8c%97%e4%ba%ac/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10-hutong-refurbished.jpg10 - Hutong refurbishedRestored and refurbished hutong residence, vicinity of the Forbidden City. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/9-swimming-cube.jpg9 - Swimming cubeThe Beijing National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube, was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8-the-trousers.jpg8 - The trousersRem Koolhas' iconic CCTV Tower, known colloquially as "The Trousers" https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-tiananmen.jpg7 - TiananmenThe iconic Tiananmen, with its portrait of Mao Tse Tung. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-legation-quarter.jpg6 - Legation QuarterYokohama Specie, Bank in the former British Legation, Legation Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5-american-legation.jpg5 - American LegationRestored consulate building in the former American Legation, Legation Quarter.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-summer-palace.jpg4 - Summer PalaceThe 10000 Flowers Maze 萬花陣, in the Old Summer Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-temple-of-heaven.jpg3 - Temple of HeavenThe Temple of Heaven dates from the 1400s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2-forbidden-city.jpg2 - Forbidden CityBird's eye vie of The Forbidden City 紫禁城https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1-gate-tower.jpg1 - Gate TowerGate Tower of the Forbidden City, Peking.2014-12-07T12:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/12/03/between-clowns-and-a-power-station-or-art-for-arts-sake/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-clowns-everywhere.jpg7 - clowns everywhereClowns, clowns everywhere and not a single one to laugh at...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-homeless-clown.jpg6 - Homeless clownHomeless clown...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5-clown.jpg5 - ClownContemplating clowns contemplating...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-open-space.jpg4 - Open spaceLovely space, pity about the art.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-phones.jpg3 - PhonesTelephones...yes...hmmm...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2-power-station.jpg2 - Power StationThe Shanghai Biennale, at the Shanghai Power Station of Art. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1-clown.jpg1 - ClownSleeping clown at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai. 2014-12-03T15:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/27/the-astor-hotel-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20-the-hotel-at-night.jpg20 - The Hotel at nightThe Astor Hotel at night. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/19-corridors.jpg19 - CorridorsCorridors in the Neo-classical wing - at the end of the corridor is the Historic Wing, and a dramatic shift in the atmosphere. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/18-hotel-plaque.jpg18 - Hotel plaqueHotel plaque, noting that it was established in 1863.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/17-riverside-extension.jpg17 - Riverside ExtensionView of the Neo-classical Riverside Wing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/16-vintage-car.jpg16 - Vintage CarVintage Car in the lobby. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-new-lobby-space.jpg15 - New Lobby spaceThe Hotel's actual Main Reception and Lobby sits in its Riverside Wing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-lounge.jpg14 - LoungeIn the Victorian lounge...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-harp-and-lounge.jpg13 - Harp and loungeIn the Victorian Lounge...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-victorian-lounge.jpg12 - Victorian LoungeThe Victorian Lounge, in the Riverside Wing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-the-logo.jpg11 - The logoClose-up of the hotel logo.2014-11-27T09:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/25/the-japanese-concession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-shopping-street.jpg15 - Shopping StreetChina has reclaimed the Foreign Concessions...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-art-deco.jpg14 - Art DecoArt Deco shopping mall - probably Mitsukoshi.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-shopping-street.jpg13 - Shopping StreetFaux-european residences along the street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-shopping-street.jpg12 - Shopping StreetJapanese Shopping Street, in the second Concession Zone, just off the German Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-apartments.jpg11 - ApartmentsApartmentshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-apartments1.jpg10 - Apartmentshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-famous-residences.jpg9 - Famous REsidencesThe Japanese Concession is full of large residential villas that housed famous personalities in Chinese history. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8-apartments.jpg8 -Apartmentshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/7-shopping-area.jpg7 - Shopping Areahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6-jap-house.jpg6 - Jap house2014-11-25T01:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/23/the-austro-hungarian-concession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-back-where-we-started.jpg10 - Back where we startedBack where we started.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-from-across-the-water-iii.jpg9 - From Across the Water IIIThe totality of the Austrian Concession taken in...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8-from-across-the-water-ii.jpg8 - From Across the Water IIImposing view from across the water.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/7-from-across-the-water-i.jpg7 - From Across the Water IView across the river - note the relief of the violinist.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6-closeup.jpg6 - CloseupClose-up of one of the imposing imperial buildings.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-dome.jpg5 - DomeThe Concert Hall/Theatrehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4-residence.jpg4 - REsidenceAustrian style residence.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3-the-cathedral.jpg3 - The CathedralThe Cathedralhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-austrian-consulate.jpg2 - Austrian ConsulateThe Austrian Consulate.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-austrian-concession.jpg1 - Austrian ConcessionThe highlight of the concession is this Austrian-style house which was once the residence of General Yuan Shikai. 2014-11-23T14:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/17/the-french-concession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-french-concession-municipal-board.jpg13 - French Concession Municipal BoardFrench Concession Municipal Boardhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-french-concession-apartments.jpg12 - French concession Apartmentshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-french-concession.jpg11- French Concessionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-random-building.jpg10 - Random buildinghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-french-concession.jpg9 - French Concessionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8-french-concession.jpg8 - French Concessionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/7-french-industry-bureau.jpg7 - French Industry BureauFrench Industry Bureauhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6-imperial-hotel.jpg6 - Imperial HotelHotel Imperialhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-banque-de-lindochine.jpg5 - Banque de lindochineBanque de L'Indochinehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4-cercle-francais.jpg4 - Cercle FrancaisLe Cercle Francais (the French Club)2014-11-22T01:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/22/die-deutsch-konzession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/19-waterfront1.jpg19 - WaterfrontAnd finally...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/18-waterfront1.jpg18 - WaterfrontVilla along the waterfront.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/17-apartments1.jpg17 - ApartmentsGerman apartments...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/16-hotel-indigo1.jpg16 - Hotel IndigoThe main event - this is the present reception of the Hotel Indigo. It was probably the former residence of the German Governor.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-villas2.jpg15 - VillasYet another vllla.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-villas2.jpg14 - VillasVilla with a mediaeval roof.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-villas2.jpg13 - VillasAnother villa from the Hotel Indigo cluster - note the mediaeval domed turret.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-villas1.jpg12 - VillasVilla that is part of a block of restored villas forming Hotel Indigo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-villas1.jpg11 - Villashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-villas1.jpg10 - Villas2014-11-22T01:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/19/la-concessione-italiana-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/21-cathedral.jpg21 - CathedralA backward glance at the Italian Concession and the Cathedral.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20-villas.jpg20 - Villashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/19-villas.jpg19 - VillasThis one came straight out of Venice or Florence and stood on a major street intersection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/18-villas.jpg18 - Villashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/17-villas.jpg17 - Villashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/16-villlas.jpg16 - Villlashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-villas.jpg15 - Villashttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-villas.jpg14 - VillasVillahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-villas.jpg13 - VillasVillahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-villas.jpg12 - VillasPalazzo2014-11-19T13:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/13/the-five-great-avenues-%e4%ba%94%e5%a4%a7%e9%81%93-british-concession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/17-five-great-avenues.jpg17 - Five great avenuesA clock marks the beginning (an end) of the Five Great Avenues Area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/16-high-school.jpg16 - High SchoolHigh Schoolhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-church.jpg15 - ChurchChurchhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-machang-ave.jpg14 - Machang Avehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-machang-ave.jpg13 - MAchang Avehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-machang-ave.jpg12 - Machang Avehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-machang-ave.jpg11 - Machang AveMachang Avenue has the most monumental and opulent buildings.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10-apartments.jpg10 - Apartmentshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-apartments.jpg9 - ApartmentsCouncil Housing makes an appearance...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8-villa.jpg8 - Villa2014-12-03T16:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/11/the-british-and-american-concession-tientsin/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/21-leopold-building.jpg21 - Leopold BuildingLeopold Apartments. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/19-commercial.jpg19 - Commercialhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/18-commercial.jpg18 - Commercialhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/17-american.jpg17 - Americanhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/16-commercial-american.jpg16 - Commercial Americanhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15-american-navy-club.jpg15 - American Navy ClubVictoria Road ends with the American Navy Club. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14-city-bank.jpg14 - City BankCitibank.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/13-butterfield-and-swire.jpg13 - Butterfield and SwireHeadquarters of Butterfield & Swire.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/12-tientsin-land-investment-co.jpg12 - Tientsin Land Investment CoThe Tientsin Land Investment Company.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11-joint-savings-society-bank.jpg11 - Joint Savings Society BankThe Joint Savings Society Bank. 2024-06-20T09:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/09/the-grand-tour-ii-8-heavenly-ford-tientsin-%e5%a4%a9%e6%b4%a5/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-modern-tianjin.jpg2 - Modern TianjinThe White River - showing modern Tianjin - a mix of skyscrapers and faux-European architecture.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/7-russian-consulate.jpg7 - Russian ConsulateThe Russian Consulate was the only structure built by the Russians in their Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/belgian-concessions.jpgBelgian ConcessionsThe Belgians didn't bother developing their concession at all. These are contemporary apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-italian.jpg5 - ItalianCathedral in the Italian Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4-austrian.jpg4 - AustrianThe restored waterfront of the Austro-Hungarian Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6-german.jpg6 - GermanSweeping view of the German Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/japanese-concession.jpgJapanese ConcessionQuaint low-rise shophouses and residences typify the Japanese Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3-modern-british.jpg3 - Modern BritishThe British Concession centred around Victoria Square and Gordon Hall - this is a contemporary construction of a New York-style hotel atop the original Gordon Hall building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-bank.jpg1 - BankBank Building in the French Concession.2014-11-10T13:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/11/04/the-pleasures-of-travelling-solo/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/more-wine.jpgMore wineEnjoying (more) wine and a view, on my own...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wine.jpgWineA splendid bottle of wine, in the company of myself. 2015-01-18T15:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/29/hotel-prinz-heinrich-tsingtao/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/14-prinz-heinrich-and-grand-hotel.jpg14 - Prinz Heinrich and Grand HotelAgain a sweeping view of the Hotel Prinz Heinrich, showing just how stunning and dramatic its location is, along the bustling Tsingtao waterfront. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/13-sailing-ship.jpg13 - Sailing shipModel of a ship in the hotel's breakfast area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/12-view-from-the-balcony.jpg12 - View from the BalconyStunning view from the balcony of the Zhanqiao Pier. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/11-my-room.jpg11 - My roomInterior of the balcony room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-bar-imaginary.jpg10 - Bar ImaginaryDitto for the Bar - which the Hotel actually does not have. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9-restaurant-imaginary.jpg9 - Restaurant ImaginaryThe Hotel had a Chinese seafood restaurant - but I thought that the restaurant at the former Tsingtao Club, right next door probably gave a better sense of how the restaurant would have looked likehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8-decor-in-the-lobby.jpg8 - Decor in the LobbyArt Nouveau decorative furniture in the lobby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/7-the-cafe.jpg7 - The CafeAnother view of the Kiautschou Cafehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/6-the-cafe.jpg6 - The CafeThe Kiautschou Cafe is a charming little bar, cafe and bookshop in the lobby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/5-lobby-area-ii.jpg5 - Lobby Area IIHere's another view of the lobby, looking towards the main door.2014-10-29T13:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/15/old-tsingtao-%e8%80%81%e9%9d%92%e5%b3%b6/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/german-boys-school-1901.jpgGerman Boys school 1901The German School for Boys (1901).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/32-qingdao-panorama.jpg32 - Qingdao PanoramaPanorama of Old Tsingtao from Signal Hill, with a view of Christchurch. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/31-qingdao-club-1911.jpg31 - Qingdao Club (1911)The Tsingtao Club (1911).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/30-waterfront-villas-vii.jpg30 - Waterfront Villas VIIWaterfront Villa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/29-marquis-hotel-1906.jpg29 - Marquis Hotel 1906The Marquis Hotel (1906)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/28-waterfront-villas-v.jpg28 - Waterfront Villas VRandom Villas IX and X.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/27-waterfront-villas-iv.jpg27 - Waterfront Villas IVRandom Villas VII and VIII.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/26-waterfront-villas-iii.jpg26 - Waterfront Villas IIIRandom Villa VI - on the waterfront.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/25-waterfront-villas-ii.jpg25 - Waterfront Villas IIRandom Villa Vhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/24-waterfront-villas-i.jpg24 - Waterfront Villas IRandom Villa IV2019-05-08T13:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/23/japanese-tsingtao-%e9%9d%92%e5%b3%b6%e5%b8%82/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/japanese-concert-hall-1934.jpgJapanese Concert Hall 1934The Tsingtao Concert Hall was built by the Japanese in 1934 and formally known as the Tsingtao Auditorium. It sits on the waterfront beside the Zhanqiao Prince Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bank-of-korea-1930.jpgBank of Korea 1930The Tsingtao branch of the Bank of Korea (a Japanese bank - because Korea was a colony of Japan at the time). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/16-university.jpg16 - UniversityTsingtao (Japanese) Middle School (1920) - does not sit in the New City but in the old, coastline-hugging German town. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/14-clock-tower.jpg14 - Clock TowerThis building marks the end of the "German Culture town." https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/13-residential-buildings-ii.jpg13 - REsidential Buildings IIModern-day residenceshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/12-residential-buildings-iv.jpg12 - Residential Buildings IVModern-day residenceshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/11-residential-buildings-iii.jpg11 - Residential Buildings IIIModern-day residenceshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-interesting-building.jpg10 - Interesting BuildingProbably another commercial building...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9-offices.jpg9 - OfficesMore Bank buildings...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8-tsingtao-exchange-1920.jpg8 - Tsingtao Exchange 1920The Tsingtao Exchange (1920).2014-10-27T12:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/18/a-random-wander-through-the-eight-passes-villa-district-%e5%85%ab%e5%a4%a7%e5%85%b3-qingdao/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/27-villa-xiv.jpg27 - Villa XIVGoodbye Badaguan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/26-villa-xiii.jpg26 - Villa XIIIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/25-villa-xii.jpg25 - Villa XIIhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/24-view-of-sea.jpg24 - View of SeaView from the Tower of a wedding photoshoot on the rocky coastline.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/23-view-from-the-tower.jpg23 - View from the TowerView from the Tower of Granite House - of the beach and Qingdao City beyond.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/22-interior.jpg22 - InteriorInterior of Granite Househttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/21-hua-shi-lou-granite-castle-1931.jpg21 - Hua Shi Lou Granite Castle (1931)Granite House 花石樓 is the most popular landmark in the district, and affords beautiful views of the district and Tsingtao City. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20-evergreens.jpg20 - Evergreenshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/19-pines.jpg19 - Pineshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/18-villa-xi.jpg18 - Villa XI2014-10-18T05:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/11/the-grand-tour-ii-7-turquoise-isle-grune-insel-tsingtao-%e9%9d%92%e5%b3%b6/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/11-qingdao-from-my-balcony.jpg11 - Qingdao from my balconyQingdao's other iconic landmark is the Zhanqiao Pier, which features on the label of every Tsingtao Beer bottle and is widely considered the city's official symbol. This is the view from my balcony at the Hotel Prinz Heinrich (today's Zhanqiao Prince Hotel).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-st-michaels.jpg10 - St MichaelsSt Michael's Cathedral on the former Bremen Street was completed in 1934. It is one of Qingdao's most iconic landmarks. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/new-city.jpgNew CityIt ain't German, folks; it's Japanese. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9-japanese-new-city.jpg9 - Japanese New CityEntrance to the "New City" the Japanese built when they took over in the mid-1910s. It is today restored and misleadingly branded as "German Architecture Street."https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8-clams-that-go-well-with-beer.jpg8 - Clams that go well with beerQingdao is known for its amazing seafood, which all goes very well with Tsingtao Beer. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tsingtao-brewery.jpgTsingtao BreweryThe Tsingtao Brewery, established in 1903 and still standing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/7-tsingtao-beer.jpg7 - Tsingtao BeerThe city's most famous export - Tsingtao Beer. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/6-beach.jpg6 - BeachTsingtao has some of the loveliest beaches in China, all of which are immensely popular with the locals. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/5-beach-houses.jpg5 - Beach housesBeach houses in Tsingtao's northern suburbs channel beach resorts in Schleswig Holstein. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/4-imperial-german-architecture.jpg4 - Imperial German architectureJust off the Tsingtao waterfront stands wonderful examples of German-era colonial architecture, including this: the surreal Kiautschou Hotel, built in 1906. 2014-10-11T13:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/10/04/unhealthily-obsessed-with-the-colonial/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/louis-couperus-museum.jpgLouis Couperus MuseumThe Louis Couperus Museum in Archipelbuurt. Louis Couperus was one of the most important auteurs in Dutch Colonial Literature (as well as Dutch literature in general). He was born in The Hague, and spent part of his early years in the Dutch East Indies (specifically Batavia) before returning as a young adult to the Netherlands. He is famous for his novel De Stille Kracht (The Hidden Force) which is of a Dutch colonial family falling apart due to supernatural forces. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/restaurant-garoeda.jpgRestaurant GaroedaFinally, Restaurant Garoeda is one of the oldest and most established Indische Restaurants in The Hague, established in the 1940s by a returning Dutch Indonesian. It is known for its rijstaeffel - those amazing multi-course set dinners of regional Indonesian dishes accompanied with rice. I had dinner there and found the rijstaeffel delicious.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rotterdam-tourist-agency.jpgRotterdam Tourist AgencyThe Huis van Europa is the seat of the European Commission in The Hague. Interestingly, it is fronted by an Art Deco era statue of a Balinese woman. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/archipelbuurt.jpgArchipelbuurtArciphelbuurt is a district in the Hague in which many returning Dutch Indonesians chose to stay. The streets of this district are named after islands in the Indonesian archipelago (therefore "archipel") and other Dutch colonial territories. This is the view of a 19th century residential building on Sumatrastraat. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hotel-des-indes.jpgHotel Des IndesThe Hotel Des Indes in The Hague, built in 1881 by King William II to house returning Dutch colonials from the Netherlands East Indies. Note how the front portico of the hotel still bears the coat of arms of the city of Batavia (today's Jakarta). 2014-10-04T16:17:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/24/xuangong-hotel-and-hotel-terminus-hankow/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10-jianghan-annex.jpg10 - Jianghan AnnexPossibly an Annex to the hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9-jianghan-hotel.jpg9 - Jianghan HotelThe Jianghan Hotelhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/8-hotel-terminus-entrance.jpg8 - Hotel Terminus EntranceThe empty entrance.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7-hotel-terminus-ii.jpg7 - Hotel Terminus IIA Beaux-Arts apparitionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6-hotel-terminus-i.jpg6 - Hotel Terminus IBeaux-Arts style Hotel Terminushttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5-renovations.jpg5 - RenovationsScaffoldinghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-xuangong-hotel-side-view.jpg4 - Xuangong Hotel Side ViewSide viewhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/3-xuangong-hotel-entrance.jpg3 - Xuangong Hotel EntranceEntrance to the hotelhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2-xuangong-hotel-ii.jpg2 - Xuangong Hotel IIView of the hotel in the precinct it standshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-xuangong-hotel-i.jpg1 - Xuangong Hotel IThe Xuangong Hotel2014-09-24T15:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/21/wuchang-%e6%ad%a6%e6%98%8c-wuhan/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/24-wuchang-fish.jpg24 - Wuchang FishThe famous steamed Wuchang bream. Being a river fish, it is very bony, and so the best part of the fish, ironically the least bony - as the friendly waitress explained - is its belly. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/23-wuchang-delights.jpg23 - Wuchang delightsTrio of typical Wuchang dishes.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/22-lotus-lake-three-treasures.jpg22 - Lotus Lake Three TreasuresThree Treasures from the Lotus Lake 荷塘三寶 - a lightly stir-fried trio of lotus root, lotus seed and lotus seed cradle. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/21-cathedral.jpg21 - CathedralThe oldest Cathedral, Tanhualinhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20-ms-elizabeth-wood-cafe.jpg20 - Ms Elizabeth Wood CafeMs Elizabeth Wood Cafe, Tanhualin.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/19-mixed-architecture.jpg19 - Mixed ArchitectureStreetscape, Tanhualin.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/18-former-church.jpg18 - Former ChurchFormer church, Tanhualin.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/17-european-structures.jpg17 - European structuresEuropean residence, Tanhualin.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/16-old-house-converted-into-a-pub.jpg16 - Old house converted into a pubFormer European residence in Tanhualin.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15-renjihospital.jpg15 - RenjiHospitalRen Ji Hospital, Tanhualin.2014-09-21T13:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/17/concession-architecture-in-hankow/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/48-residential-apartment-with-jap-roof.jpg48 - Residential apartment with Jap roofNote the Japanese-style roof. These are apartments today but perhaps they may have been a temple in the concession-era? https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/45-concession-offices.jpg45 - Concession OfficesJapanese municipal offices.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/43-villa-ii.jpg43 - Villa IIJapanese storybook villa II.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/42-villa-i.jpg42 - Villa IJapanese storybook villa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/41-tavern.jpg41 - TavernInterestingly architectural form - possibly a former teahouse?https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/40-villa-iv.jpg40 - Villa IVVilla. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/37-villa-ii.jpg37 - Villa IIAnother villa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/36-villa-i.jpg36 - Villa IGerman villa behind contemporary facade.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/35-german-silhouettes.jpg35 - German silhouettesSilhouette of German architectural forms...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/34-bank-building.jpg34 - Bank BuildingFormer Bank Building.2018-08-03T02:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/11/a-walking-tour-of-the-hankow-bund-wuhan/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/47-plane-trees.jpg47 - Plane treesPlane trees line the streets of the Japanese Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/44-building.jpg44 - BuildingAnother facade on the Japanese Bundhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/43-watchtower.jpg43 - WatchtowerWatchtower from the original building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/42-jap-building.jpg42 - Jap buildingThe original villa is barely visible behind the new structure. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/41-jap-house.jpg41 - Jap houseMost of the buildings on the Japanese Bund were villas. This is an example.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/40-consultate-detail.jpg40 - Consultate DetailDetail of the Consulate.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/39-japanese-consulate-1913.jpg39 - Japanese Consulate 1913The Japanese Consulate (1913).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/37-industrial.jpg37 - IndustrialLarge block of offices.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/34-restaurant.jpg34 - RestaurantResidential apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/33-restaurant.jpg33 - RestaurantA Chinese restaurant - the outline of the original German building is still visible.2019-01-11T05:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/06/the-grand-tour-ii-6-mouth-of-the-han-river-hankow-%e6%bc%a2%e5%8f%a3-part-of-present-day-wuhan-%e6%ad%a6%e6%bc%a2/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/17-lone-boat.jpg17 - Lone boatA lone boat on the river in the early morning. 孤舟簑笠翁。。。https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/16-couple.jpg16 - CoupleA young couple spending a moment alone.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15-flooding.jpg15 - FloodingLocals playing in the flooded river-side promenade. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/14-yangtze-river.jpg14 - Yangtze RiverView of the Yangtze River from my room at the Marco Polo Wuhan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/13-everyday-life-v.jpg13 - Everyday Life VYoung girls walking down Jianghan Pedestrian Street in the British Concession - the city's foremost shopping strip, then and now. It is the equivalent of Nanking Road in Shanghai. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/12-everyday-life-iv.jpg12 - Everyday Life IVRed brick villa in the Japanese Concessionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/11-everyday-life-iii.jpg11 - Everyday Life IIIA lady cycles past a building at the intersection of the Russian and French concessions.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10-everyday-life-ii.jpg10 - Everyday Life IINeighbours gossiping in front of a building in the Russian Concession.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9-everyday-life.jpg9 - Everyday LifeAn old fisherman walks down the street hawking a live paddlefish from the Yangtze River.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/8-revolutionary-wuchang.jpg8 - Revolutionary WuchangThe Memorial Hall of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 Revolution 辛亥革命博物館 was built in 1910 by the Qing Government. The very next year, it became the epicentre of the 1911 Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty.2014-09-06T05:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/09/01/history-heritage-and-the-importance-of-remembering/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-memorial.jpgNagasaki Atomic Bomb MemorialNagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims2014-09-01T09:31:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/26/the-cathay-hotel-shanghai-todays-fairmont-peace-hotel/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/23-view-of-palace-hotel.jpg23 - View of Palace HotelView of the Palace Hotel from my room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/22-view-from-rooftop-bar.jpg22 - View from Rooftop BarView of the Shanghai Bund from the hotel's rooftop bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/21-close-up-roof.jpg21 - Close up RoofClose-up of the iconic cast iron roof.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20-fairmont.jpg20 - FairmontClose-up of the Fairmont banner.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/19-side-entrance-ii.jpg19 - Side Entrance IIThe main entrance to the hotel today sits on Nanjing Road.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/18-detail-of-dog.jpg18 - Detail of dogAnd also on the exterior.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/17-detail-of-dome.jpg17 - Detail of domeThey recur all over the hotel, in the interior detailing...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/16-art-deco-detail.jpg16 - Art Deco detailThe hotel's signature design flourish is a pair of Art Deco greyhounds. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/15-stiairwell.jpg15 - StiairwellStairwell.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14-lalique.jpg14 - LaliqueLalique crystal light fixtures.2014-08-26T13:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/16/nanjing-road-and-the-international-settlement-shanghai/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nanjing-road-end.jpgNanjing Road endNanking Road today ends with a view of Pudong and the Oriental Pearl Tower. to the left is the famous Cathay Hotel; to the right, in the shadow, the equally famous Palace Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/26-hamilton-house-1933.jpg26 - Hamilton House 1933The third of the buildings is Hamilton House, designed by Palmer & Turner and opened in 1933.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/25-the-metropole-hotel-1934.jpg25 - The Metropole Hotel 1934The second of the buildings is the famous Metropole Hotel, designed by Palmer & Turner and opened in 1934.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/24-the-commercial-bank-of-china-1936.jpg24 - The Commercial Bank of China 1936One of three buildings around Municipal Square with similar architecture. This one is the Commercial Bank of China, designed by Davies, Brooke & Gran and opened in 1936. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/23-the-american-club-1925.jpg23 - The American Club 1925The American Club was designed by Ladislav Hudec and opened in 1925. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/22-the-mitsubishi-corporation-1914-fukui.jpg22 - The Mitsubishi Corporation 1914 FukuiThe Mitsubishi Corporation offices were designed by Japanese architect Fukui and opened in 1914.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/21-caldbeck-macgregor-house-1937.jpg21 - Caldbeck Macgregor House 1937Caldbeck MacGregor House was designed by Palmer & Turner and opened in 1937.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20-china-mutual-life-insurance-company-1910-atkinson-and-dallas.jpg20 - China Mutual Life Insurance Company 1910 Atkinson and DallasThe China Mutual Life Insurance Company building was designed by Atkinson & Dallas and opened in 1910.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/19-nanjing-road-iv.jpg19 - Nanjing Road IVView of Nanjing Road Pedestrianised Shopping Street, with the Shimao International Plaza in the distance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/18-nanjing-road-iii.jpg18 - Nanjing Road IIIAnother of-the-era mall2014-08-16T05:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/08/06/the-grand-tour-ii-5-on-the-sea-shanghai-%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/broadway-mansions.jpgBroadway MansionsThe art deco Broadway Mansions, built in 1934 along the Suzhou Creek, and one of Shanghai's most famous landmarks.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lion.jpgLionOne of the pair of lions at the entrance to the former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building on the Bund.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pearl-of-the-east.jpgPearl of the EastThe Oriental Pearl Tower (東方明珠塔)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jingan-si.jpgJingan SiThe ultra-modern and super-ancient Jingan Temple (靜安寺).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pudong-night.jpgPudong nightThe Pudong (浦東) skyline at night.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/the-bund.jpgThe BundView of the Shanghai Bund (上海外灘) from Pudong, across the river.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/huangpu-river.jpgHuangpu RiverThe mighty Huangpu River (黃浦江), the heart of Shanghai. 2014-08-06T14:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/30/the-ariel-generation-part-ii-debunking-the-myth-of-i-want-more/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mural1.jpgMuralLife, like this mural in Queen Street, Singapore, is a rich, complex, colourful sort of thing...https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/welcomgin-haiku.jpgWElcomgin haikuA "Welcome home!" haiku.2014-07-30T13:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/23/tan-kah-kees-legacy-xiamen-university-and-the-lujiang-hotel/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sccci.jpgSCCCIFinally....The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building was built in 1963, in the Kah Kee Style. Note the distinctive balconies. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11-entrance-at-night.jpg11 - Entrance at NightView of the Lujiang Hotel at night. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/10-hir-wan-teng.jpg10 - Hir Wan TengHir Wan Teng 魚丸湯, or Fishball soup. While the fishball's look a little more rough-and-ready, the dish itself is also a typical Singaporean dish. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9-cai-por-neng.jpg9 - Cai Por NengCai Por Neng 菜圃卵 - also known as preserved radish omelette; also a very popular dish in Singapore. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/8-roof-terrace.jpg8 - Roof TerraceThe restaurant's highly popular roof-top restaurant, serving typical Xiamen and Hokkien dishes (many of which exist also in Singapore); and with a view of Gulangyu Island.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7-tea-set.jpg7 - TEa SetA moment of silence - the tea set in my room.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-cafe-restaurant.jpg6 - Cafe RestaurantThe hotel's ground-floor restaurant.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5-balcony-wine.jpg5 - Balcony WineHaving a glass of wine on my balcony overlooking the Amoy Waterfront and Gulangyu Island.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/4-closeup.jpg4 - CloseupClose-up of the entrance to the hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/3-view-of-balconies.jpg3 - View of BalconiesClose-up of the side view of the Lujiang Hotel, showing the iconic balconies - typical of the "Kah Kee" style. 2014-07-24T19:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/16/wandering-the-streets-of-the-old-town-amoy-%e5%bb%88%e9%96%80%e8%80%81%e8%a1%97/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/32-shophouses-vi.jpg32 - Shophouses VIA moment of silence and reflection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/31-shophouses-v.jpg31 - Shophouses VA row of crumbling shophouses set against a highrise condominium - showing just how the Old Town itself is changing rapidly. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/30-shophouses-iv.jpg30 - Shophouses IVMore shophouses. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/29-shophouses-iii.jpg29 - Shophouses IIIVarying forms of shophouse architecture. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/28-shophouses-ii.jpg28 - Shophouses IIExamples of shophouse architecture in the Old Town. This one again channels Old Singapore, or Penang today. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/26-old-shop.jpg26 - Old ShopA centuries-old shop selling traditional food. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/25-old-mansion.jpg25 - Old MansionAnother amazing old mansion, this one looking eerily Gaudi-esque. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/24-art-deco.jpg24 - Art DecoAcross the intersection is an Art Deco building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/23-moorish-house.jpg23 - Moorish HouseThis is the most amazing building in all of the Old Town. It was probably the mansion of a wealthy Chinese (or maybe Indian) resident. It has unique, Moghul features in its architecture, and may have been built in the late 1800s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22-siming-road.jpg22 - Siming RoadAnother instance of commercial architecture - probably a new structure, built to look "colonial."2020-07-08T02:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/10/gulangyu-island-%e9%bc%93%e6%b5%aa%e5%b6%bc-xiamen-a-perfectly-preserved-piece-of-european-history-in-china/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/38-gulangyu-piano-museum.jpg38 - Gulangyu Piano MuseumThe Gulangyu Piano Museum is another attraction popular with foreign tourists, established by an Australian Chinese in his ancestral home. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/37-view-of-the-island-from-shuzhuang-gardens.jpg37 - View of the island from Shuzhuang GardensView of the other end of Gulangyu from the Shuzhuang Gardens 菽莊花園。https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/36-gulangyu-beach.jpg36 - Gulangyu BeachGulangyu Beach.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/35-door-iv.jpg35 - Door IVMix of East and Westhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/34-door-iii.jpg34 - Door IIISomewhat ornately Baroque Chinese.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/33-door-ii.jpg33 - Door IIStaunchly Art Decohttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/32-door-i.jpg32 - Door IAlmost neo-classicalhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/31-e8a780e6b5b7e588a5e5a285-1918.jpg31 - 觀海別墅 (1918)Laidback seaview with the Seaview Villa 觀海別墅 (1918). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/30-streetview.jpg30 - StreetviewRandom villa around the corner.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/29-many-layers-ii.jpg29 - Many Layers IIMany layers of history and architecture in Gulangyu.2016-10-20T13:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/06/the-grand-tour-ii-4-mansion-gate-amoy-xiamen-%e5%bb%88%e9%96%80/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/8-tan-kah-kee.jpg8 - Tan Kah KeeThe legendary Mr Tan Kah Kee, Overseas Chinese businessman and philanthropist, native of Amoy and Singapore, founder of the Xiamen University and my own alma mater, The Overseas Chinese High School, Singapore.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/8-xiamen-cuisine.jpg8 - Xiamen CuisineXiamen Seafood - Blood cockles, mantis shrimp and 土筍凍 (jellied sea squirt).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7-majestic-villa.jpg7 - Majestic Villa海天堂構 Sea and Heaven Villa, built by a Philippine Overseas Chinese businessman 黄秀烺 in 1921, Gulangyu. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-weddings-all-over-the-island.jpg6 - Weddings all over the islandA ubiquitous sight - wedding photoshoots in the shadow of what the Europeans left behind, Gulangyu Island.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5-gulangyu-island.jpg5 - Gulangyu IslandGulangyu Island and the island ferry. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/4-monk-on-the-hill.jpg4 - Monk on the HillA pious monk genuflecting and giving thanks on Mount Putuo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/3-nanputuo-temple.jpg3 - Nanputuo TempleOne of the temples in the South Putuo Temple complex, perched on the slopes of Mount Putuo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2-island-city.jpg2 - Island City(Almost-)white sandy beaches ring the island - this one is part of the campus of Xiamen University. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1-view-of-gulangyu.jpg1 - View of GulangyuView of Gulangyu Island and the Xiamen Skyline from the Sunlight Rock (日光岩) - the highest point on Gulangyu Island.2014-07-06T02:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/06/09/the-grand-tour-ii-3-vast-prefecture-canton-%e5%bb%a3%e5%b7%9e/2014-07-04T00:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/05/14/the-grand-tour-ii-2-bay-gate-macao-%e6%be%b3%e9%96%80/2015-01-18T15:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/04/15/the-grand-tour-ii-fragrant-harbour-%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af-hong-kong/2014-07-04T00:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/07/01/roots-or-regarding-who-i-am-and-why-i-am-me/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/amoy.jpgAmoyAnother way of conceiving of roots: my maternal grandfather originated from Amoy, where I'm off to next. He would've left from such a jetty.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/supreme-court.jpgSupreme CourtThe Old Supreme Court in Singapore - one of the first things new arrivals would have seen as they neared the Singapore Bund.2014-07-01T13:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/06/18/the-victoria-hotel-canton-aka-the-guangdong-victory-hotel/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wedding.jpgWeddingA familiar sight on Shameen Island - wedding photoshoots. This one was happening along the side of the West Building, underneath my balcony. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/view-from-pool-of-shameen-island.jpgView from Pool of Shameen IslandView of Shameen Island from the Swimming Pool.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/my-balcony.jpgMy BalconyThe balcony to my room. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lobby-west-wing.jpgLobby West WingThe far more tasteful and understated lobby of the West Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/west-wing.jpgWest WingThe West Wing - the former HSBC Headquarters on Shameen Island.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/swimming-pool.jpgSwimming PoolThe rooftop swimming pool, with a view of Shameen Island and Old Canton.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/entrance-to-lobby-main-wing.jpgEntrance to Lobby Main WingThe rather uninspiring entrance and lobby to the Main Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/victory-hotel-sign.jpgVictory Hotel SignThe front of the hotel in the daytime.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hotel-at-night.jpgHotel at nightThe front of the Guangdong Victory Hotel West Wing, at night... missing a few letters.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-victory-hotel-today.jpg1 - Victory Hotel todayThe main building of the Guangdong Victory Hotel (the former Victoria Hotel).2014-06-18T23:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2014/06/15/an-afternoon-in-old-canton/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/37-chan-ga-qi-ix.jpg37 - Chan Ga Qi IXParting view of the Chan Clan Academy and Temple. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/36-chan-ga-qi-vi.jpg36 - Chan Ga Qi VIThe Ancestral Altar - this would have been populated with thousands of ancestral tablets commemorating the dead. But all but two of these were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/35-chan-ga-qi-v.jpg35 - Chan Ga Qi VThe Central Hall, today a museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/34-chan-ga-qi-viii.jpg34 - Chan Ga Qi VIIIOne of the half a dozen courtyards within the complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/33-chan-ga-qi-vii.jpg33 - Chan Ga Qi VIIThe roofs of the temples are usually highly ornamented with mythical creatures. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/32-chan-ga-qi-iv.jpg32 - Chan Ga Qi IVOrnate wooden panelling, reminiscent of similar panelling in Southeast Asian temples.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/31-chan-ga-qi-iii.jpg31 - Chan Ga Qi IIIThe plaque reads "The Chan Clan Academy."https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/30-chan-ga-qi-i.jpg30 - Chan Ga Qi IApproaching the front of the huge temple complex. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/29-xiguan-iii.jpg29 - Xiguan IIIA more spectacular instance of Xiguan residence in the Old Town.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/28-xiguan-ii.jpg28 - Xiguan IIXiguan residence in the Old 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4https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/main-3.jpgMAIN 3https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/main-2.jpgMAIN 2https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/main-1.jpgMAIN 12013-04-04T14:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/31/home-and-its-discontents/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_6284.jpgIMG_6284Deceptively homely.2013-03-31T14:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/24/colonial-architecture-in-jakarta/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/35-holland-bakery.jpg35 - Holland BakeryAnd finally, without any trace of irony: the Holland Bakery (across from my hotel), a chain of pastry shops selling excellent local and Dutch delights. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/34-menteng-house.jpg34 - Menteng houseNo. 16, Jalan Syamsu Rizal. One of the remaining bungalows in the Indies-style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/33-bungarampai.jpg33 - BungarampaiBungarampai, an excellent Dutch-Peranakan restaurant in Menteng. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/32-ministry-of-womens-affairs.jpg32 - Ministry of Women's AffairsMinistry of Women’s Affairs and Child Protection, Merdeka Square.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/31-ministry-of-defence.jpg31 - Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence, Merdeka Square. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/30-buddha-head.jpg30 - Buddha headSevered Buddha’s head from Borobudur in the museum’s excellent collection of Javanese Hindu and Buddhist artefacts. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/29-makara.jpg29 - MakaraMonstrous makara in the museum’s courtyard, from Java’s Hindu era. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/28-neolithic.jpg28 - NeolithicThe Museum’s Neolithic collection, featuring faces from a distant peoples. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/27-national-museum.jpg27 - NAtional MuseumNational Musuem (1868), at Merdeka Square. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/26-sekolah.jpg26 - SekolahA dilapidated former school building in Glodok. 2013-03-24T13:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/22/the-hotel-des-indes-demolished-jakarta/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8-carrefour.jpg8 - CarrefourAnd finally, where the Hotel Des Indes used to stand, sits Carrefour today. What an affront!https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-pool.jpg12 - PoolThe pool at my hotel, which could've been the pool should the Hotel Des Indes have been refurbished for a modern clientele https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16-cafe-batavia.jpg16 - Cafe BataviaThe Dining Saloon of Cafe Batavia, passing off as the Dining Room of the Hotel Des Indeshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/15-corridors.jpg15 - CorridorsThe corridors of the Bank Indonesia Building, passing off as the hallways of Hotel Des Indes2022-05-14T20:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/18/the-grand-tour-x-oud-batavia-jakarta-indonesia/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/indische-family.jpgIndische FamilyAnd finally, the Indische themselves - a disappeared race of peoples.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5-stained-glass.jpg5 - Stained GlassStained glass windows from a bygone erahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-kota-tua.jpg2 - Kota TuaDilapidated Buildings in Kota Tuahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stadthuys.jpgStadthuysOud Stadthuys, Batavia, today the Jakarta Museum of History2022-12-24T10:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/17/92nd-st-free-form-%e5%86%99%e6%84%8f-upper-west-side/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/d-free-form.pngD - Free FormD－ Free Formhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/40-bench.jpg40 - Bench40 – Shadow of a bench along Joan of Arc Park. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/39-riverside-drive.jpg39 - Riverside Drive39 – The Upper East Side on Riverside Drive. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/38-mary-poppins.jpg38 - Mary Poppins38 – Dickensian manorhouse.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/37-lions.jpg37 - Lions37 – Twin lions. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/36-potted-plants.jpg36 - Potted Plants36 – Potted plants.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/35-for-deserving-eyes.jpg35 - For Deserving Eyes35 – Mural, just off Broadway.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/34-cathedral.jpg34 - Cathedral34 – Central Baptist Church of New York, established 1842. The present building dates from 1916. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/33-monolith.jpg33 - Monolith33 – Monolith and Plane.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/32-creepers.jpg32 - Creepers32 – Creepers and Installation.2013-03-17T14:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/24/dragon-ascending-hanoi-%e6%b2%b3%e5%85%a7-vietnam/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-golden-turtle.jpg2 - Golden TurtleThe Hoan Kiem turtle, at Ngoc Son (玉山 － Jade Mountain) Temple. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7-stop-sign.jpg7 - Stop SignChinese-style Capitalism: a speeding bullet.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/6-tet.jpg6 - Tethttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/5-zumba.jpg5 - Zumbahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4-van-mieu.jpg4 - Van MieuNames of successful takers of the Imperial Examinations, Văn Miếu (文廟 － Temple of Literature). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/3-confucian-temple.jpg3 - Confucian TempleSelling her wares in the foreground of an ancient Confucian temple.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-hoan-kiem-lake1.jpg1 - Hoan Kiem LakeWhite out: Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Returned Sword) shrouded in mist at dawn.2013-03-16T10:16:19+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/16/92nd-st-eight-views-of-jko-reservoir-central-park/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/c-eight-views.pngC - Eight ViewsC - Eight Viewshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/30-ball-of-flame.jpg30 - Ball of Flame30 – A ball of flame. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/29-lamp-post.jpg29 - Lamp-post29 – Beyond the lamp-post.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/28-gate-house.jpg28 - Gate House28 – The Gatehouse. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/27-two-towers.jpg27 - Two Towers27 – Emerging from behind the trees.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/26-south.jpg26 - South26 – View to the South. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/25-ripples.jpg25 - Ripples25 – Ripples of water.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/24-rushes.jpg24 - Rushes24 – Rushes swaying in the breeze.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/23-sea-and-sky.jpg23 - Sea and sky23 – Sea and Sky. Two towers rise. 2013-03-16T01:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/13/92nd-st-appalachian-trail-upper-east-side/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/b-appalachian-trail.pngB - Appalachian TrailB - Appalachian Trailhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/22-jewish-museum.jpg22 - Jewish Museum22 – Gothic façade of the Jewish Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/21-mansion.jpg21 - Mansion21 – Mansion of the wealthy.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20-golden.jpg20 - Golden20 – Row of Townhouses. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/19-tree-base.jpg19 - Tree base19 – Close-up of shrub.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18-whartonesque.jpg18 - Whartonesque18 – Whartonesque splendour. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/17-beaux-arts.jpg17 - Beaux Arts17 – Beaux-Arts Apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/16-church.jpg16 - Church16 – The spire of the Brick Presybterian Church, in operation since 1767. The church buildings was built in 1940. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/15-sidewalk.jpg15 - Sidewalk15 – Flowers by the wayside.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/14-apartments.jpg14 - Apartments14 – Turn of the century apartments.2013-03-13T13:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/11/92nd-st-frame-and-form-yorkville/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/a-frame-and-form.pngA - Frame and FormA - Frame and Formhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10-yorkville-towers.jpg10 - Yorkville Towers10 – Yorkville Towers 1623-1641.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/9-red.jpg9 - Red9 – Close-up petunias. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/8-diamond.jpg8 - Diamond8 – Diamond shaped break in the canopy.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7-broad-leaf.jpg7 - Broad Leaf7 – Broad-leaf close-up.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/6-budding-grove.jpg6 - Budding Grove6 – Within a budding grove.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/5-accidental.jpg5 - Accidental5 – Accidental sprout.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4-old-and-new.jpg4 - Old and New4 – New and old. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/3-public-housing.jpg3 - Public Housing3 – Public Housing Estate.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-summer-canopy.jpg2 - Summer canopy2 – Summer Canopy obscuring apartment buildings. 2013-03-11T14:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/03/07/manhattan-in-12-sts-landscapes-and-still-life/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/main-3.jpgMAIN 3https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/main-2.jpgMAIN 2https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/main-1.jpgMAIN 12013-03-07T14:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/27/hanoi-or-the-colonial-city/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/21-metropole-hotel.jpg21 - Metropole HotelClassic view of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20-swiss-chalet.jpg20 - Swiss ChaletColonial-villa, channeling a Swiss mountain chalet, Lê Phụng Hiểu. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/19-fountain.jpg19 - FountainVườn Hoa Con Cóc– whatever that means. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18-dinh-tien-hoang.jpg18 - Dinh Tien HoangColonial era façade, Đinh Tiên Hoàng. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/17-institut-francais.jpg17 - Institut FrancaisL’Institut Francais, Tràng Tiền. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/16-the-museum-of-vietnamese-history.jpg16 - The Museum of Vietnamese HistoryThe Museum of Vietnamese History. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/15-church-of-st-marie.jpg15 - Church of St MArieThe Catholic Church of St Marie. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/14-bar.jpg14 - BarColonial-era villa functioning as a bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/13-embassy.jpg13 - EmbassyColonial-era villas now functioning as foreign embassies.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/12-st-pauls-hospital.jpg12 - St Pauls HospitalSt Paul Municipal Hospital, across the road from the Temple of Literature. 2013-02-27T13:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/26/ha-noi-or-the-old-town/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/25-old-town-2010.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAThrough the streets of the Old Town (2010). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-hoan-kiem-lake3.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAThe Turtle Temple, on Hoan Kiem Lake (2010). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/24-refurbished-shophouse.jpg24 - Refurbished ShophouseA completely refurbished shophouse, housing a designer furniture boutique.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/23-row-of-shophouses.jpg23 - Row of ShophousesA row of shophouses, demonstrating the range of architecture. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/22-gu-wu-ting.jpg22 - Gu Wu TingTemple behind overgrown banyan tree. Script reads “Drum Dance Pavilion.”https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/21-old-house.jpg21 - Old HouseInformal foodstall at the foot of an ornate turn-of-the-century office building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20-townhouse.jpg20 - TownhouseOrnate residences of the wealthy, now largely squatter and low-income housing. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/19-dilapidated.jpg19 - DilapidatedDilapidated shophouse. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18-shun-mei-ci.jpg18 - Shun Mei CiTemple Complex. Script reads “Temple of Harmony and Beauty.” https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/17-shophouse-2.jpg17 - Shophouse 2Another instance of a traditional shophouse, on Hang Quat. 2013-04-10T03:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/25/hotel-metropole-hanoi/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18-christmas-lights.jpg18 - Christmas LightsExterior view of the l’Orangerie at night. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/14-the-chandelier.jpg14 - The ChandelierView down from the second floor to the hotel’s lobby and iconic chandlier. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/12-la-terrasse.jpg12 - La TerrasseLa Terrasse, in the evening.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10-citroen.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERADriving through the old Town in the hotel’s 1950s Citroen, 2010. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/8-entrance-to-hotel.jpg8 - Entrance to hotelEntrance to the Historic Wing of the Hotel Metropole. 2013-02-25T13:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/21/125th-st-demolition-depot-3rd-to-1st-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/e-demolition-depot.pngE - Demolition DepotE - Demolition Depothttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/44-rfk-bridge1.jpg44 - RFK Bridge44 – Underneath the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, and the end of our journey. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/43-gisele1.jpg43 - Gisele43 – Gisele, unattainable, high above Harlem. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/42-rfk-bridge.jpg42 - RFK Bridge42 – On-ramp to Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, during a moment of stillness.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/40-tires.jpg40 - Tires40 – Tire Repair shoppes. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/39-preferred-floors.jpg39 - Preferred Floors39 – Preferred Floors & Schmuckers. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/38-back-towards-harlem.jpg38 - Back towards Harlem38 – View West along 125th Street towards the 4, 5, 6 train subway. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/37-rfk-bridge.jpg37 - RFK Bridge37 – View East along 125th Street towards Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/41-demolition-depot.jpg41 - Demolition Depot41 – The Demolition Depot – art from trash. 2013-02-21T16:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/20/125th-st-gentrification-central-7th-3rd-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/d-gentrification-central.pngD - Gentrification CentralD - Gentrification Centralhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/36-condominium.jpg36 - Condominium36 – Luxury loft apartments, 3rd Avenue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/35-the-salvation-army.jpg35 - The Salvation Army35 – The Salvation Army Corps Community Center, 3rd Avenue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/34-pathmark.jpg34 - Pathmark34 – Pathmark, occupying a whole block between Lexington and 3rd. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/33-global-business-institute.jpg33 - Global Business Institute33 – Global Business Institute and mall just beyond. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/32-reymour-and-flanagan.jpg32 - Reymour and Flanagan32 – Reymour & Flanagan Furniture, Lexington Avenue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/31-subway-bridge.jpg31 - Subway Bridge31 – The 4, 5, 6 Subway Bridge, 125th Street station.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/30-covenant-house.jpg30 - Covenant House30 – Covenant House, another building slated to come down. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/29-mannas-restaurant.jpg29 - Manna's Restaurant29 – Manna’s Restaurant, soul food and salad bar, now gone. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/28-childrens-zone.jpg28 - Childrens Zone28 – The Harlem Children’s Zone and Promise Academy. 2013-02-20T13:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/18/125th-st-main-street-parade-frederick-douglass-blvd-to-adam-clayton-powell-jr-blvd/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/c-theater-land.pngC - Theater LandC - Main Street Paradehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20-koch-and-co.jpg20 - Koch and Co20 – The Koch & Co. Department Store building, now an office block.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/19-hotel-theresa.jpg19 - Hotel Theresa19 – The former Hotel Theresa, now an office block. In its time, it was known as the “Waldorf-Astoria of Harlem.” Guests included Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles and even Fidel Castro.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/18-touro-college.jpg18 - Touro College18 - The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Building. This was formerly the Blumstein Department Store, where Martin Luther King Jr was stabbed in 1958 by a deranged black woman while signing copies of his book Stride Toward Freedom. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/16-ashley-stewart.jpg16 - Ashley Stewart16 – She’s smiling.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/15-american-apparel.jpg15 - American Apparel15 – American Apparelhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/14-jimmy-jazz.jpg14 - Jimmy Jazz14 – Jimmy Jazz. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/13-apollo-theater.jpg13 - Apollo Theater13 – The Apollo Theater, the beating heart of Harlem. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/17-main-street-parade.jpg17 - Main Street Parade17 – Main Street Parade along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard. 2013-02-18T13:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/16/125th-st-greener-pastures-broadway-to-8th-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/b-greener-pastures.pngB - Greener PasturesB - Greener Pastureshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/12-united-house-of-prayer-for-all-people.jpg12 - United House of Prayer for All PeopleThe United House of Prayer For All People, a storefront church on 8th Ave, also known as Frederick Douglass Blvd. Apollo Theater peeks out just beyond. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/11-lagree-baptist-church.jpg11 - Lagree Baptist ChurchLagree Baptist Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/10-harlem-commonwealth-council.jpg10 - Harlem Commonwealth Council10 – The Harlem Commonwealth Council, a start-up fund for businesses in the community. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8-greenstreets.jpg8 - Greenstreets8 – Greenstreets, a small park occupying tiny Hancock Place.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7-two-ladies.jpg7 - Two Ladies7 – Junction of Amsterdam Avenue, with the General Ulysses S. Grant houses to the right. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9-st-joseph-of-the-holy-family.jpg9 - St Joseph of the Holy Family9 – St Joseph of the Holy Family, harking back to the area’s Dutch roots. Junction ofMorningside Avenue.2013-02-16T13:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/14/125th-st-almost-yuppie-west-harlem-piers-to-broadway/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/a-almost-yuppie.pngA - Almost YuppieA - Almost Yuppie (West Harlem Piers to Broadway)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/6-broadway.jpg6 - Broadway6 – 125th Street Subway station brings a change in the landscape. Suddenly life happens.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/5-industrial.jpg5 - Industrial5 – Industrial past and residential present. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-cotton-club.jpg4 - Cotton Club4 – Still standing… barely…in its own (traffic) island. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2-henry-hudson-parkway.jpg2 - Henry Hudson Parkway2 – Henry Hudson Parkway. Eerily reminiscent of the High Line. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-west-harlem-piers-park.jpg1 - West Harlem Piers Park1 – West Harlem Piers Park. View towards New Jersey. A homeless man in the distance.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3-riverside-drive.jpg3 - Riverside Drive3 – Clouds gathering beneath Riverside Drive. White man’s advertising in a black man’s world.2013-02-14T13:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/02/12/manhattan-in-12-sts-125th-st-generic-harlem/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/main-4.jpgMAIN 4https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/main-3.jpgMAIN 3https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/main-21.jpgMAIN 2https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/main-11.jpgMAIN 12013-07-31T17:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/27/everything-in-its-right-place/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0251.jpgIMG_02512013-01-27T14:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/24/a-stroll-through-old-rangoon/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/42-st-johns-church.jpg42 - St John's ChurchSt John’s Church, Bo Soon Pet Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/41-cast-iron.jpg41 - Cast IronMore Romanesque architecture, Bo Soon Pet Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/40-islam-building.jpg40 - ISlam BuildingDistinctive architecture of the Islam Building, Bo Soon Pet Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/39-white-temple.jpg39 - White TempleAnother beautiful Hindu Temple, all white. Probably the Sri Kamichi Temple on Bogyoke Aung San Road and Bo Sun Pet Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/38-aga-khan-building.jpg38 - Aga Khan BuildingHis Highness The Aga Khan Building, Ismaili khanaqah, 28th Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/37-sri-kali-temple.jpg37 - Sri Kali TempleLocal Indian family visiting the Shri Kalima Temple, Konzedan Road. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/36-mogul-shiah-mosque.jpg36 - Mogul Shiah MosqueMogul Shia Masjid, established by the Iranian community, long since gone. 30th Street. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/35-jain-temple.jpg35 - Jain TempleOrnate Romanesque architecture of the Shree Jain Schwetamber Murtipujak Temple, 29th Street. Note the human figures in between the top-floor windows. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/34-cast-iron.jpg34 - Cast IronCast iron architecture, Mahabandoola Road. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/33-mamsa-mosque.jpg33 - Mamsa MosqueMinarets of the Mamsa Mosque, 26th Street. 2023-02-14T13:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/21/the-strand-hotel-yangon/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/11-strand-driveway.jpg11 - Strand DrivewayThe iconic driveway to The Strand Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/10-bathroom.jpg10 - BathroomIn my bathroom: a bouquet of deliciously scented local flowers, and a lacquer box with the hotel’s logo. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9-hotel-shoppe.jpg9 - Hotel ShoppeThe Hotel Shoppe, like a 19th century Museum of Curios. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8-mohingya.jpg8 - MohingyaMohingya: the typical Burmese breakfast.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7-dinner-at-the-strand.jpg7 - Dinner at the StrandReflection of a chandelier at the Strand Café. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/6-strand-bar.jpg6 - Strand BarCorner table at the Strand Bar where the likes of Noel Coward and Somerset Maugham may have sat at. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/5-strand-cafe.jpg5 - Strand CafeSunlight streaming through the Strand Café. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-deluxe-suite.jpg4 - Deluxe SuiteMy room: the Deluxe Suite, complete with 4-metre high ceilings and heaps of character.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3-strand-lobby.jpg3 - Strand LobbyFig. 10 – The hotel lobby, in the afternoon.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2-strand-entrance.jpg2 - Strand EntranceEntrance to the hotel, and longyi-clad doorman. 2013-01-21T14:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/17/the-grand-tour-viii-burmese-days-yangon-myanmar/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8-living-and-car-show.jpg8 - Living and Car ShowLiving and Car Showhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7-washing-the-buddha.jpg7 - Washing the BuddhaWashing the Buddha at the Shwedagon Pagoda complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/6-shwedagon.jpg6 - ShwedagonA Buddhist monk gazing on the past (or is it the future?) at the Shwedagon Pagoda complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/5-high-court.jpg5 - High CourtThe High Court of Rangoon, an imposing Victorian confection in red brick.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-the-market.jpg4 - The MarketThe old market, and the many diverse peoples and religions on display, on a single morning. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3-crossing-the-street.jpg3 - Crossing the StreetBurmese crossing Strand Road towards the British Embassy building. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2-circular-train.jpg2 - Circular TrainBusiness as usual in the rural outskirts of Yangon (view from the Yangon Circular Train).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-myanmar-times.jpg1 - Myanmar TimesThe offices of The Myanmar Times.2013-09-17T00:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/09/187th-street-act-ii-al-amanecer-overlook-terrace-to-henry-hudson-parkway/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-act-ii-al-amanecer.pngB) Act II - Al AmanecerB) Act II - Al Amanecerhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/22-george-washington-bridge.jpg22 - George Washington BridgeFig. 22 – View towards George Washington Bridge. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/21-new-jersey.jpg21 - New JerseyFig. 21 – A paradisiacal view towards the forests and hills of New Jersey. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20-riverside-apartments.jpg20 - Riverside ApartmentsFig. 20 – Art Deco lobby to waterfront apartment complex. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/19-triangular-junction.jpg19 - Triangular JunctionFig. 19 – Triangular junction, and a senior citizen community club event.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/18-art-deco-building.jpg18 - Art Deco BuildingFig. 18 – Chinese Food, in an old Art Deco Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/17-riverside-animal-clinic.jpg17 - Riverside Animal ClinicFig. 17 – Riverside Animal Clinic.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/16-apartment-building-at-the-edge-of-a-hill.jpg16 - Apartment Building at the edge of a hillFig. 16 – Riverside apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/14-overlook-terrace.jpg14 - Overlook TerraceFig. 14 – View unto the hilly slopes of Northern Manhattan, Overlook Terrace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/13-view-towards-overlook-terrace.jpg13 - View towards Overlook TerraceFig. 13 – Apartment buildings just before Overlook Terrace. 2013-01-09T13:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/08/187th-street-act-i-paciencia-y-fe-laurel-hill-terrace-to-bennett-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-act-i-paciencia-y-fe.pngA) Act I - Paciencia y FeA) Act I - Paciencia y Fehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/12-mt-sinai-jewish-center.jpg12 - Mt Sinai Jewish CenterFig. 12 – Mt Sinai Jewish Center, with a distinctly modernist façade. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-school.jpg11 - SchoolFig. 11 – Schoolyard at the foot of the hill on Broadway.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10-st-elizabeths-church.jpg10 - St Elizabeth's ChurchFig. 10 – St Elizabeth’s Church, looking like a mediaeval Crusader Fortress in the Holy Land. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/9-houses.jpg9 - HousesFig. 9 – Terraced houses, just before Wadsworth Ave.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8-st-nicholas-ave.jpg8 - St Nicholas AveFig. 8 – Junction of St Nicholas Ave, with the Greek Orthodox Church of St Anargyri. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6-holy-cross-church-of-armenia.jpg6 - Holy Cross Church of ArmeniaFig. 6 – Holy Cross Church of Armenia.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-townhouses.jpg5 - TownhousesFig. 5– Tenements across from Holy Cross Church, just before Audubon Ave.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4-yeshiva-university.jpg4 - Yeshiva UniversityFig. 4 – Yeshiva University, Wilf Campus. Built in a Moorish Revival Style, and looking like a castle in mediaeval Andalusia. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3-tenements.jpg3 - TenementsFig. 3 – Historic apartment buildings across from Yeshiva University2013-01-08T13:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2013/01/07/manhattan-in-12-sts-187th-street-in-the-heights-more-ways-than-one/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/main-3.jpgMAIN 3https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/main-1.jpgMAIN 1https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/main-2.jpgMAIN 22013-01-07T13:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/31/unhappiness-a-sense-of-play-and-making-the-best-of-it/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0073.jpgIMG_00732013-01-04T13:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/08/14th-st-d-f-9th-to-11th-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking.pngF - MeatpackingF - D/F (Meatpacking District)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-8.jpgF - Meatpacking 850 – And finally, a lone American flag fluttering above the Department of Sanitation, reminding us of the fragile balance that is the State of the American Union. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-7.jpgF - Meatpacking 749 – Pilgrims and worshippers at the D/F Temple Complex. The sacred cartouche is visible to the left.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-6.jpgF - Meatpacking 648 – The Sacred Approach up to the High Line Park, where one may view the D/F Temple Complex from up high.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-5.jpgF - Meatpacking 547 – Sacred and devotional imagery.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-4.jpgF - Meatpacking 446 – Sacrificial offering to the High Priestess, in a ritual “pose.” To the left is a 3-storey warehouse dating to 1900. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-2.jpgF - Meatpacking 244 – Effigy of a Roman goddess, atop the Herring Safe & Lock Company Building (1849), which used to house the gay BDSM club, The Manhole. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-1.jpgF - Meatpacking 143 – Junction of 9th Ave: effigy of a Greek god atop an 1880s building that used to house the gay sex club, The Toilet. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f-meatpacking-3.jpgF - Meatpacking 345 – The Altar of the High Priestess herself, in an 1887 building previously housing the Gachot & Gachot Meatpacking Company. 2012-12-30T15:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/06/1th-st-big-capital-3rd-to-6th-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq.pngD - Union SqD - Big Capital (Union Square)https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-10.jpgD - Union Sq 1032 – No. 45: International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, with glass front and cast-iron latticework by architect William Conklin, evoking turn-of-the-century cast-iron architecture.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-9.jpgD - Union Sq 931 – NYC Human Resources Administration – Department of Social Services, awkwardly situated between 5th and 6th Avenues, after the new developments to the west. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-8.jpgD - Union Sq 830 – The Victoria Apartments. Reflected in its façade is another luxury condominium development rising on the junction of 5th Ave. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-7.jpgD - Union Sq 729 – Offices of The New School, housed in an 1880 cast-iron clad building by D. & J. Jardine. It used to be a retail store. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-6.jpgD - Union Sq 628 – Statue of George Washington (1856) by Henry Kirke Brown.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-5.jpgD - Union Sq 527 – The southern end of Union Square, one of the great public spaces in New York, with a view on the residential and retail blocks flanking the square. 15 Union Square – the dark glass building – houses the Amalgamated Bank. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-3.jpgD - Union Sq 325 – NYU Student Dorm built on the site of The Palladium, a popular 1980s nightclub. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-2.jpgD - Union Sq 224 – The Consolidated Edison Company Building (1910) at Irving Place and 14th Street. To the left is one tower of the residential Zeckendorf Towers (1987); one of New York’s most important real estate developments in the 1980s. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-union-sq-1.jpgD - Union Sq 123 – The story of contemporary New York is the story of Big Capital. Here is a brand new development that has seen over 90% sales of units.2012-12-30T14:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/07/1th-st-our-lady-of-chelsea-6th-to-9th-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea.pngE - ChelseaE - Our Lady of Chelseahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-9.jpgE - Chelsea 941 – No. 335/337 – Neo-Grecian apartments (circa 1900).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-8.jpgE - Chelsea 840 – No. 317: Chelsea Pines Inn, named after the notorious Fire Island resort for gay men. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-7.jpgE - Chelsea 739 – No. 330: Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard’s (1875). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-6.jpgE - Chelsea 638 – 8th Ave L Train Station, by the New York Savings Bank Building (1896), now housing CVS Pharmacy. This marks the start of central Chelsea. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-5.jpgE - Chelsea 537 – 8th Ave Intersection: 1907 Neo-classical building constructed for the New York County National Bank. Now houses the Nickel Spa for Men. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-4.jpgE - Chelsea 436 – A statue of Joan of Arc, presiding over a building named after her - the Jeanne d’Arc apartments (1888). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-3.jpgE - Chelsea 335 – 7th Ave Intersection: 1912 loft building by Herman Lee Meader, with exquisite terracotta detailing, framing a fashionable, gym-toned silhouette. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-2.jpgE - Chelsea 234 – No. 120: The Centennial Memorial Temple, built for the Salvation Army in 1930 as their national headquarters. Yet another beautiful Art Deco building, given over to benevolent and charitable purposes. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-chelsea-1.jpgE - Chelsea 133 – The Art Deco façade of the HSBC 14th Street Office, on the junction of 6th Ave, marking the start of outer Chelsea. 2012-12-30T14:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/05/14th-st-the-theater-of-the-everyday-1st-to-3rd-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-everyday.pngC - EverydayC - The Theater of the Everydayhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-10.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 10Fig. 22 – The 3rd Avenue subway station. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-9.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 921 – The machinations of Real Estate – a fact of everyday life in New York.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-8.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 820 – Everyday splendour: places to eat, sleep and wash your clothes in. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-6.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 618 – The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, established 1820 as the oldest specialist medical institution in America.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-5.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 517 – The 2nd Avenue intersection, beyond which you see the gleaming towers of Big Capital and Big Energy at and beyond 3rd Avenue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-4.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 416 – The endlessly replicating façade of the 14th Street Y (i.e. YMCA and YWHA), known formerly as the Sol Goldman YM – YWHA. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-3.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 315 – Tifereth Israel Town and Village Conservative Synagogue. It was built to cater to Stuyvesant Town and the adjoining Peter Cooper Village. Built in 1866 as a church, it finally became a synagogue in 1962. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-2.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 214 – The 1st Ave Subway Station, the Western-most station on 14th Street, contributes to the throng of commuters here. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-1st-to-3rd-1.jpgC - 1st to 3rd 113 – You know you have left Alphabet City when you reach the Junction of 1st Avenue, thronged with people, cyclists and cars.2012-12-30T14:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/04/14th-st-border-politics-avenue-c-to-1st/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-border-politics.pngB - Border PoliticsB - Border Politicshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-6.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 612 – South of the Border: Catholic somnolence.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-5.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 511 – North of the Border: Protestant work ethic.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-4.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 410 – South of the Border: Power-dressinghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-3.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 39 – North of the Border: Power-mums.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-2.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 28 – South of the border: Historic Tenements, built in 1890 as one of the first large-scale housing developments for immigrants. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-stuyvesant-town-1.jpgB - Stuyvesant Town 17 – North of the border: Historic post-war apartment blocks, built to house middle-income families and veterans of the World War II.2013-11-01T06:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/03/14th-st-colours-of-the-alphabet-avenue-c-to-1st/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city.pngA - Alphabet CityA - Alphabet Cityhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-6.jpgA - Alphabet City 66 – Between Avenue A and 1st Avenue: Stuyvesant Post Office (1949). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-5.jpgA - Alphabet City 55 – Junction of Avenue A, southside: Ash-blue Stuyvesant and cake-cream scaffolding.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-4.jpgA - Alphabet City 44 – Between Avenues B and A: Bargain Express.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-3.jpgA - Alphabet City 33 – Junction of Avenue B, southside: AlphaBet Café.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-2.jpgA - Alphabet City 22 – Junction of Avenue C, southside: A view of shuttered storefronts, with colourful graffiti.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-alphabet-city-1.jpgA - Alphabet City 11 – Junction of Avenue C, southside: ConEd’s massive East River Generating Plant occupies the whole of the West end of 14th Street, blocking off access to the waterfront.2012-12-30T14:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/02/manhattan-in-12-streets-14th-st-state-of-the-union-or-swinging-both-ways/2012-12-30T14:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/07/30th-st-bellevue-2231-a-d-2nd-ave-to-fdr-drive/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue.pngE - BellevueE - Bellevue, 2231 A.D.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-6.jpgE - Bellevue 650 – The rust-streaked hulk of the FDR Drive Elevated Highway. Beneath it, a makeshift parking garage. To the right, another dystopian, brutalist apartment block. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-5.jpgE - Bellevue 549 – Twin totems to Bio-technology: the gleaming towers of Alexandria Center for Life Sciences. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-3.jpgE - Bellevue 347 – One of the brutalist blocks of Kips Bay Towers, with a glimpse of NYU Medical Center to the right. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-2.jpgE - Bellevue 246 – Psychic in residence. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-1.jpgE - Bellevue 145 – Fading cinematographic posters on the grim façade of the Kips Bay Cinema.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e-bellevue-4.jpgE - Bellevue 448 – The infamous and forbiddingly Dickensian Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital.2012-12-30T14:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/06/30th-st-boston-1775-a-d-madison-to-2nd-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston.pngD - BostonD - Boston, 1775 A.D.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-12.jpgD - Boston 1244 – No. 207: The Wilshire Apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-11.jpgD - Boston 1143 – Nos. 210 – 198: a further row of residential townhouses. No. 208 is the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-10.jpgD - Boston 1042 – No. 159: The Bentley Apartments.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-9.jpgD - Boston 941 – No. 138: Stunning French-New Orleans flourishes.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-8.jpgD - Boston 840 – Ramada Inn, originally the Rutledge Hotel (1924). The building has Italianate flourishes, and channels similar tenement buildings in Boston.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-7.jpgD - Boston 739 – Henry George – possibly the most patriotic, British-sounding name ever – School of Social Sciences (1932). https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-6.jpgD - Boston 638 – No. 124: A red brick townhouse with green awnings. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-5.jpgD - Boston 537 – No. 117: Dutch-inspired gabled roof.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d-boston-4.jpgD - Boston 436 – No. 112: The modern, steel and glass façade of the Jewish Braille institute of America.2012-12-30T13:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/05/30th-st-babel-600-b-c-7th-to-madison-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel.pngC - BabelC - Babel, 600 B.C.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-12.jpgC - Babel 1232 – Gorgeous cast-iron clad skyscraper marks the eastern limits of Babel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-11.jpgC - Babel 1131 – The Persian Village, selling rugs and fine Persian cuisine. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-10.jpgC - Babel 1030 – More Babel-like towers towering over a derelict French Gourmet deli. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-9.jpgC - Babel 929 – No. 276 5th Avenue: The Holland Building (1891), one of the most luxurious hotels in the world when it was built. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-8.jpgC - Babel 828 – No. 284 5th Avenue: Shalom Brothers Oriental Rug Gallery.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-7.jpgC - Babel 727 – No. 30 E 30th St: Mac Swed Inc. Wholesale Novelties.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-5.jpgC - Babel 525 – The African Villagehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-4.jpgC - Babel 424 – Mexico, Thai, Bali, Italy: the jewellery cluster. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c-babel-3.jpgC - Babel 323 – Channeling the Tower of Babel.2012-12-30T13:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/03/30th-st-gotham-2012-a-d-12th-to-8th-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/a-gotham.pngA - GothamA - Gotham, 2012 A.D.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-10.jpgA - Gotham 1010 – No. 330: once a hospital, opened in 1928, by the Société Française de Bienfaisance (the French Society of Well-being). Now a residential apartment block called the “French Apts.”https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-9.jpgA - Gotham 99 – Stark residential landscape consisting of a mix of tenements and high-rise apartments. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-8.jpgA - Gotham 88 – Art Deco façade of the United States Parcel Post Building, with cartouches of the Bald Eagle. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-7.jpgA - Gotham 77 – The American Book Bindery Building, now a student dorm for the Fashion Institute of Technology. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-6.jpgA - Gotham 66 – The American Bald Eagle, in one of its totemic incarnations. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-5.jpgA - Gotham 55 – The Dark Knight Rises in Gotham.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-4.jpgA - Gotham 44 – Artist impressions for the Hudson Yards development.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-3.jpgA - Gotham 33 – Department of Sanitation vehicles parked underneath the High Line. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a-gotham-2.jpgA - Gotham 22 – View from 12th Ave towards the Empire State Building and the ohm Tower.2012-12-30T13:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/04/30th-st-alexandria/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria.pngB - Alexandria B - Alexandria, 482 A.D.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-10.jpgB - Alexandria 1020 – No. 130: The S. J. M. Building (1927), designed by Cass Gilbert (who also designed the Woolworth Building), adorned with an army of Assyrian winged guardians rendered in gold and terracotta.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-9.jpgB - Alexandria 919 - Nos. 134 – 138: A latter-day crusader castle housing the Headquarters of NYPD’s Traffic Control Division. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-8.jpgB - Alexandria 818 – No. 150: Latticed stonework and lamp channel the Byzantine Empire. At top left, the head of another fox peeks out. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-7.jpgB - Alexandria 717 – No. 232: Church of St John the Baptist, in a Gothic Revival style (1872). It’s Roman Catholic, rather than Greek Orthodox, but the intent remains the same: to awe. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-6.jpgB - Alexandria 616 – No. 243: The doorway to the Brenley Building, decorated with sacred cartouches of lotus blossoms.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-5.jpgB - Alexandria 515 – No. 224: a high-rise apartment with the Palladian façade of a Roman temple. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-3.jpgB - Alexandria 313 – No. 242: Stone foxes stand guard over an elaborate ceremonial archway. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-2.jpgB - Alexandria 212 – No. 257: Marble Tablet bearing the name Joseph P. Cuomo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b-alexandria-1.jpgB - Alexandria 111 – No. 260: New York City Human Resources Building, adorned with a pair of Royal Lions. 2012-12-30T13:37:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/02/manhattan-st-by-st-30th-st-stone-foxes-and-space-age-dystopia/2012-12-30T13:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/19/a-walk-down-rue-catinat-saigon/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/22-caravelle.jpg22 - CaravelleFinally, another view of the Opera House on a rainy evening. Looming over it is the last famous hotel on Rue Catinat – the Caravelle (1959), housing numerous foreign embassies and the offices of the New York Times and the Washington Post during the War. The original building sits to the right of the high-rise tower. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/21-cathedral.jpg21 - CathedralNotre-Dame Cathedral (1880), sitting in Paris Square. In the background are the towers of Diamond Plaza. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20-general-post-office.jpg20 - General Post OfficeThe neo-classical wedding-cake architecture of the General Post Office (1886).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/19-saigon-post.jpg19 - Saigon PostTo the right is the Catinat Post, which was variously used as a Secret Police headquarters and Office of National Defense, where revolutionaries were imprisoned and tortured. As of 1975, it has become the City Department of Culture and Information.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/18-french-apts.jpg18 - French AptsAnother French colonial era apartment block. The building to the right apparently features in the iconic photograph of the Fall of Saigon, with a helicopter at the top of the building, and hundreds of people clamouring to get on. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/17-vincom-tower.jpg17 - Vincom TowerThe towers of Vincom, the largest mall in Vietnam. Personally, contemporary architecture notwithstanding, I do think the architect made an effort to reflect Vietnam’s traditional architecture in the sloping glass roofs atop each tower.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/16-french-apts-again.jpg16 - French Apts AgainLovely French colonial era apartment building, with a row of art galleries and boutiques on the ground floor. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/15-louis-vuitton.jpg15 - Louis VuittonAcross from the Opera House: once departmental store. It now houses the luxurious Opera View apartments, and Louis Vuitton. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/14-rex-hotel.jpg14 - Rex HotelThe famous Rex Hotel (1966), with its roof-top bar. Not quite on Rue Catinat, but visible from it. It was made famous by American G.I.s during the War as its conference room held a daily conference on the state of events. While the façade remains, the interior is now plush, luxurious and contemporary. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/13-continental.jpg13 - ContinentalAcross from the Eden Center sits the Hotel Continental (1880). This is the view from its famous terrace (in the foreground), where countless writers and journalists have installed themselves, in order to observe the city’s comings and goings. In the background sits the restored Opera House, previously the Vietnam National Assembly, and now the Municipal Theatre. 2022-01-26T15:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/15/ho-chi-minh-city-postcards-from-saigon/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/18-quan-an-ngon.jpg18 - Quan An NgonQuan An Ngon, the best and most popular Vietnamese restaurant in Saigon, housed in a colonial villa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/17-communist-poster.jpg17 - Communist PosterMy one concession to Ho Chi Minh City. This appears to be some kind of commemoratory message for the 82nd anniversary of (North) Vietnam. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/16-phuong-mai-gallery.jpg16 - Phuong Mai GalleryMotorcycles zooming past the Phuong Mai Art Gallery. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/15-white-colonial-villa.jpg15 - White Colonial VillaAnother beautiful colonial villa, probably a private residence. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/14-blue-colonial-villa.jpg14 - Blue Colonial VillaA beautiful colonial villa, now housing the offices of a municipal department. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/13-more-shophouses.jpg13 - More ShophousesA row of traditional shophouses now housing boutiques and restaurants. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/12-windows.jpg12 - WindowsBeautiful shuttered windows of French era apartment buildings, on Dong Khoi Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/11-highlands-coffee.jpg11 - Highlands CoffeeAnother popular local coffee chain, occupying a French colonial villa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/10-trung-nguyen-coffee.jpg10 - Trung Nguyen CoffeeTrung Nguyen Coffee – quite literally No. 1, in my opinion. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/9-old-woman.jpg9 - Old WomanA streetfood vendor in traditional garb sits on Dong Khoi Street, contemplating what Saigon has become. To the left are the Vincom Towers. 2014-12-10T16:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/14/hotel-majestic-ho-chi-minh-city/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/18-art-deco-door.jpg18 - Art Deco DoorAu revoir Hotel Majestic. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/17-dawn.jpg17 - DawnDawn over the Saigon River. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/16-breakfast-fruits.jpg16 - Breakfast FruitsFresh local fruits at breakfast.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/15-cyclo-cafe.jpg15 - Cyclo CafeTraditional music ensemble in an empty Cyclo Café restaurant.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/14-stairwell.jpg14 - StairwellThe mise-en-abime of the hotel’s main stairwell.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/13-catinat-lounge.jpg13 - Catinat LoungeThe Catinat Lounge, serving a relatively popular High Tea on the weekends. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/12-m-bar.jpg12 - M-barA glass of sparkling wine and a splendid view at the hotel’s rooftop bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/11-pool.jpg11 - PoolThe Hotel’s quaint little pool, in its quaint little courtyard.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/10-my-room.jpg10 - My roomThe Colonial River View Deluxe Room.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/9-hotel-interior.jpg9 - Hotel InteriorThe lobby of the Hotel Majestic.2012-12-30T03:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/12/the-grand-tour-iii-ho-chi-minh-city-and-the-hotel-majestic/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/7-gwyneth.jpg7 - GwynethShe's smiling too.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/6-hotel-continental-and-the-eden-centre.jpg6 - Hotel Continental and the Eden CentreThe legendary Hotel Continental Saigon, beside the to-be-unveiled new Eden Center, thankfully designed to blend in with the colonial architecture of its surroundings. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/5-across-from-city-hall.jpg5 - Across from City HallHo Chi Minh’s spanking new skyline: the Bitexco Tower sits to the right. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/4-reunification-palace.jpg4 - Reunification PalaceHere’s a shot of The Symbol of Our Subjugation, for old times’ sake. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3-cathedral-and-wedding-shots.jpg3 - Cathedral and wedding shotsThe Notre Dame Cathedral. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2-map-of-saigon.jpg2 - Map of SaigonColonial map of Old Saigon, with the city to the right, and the satellite town of Cholon – Saigon’s Chinatown – to the left.2012-12-30T03:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/16/penang-a-stroll-through-colonial-georgetown/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/25-clan1.jpg25 - ClanRed and bronze sacrificial drum perched at the very edge of the Chew Clan Jetty, with modern Penang in the near distance.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/36-e-o-view.jpg36 - E & O ViewTimeless view of the Malacca Straits from the Eastern & Oriental Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/35-e-o-facade.jpg35 - E & O FacadeMoorish façade of the Eastern and Oriental Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/34-blue-mansion.jpg34 - Blue MansionThe Blue Mansion, winner of a UNESCO World Heritage Award. Lebuh Leith. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/33-eu-yan-sang.jpg33 - Eu Yan SangBusy street intersection, Lebuh Buckingham and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/32-masjid-kapitan-keling.jpg32 - Masjid Kapitan KelingMasjid Kapitan Keling, after which Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling is named.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/31-more-shophouses.jpg31 - More ShophousesTraditional shophouse architecture, off Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/30-shophouses.jpg30 - ShophousesTraditional shophouse architecture, off Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/29-street-art.jpg29 - Street ArtStreet art and street vendor, Armenian Street.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/28-penang-islamic-museum.jpg28 - Penang Islamic MuseumPenang Islamic Museum, occupying an old palace complex on Armenian Street.2012-12-30T02:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/18/divine-light-church-of-san-agustin-manila/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/10-church1.jpg10 - ChurchThe journey ends at a wedding, about to take place within the San Agustin Church of Manila. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/9-altar1.jpg9 - AltarOrnate Altarhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/7-monk1.jpg7 - MonkReligious statuary in the Church’s museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3-ornate-door1.jpg3 - Ornate DoorOrnate door to the side of the main chapel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/8-galleon.jpg8 - GalleonA miniature Spanish galleon. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/6-nun.jpg6 - NunMore religious statuary. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-monk.jpg5 - MonkReligious statuary along the cloisters of the Church.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/4-door-to-courtyard.jpg4 - Door to courtyardA door opens out onto the courtyard of the Church. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2-inside-the-church.jpg2 - Inside the ChurchInside looking out, San Agustin Church.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1-san-agustin.jpg1 - San AgustinEntrance to the San Agustin Church, with a cyclo.2012-12-30T02:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/14/manila-within-the-walled-city-of-intramuros/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/26-spanish.jpg26 - SpanishA hint of Old Manilahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/25-arzobispo.jpg25 - ArzobispoArzobispohttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/24-solana.jpg24 - SolanaSolanahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/23-real.jpg23 - RealReal https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/22-general-luna.jpg22 - General LunaAnother view of General Luna / Real de Palacio.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20-calesa.jpg20 - CalesaTraditional calesa and university students in the background.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/19-fish-merchant.jpg19 - Fish MerchantYet another elaborately ornamented building, once probably belonging to a fish merchant and now colonized by squatters.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/18-townhouse.jpg18 - TownhouseElaborate ornamentation on the façade of a townhouse.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/17-tilework.jpg17 - TileworkPartly obscured colonial-era tilework. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/16-cathedral.jpg16 - CathedralView towards the Church of San Agustin, the oldest standing church in Manila and the Philippines, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 2012-12-30T02:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/11/the-manila-hotel-manila/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/manila-bay.jpgManila BayView from my window of Manila Bay, the Cruise Terminal, the Manila Hotel pool, and a huge storm brewing.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-ante-lobby.jpg11 - Ante-lobbyThe hotel's ante-lobbyhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10-forwarding-slip.jpg10 - Forwarding SlipForwarding address slip with the Manila Hotel’s iconic logo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/9-sunlight.jpg9 - SunlightA dramatic break through the clouds. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8-breakfast1.jpg8 - BreakfastFilipino Breakfast: a simultaneously rich and subtle mix of flavours. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7-hotel-exterior.jpg7 - Hotel ExteriorThe glamorous entryway to the hotel, at night.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6-tap-room-bar.jpg6 - Tap Room BarChanneling the past at the Tap Room Bar.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-champagne-room.jpg5 - Champagne RoomThe Champagne Room: European Dining in period American splendour.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4-douglas-macarthur.jpg4 - Douglas MacArthurGeneral Douglas MacArthur Suitehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3-the-rooms.jpg3 - The RoomsRoom interior, extending the warm Filipino mahogany tones of the lobby. 2012-12-29T11:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/09/the-grand-tour-ii-manila-the-philippines-and-the-manila-hotel/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/6-lorenzo-de-manila.jpg6 - Lorenzo de ManilaLorenzo de Manila, the first martyr. He started a trend that lasts to this day.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-philippine-flag.jpg5 - Philippine FlagStorm brewing behind the Philippine Flag. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/4-fort-santiago.jpg4 - Fort SantiagoFort Santiago – the heavily fortified entrance to Intramuros. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3-rizal-diorama.jpg3 - Rizal DioramaThe Diorama of the Martyrdom of Rizal, in Rizal Park.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2-quirino-grandstand.jpg2 - Quirino GrandstandEvading the heat in the VIP Area of the Quiriño Grandstand, Rizal Park.2012-12-29T10:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/09/the-grand-tour-a-year-in-the-legendary-colonial-hotels-of-southeast-asia/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/grand-tour-sea1.pngGrand Tour SEA2013-06-27T12:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/14/the-eastern-oriental-hotel-penang/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-kelupang.jpg11 - KelupangThe old kelupang tree, standing just outside where the ballroom used to be in the 1920s.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10-1885.jpg10 - 1885A ghostly 1885 Restaurant, viewed through a small glass panel in its door.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/9-rainstorm.jpg9 - RainstormTropical storm battering against the glass and wrought-iron canopy.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8-breakfast.jpg8 - BreakfastBreakfast: a deliciously light bee hoon soto ayam at Sarkies Victory Annexe.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7-bar-and-book.jpg7 - Bar and BookReliving the past at the Farquhar Bar.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6-sarkies.jpg6 - SarkiesSarkies Corner, one of the many restaurants in the hotel named after its founders.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-the-sarkies-bros.jpg5 - The Sarkies BrosPortraits of three of the Sarkies Brothers, holding vigil over their hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4-toilet.jpg4 - ToiletBeing in the period Art Deco Bathroom, was like being on the set of a 1920s romantic caper.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3-e-and-o-poolside.jpg3 - E and O PoolsideThe famous pool with a view, on the back lawn.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2-lobby.jpg2 - LobbyThe Lobby and Reception Area, with porter in period uniform.2015-03-07T15:47:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/12/the-grand-tour-i-penang-malaysia-and-the-eastern-oriental-hotel/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-peranakan-mansion1.jpg5 - Peranakan MansionInterior of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, an authentic recreation of the private domicile of a wealthy Straits Chinese family.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-khoo-kongsi1.jpg4 - Khoo KongsiInterior of the Khoo Kongsi temple, every inch festooned with drawings and carvings of Chinese deities, heroes and symbols of good luck.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3-jalan-green-hall1.jpg3 - Jalan Green HallImpenetrable tableaus of colour and texture abound at every turn.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2-klinik-singapore1.jpg2 - Klinik SingaporeBanking on the brand: Klinik Singapore, Little India.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1-armenian-street1.jpg1 - Armenian StreetFaçade of a colonial-era shophouse, now a boutique hotel, Armenian Street.2013-10-31T12:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/25/christmas-time-is-here/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsc00005.jpgDSC00005https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsc00010.jpgDSC00010https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_9457.jpgIMG_9457https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_9104.jpgIMG_91042012-12-25T02:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/05/manhattan-in-12-streets-liberty-st-death-and-the-maiden/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/main-21.jpgMAIN 2https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/main-11.jpgMAIN 12012-12-21T14:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/21/commercial-residential-and-multi-religious-architecture-in-vientiane/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/32-lao-heritage-hotel.jpg32 - Lao Heritage HotelLao Heritage Hotel, like a bungalow in Singapore. Thanon Phanompenh. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/31-evangelical-church.jpg31 - Evangelical ChurchEvangelical Church, reminiscent of Indonesia. Thanon Phanompenh.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/30-malay-house.jpg30 - Malay HouseChannelling Oud Soerabaja. Thanon Phanompenh.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/29-coloured-gates.jpg29 - Coloured gatesChannelling the old town of Surabaya. Thanon Phanompenh.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/28-vietnamese-association.jpg28 - Vietnamese AssociationVietnamese Association. Thanon Chao Anou.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/27-vietnamese-temple.jpg27 - Vietnamese TempleVietnamese temple, channeling Hanoi. Thanon Chao Anou.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/26-chinese-shophouse.jpg26 - Chinese ShophouseChinese style Shophouse, Thanon Khun Bu Lom.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/25-multi-colored.jpg25 - Multi-coloredMulti-colored shophouses, reminiscent of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanon Khun Bu Lom.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/24-art-deco.jpg24 - Art DecoArt Deco apartments, Thanon Khun Bu Lomhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/23-wat-inpeng.jpg23 - Wat InpengWat Inpeng.2012-12-21T14:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/20/colonial-and-institutional-architecture-in-vientiane/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/25-that-luang-painting.jpg25 - That Luang paintingImpressionist painting of the Pha That Luang at the gates of the National Museumhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/24-national-museum.jpg24 - National MuseumThe Lao National Museum. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/23-old-rusty.jpg23 - Old RustyOld Rusty. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/22-kualao.jpg22 - KualaoKualao Restaurant. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/21-hopital-mahosot.jpg21 - Hopital MahosotView towards Hopital Mahosot, from within the Hophrakaew.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20-hophrakaew.jpg20 - HophrakaewWat Hophrakaew: razed to the ground by the Siamese in 1828; rebuilt by the French colonial authorities in 1942.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/19-haunted-house.jpg19 - Haunted HouseHaunted House.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/18-notre-dame.jpg18 - Notre DameÉglise de Nôtre Dame. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/17-ecole-de-medecine.jpg17 - Ecole de MedecineÉcole de Médecine. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/16-residence-de-france.jpg16 - Residence de FranceRésidence de France.2012-12-20T13:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/18/the-settha-palace-hotel-vientiane/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/12-stairway.jpg12 - StairwayThe cathedral-like art deco stairway down to the hotel lobby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-side.jpg11 - SideSohk dee deuh Settha Palace.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10-larb.jpg10 - LarbLarb Kai, minced chicken steeped in herbs. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/9-bar-day.jpg9 - Bar dayThe Colonial Bar, in broad daylight. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8-corridor.jpg8 - CorridorDown a dark corridor towards the light at the end. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7-beerlao.jpg7 - BeerlaoBeer Lao, at the Colonial Bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6-pool.jpg6 - PoolThe free form pool at the hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-outside.jpg5 - OutsideThe variegated urban landscape across the street from the hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4-breakfast.jpg4 - BreakfastBreakfast at La Belle Epoque.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3-bedroom.jpg3 - BedroomMy four-poster bed in the Junior Suite room. 2012-12-18T15:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/17/the-grand-tour-vii-sabaidee-vientiane-laos/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7-king.jpg7 - KingStatue of Lao King Anouvong, on the banks of the Mekong.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6-monks.jpg6 - MonksNovice monks. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-fashionable-types.jpg5 - Fashionable TypesFashionable types in downtown Vientiane.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4-white-elephant.jpg4 - White ElephantChancing upon white elephants in Vientiane. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3-that-luang.jpg3 - That LuangThat Luang, the Golden Stupa, symbol of Laos. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2-buddhas.jpg2 - BuddhasFig. 2 – Buddhas in Wat Sisaket – the oldest temple in Vientiane, spared the destruction by the vindictive Siamese, because it was built in the Siamese style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1-patuxay.jpg1 - PatuxayPatuxai, Victory Monument and symbol of Vientiane, supposedly constructed from concrete donated by the Americans for the city’s airport runway.2012-12-17T14:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/14/liberty-street-coda-world-financial-center-and-battery-park-city/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda.pngD - CodaD - Codahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-7.jpgD - Coda 725 – Jersey City skyline, across the Hudson River.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-5.jpgD - Coda 523 – New York City Police Memorial (1997) in the distance, designed by Stuart Crawford. It commemorates the death of police officers in the course of duty.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-6.jpgD - Coda 624 – North Yacht Cove, in Battery Park City.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-4.jpgD - Coda 422 – Entrance to Battery Park City, a huge condominium complex built on landfill from the construction of the original World Trade Center.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-3.jpgD - Coda 321 – 2 World Financial Center.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-21.jpgD - Coda 220 – Entrance to One World Financial Center (1985), home to the Dow Jones.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-coda-13.jpgD - Coda 119 – Elevated Pedestrian Walkway across West Street., and a weary pilgrim.2012-12-14T15:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/13/liberty-street-death-liberty-street-approaching-ground-zero/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-death.pngC - DeathC - Deathhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-9.jpgC - Ground Zero 918 – The 9 / 11 Memorial entrance, in the shadow of One WTC.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-8.jpgC - Ground Zero 817 – Signs directing pilgrims to the 9/11 Memorial.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-7.jpgC - Ground Zero 716 – One WTC in its full immensity, dwarfing the WTC (re-)construction site. At 104 storeys, it is the signature piece of the reconstructed WTC complex, designed by architect David Childs, from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-5.jpgC - Ground Zero 514 – The hulking, portentous blackness that is 1 Liberty Plaza (1971 – 73), built by U.S. Steel to a design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. One WTC peeks out just beyond.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-4.jpgC - Ground Zero 413 – Passers-by regard Joie de Vivre by Mark DiSuvero. Behind it is the US Realty Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-3.jpgC - Ground Zero 312 – Cube (1968) by Isamu Noguchi, sits just before the Marine Midland Building. Behind it is the US Realty Building (1906) by Francis H. Kimball, in a Gothic design.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-2.jpgC - Ground Zero 211 – The Chamber of Commerce Building (1901) by James B. Baker, in the Beaux-Arts Style. It is a Landmark. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-1.jpgC - Ground Zero 110 – Marine Midland Building (1967), by Skidmore Owens and Merrill looms to the left. The Gothic building is the Liberty Tower (1910) by Henry Ives Cobb.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-ground-zero-6.jpgC - Ground Zero 615 – The glass-clad façade of 1 WTC makes it part of the cloudscape. It would been completed by the time this goes to press. 2012-12-13T15:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/10/liberty-street-the-maiden-maiden-lane/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-the-maiden.pngB - The MaidenB - The Maidenhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-6.jpgB - Maiden Lane 69 – A maiden slinks by the Renaissance Fortress that is the New York Fed. This building holds the largest stock of gold in the world, in its basement vaults.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-5.jpgB - Maiden Lane 58 – A maiden sits with her gentleman friend at Nevelson Plaza, adorned with Shadows by Flags, by artist Louise Nevelson. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-4.jpgB - Maiden Lane 47 – A maiden slinks down Maiden Lane. Behind her is the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1919 – 35), designed by York & Sawyer in the style of a Renaissance fortress.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-3.jpgB - Maiden Lane 36 – A banker smokes on the other side of Maiden Lane and Water Street. To his left is Water Street Plaza (1959), by Sylvan and Robert Bien. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-1.jpgB - Maiden Lane 14 – Continental Center (1982) in the middle, Wall Street Plaza (1973), by I. M. Pei to the right, contrasted against a building from the 1930s, to the left. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-maiden-lane-2.jpgB - Maiden Lane 25 – A maiden slinks across the street at the junction of Maiden Lane and Water Street. Behind her is 8- Pine Street (1961), designed by Emery Roth & Sons.2012-12-10T13:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/12/08/liberty-street-introduction-south-street-seaport/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-introduction.pngA - IntroductionA - Introductionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-south-beach-seaport-3.jpgA - South Beach Seaport 33 – The threshold – FDR Drive Elevated Highway, past which Maiden Lane begins proper.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-south-beach-seaport-2.jpgA - South Beach Seaport 22 – Retired trading vessels from a bygone era are docked at the South Beach seaport. They now form part of the city’s maritime museum.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-south-beach-seaport-1.jpgA - South Beach Seaport 11 – A maiden slinks across the South Beach Seafront waterfront, with downtown Brooklyn in the near distance. 2012-12-08T11:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/28/the-art-of-the-royal-palace-phnom-penh/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20-hanoman.jpg20 - HanomanAnd finally, a seated Hanomanhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/19-royal-coat-of-arms.jpg19 - Royal Coat of ArmsRoyal Coat of Arms, with an elephant and a tiger. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/18-royal-insignia.jpg18 - Royal InsigniaThe Royal Insigniahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/17-audience.jpg17 - AudienceAnother opulent royal / divine audience.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/16-birds.jpg16 - BirdsNaturalistic representations of birds.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/15-apsara.jpg15 - ApsaraApsara, or divine beinghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-sailing-ship.jpg14 - Sailing ShipSailing shiphttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/13-the-monkeys-and-the-fish.jpg13 - The Monkeys and the FishThe monkeys and the fishhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/12-three-headed-white-elephant.jpg12 - Three headed white elephantThree-headed white elephanthttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/11-hanoman.jpg11 - HanomanAnother version of Hanoman2022-11-15T19:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/25/phnom-penh-architecturally/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/40-view-from-my-room.jpg40 - View from my RoomBack at Hotel Le Royal: the view from my balcony onto rue 92 and 96. In the distance is the sign of the times: the Vattanac Building, one of Phnom Penh’s spanking new skyscrapers. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/39-railway-station.jpg39 - Railway StationPhnom Penh Railway Station (1932), another Art Deco landmark.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/38-psar-thmei.jpg38 - Psar ThmeiThe surreal Art Deco vision of the Phsar Thmei. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/37-maybank.jpg37 - MaybankColonial Villa, now Maybank, Rue 108. This is one of the most beautiful. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/36-poste-de-la-police.jpg36 - Poste de la PolicePoste de la Police Phsar Thmei, Rue 174. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/35-colonial-villa.jpg35 - Colonial VillaColonial Villa, Rue 174.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/34-colonial-villa-off-norodom-blvd.jpg34 - Colonial Villa Off Norodom BlvdColonial Villa, off Norodom Boulevard.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/33-min-of-education.jpg33 - Min of EducationMinistere de l’Education, Norodom Boulevard.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/32-villa-norodom-blvd.jpg32 - Villa Norodom BlvdColonial Villa, Norodom Boulevard.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/31-villa-norodom-blvd.jpg31 - Villa Norodom BlvdColonial Villa, Norodom Boulevard.2012-12-09T16:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/22/raffles-hotel-le-royal-phnom-penh/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/12-cafe-monivong.jpg12 - Cafe MonivongCafé Monivong. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/11-coat-of-arms-cup.jpg11 - Coat of Arms CupAnother instance of the hotel’s coat of arms.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-coat-of-arms-roof.jpg10 - Coat of Arms RoofView towards the Amrita Spa, with the Hotel’s Coat of Arms emblazoned over it.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/9-breakfast.jpg9 - BreakfastBreakfast at Café Monivong Khmer noodles. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8-pool.jpg8 - PoolOne of the Hotel’s two pools, in the courtyard.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/7-elephant-bar.jpg7 - Elephant BarThe impossibly colonial Elephant Bar. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/6-coat-of-arms.jpg6 - Coat of ArmsThe Coat of Arms of the Hotel was an elephant and a tiger. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/5-white-elephants.jpg5 - White elephantsRoyal white elephants, in the hotel lobby.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-clawfoot-bath.jpg4 - Clawfoot BathThe clawfoot bath, in my bathroom.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/3-lobby.jpg3 - LobbyHotel lobby.2012-11-22T13:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/20/the-grand-tour-vi-sihanouk-time-phnom-penh-cambodia/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/7-bilboard.jpg7 - BilboardContemporary advertising in Phnom Penhhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/6-river.jpg6 - RiverView of Phnom Penh from the Ton Le Sap River.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/5-independence-monument.jpg5 - Independence MonumentThe Independence Monument, built in Cambodian’s golden age in the ‘50s and ‘60s by the Cambodiam architect, Van Molyann. It channels the temples of Angkor. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-retro-apartments.jpg4 - REtro ApartmentsThe very human scale and feel of Phnom Penh: 1960s apartments in the background and a market in the foreground.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/3-the-charming-city.jpg3 - The Charming CityMarketing banners strategically festooning parts of the city centre. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2-wat-phnom.jpg2 - Wat PhnomWat Phnom, the temple mount after which the city is named. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1-king-sihanouk.jpg1 - King SihanoukPortrait of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, symbol of Cambodia and Phnom Penh.2012-11-20T13:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/17/music-and-memory-or-soundtracks-to-specific-moments-in-our-lives/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sany0041.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sany0055.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sany0053.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sany0154.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERA2012-11-17T14:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/14/79th-st-zurich-3rd-ave-to-fdr-drive/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich.pngF - ZurichF - Zurichhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-9.jpgF - Zurich 950 – Sailboat on the water. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-8.jpgF - Zurich 849 – Conserved historical buildings near the waterfront. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-7.jpgF - Zurich 748 – Another luxury apartment complex.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-6.jpgF - Zurich 647 – Uber modern, uber-chic apartments. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-5.jpgF - Zurich 546 – Shimmering glass high-rise. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-4.jpgF - Zurich 445 – Synagogue. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-3.jpgF - Zurich 344 – Real Estate Agent. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-2.jpgF - Zurich 243 – Upscale restaurant.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/f-zurich-1.jpgF - Zurich 142 – Upscale boutique.2012-11-15T12:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/13/79th-st-lucerne-5th-to-3rd-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne.pngE - LucerneE - Lucernehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-15.jpgE - Lucerne 1541 – Modern high-rises. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-14.jpgE - Lucerne 1440 – Mediaeval gables. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-13.jpgE - Lucerne 1339 – Mediaeval structure trapped between two high-rises. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-12.jpgE - Lucerne 1238 – Statue of Don Quichotte. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-11.jpgE - Lucerne 1137 – Townhouses amidst high-rises.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-10.jpgE - Lucerne 1036 – Greek Embassy.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-9.jpgE - Lucerne 935 – Elegant Townhouses. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-8.jpgE - Lucerne 834 – Museum.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/e-lucerne-7.jpgE - Lucerne 733 – Ornate street lamps.2012-11-13T13:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/12/79th-st-swiss-alps-museum-of-natural-history-and-central-park/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-swiss-alps.pngD - Swiss AlpsD - Swiss Alpshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-8.jpgD - Alps 826 – Re-emerging from the forest.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-7.jpgD - Alps 725 – Civilisation beckons. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-6.jpgD - Alps 624 – Majestic evergreens.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-5.jpgD - Alps 523 – Winding road tunneling though craggy rock-faces.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-4.jpgD - Alps 422 – Cottages in the forest.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-3.jpgD - Alps 321 – Alpine intersection. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-2.jpgD - Alps 220 – Castle peeking through a break in the forest cover.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/d-alps-1.jpgD - Alps 119 – Market town on the fringes of the Alps.2012-11-12T13:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/11/79th-st-bern-amsterdam-to-columbus-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern.pngC - BernC - Bernhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-6.jpgC - Bern 618 – Another modern, upscale apartment block. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-5.jpgC - Bern 517 – Modern, upscale apartments. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-4.jpgC - Bern 416 – Channeling mediaeval England.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-3.jpgC - Bern 315 – More mediaeval facades.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-2.jpgC - Bern 214 – Mediaeval facades.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/c-bern-1.jpgC - Bern 113 – Mediaeval structure trapped between two high-rises. 2012-11-11T13:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/10/79th-st-lausanne-broadway-to-amsterdam-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne.pngB - LausanneB - Lausannehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-6.jpgB - Lausanne 612 – School and Community House. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-5.jpgB - Lausanne 511 – Another high-rise apartment, with Italianate flourishes. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-4.jpgB - Lausanne 410 – Generic high-rise apartment. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-3.jpgB - Lausanne 39 – The Lucerne Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-2.jpgB - Lausanne 28 – Irish Pub, a ubiquitous sight in cosmopolitan cities these days.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/b-lausanne-1.jpgB - Lausanne 17 - Gothic Cathedral2012-11-10T13:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/08/79th-st-geneva-hudson-river-greenway-to-broadway/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva.pngA - GenevaA - Genevahttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-6.jpgA - Geneva 66 – Beaux-Arts detailing on the façade of another waterfront property. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-5.jpgA - Geneva 55 – Quiet side alley between waterfront properties.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-4.jpgA - Geneva 44 – Neo-classical detailing on a waterfront property.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-3.jpgA - Geneva 33 – Aerial advertising.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-2.jpgA - Geneva 22 – Café along the Riviera.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/a-geneva-1.jpgA - Geneva 11 - The Riviera2012-11-08T12:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/06/manhattan-in-12-sts-79th-st-geneva-to-zurich-express/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/main-3.jpgMain 3Central Park, along the 79th Street Transverse Roadhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/main-1.jpgMain 1Edifices on the Upper West Sidehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/main-2.jpgGrand Apartments on the Upper East SideGrand Apartments on the Upper East Side2012-11-06T14:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/31/storm-in-new-york/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sany0011.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAStorm in Brooklyn, not the same one as what just struck this week, but similar. This one occurred sometime last year. 2012-11-04T15:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/28/manhattan-street-by-street/2012-11-04T14:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/11/04/my-garden-grows-and-it-feels-like-home/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0087.jpgIMG_0087https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0084.jpgIMG_0084https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0081.jpgIMG_0081https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0111.jpgIMG_0111https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0098.jpgIMG_0098https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0079.jpgIMG_0079https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0096.jpgIMG_00962012-11-04T14:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/28/the-grand-palace-bangkok/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/warrior.jpgWarriorFig. 13 – Mural of a warrior from the Ramakien. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/throne-hall.jpgThrone HallFig. 14 – The Chakri Maha Prasat, built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1882. The Central Throne Hall of this building is used in receptions of foreign ambassadors, state banquets and other ceremonial purposes. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/temple-back.jpgTemple BackFig. 12 – View towards the back of the Wat Phra Kaew. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/royal-pantheon.jpgRoyal PantheonFig. 8 – Chinese tourists at the steps of the Royal Pantheon. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ramakien1.jpgRamakienFig. 4 – One of a few immense guardian figures from the Ramakien, the Thai retelling of the Hindu epic, The Ramayana. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/queen-sirikit-museum.jpgQueen Sirikit MuseumFig. 18 – The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, in an Italianate building that was once the Crown’s Ministry of Finance. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pavilion.jpgPavilionFig. 16 – The Aphorn Phimok PRasat Pavilion, standing in front of the Dusit Maha Prasit Throne Hall, which is the oldest building in the complex. The Hall is used for the lying-in-state of members of the Royal Family, and is modeled after a similar throne hall that once stood in Ayutthaya. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/other-stupa.jpgOther StupaFig. 11 – Yet another golden stupa, borne by mythical guardian figures.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/main-entrance1.jpgMain EntranceFig. 3 – The first thing one sees upon entering the complex: the Temple itself, fronted by the statue of a monk, who was the father of Thai medicine. The statue was installed by Rama III. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lion.jpgLionFig. 6 – Detail of a Lion Relief on the doors of the Wat Phra Kaew. 2012-10-28T13:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/25/an-afternoon-in-old-bangkok/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wat-muang-khae.jpgWat Muang KhaeFig. 17 – Detail of Wat Muang Khae, a Thai Buddhist Temple, right by the Malay Kampung.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/assumption-complex1.jpgAssumption ComplexFig. 8 – Part of a complex of colonial era buildings affiliated with Assumption Cathedral. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/trocadero.jpgTrocaderoFig. 22 – The Hotel Trocadero, built in the 1920s and once a serious competitor of the Oriental’s. Now it’s the decrepit New Trocadero Hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sri-mariamman.jpgSri MariammanFig. 25 – The Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, also known as Wat Khaek Silom, established in 1879 by Tamil immigrants. My visit to the temple saw many Thais also worshipping and seeking blessings alongside Tamil devotees.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shrine.jpgShrineFig 27 – One of many ubiquitous street-side shrines. This one sits on Pan Road, across from Kathmandu Photo Gallery. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shophouse-ii.jpgShophouse IIFig. 21 – More shophouses and residences along Charoen Krung Roadhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shophouse-i.jpgShophouse IFig. 20 – 19th century Chinese shophouse architecture along Charoen Krung Road.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/portuguese-shophouse.jpgPortuguese ShophouseFig 26 – Across the street from Sri Mariammam sits Kathmandu Photo Gallery, housed in a restored Sino-Portuguese shophouse. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/portuguese-legation.jpgPortuguese LegationFig. 4 – The Portuguese Legation has stood here since the early 1700s, and is the oldest embassy building in Bangkok. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pawnshop.jpgPawnshopFig. 23 – The oldest Chinese pawnshop in Bangkok, designated a national heritage site. It is located in Chinatown along Charoen Krung Road.2012-10-25T11:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/23/the-oriental-hotel-bangkok/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jack-nicholson.jpgJack NicholsonA portrait of Jack Nicholson, in the window of the Cuban cigar bar.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bamboo-grove-o.jpgBamboo Grove (O)Bamboo-lined walkway leading from the Spa to the Health Club, at the Hotel’s grounds on the west bank of the river. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bamboo-bar.jpgBamboo BarNew York on the Chao Phraya: the resident live music ensemble at The Bamboo Bar.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/authors-lounge-cropped.jpgAuthor's Lounge (Cropped)The Author’s Lounge, where I had a most scrumptious Afternoon Tea. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spa.jpgSpaThe Grounds of the Spa. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spa-tea.jpgSpa TeaGinger Tea, at the Oriental Spa.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/river-terrace-evening.jpgRiver Terrace EveningThe River Terrace, at dusk.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pool.jpgPoolThe Hotel’s second, smaller pool. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oriental-hotel-old-cropped.jpgOriental Hotel Old (Cropped)The façade of the Author’s Wing, the original building of the hotel. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/main-entrance.jpgMain EntranceThe doorman at the main entrance to the hotel. 2013-05-02T23:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/21/the-grand-tour-v-imperial-grandeur-bangkok-thailand/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/royal-palace-ii.jpgRoyal Palace IIFacade of the Chakri Maha Prasat, or the actual Grand Palace itself.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ramakien.jpgRamakienCharacter from the Ramakien, the Thai adaptation of the Ramayana, outside the National Theatre.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/monk.jpgMonkTradition and modernity: Bangkok in a nutshell.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/crumbling.jpgCrumblingCrumbling European façade in Bang Rak.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chao-phraya.jpgChao PhrayaThe old Customs House, on the banks of the Chao Phraya. Now a dilapidated but still functioning Fire Station.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/royal-palace.jpgRoyal PalaceDazzling, dizzying facades in Bangkok's Grand Palace complex. 2012-10-21T13:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/19/43rd-st-sky-and-landfill-9th-ave-to-the-circle-line/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-sky-and-landfill.pngD - Sky and LandfillD - Sky and Landfillhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-11.jpgD - Hell 1150 – The quaint storybook facades of waterfront properties in New Jersey.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-10.jpgD - Hell 1049 – Pier 84, where the Circle Line Tours take tourists and families around the island of Manhattan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-9.jpgD - Hell 948 – UPS Parcel Post. The building in the distance is the Chinese Consulate, which occupies the former Sheraton Hotel.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-8.jpgD - Hell 847 – Manhattan Mini Storage and Market Diner, a classic diner dating back to the ‘60s.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-7.jpgD - Hell 746 – At the 11th Ave intersection are two condominium complexes designed by Costas Kondylis: to the left is Silver Towers at River Place, to the right is Atelier (2006).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-6.jpgD - Hell 645 – The red building in the middle is No. 560: Riverbank West.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-5.jpgD - Hell 544 – The Strand Apartments, designed by Costas Kondylis.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-4.jpgD - Hell 443 – No. 520: New Gotham Apartments (1998), one of the earlier luxury condominiums in the area.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/d-hell-3.jpgD - Hell 342 – View upon Yotel (2010) – a hotel building designed by Arquitectonica.2012-10-21T08:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/18/43rd-st-lights-and-magic-theatre-district-6th-9th-aves/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-lights-and-magic.pngC - Lights and MAgicC - Lights and Magichttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-10.jpgC - Theatre 1039 – No. 407: Westside Theatrehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-8.jpgC - Theatre 837 – No. 310 – Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center, with a mural depicting progress within the African-American community.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-7.jpgC - Theatre 736 – No. 307: Second Stage Theatre, presenting overlooked plays. It is housed in a 1927 building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-6.jpgC - Theatre 635 – Originally the Selwyn Theatre (1918), now renamed the American Airlines Theatre and housing the Roundabout Theatre Company.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-5.jpgC - Theatre 534 – Foxwoods Theatre, home to the highly critically-panned and controversy-plagued Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-4.jpgC - Theatre 433 – Police officers on horseback, and tourists checking a shot they just took.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-3.jpgC - Theatre 332 – The US Armed Forces Recruitment Station, recruiting here since 1946.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-2.jpgC - Theatre 231 – To the left is One Times Square, which housed The New York Times from 1904 - 1913. Times Square is named after The New York Times, and it was the Times that started the tradition of New Year’s Eve on the Square in 1908. Just beyond is 3 Times Square – the Reuters Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/c-theatre-1.jpgC - Theatre 130 – No. 124: Henry Miller’s Theater (1918), now renamed the Stephen Sondheim theater. It was a porno cinema in the ‘80s.2012-10-21T08:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/17/43rd-st-secrets-in-stone-grand-central-station-to-6th-ave/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-secrets-in-stone.pngB - Secrets in StoneB - Secrets in Stonehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-11.jpgB - Roman 1129 – Nos 113 – 123: The Town Hall (1921), designed by McKim, Mead & White. It was built for the League of Political Education, before becoming a performing arts venue.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-10.jpgB - Roman 1028 – To the left is No. 1114 Avenue of the Americas: Grace Building (1974).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-9.jpgB - Roman 927 – No. 45: The words LEX and JVS are inscribed on the building’s façade.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-8.jpgB - Roman 826 – No. 33: Fire Engine Company No. 65 (1898), another Italian Renaissance Building from the same era as the Century Association Clubhouse.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-6.jpgB - Roman 624 – No. 7: The Century Association Clubhouse (1891), an artistic and literary society. Italian Renaissance Building designed by McKim, Mead & White.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-5.jpgB - Roman 523 – Lefcourt National Building (1929), with its relief of dozen rams. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, who later designed the Empire State Building.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-4.jpgB - Roman 422 – Detail of a girl and an amphora of roses at No. 4.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-3.jpgB - Roman 321 – A Firefighter’s Prayer – statue dedicated to the firefighter’s who braved 9/11. The statue stands at No. 6: The Emigrant Savings Bank.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b-roman-2.jpgB - Roman 220 – No. 9 E 43rd St: Fifth Church of Christ Scientist.2012-10-21T08:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/16/43rd-st-smoke-and-mirrors-the-un-to-grand-central-station/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-smoke-and-mirrors.pngA - Smoke and MirrorsA - Smoke and Mirrorshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-18.jpgA - UN 1818 - The Beaux-Arts Concourse of the Grand Central Station, designed by Warren and Wetmore, and built between 1903 and 1913.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-17.jpgA - UN 1717 - Reflection of the Chrysler Building on the façade of the Grand Hyatt.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-16.jpgA - UN 1616 - Clockwise from left: the Chrysler Building (1930), Commerce Place (1988), the Graybar Building (1927) and the Grand Hyatt Hotel (the original building was built in 1920); peeking out to the left is the Chanin Building (1929).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-15.jpgA - UN 1515 - St Agnes Roman Catholic Church: the present building was rebuilt in the 1990s after a fire destroyed an earlier building (1873) in 1992.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-14.jpgA - UN 1414 - An old tenement block on the NW corner of the 3rd Ave Intersection, totally dwarfed by the skyscrapers surrounding it.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-13.jpgA - UN 1313 - Smoke and mirrors: The American Home Products Building (685 3rd Ave), reflecting the Xerox Building, No. 202, to the left.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-12.jpgA - UN 12View towards a Tower of a different kind: the Chrysler Building (1930) by William van Alen. Once the tallest building in New York until the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Post 9/11, it became the tallest building again, but is now surpassed (again) by the current WTC Towers.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-11.jpgA - UN 11A view towards the UN Tower, shimmering like something out of a sci-fi movie.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/a-un-10.jpgA - UN 10No. 245: The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (1991), designed by Indian architect Charles Correa. The Pfizer Building, just across the street, is reflected on the building’s façade.2012-10-21T08:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/12/43rd-st-unreal-city/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6543.jpgChrysler BuildingThe Chrysler Building, a surreal visionhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6898.jpgTimes SquareTimes Square: America at its most garishhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6584.jpgThe United Nations, in the distanceThe United Nations, flickering in and out of existence, in the distance.2012-10-21T08:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/09/a-year-of-dreaming-cities-and-searching-for-home/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0078.jpgIMG_0078https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0060.jpgIMG_00602012-10-09T12:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/10/01/moving-to-and-making-a-new-home-in-a-new-country/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0003.jpgIMG_00032012-10-01T13:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/26/the-grass-is-green-enough-here-wherever-here-is/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_00731.jpgIMG_0073...for thishttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2790.jpgWilliamsburg BridgeFrom this...2012-09-26T13:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/16/hotel-majapahit-surabaya/2022-10-26T03:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/23/colours-of-old-town-east-surabaya/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/28-graffiti-2.jpg28 - Graffiti 2Another instance of graffiti art, actually along Jalan Jembatan Merah (Old Town West), but whatever.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/27-graffiti-1.jpg27 - Graffiti 1Juxtaposition of the old and the new, Chinatown.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/26-ashhouse.jpg26 - AshhouseTraditional ornament, on the façade of the Han Ash House, Jalan Kembang Jepun.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/25-shophouse-grill.jpg25 - Shophouse grillTraditional shophouse architecture – found all over the Malay Archipelago – in Chinatown.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/24-60s-apartments.jpg24 - 60s ApartmentsApartment blocks from the ‘50s and ‘60s, Chinatown.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/23-warehouse.jpg23 - WarehouseWarehouses in Chinatown.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/22-traditional-house-2.jpg22 - Traditional House 2Here’s another one.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/21-traditional-house.jpg21 - Traditional HouseScattered throughout Chinatown are these traditional style houses.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20-tower-chinatown.jpg20 - Tower ChinatownA colonial-style building in Chinatown, with lions at the front door.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/19-blue-green1.jpg19 - Blue GreenBlue-green washed gray, Jalan Kembang Jepun.2012-09-23T13:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/19/the-colonial-city-or-old-town-west-surabaya/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/25-grahadi-building.jpg25 - Grahadi BuildingGrahadi Building (1795), previously the Raad van Justitie (High Court), and now the residence of the Governor of East Java. Jalan Gubernor Suryo. Behind the building flows the Kali Mas.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/24-simpang-post-office.jpg24 - Simpang Post OfficeSimpang Sub-branch Post Office (1815) – the first post office in Surabaya. Jalan Gubernur Suryo.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/23-occasion.jpg23 - OccasionAnother Art Deco Building on Jalan Tunjungan, this one a club “Occasion.”https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/22-art-deco-tower.jpg22 - Art Deco TowerArt Deco Building on Jalan Tunjungan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/21-hotel-majapahit.jpg21 - Hotel MajapahitHotel Majapahit, Jalan Tunjungan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20-rabobank.jpg20 - RabobankRabobank Building (1912), Jalan Tunjungan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/19-blue-on-white.jpg19 - Blue on WhiteBlue on white façade on Jalan Tunjungan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/18-tunjungan-city.jpg18 - Tunjungan CityTunjungan City Building, Jalan Tunjungan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/17-gouvernerus-kantor.jpg17 - Gouvernerus KantorThe Gouverneurs Kantor (1929 – 1931), Jalan Pahlawan.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/16-jln-pahlawan.jpg16 - Jln PahlawanSoeara Asia Building, previously the Brantas Building, on Jalan Pahlawan (previously Aloon-aloon Straat).2025-08-08T09:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/13/the-grand-tour-iv-tempo-dulu-surabaya-indonesia/2012-09-13T10:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/10/11th-st-the-west-bank-or-paradise-regained-hudson-river-greenway/2012-09-10T13:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/09/11th-st-sodom-and-gomorrah-hudson-st-to-west-st/2012-09-09T13:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/08/11th-st-a-jacobean-fantasy-greenwich-ave-to-hudson-st/2012-09-08T15:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/07/11th-st-limbo-5th-to-7th-aves/2012-09-07T14:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/06/11th-st-purgatorio-grandissimo-broadway-to-5th-ave/2012-09-06T12:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/05/11th-st-holy-war-1st-ave-to-broadway/2012-09-05T13:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/04/11th-st-scattered-edens-ave-c-to-1st/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens1.pngB - Scattered EdensB - Scattered Edenshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-92.jpgB - Scattered Edens 914 - The Lower Manhattan Mosque, founded in 1976. Also houses the Islamic Council of America. It is adorned with a single minaret in the Persian style. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-81.jpgB - Scattered Edens 813 - LES Park: a former bus depot transformed into a community garden by the Eastside Community JHS 60 alumni; the third garden.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-71.jpgB - Scattered Edens 712 - The basketball court of the Eastside Community Junior High School (JHS).https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-61.jpgB - Scattered Edens 611 - No. 418: Christian Assembly Pentecostal Church.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-52.jpgB - Scattered Edens 511th Street Community Garden, the second of the three gardens.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-42.jpgB - Scattered Edens 49 - Mary, Help of Christians, the official Patron Saint of New York. The building, a Catholic school, was built in 1925.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-32.jpgB - Scattered Edens 38 - Father's Heart Ministry Center (1868), once Russian Baptist, but now Evangelical.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-22.jpgB - Scattered Edens 27 - The Free Public Baths of New York City: once a literal oasis, now apparently a photography studio.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/b-scattered-edens-13.jpgB - Scattered Edens 16 - East 11th Street Garden, the first of the three gardens.2012-09-04T11:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/03/11th-st-the-east-bank-or-paradise-lost-east-river-park-to-ave-c/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank.pngA - East BankMap - East Bankhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank-5.jpgA - East Bank 55 - A faceless high-rise at 170 Avenue C. Paradise irrevocably Lost. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank-4.jpgA - East Bank 44 - Hurtling further and further away from the Blue Door. View through the Dry Dock Park. https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank-3.jpgA - East Bank 33 - The gates of heaven lie just beyond the Blue Door. In the foreground: Jacob Riis Houses.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank-2.jpgA - East Bank 22 - Cast beyond the open gates of heaven: the footbridge across FDR Drive.https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-east-bank-1.jpgA - East Bank 11 - Through the forest, a light. Paradise - Bohemian Williamsburg - beckons just beyond.2012-09-04T11:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/09/02/11th-st-a-divine-comedy-or-1-3-3-gods/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_6008.jpgTownhouses in Greenwich VillageTownhouses in Greenwich Villagehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_5931.jpgGrace ChurchGrace Church, 11th St and 4th Ave2012-09-02T13:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/08/26/coming-of-age-or-when-september-ends/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hanover.jpgHanover2012-08-26T02:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/07/26/the-happy-wanderer-or-home-regaine/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/williamsburg.jpgWilliamsburghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/singapore.jpgSingapore2012-07-26T12:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/20/i-think-i-have-an-answer-to-the-question-of-home/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-york-22.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sany0005.jpgShanghaihttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sany0002.jpgHamburghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sany0001-2.jpgLondonhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sany0001.jpgNew Yorkhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sany0047.jpgSingapore2012-06-20T01:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/04/12/new-urban-precincts-iv-hafencity-hamburg/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/map.pngMaphttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/elbphilharmonik-ii1.jpgHafen Cityhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/city-centre.jpgTown Squarehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hamburg-centre.jpgBinnenalsterhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/elbe-river.jpgElbe Riverhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/spider.jpgSpidershttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/evening-falls.jpgElevated Walkwayshttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/am-sandtorpark-grasbrook.jpgAm Sandtorpark / Grasbrookhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jederman.jpgJedermanhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/maritime-museum.jpgMaritime Museum2013-05-01T21:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/06/04/being-here-craving-for-normal-there/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-york-2.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/singapore1.jpgSingapore Skylinehttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-york.jpgNew York Skyline2012-06-04T10:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dreamofacity.com/2012/04/08/new-urban-precincts-iii-williamsburg-new-york/https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/screw-rent.jpgScrew Renthttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1-view-on-s6.jpg1 - View on S6https://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/williamsburg2.pngWilliamsburghttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/31-berry-n7.jpgBerryhttps://dreamofacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sany0078.jpgOn 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