Above: Happy tourists in Milan.

Another recommendation for gelato in Milan would be to head over to Chocolat, by Via Boccaccio, near Cadorna metro station. These guys have the best chocolate related ice cream. Check out these guys for a great review.

Above: One of the most memorable video portraits at the Biennale di Venezia this year.

July this year, I had the oppourtunity to visit the 2009 Venice Biennale Art Fair, which brings some of the world’s greatest artist, all in the romantic, floating city. Together with Andrea and Olivia, we set off for a great week.

Above: The private beaches at Lido, amazing part of Venice to get away from it all.

Above: Coloured rooms of great vibrancy.

Above: I think about 70,000 VHS, shipped from Australia!.

Above: Our own little art piece. A lot of postcards were made, with the combination of water images and Venice, while the images are blatantly obvious that it is not Venice. We left the card to a random postbox in Venice, hopefully they understand.

Above: The restaurants, the bars, the bridges, the water, the boats, I miss it all.

Above: This is why I miss Italy, and especially Venice, the water vapours just does amazing things to the scenery.

Spending a few days in the windy town of Gothenburg with my friend Khabat. It sure is nice to breathe fresh air here.
Above: The amazing forest next to Khabat’s home.

Above: The colours at the markets are always fascinating.

Time to explore Stockholm. The light here in Summer is just incredible.

Above: It’s like stepping back in time, or stepping into the romantic part of the 20th century everywhere you go in Paris.

The great city of Paris, could be a city which one can spend years to truly experience, we found ourselves merely 57 hours to discover as much as we could.

We were recommended Hotel Eldorado, a coasy hotel in Paris, with cute interiors and homely feel, also their bistro was very highly recommended. Last minute I found an apartment to rent from an old friend of mine, for which we settled for instead.

Paris is in every way I remember it to be, it’s very easy to romanticize about the Parisian lifestyle, as it really does live up to its reputations. The light in Paris is, how can I put it, well…very Parisian. With the infamous 35 hour work week, the French really seems to be taking it to its full advantage.

Above: Paris in Summer, is almost paradise.

While putting together the Appendix™ project, I had the fortune to come in contact with Chloé Poizat , who invited me to her studio and showed me their works.

Above: Chloé Poizat at her studio with her works.

Speaking of food, if you are in the Jewish Quarter, Le Marais, you must try the kebab store, the green one, as it probably was one of the best kebabs apparently. Anyone know the name of this place? The address is “L’As du Falafel” 32 Rue des Rosiers, thanks Grace! And of course, the bakeries are just so…French!

Above: The amazing array of colours of the bakeries in Paris, does wonders!

Above: Designers Burgunder (left) and Ahoulou (right) at their showroom in Paris.

We visited also Ahoulou Burgunder who showed us their latest collection after the Paris Fashion Show, the Swiss pair have put together quite an interesting collection, combined with some nice classic Swiss graphic work by Nick Wildmer.

If you’re around 20, rue Dupetit-Thouars 75003 Paris Métro : République (line 5,11,9,3) and Temple, definately check out Ofr, it’s a small bookshop, with one of the best magazine selections I’ve seen around the world, very coasy, very Parisian. If you’re along the lines of books and magazines, make your way to Colette (Address: 213 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris) a French 10 Corso Como . Perhaps slightly more fancy, but slightly more commercial. The collection is not as varied but definitely more specific.

Here’s another recommendation for a restaurant, which apparently was quite famous, as when we arrived, so did about six other people all disappointed to find that it was closed for renovations! So instead of Le Bouillon Chartier we headed to the Italian restaurant opposite instead, not bad deal they had going there either.

Five years ago I visited Paris and decided to save till the next time I visited Paris to see the Centre Pompidou , as I wanted at least one full day. The Restaurant Georges on level 6, had an amazing view. The food wasn’t the most amazing, with more of traditional dish which they served. The waiters there had the classic black sharp look, while the waitresses all carried purses and dressed like regular guests. I couldn’t help myself but to ask one of the waiters about the situation, to which he replied in a slightly spiteful answer that this was just the way things were.