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  1. A Night in Town
    This weekend just passed Tracey and I went into town originally to see Beetlejuice the musical but it was cancelled so we decided to go into town and have dinner and stay the night at the Rydges hotel. Photo Gallery here

    We went out for a drink once we had settled into the accommodation, Geez it got expensive to go out $44 for one glass of wine and a
    frater.co.nz/2026/07/26/a-nigh
    #Family #AhmetsTurkishRestaurant #Brisbane #hotel #night #Southbank

  2. A Night in Town
    This weekend just passed Tracey and I went into town originally to see Beetlejuice the musical but it was cancelled so we decided to go into town and have dinner and stay the night at the Rydges hotel. Photo Gallery here

    We went out for a drink once we had settled into the accommodation, Geez it got expensive to go out $44 for one glass of wine and a
    frater.co.nz/2026/07/26/a-nigh
    #Family #AhmetsTurkishRestaurant #Brisbane #hotel #night #Southbank

  3. Palestinian Arrested In Quezon City For Stealing Money Bag

    For some time now, I have been monitoring the criminal acts committed by people who are present in different countries as foreigners. Here in the Philippines, a Palestinian man was arrested in Quezon City for stealing a bag containing a lot of cash from the café of a hotel, according to a news report by the Manila Bulletin.

    As it turns out, the Palestinian already has a history of committing other forms of crime. Could it be possible that, apart from violence and terrorism, theft and an obsession of committing crime are parts of the Palestinian nature?

    To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…

    A 36-year-old Palestinian man was arrested after allegedly taking a money bag containing P5,020 and an empty cash box from a hotel café on Timog Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, at around 11:06 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

    The suspect, identified as “Ham,” was intercepted by hotel security personnel at the establishment’s exit after the incident was detected through the hotel’s CCTV monitoring system.

    Initial investigation showed that the suspect entered the café and allegedly took the money bag and empty cash box without the knowledge or consent of the 24-year-old male cashier.

    Recovered from the suspect were P5,020 in various peso bills and coins, the cash bag, the empty cash box, and a backpack.

    Personnel of Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) later responded and took custody of the suspect from the hotel security personnel.

    Further verification showed that the suspect had previous criminal records for estafa, unjust vexation, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, use of a fictitious name, and concealing his true name in October 2025, as well as theft in May 2026.

    Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Are there a lot of Palestinians living in your local community right now? Are you aware of the fact that a lot of Palestinians follow Islamic terrorists as their leaders? How many Palestinians do you think are present all over the Philippines today? Did you notice an increase of the number of foreign Islamists in your local community over the past twelve months? Do you think the national government is secretly allowing Palestinians to enter the Philippines as high-priority refugees with immigration in mind?

    You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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    Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco

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  4. Palestinian Arrested In Quezon City For Stealing Money Bag

    For some time now, I have been monitoring the criminal acts committed by people who are present in different countries as foreigners. Here in the Philippines, a Palestinian man was arrested in Quezon City for stealing a bag containing a lot of cash from the café of a hotel, according to a news report by the Manila Bulletin.

    As it turns out, the Palestinian already has a history of committing other forms of crime. Could it be possible that, apart from violence and terrorism, theft and an obsession of committing crime are parts of the Palestinian nature?

    To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…

    A 36-year-old Palestinian man was arrested after allegedly taking a money bag containing P5,020 and an empty cash box from a hotel café on Timog Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, at around 11:06 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

    The suspect, identified as “Ham,” was intercepted by hotel security personnel at the establishment’s exit after the incident was detected through the hotel’s CCTV monitoring system.

    Initial investigation showed that the suspect entered the café and allegedly took the money bag and empty cash box without the knowledge or consent of the 24-year-old male cashier.

    Recovered from the suspect were P5,020 in various peso bills and coins, the cash bag, the empty cash box, and a backpack.

    Personnel of Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) later responded and took custody of the suspect from the hotel security personnel.

    Further verification showed that the suspect had previous criminal records for estafa, unjust vexation, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, use of a fictitious name, and concealing his true name in October 2025, as well as theft in May 2026.

    Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Are there a lot of Palestinians living in your local community right now? Are you aware of the fact that a lot of Palestinians follow Islamic terrorists as their leaders? How many Palestinians do you think are present all over the Philippines today? Did you notice an increase of the number of foreign Islamists in your local community over the past twelve months? Do you think the national government is secretly allowing Palestinians to enter the Philippines as high-priority refugees with immigration in mind?

    You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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    Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco

    #Arab #Arabic #Arabs #ASEAN #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #BillClinton #Bing #business #businessNews #CarloCarrasco #cash #ChatGPT #Clinton #Communist #crime #crimeNews #crimeWatch #criminals #Democrats #DepartmentOfForeignAffairsDFA #DFA #disobedience #estafa #ethnicity #Facebook #FascistPalestine #finance #financialCrime #foreignAffairs #foreignCriminals #fraud #fraudsters #geek #Google #GoogleSearch #governance #holiday #hotel #hotels #identityTheft #illegalAliens #illegalImmigrants #illegalImmigrantsAreCriminals #illegalImmigration #immigrants #immigration #immigrationCrisis #Instagram #internationalist #Investagrams #Islam #Islamic #IslamicTerrorism #IslamicTerrorists #Islamist #Islamization #IslamoLeft #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #liberal #ManilaBulletin #Marxist #money #multiculturalism #murder #Muslim #news #NOToIslamists #NOToPalestine #Palestine #PalestineApartheid #PalestineIsApartheid #Palestinian #PalestinianCriminal #PalestinianRefugees #PalestinianTerrorists #Palestinians #PhilippineNationalPolicePNP #Philippines #PhilippinesBlog #Pinoy #PNP #police #PoliceDepartment #policeForce #publicService #QuezonCity #RejectPalestine #scam #scammers #socialMedia #socialist #SoutheastAsia #stealing #technology #terror #terrorism #terrorist #terrorists #theft #thieves #ThirdWorld #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #tourists #travel #travelBlog #Twitter #UnitedNationsReliefAndWorksAgencyForPalestineRefugeesInTheNearEastUNRWA #UNRWA #vacation #woke #WordPress #WordPressCom #YasserArafat
  5. Palestinian Arrested In Quezon City For Stealing Money Bag

    For some time now, I have been monitoring the criminal acts committed by people who are present in different countries as foreigners. Here in the Philippines, a Palestinian man was arrested in Quezon City for stealing a bag containing a lot of cash from the café of a hotel, according to a news report by the Manila Bulletin.

    As it turns out, the Palestinian already has a history of committing other forms of crime. Could it be possible that, apart from violence and terrorism, theft and an obsession of committing crime are parts of the Palestinian nature?

    To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…

    A 36-year-old Palestinian man was arrested after allegedly taking a money bag containing P5,020 and an empty cash box from a hotel café on Timog Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, at around 11:06 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

    The suspect, identified as “Ham,” was intercepted by hotel security personnel at the establishment’s exit after the incident was detected through the hotel’s CCTV monitoring system.

    Initial investigation showed that the suspect entered the café and allegedly took the money bag and empty cash box without the knowledge or consent of the 24-year-old male cashier.

    Recovered from the suspect were P5,020 in various peso bills and coins, the cash bag, the empty cash box, and a backpack.

    Personnel of Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) later responded and took custody of the suspect from the hotel security personnel.

    Further verification showed that the suspect had previous criminal records for estafa, unjust vexation, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, use of a fictitious name, and concealing his true name in October 2025, as well as theft in May 2026.

    Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Are there a lot of Palestinians living in your local community right now? Are you aware of the fact that a lot of Palestinians follow Islamic terrorists as their leaders? How many Palestinians do you think are present all over the Philippines today? Did you notice an increase of the number of foreign Islamists in your local community over the past twelve months? Do you think the national government is secretly allowing Palestinians to enter the Philippines as high-priority refugees with immigration in mind?

    You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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    Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco

    #Arab #Arabic #Arabs #ASEAN #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #BillClinton #Bing #business #businessNews #CarloCarrasco #cash #ChatGPT #Clinton #Communist #crime #crimeNews #crimeWatch #criminals #Democrats #DepartmentOfForeignAffairsDFA #DFA #disobedience #estafa #ethnicity #Facebook #FascistPalestine #finance #financialCrime #foreignAffairs #foreignCriminals #fraud #fraudsters #geek #Google #GoogleSearch #governance #holiday #hotel #hotels #identityTheft #illegalAliens #illegalImmigrants #illegalImmigrantsAreCriminals #illegalImmigration #immigrants #immigration #immigrationCrisis #Instagram #internationalist #Investagrams #Islam #Islamic #IslamicTerrorism #IslamicTerrorists #Islamist #Islamization #IslamoLeft #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #liberal #ManilaBulletin #Marxist #money #multiculturalism #murder #Muslim #news #NOToIslamists #NOToPalestine #Palestine #PalestineApartheid #PalestineIsApartheid #Palestinian #PalestinianCriminal #PalestinianRefugees #PalestinianTerrorists #Palestinians #PhilippineNationalPolicePNP #Philippines #PhilippinesBlog #Pinoy #PNP #police #PoliceDepartment #policeForce #publicService #QuezonCity #RejectPalestine #scam #scammers #socialMedia #socialist #SoutheastAsia #stealing #technology #terror #terrorism #terrorist #terrorists #theft #thieves #ThirdWorld #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #tourists #travel #travelBlog #Twitter #UnitedNationsReliefAndWorksAgencyForPalestineRefugeesInTheNearEastUNRWA #UNRWA #vacation #woke #WordPress #WordPressCom #YasserArafat
  6. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    “Afternoons That Tasted Like Love In Manila” a book review by Smitha Vishwanath

    I loved the book title, which immediately evokes a sense of warmth and love. In ‘Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’, Michelle’s words weave a spell that has the power to break through the armour of even the most cynical. She does not look at the world through rose-tinted glasses (as one in love does) but describes the ever-transient nature of love – the excitement, the missed opportunities, the growing out of love, the regret and the memories. You will be reminded of your own special moments as you read the stories in this book, and you will unconsciously become the ‘I’ in its pages.

    As for Manila, it wasn’t one of the countries in my bucket list despite all the wonderful things I had heard about it from friends who’ve lived there, but having read the book, I want to visit the city. The places and moments described, against the backdrop of Manila’s afternoon sunand the city, come alive on the pages.

    ‘From across the street in Manila, the afternoon stretches on like a scene from a film where no one is in a hurry. Jeepneys pass by in bright streaks of colour while smoke from grilled food drifts into the warm air.’ pg 35

    More about the book

    The author begins with a short note of gratitude to her parents for who she is and how far she’s come as a writer which is heartwarming. In the foreword, Maggie Watson, the author of ‘Pieces of Me and Ephemeral Encounters’, asks, ‘How do you write about love without it becoming a cliché? This is a question that I had before I began reading the book.Maggie Watson says, ‘ To write it well, the reader must feel every exhalation of a heart in love – because in those moments, nothing else seems to matter.’ It couldn’t have been answered better. Michelle takes you back to the time you fell in love and makes you relive the moments with her words.

    Michelle Avon Navajas makes you taste love through a deliberate, delicate, slow-paced storytelling. The one-to-two pages stories are short and unconnected.

    In a world where we are surrounded by more negative news than positive, and we are constantly battling something of our own, love slips by unnoticed and gets replaced by words like ‘responsibility’ and ‘duty’. And before we know it, the flavour that makes a relationship special is lost. Sadly, the very emotion which brings two people together and gives them the strength to create something bigger than themselves is forgotten. Love exists but no longer excites, and becomes a habit, a ritual, a way of life like breathing or eating.

    In the introduction, the author says of Manila, ‘mga kuwentong hinubog ng galow ng lungsod’ – ‘Here, every street corner, every passing glance and every quiet afternoon carries a story – waiting to be seen, felt and remembered.’ I loved the poem ‘Manila Skyline’ in Part 1 ‘Invisible Threads’.

    that afternoon, / sunset caught in your eyes/love, fierce and fleeting, glowing like the sky./ through Recto’s restless streets, past Mendiola’s hym of lives

    Reading the first section of «Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’ brought back memories I had relegated to the background. It made me fall in love with love again.

    The book is divided into four sections, and each starts with a tender poem that sets the tone for the short stories in that section. The stories are about falling in love, being in love, heartbreak, making peace with oneself and memories.

    In Mendiola, Michelle talks about the ‘infamous 1987 massacre’ on the Mendiola bridge where a couple in love first meet; the bridge is also the site for student protests. The bridge becomes a symbol of something special and memorable, of dissent and pain just like love can be.

    In ‘September’, Michelle talks of the changing nature of love, ‘We never know exactly when things begin to change; but somehow, you can feel it approaching, like a quiet shift in the air before everything turns,’ and in ‘Except for that Afternoon’, she says, ‘Why is that regret only finds us at the end – when the moment to choose differently has already slipped away?’
    The second part, ‘Half a Goodbye‘, is about relationships breaking due to differing priorities, lack of communication, disrespect and being undervalued while the third section, ‘Soul Searching’, and the fourth section, ‘Wilted Streets’, have stories on unrequited love, broken dreams, appreciating moments of peace, finding the strength within to move past the ache and making sure not to repeat past mistakes by having the courage to fight for love and stand by it.

    To be held in someone’s heart and still feel lost, to be given everything and never quite understand the shape of what you’re receiving. It is a quiet ache, not of emptiness, but of uncertainty.’
    In addition to the tender writing, I thinkthe stories in the book are a good example of the use of pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing in literature.

    The sun and the sky play an equally important role in each story as the characters; the changing colours prepares the reader for events to come. From Blindsided, ‘But the sun dipped lower, casting long shadows in the car, and I let the silence fill the space instead, because I feel in my heart I’m still just a comfortable option.
    The traffic and the city also serve as a backdrop for the stories – sometimes slow, sometimes busy and chaotic, but continuing to exist and go on even if a person’s world collapses due to a heartbreak. ‘The city didn’t pause for me.’ pg 65
    What amazed me was the many ways with which Manila’s afternoon sun is described in the pages of this book, each image as beautiful as the other, if not more.

    Who should read it?

    Anybody looking for a short, sweet, quick read on love. The writing is delicate and beautiful. For writers who want to learn the use of pathetic fallacy, foreshadowing, and short story writing. This book is for the young and the old, the ones who found their happily ever after and for those whose hearts were broken. The book is available on Kindle .

    https://www.amazon.in/Afternoons-that-Tasted-like-Manila-ebook/dp/B0GYZG81ZB
    ________________________________________________
    My latest book


    Available on Amazon (Kindle) and Amazon India (Paperback) Available on Amazon (Intl) Amazon.in (India)

    https://mybook.to/ainheritanceofsolitude/

    https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0H93LQ63J/

    This review first appeared on Smitha’s Blog

    https://smithavpennings.com/book-review-13-50-2026-afternoons-that-tasted-like-love-in-manila-by-michelle-avon-navajas/

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
  7. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    “Afternoons That Tasted Like Love In Manila” a book review by Smitha Vishwanath

    I loved the book title, which immediately evokes a sense of warmth and love. In ‘Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’, Michelle’s words weave a spell that has the power to break through the armour of even the most cynical. She does not look at the world through rose-tinted glasses (as one in love does) but describes the ever-transient nature of love – the excitement, the missed opportunities, the growing out of love, the regret and the memories. You will be reminded of your own special moments as you read the stories in this book, and you will unconsciously become the ‘I’ in its pages.

    As for Manila, it wasn’t one of the countries in my bucket list despite all the wonderful things I had heard about it from friends who’ve lived there, but having read the book, I want to visit the city. The places and moments described, against the backdrop of Manila’s afternoon sunand the city, come alive on the pages.

    ‘From across the street in Manila, the afternoon stretches on like a scene from a film where no one is in a hurry. Jeepneys pass by in bright streaks of colour while smoke from grilled food drifts into the warm air.’ pg 35

    More about the book

    The author begins with a short note of gratitude to her parents for who she is and how far she’s come as a writer which is heartwarming. In the foreword, Maggie Watson, the author of ‘Pieces of Me and Ephemeral Encounters’, asks, ‘How do you write about love without it becoming a cliché? This is a question that I had before I began reading the book.Maggie Watson says, ‘ To write it well, the reader must feel every exhalation of a heart in love – because in those moments, nothing else seems to matter.’ It couldn’t have been answered better. Michelle takes you back to the time you fell in love and makes you relive the moments with her words.

    Michelle Avon Navajas makes you taste love through a deliberate, delicate, slow-paced storytelling. The one-to-two pages stories are short and unconnected.

    In a world where we are surrounded by more negative news than positive, and we are constantly battling something of our own, love slips by unnoticed and gets replaced by words like ‘responsibility’ and ‘duty’. And before we know it, the flavour that makes a relationship special is lost. Sadly, the very emotion which brings two people together and gives them the strength to create something bigger than themselves is forgotten. Love exists but no longer excites, and becomes a habit, a ritual, a way of life like breathing or eating.

    In the introduction, the author says of Manila, ‘mga kuwentong hinubog ng galow ng lungsod’ – ‘Here, every street corner, every passing glance and every quiet afternoon carries a story – waiting to be seen, felt and remembered.’ I loved the poem ‘Manila Skyline’ in Part 1 ‘Invisible Threads’.

    that afternoon, / sunset caught in your eyes/love, fierce and fleeting, glowing like the sky./ through Recto’s restless streets, past Mendiola’s hym of lives

    Reading the first section of «Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’ brought back memories I had relegated to the background. It made me fall in love with love again.

    The book is divided into four sections, and each starts with a tender poem that sets the tone for the short stories in that section. The stories are about falling in love, being in love, heartbreak, making peace with oneself and memories.

    In Mendiola, Michelle talks about the ‘infamous 1987 massacre’ on the Mendiola bridge where a couple in love first meet; the bridge is also the site for student protests. The bridge becomes a symbol of something special and memorable, of dissent and pain just like love can be.

    In ‘September’, Michelle talks of the changing nature of love, ‘We never know exactly when things begin to change; but somehow, you can feel it approaching, like a quiet shift in the air before everything turns,’ and in ‘Except for that Afternoon’, she says, ‘Why is that regret only finds us at the end – when the moment to choose differently has already slipped away?’
    The second part, ‘Half a Goodbye‘, is about relationships breaking due to differing priorities, lack of communication, disrespect and being undervalued while the third section, ‘Soul Searching’, and the fourth section, ‘Wilted Streets’, have stories on unrequited love, broken dreams, appreciating moments of peace, finding the strength within to move past the ache and making sure not to repeat past mistakes by having the courage to fight for love and stand by it.

    To be held in someone’s heart and still feel lost, to be given everything and never quite understand the shape of what you’re receiving. It is a quiet ache, not of emptiness, but of uncertainty.’
    In addition to the tender writing, I thinkthe stories in the book are a good example of the use of pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing in literature.

    The sun and the sky play an equally important role in each story as the characters; the changing colours prepares the reader for events to come. From Blindsided, ‘But the sun dipped lower, casting long shadows in the car, and I let the silence fill the space instead, because I feel in my heart I’m still just a comfortable option.
    The traffic and the city also serve as a backdrop for the stories – sometimes slow, sometimes busy and chaotic, but continuing to exist and go on even if a person’s world collapses due to a heartbreak. ‘The city didn’t pause for me.’ pg 65
    What amazed me was the many ways with which Manila’s afternoon sun is described in the pages of this book, each image as beautiful as the other, if not more.

    Who should read it?

    Anybody looking for a short, sweet, quick read on love. The writing is delicate and beautiful. For writers who want to learn the use of pathetic fallacy, foreshadowing, and short story writing. This book is for the young and the old, the ones who found their happily ever after and for those whose hearts were broken. The book is available on Kindle .

    https://www.amazon.in/Afternoons-that-Tasted-like-Manila-ebook/dp/B0GYZG81ZB
    ________________________________________________
    My latest book


    Available on Amazon (Kindle) and Amazon India (Paperback) Available on Amazon (Intl) Amazon.in (India)

    https://mybook.to/ainheritanceofsolitude/

    https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0H93LQ63J/

    This review first appeared on Smitha’s Blog

    https://smithavpennings.com/book-review-13-50-2026-afternoons-that-tasted-like-love-in-manila-by-michelle-avon-navajas/

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
  8. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    “Afternoons That Tasted Like Love In Manila” a book review by Smitha Vishwanath

    I loved the book title, which immediately evokes a sense of warmth and love. In ‘Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’, Michelle’s words weave a spell that has the power to break through the armour of even the most cynical. She does not look at the world through rose-tinted glasses (as one in love does) but describes the ever-transient nature of love – the excitement, the missed opportunities, the growing out of love, the regret and the memories. You will be reminded of your own special moments as you read the stories in this book, and you will unconsciously become the ‘I’ in its pages.

    As for Manila, it wasn’t one of the countries in my bucket list despite all the wonderful things I had heard about it from friends who’ve lived there, but having read the book, I want to visit the city. The places and moments described, against the backdrop of Manila’s afternoon sunand the city, come alive on the pages.

    ‘From across the street in Manila, the afternoon stretches on like a scene from a film where no one is in a hurry. Jeepneys pass by in bright streaks of colour while smoke from grilled food drifts into the warm air.’ pg 35

    More about the book

    The author begins with a short note of gratitude to her parents for who she is and how far she’s come as a writer which is heartwarming. In the foreword, Maggie Watson, the author of ‘Pieces of Me and Ephemeral Encounters’, asks, ‘How do you write about love without it becoming a cliché? This is a question that I had before I began reading the book.Maggie Watson says, ‘ To write it well, the reader must feel every exhalation of a heart in love – because in those moments, nothing else seems to matter.’ It couldn’t have been answered better. Michelle takes you back to the time you fell in love and makes you relive the moments with her words.

    Michelle Avon Navajas makes you taste love through a deliberate, delicate, slow-paced storytelling. The one-to-two pages stories are short and unconnected.

    In a world where we are surrounded by more negative news than positive, and we are constantly battling something of our own, love slips by unnoticed and gets replaced by words like ‘responsibility’ and ‘duty’. And before we know it, the flavour that makes a relationship special is lost. Sadly, the very emotion which brings two people together and gives them the strength to create something bigger than themselves is forgotten. Love exists but no longer excites, and becomes a habit, a ritual, a way of life like breathing or eating.

    In the introduction, the author says of Manila, ‘mga kuwentong hinubog ng galow ng lungsod’ – ‘Here, every street corner, every passing glance and every quiet afternoon carries a story – waiting to be seen, felt and remembered.’ I loved the poem ‘Manila Skyline’ in Part 1 ‘Invisible Threads’.

    that afternoon, / sunset caught in your eyes/love, fierce and fleeting, glowing like the sky./ through Recto’s restless streets, past Mendiola’s hym of lives

    Reading the first section of «Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’ brought back memories I had relegated to the background. It made me fall in love with love again.

    The book is divided into four sections, and each starts with a tender poem that sets the tone for the short stories in that section. The stories are about falling in love, being in love, heartbreak, making peace with oneself and memories.

    In Mendiola, Michelle talks about the ‘infamous 1987 massacre’ on the Mendiola bridge where a couple in love first meet; the bridge is also the site for student protests. The bridge becomes a symbol of something special and memorable, of dissent and pain just like love can be.

    In ‘September’, Michelle talks of the changing nature of love, ‘We never know exactly when things begin to change; but somehow, you can feel it approaching, like a quiet shift in the air before everything turns,’ and in ‘Except for that Afternoon’, she says, ‘Why is that regret only finds us at the end – when the moment to choose differently has already slipped away?’
    The second part, ‘Half a Goodbye‘, is about relationships breaking due to differing priorities, lack of communication, disrespect and being undervalued while the third section, ‘Soul Searching’, and the fourth section, ‘Wilted Streets’, have stories on unrequited love, broken dreams, appreciating moments of peace, finding the strength within to move past the ache and making sure not to repeat past mistakes by having the courage to fight for love and stand by it.

    To be held in someone’s heart and still feel lost, to be given everything and never quite understand the shape of what you’re receiving. It is a quiet ache, not of emptiness, but of uncertainty.’
    In addition to the tender writing, I thinkthe stories in the book are a good example of the use of pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing in literature.

    The sun and the sky play an equally important role in each story as the characters; the changing colours prepares the reader for events to come. From Blindsided, ‘But the sun dipped lower, casting long shadows in the car, and I let the silence fill the space instead, because I feel in my heart I’m still just a comfortable option.
    The traffic and the city also serve as a backdrop for the stories – sometimes slow, sometimes busy and chaotic, but continuing to exist and go on even if a person’s world collapses due to a heartbreak. ‘The city didn’t pause for me.’ pg 65
    What amazed me was the many ways with which Manila’s afternoon sun is described in the pages of this book, each image as beautiful as the other, if not more.

    Who should read it?

    Anybody looking for a short, sweet, quick read on love. The writing is delicate and beautiful. For writers who want to learn the use of pathetic fallacy, foreshadowing, and short story writing. This book is for the young and the old, the ones who found their happily ever after and for those whose hearts were broken. The book is available on Kindle .

    https://www.amazon.in/Afternoons-that-Tasted-like-Manila-ebook/dp/B0GYZG81ZB
    ________________________________________________
    My latest book


    Available on Amazon (Kindle) and Amazon India (Paperback) Available on Amazon (Intl) Amazon.in (India)

    https://mybook.to/ainheritanceofsolitude/

    https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0H93LQ63J/

    This review first appeared on Smitha’s Blog

    https://smithavpennings.com/book-review-13-50-2026-afternoons-that-tasted-like-love-in-manila-by-michelle-avon-navajas/

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
  9. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    “Afternoons That Tasted Like Love In Manila” a book review by Smitha Vishwanath

    I loved the book title, which immediately evokes a sense of warmth and love. In ‘Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’, Michelle’s words weave a spell that has the power to break through the armour of even the most cynical. She does not look at the world through rose-tinted glasses (as one in love does) but describes the ever-transient nature of love – the excitement, the missed opportunities, the growing out of love, the regret and the memories. You will be reminded of your own special moments as you read the stories in this book, and you will unconsciously become the ‘I’ in its pages.

    As for Manila, it wasn’t one of the countries in my bucket list despite all the wonderful things I had heard about it from friends who’ve lived there, but having read the book, I want to visit the city. The places and moments described, against the backdrop of Manila’s afternoon sunand the city, come alive on the pages.

    ‘From across the street in Manila, the afternoon stretches on like a scene from a film where no one is in a hurry. Jeepneys pass by in bright streaks of colour while smoke from grilled food drifts into the warm air.’ pg 35

    More about the book

    The author begins with a short note of gratitude to her parents for who she is and how far she’s come as a writer which is heartwarming. In the foreword, Maggie Watson, the author of ‘Pieces of Me and Ephemeral Encounters’, asks, ‘How do you write about love without it becoming a cliché? This is a question that I had before I began reading the book.Maggie Watson says, ‘ To write it well, the reader must feel every exhalation of a heart in love – because in those moments, nothing else seems to matter.’ It couldn’t have been answered better. Michelle takes you back to the time you fell in love and makes you relive the moments with her words.

    Michelle Avon Navajas makes you taste love through a deliberate, delicate, slow-paced storytelling. The one-to-two pages stories are short and unconnected.

    In a world where we are surrounded by more negative news than positive, and we are constantly battling something of our own, love slips by unnoticed and gets replaced by words like ‘responsibility’ and ‘duty’. And before we know it, the flavour that makes a relationship special is lost. Sadly, the very emotion which brings two people together and gives them the strength to create something bigger than themselves is forgotten. Love exists but no longer excites, and becomes a habit, a ritual, a way of life like breathing or eating.

    In the introduction, the author says of Manila, ‘mga kuwentong hinubog ng galow ng lungsod’ – ‘Here, every street corner, every passing glance and every quiet afternoon carries a story – waiting to be seen, felt and remembered.’ I loved the poem ‘Manila Skyline’ in Part 1 ‘Invisible Threads’.

    that afternoon, / sunset caught in your eyes/love, fierce and fleeting, glowing like the sky./ through Recto’s restless streets, past Mendiola’s hym of lives

    Reading the first section of «Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’ brought back memories I had relegated to the background. It made me fall in love with love again.

    The book is divided into four sections, and each starts with a tender poem that sets the tone for the short stories in that section. The stories are about falling in love, being in love, heartbreak, making peace with oneself and memories.

    In Mendiola, Michelle talks about the ‘infamous 1987 massacre’ on the Mendiola bridge where a couple in love first meet; the bridge is also the site for student protests. The bridge becomes a symbol of something special and memorable, of dissent and pain just like love can be.

    In ‘September’, Michelle talks of the changing nature of love, ‘We never know exactly when things begin to change; but somehow, you can feel it approaching, like a quiet shift in the air before everything turns,’ and in ‘Except for that Afternoon’, she says, ‘Why is that regret only finds us at the end – when the moment to choose differently has already slipped away?’
    The second part, ‘Half a Goodbye‘, is about relationships breaking due to differing priorities, lack of communication, disrespect and being undervalued while the third section, ‘Soul Searching’, and the fourth section, ‘Wilted Streets’, have stories on unrequited love, broken dreams, appreciating moments of peace, finding the strength within to move past the ache and making sure not to repeat past mistakes by having the courage to fight for love and stand by it.

    To be held in someone’s heart and still feel lost, to be given everything and never quite understand the shape of what you’re receiving. It is a quiet ache, not of emptiness, but of uncertainty.’
    In addition to the tender writing, I thinkthe stories in the book are a good example of the use of pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing in literature.

    The sun and the sky play an equally important role in each story as the characters; the changing colours prepares the reader for events to come. From Blindsided, ‘But the sun dipped lower, casting long shadows in the car, and I let the silence fill the space instead, because I feel in my heart I’m still just a comfortable option.
    The traffic and the city also serve as a backdrop for the stories – sometimes slow, sometimes busy and chaotic, but continuing to exist and go on even if a person’s world collapses due to a heartbreak. ‘The city didn’t pause for me.’ pg 65
    What amazed me was the many ways with which Manila’s afternoon sun is described in the pages of this book, each image as beautiful as the other, if not more.

    Who should read it?

    Anybody looking for a short, sweet, quick read on love. The writing is delicate and beautiful. For writers who want to learn the use of pathetic fallacy, foreshadowing, and short story writing. This book is for the young and the old, the ones who found their happily ever after and for those whose hearts were broken. The book is available on Kindle .

    https://www.amazon.in/Afternoons-that-Tasted-like-Manila-ebook/dp/B0GYZG81ZB
    ________________________________________________
    My latest book


    Available on Amazon (Kindle) and Amazon India (Paperback) Available on Amazon (Intl) Amazon.in (India)

    https://mybook.to/ainheritanceofsolitude/

    https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0H93LQ63J/

    This review first appeared on Smitha’s Blog

    https://smithavpennings.com/book-review-13-50-2026-afternoons-that-tasted-like-love-in-manila-by-michelle-avon-navajas/

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
  10. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    “Afternoons That Tasted Like Love In Manila” a book review by Smitha Vishwanath

    I loved the book title, which immediately evokes a sense of warmth and love. In ‘Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’, Michelle’s words weave a spell that has the power to break through the armour of even the most cynical. She does not look at the world through rose-tinted glasses (as one in love does) but describes the ever-transient nature of love – the excitement, the missed opportunities, the growing out of love, the regret and the memories. You will be reminded of your own special moments as you read the stories in this book, and you will unconsciously become the ‘I’ in its pages.

    As for Manila, it wasn’t one of the countries in my bucket list despite all the wonderful things I had heard about it from friends who’ve lived there, but having read the book, I want to visit the city. The places and moments described, against the backdrop of Manila’s afternoon sunand the city, come alive on the pages.

    ‘From across the street in Manila, the afternoon stretches on like a scene from a film where no one is in a hurry. Jeepneys pass by in bright streaks of colour while smoke from grilled food drifts into the warm air.’ pg 35

    More about the book

    The author begins with a short note of gratitude to her parents for who she is and how far she’s come as a writer which is heartwarming. In the foreword, Maggie Watson, the author of ‘Pieces of Me and Ephemeral Encounters’, asks, ‘How do you write about love without it becoming a cliché? This is a question that I had before I began reading the book.Maggie Watson says, ‘ To write it well, the reader must feel every exhalation of a heart in love – because in those moments, nothing else seems to matter.’ It couldn’t have been answered better. Michelle takes you back to the time you fell in love and makes you relive the moments with her words.

    Michelle Avon Navajas makes you taste love through a deliberate, delicate, slow-paced storytelling. The one-to-two pages stories are short and unconnected.

    In a world where we are surrounded by more negative news than positive, and we are constantly battling something of our own, love slips by unnoticed and gets replaced by words like ‘responsibility’ and ‘duty’. And before we know it, the flavour that makes a relationship special is lost. Sadly, the very emotion which brings two people together and gives them the strength to create something bigger than themselves is forgotten. Love exists but no longer excites, and becomes a habit, a ritual, a way of life like breathing or eating.

    In the introduction, the author says of Manila, ‘mga kuwentong hinubog ng galow ng lungsod’ – ‘Here, every street corner, every passing glance and every quiet afternoon carries a story – waiting to be seen, felt and remembered.’ I loved the poem ‘Manila Skyline’ in Part 1 ‘Invisible Threads’.

    that afternoon, / sunset caught in your eyes/love, fierce and fleeting, glowing like the sky./ through Recto’s restless streets, past Mendiola’s hym of lives

    Reading the first section of «Afternoons that tasted like love in Manila’ brought back memories I had relegated to the background. It made me fall in love with love again.

    The book is divided into four sections, and each starts with a tender poem that sets the tone for the short stories in that section. The stories are about falling in love, being in love, heartbreak, making peace with oneself and memories.

    In Mendiola, Michelle talks about the ‘infamous 1987 massacre’ on the Mendiola bridge where a couple in love first meet; the bridge is also the site for student protests. The bridge becomes a symbol of something special and memorable, of dissent and pain just like love can be.

    In ‘September’, Michelle talks of the changing nature of love, ‘We never know exactly when things begin to change; but somehow, you can feel it approaching, like a quiet shift in the air before everything turns,’ and in ‘Except for that Afternoon’, she says, ‘Why is that regret only finds us at the end – when the moment to choose differently has already slipped away?’
    The second part, ‘Half a Goodbye‘, is about relationships breaking due to differing priorities, lack of communication, disrespect and being undervalued while the third section, ‘Soul Searching’, and the fourth section, ‘Wilted Streets’, have stories on unrequited love, broken dreams, appreciating moments of peace, finding the strength within to move past the ache and making sure not to repeat past mistakes by having the courage to fight for love and stand by it.

    To be held in someone’s heart and still feel lost, to be given everything and never quite understand the shape of what you’re receiving. It is a quiet ache, not of emptiness, but of uncertainty.’
    In addition to the tender writing, I thinkthe stories in the book are a good example of the use of pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing in literature.

    The sun and the sky play an equally important role in each story as the characters; the changing colours prepares the reader for events to come. From Blindsided, ‘But the sun dipped lower, casting long shadows in the car, and I let the silence fill the space instead, because I feel in my heart I’m still just a comfortable option.
    The traffic and the city also serve as a backdrop for the stories – sometimes slow, sometimes busy and chaotic, but continuing to exist and go on even if a person’s world collapses due to a heartbreak. ‘The city didn’t pause for me.’ pg 65
    What amazed me was the many ways with which Manila’s afternoon sun is described in the pages of this book, each image as beautiful as the other, if not more.

    Who should read it?

    Anybody looking for a short, sweet, quick read on love. The writing is delicate and beautiful. For writers who want to learn the use of pathetic fallacy, foreshadowing, and short story writing. This book is for the young and the old, the ones who found their happily ever after and for those whose hearts were broken. The book is available on Kindle .

    https://www.amazon.in/Afternoons-that-Tasted-like-Manila-ebook/dp/B0GYZG81ZB
    ________________________________________________
    My latest book


    Available on Amazon (Kindle) and Amazon India (Paperback) Available on Amazon (Intl) Amazon.in (India)

    https://mybook.to/ainheritanceofsolitude/

    https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0H93LQ63J/

    This review first appeared on Smitha’s Blog

    https://smithavpennings.com/book-review-13-50-2026-afternoons-that-tasted-like-love-in-manila-by-michelle-avon-navajas/

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
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    Outdoor pool and lakeside grounds at La Réserve Genève overlooking Lake Geneva. Image Credit: La Réserve Genève Western…
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    europesays.com/europe/102322/

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    europesays.com/europe/102210/

  13. Two Swiss escapes to beat Europe’s record summer heat | National

    Western Europe recorded another exceptionally hot June, and climate adaptation is becoming a major issue for tourism. Research…
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  15. BTW: Wird es allgemein als ein gutes Zeichen angesehen, wenn man Nacht auf dem Klo im Hotel ein Silberfischchen beim herumstreunern beobachten kann?
    #Hotel #silberfisch

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    Italy stole my heart over a decade ago, when I spent a semester of college studying abroad there.…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #amalficoasttrip #Capri #day #family #homebase #Hotel) #lemon #minori #nexttime #oldparent #Positano #Retirement #ricotta #Sorrento #town
    europesays.com/italy/34792/

  17. 𝗜𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗦'𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗱, 𝗻𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿

    Het geboortehuis van Adolf Hitler is in Oostenrijk omgebouwd tot politiebureau. Daarmee willen de autoriteiten voorkomen dat neonazi's het pand blijven bezoeken. Ook in Nederland hebben gebouwen met een beladen oorlogsverleden inmiddels een heel andere bestemming...

    rtl.nl/nieuws/editienl/video/1

    #hotel #SS'ers #diner

  18. 𝗜𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗦'𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗱, 𝗻𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿

    Het geboortehuis van Adolf Hitler is in Oostenrijk omgebouwd tot politiebureau. Daarmee willen de autoriteiten voorkomen dat neonazi's het pand blijven bezoeken. Ook in Nederland hebben gebouwen met een beladen oorlogsverleden inmiddels een heel andere bestemming...

    rtl.nl/nieuws/editienl/video/1

    #hotel #SS'ers #diner

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  20. Up in Smoke: the thread about Princes Street’s fiery history

    Just before three o’clock in the morning on Thursday 9th July (2026 for future readers) a well-established fire was discovered in central Edinburgh. Video clips soon circulate on social media and even from distant vantage points flames could be seen leaping into an already smoky night sky. It did not take long for on-the-spot eyewitnesses to share dramatic, close-up footage confirming a building on Princes Street was ablaze. These videos spread as quickly as the flames had and armchair spectators quickly took to arguing amongst themselves about the details. It was the former Debenhams department store that was ablaze, or was it? Doesn’t this sort of thing only happen in Glasgow? Did it have anything to do with ground floor shop units recently exposed as being part of a complex tax scam? Which hotel development scheme was the site part of? Some were sure it was an “insurance job”, others that it must be the work of an illicit vape shop. Few thought any interiors would survive, but would the B-listed Victorian façade?

    As the smoke cleared in the cold light of day, a burnt-out, smouldering shell of a building emerged. From the level of devastation it was obvious that answers to questions like those above would be a long time coming. Indeed, two weeks later at the time of writing, this whole street block remains closed for the foreseeable future. For a city well into its summer tourist boom and with its August festivals rapidly approaching, the fact its principal public transport artery remains categorically shut demonstrates the severity of the matter. Threadinburgh is not in the business of hazarding guesses about what might have happened or speculating about what the future holds, but it very much is into telling stories of the history of buildings. The opportunity also presents itself to take a thematic trawl through the news archives for a retrospective look at other serious fires that have happened along the street. These it turns out are nothing new it and very much are not just a “Glasgow thing“. Flames have a bit of a habit of breaking out when buildings are vacant or being redeveloped and have claimed more than one department store on the street in its time.

    The morning after. Aerial photo shows the devastating damage caused by the fire. The party wall on the right was already exposed from demolition of the former Next store as part of a separate hotel development. Photo credit Craig Duncan, used with permission of The Edinburgh Reporter – see the other aerial images there.

    A point that has proven unexpectedly contentious is what actually was on fire? The categoric answer is number 109 Princes Street and very definitely a part of the former Debenhams department store. Some have sworn blind that it very much was not part of that establishment. Perhaps their confusion can be forgiven; it was an expansive place with a convoluted floorplan, formed from multiple original buildings. At street level the vacant shop units directly beneath the fire still showed branding of their previous occupants: River Island and Levi’s. But as is common along Princes Street, different premises extend above, below and behind each other and it is not always obvious from the looking at the shopfronts how upper floors are related to the lower ones. This is all the result of two centuries of constant rebuilding and redevelopment. The diagram below hopefully clears things up for any remaining doubters and helps relate the different constituent parts of the store to their former occupants. These premises have been largely vacant since closure in early 2021, shortly before the company went under. The entire block, from 109-112 Princes Street, was purchased by offshore-held property company Criterion Capital and was awaiting redevelopment into a Zedwell chain hotel. (To confuse matters somewhat, the next door block from number 104-108 – the former Zara, Russell & Bromley and Next – are also currently going being redeveloped into a hotel for the Ruby chain.)

    Façade layout of 109-112 Princes Street and adjoining buildings. The outline in red is the extent of the former Debenham’s department store. Coloured pink at 112 is the former Scottish Conservative Club. In orange at 111 is the link building that joined the two halves of the store and in blue at 109 was the former Scottish Liberal Club with its own street-level door. Also numbered 109 but shown in green was the former Levi’s shop and in yellow at 110 was River Island. To the right, the former Next store at 107-108 has already been demolished. To the left at 113-117 is a modern building which replaced the Palace Hotel, itself destroyed in a 1991 fire.

    Like most “old” buildings along Princes Street, number 109 is not a Georgian original but actually a Victorian replacement. It began life in 1871 as The Palace Hotel, a new building by architect John Lessels. In 1888 this establishment moved a few doors to the west, to a more prestigious location on the corner with Castle Street. The original building was taken over at this time by the Scottish Liberal Club, a politically-aligned gentlemen’s club.

    Newspaper advert for the Palace Hotel, Edinburgh Evening Courant – Thursday 02 February 1871

    The Club paid £37,000 for the building and undertook “alterations of an extensive character in order to make it suitable for its new purpose” at a cost of £6,000 before occupying it. Facilities included reading, writing and smoking rooms on the first floor; billiards, cards, members’ dining and committee rooms on the second; and thirty one bedrooms above that. They inaugurated their new premises on the evening of 2nd April 1890 in a ceremonial dinner presided over by Archibald Primrose, Lord Rosebery. In his speech he quipped that their former home had many small rooms “in which the different sections of the Liberal party might discuss questions from the various points of view from which they regarded them” but now they were moving themselves to the centre of the “noblest street in the world” they might come together as a result. He also noted in jest that they were only one door removed from the rival institution of the Scottish Conservative Club at number 112. They had taken over the former Alma Hotel in 1877 and had a new club built on the same site by Robert Rowand Anderson in 1884. His Lordship joked that potential members for either club may go in the wrong doors and join with their opponents in error.

    Exterior and interior of the newly re-opened Scottish Conservative Club. Illustrated London News, 14th July 1884.

    That previous Liberal clubhouse noted in the speech was at the furthest west corner of Princes Street, a building they had taken over from the Osborne Hotel. On 19th December 1879 this had been badly damaged by a fire that broke out in the roof of its corner turret. Much of the upper level of the building was destroyed and yet more damage was done to floors below by water that had poured through as a result of ineffective fire-fighting attempts. The Club had only taken possession of these premises 10 days earlier. They were able to return the following March after repairs, comparing photos from before and after shows that uppermost storeys of the corner turret were completely rebuilt in a subtly different style. They left this site seven years later on account of it being taken over by drapers Robert Maule & Sons,who progressively converted it into a department store. This would become the local landmark and meeting point of choice known as Maule’s Corner. Maules would be taken over in 1934 by Binns of Sunderland, who rebuilt the store in a contemporary style.

    The Osborne Hotel in 1877, two years before its conversion to the Scottish Liberal Club and serious fire damage. Credit: Edinburgh & Scottish Collection, Edinburgh City Libraries

    The Liberals would remain at number 109, with shops in the ground floor units, until 1977. At this juncture its dwindling membership agreed to sell the building, to avoid a costly repair bill, and disseminate the profits amongst themselves. This caused something of a controversy as a sizeable minority wanted the money to go instead towards the Liberal political cause. Two doors down at number 112, the Caledonian Club had downsized to smaller premises on Abercromby Place in 1975 (the name had changed following the 1969 merger of the Conservative Club with the Caledonian United Service & Northern Club, itself formed by the merger of three clubs). This club had been unable to meet its running costs on Princes Street, partly as the result of fire damage caused in June 1974. An 18-year old waiter employed by the club was later charged with three counts of culpable and reckless fire raising and two of wilful fire raising. He was found guilty and sentenced to three years probation.

    Overlay comparison of the 1935 Goad fire insurance map (showing internal and construction details) and the 1944 Ordnance Survey town plan of Edinburgh, between 105 and 117 Princes Street. Move the slider to compare. Both reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland

    At this time the whole row on Princes Street from the Liberal Club at 109 to the Conservative Club at 112 was acquired by the chain Debenhams Ltd for conversion into a department store. What most people have probably never appreciate is that behind the Victorian façades of these buildings, the insides were completely gutted and almost nothing original was retained. The only principal original feature that was retained at 112 was Rowand Anderson’s grand staircase, although it was relocated to the back of the building, along with its impressive stained glass windows dedicated to Benjamin Disraeli. (Hopefully its position here has saved it from fire damage)

    Internal view of former Scottish Conservative Club, being rebuilt as Debenhams with the retained façade. The gap is where number 111 once stood, the Palace Hotel party wall is on the right and that of the former Scottish Liberal Club is on the left. Credit: RCAHMS via Trove.Scot, SC 466158

    At number 109 the most substantial retained feature was from the Gladstone Library: wooden panelling complete with bookshelves, fireplace, large brass plaque featuring a passage by Francis Bacon from Of Studies and a bust of William Ewart Gladstone. This was latterly used as a shop floor divider but it is highly probably that it has not survived the fire intact. I understand that the Gladstone bust had been removed in recent years and should therefore be safe.

    The relocated remaining panelling and fireplace from the Scottish Liberal Club’s Gladstone Library, with the bust of the man himself at his centre. Picture taken in 2017 when it was in use as a shop floor divider. Picture credit Zarina at Page to Stage Reviews, used with permission.

    Behind 112, on the opposite side of Rose Street South Lane, a warehouse and loading bay was built, connected over the street by a two-storey corridor that also extended the store all the way through to an entrance at 144-150 Rose Street. To join the Liberal and Conservative halves of the store together the intermediate building at 111 – the former Lotus & Delia shoe shop – was demolished and replaced by a modern, glass-fronted link building. It is of interest that Debenham’s was the first major redevelopment on Princes Street after the 1978 abandonment of Sir William Kininmonth’s Princes Street Panel. This was a masterplan for the comprehensive redevelopment of the entire street, every original building replaced by something modern that conformed to the Panel’s design standard. It mandated that the façades above ground floor level were to be set back to make room in front for a balcony. Each balcony would eventually join with its neighbours to create an end-to-end walkway above street level. There are only a few example of such Panel buildings on the street and the frontages of the former Liberal and Conservative Clubs were only able to be retained because the standard had been scrapped.

    Three Panel redevelopments on Princes Street in 1974; Littlewood’s department store (now replaced by Primark), the replacement New Club and the private office development that replaced the old Life Association of Scotland building. Credit: Edinburgh & Scottish Collection, Edinburgh City Libraries

    Winding the clock back over 160 years, the first really serious fire of note took place in 1860. In a curious concurrence with recent events, it involved a hotel redevelopment! The wooden scaffolding and building framework for an extension to the Balmoral Hotel above number 87-88 caught fire. This latter premises was the home of publishers Edmonston & Douglas, who were fortunately able to remove much of their stock before it was damaged by smoke or the fire brigade’s water. A far more devastating incident would occur on 26th November 1892 at the department store and warehouse of Charles Jenner & Company, which occupied the entire block fronting South St David Street as far as Rose Street.

    Sketch of the Jenners fire, Edinburgh Evening Dispatch – 28th November 1892. Notice the fireman on the right is hosing down the Waverley Temperance Hotel on the other side of South St David Street, as there was a genuine worry the wind would carry the fire across to it.

    Three steam fire engines attended and four firemen were injured in the ultimately futile attempt to extinguish the blaze, hampered by the collapse of a water main running through the store itself. Their efforts were instead directed towards trying to save the adjoining Royal Hotel, in which they were ultimately successful. When the flames had been damped down and the smoke cleared the next day, the scene of destruction was total. Jenners was fortunately well insured, as some £250,000 of damage – approximately £28 million in 2026 – was caused. Some one hundred and twenty employees, who lodged on the premises, were less lucky and lost everything except the clothes on their backs. An exact cause was never established, although it is known to have broken out in the warehouse of the drapery department after it had closed for the day at 4PM and it was not outwardly detected until after 10PM, by which time it had ample time to take. Their store, converted from the original Georgian buildings on Princes Street and early Victorian replacements on South St David Street, was rebuilt in the grand Victorian Renaissance Revival style that still graces the city to this day.

    Charles Jenner & Co.’s department store after the disastrous fire of 1892. The destruction was complete of the original buildings, but the store was rebuilt in the grandest of style by William Hamilton Beattie in the same location, reopening in 1895. It had proved impossible for Jenners to find another location which would have allowed them to re-open sooner and they were unable to trade for three years. Credit; HES via Trove.Scot SC4666176

    Five years later on the evening of 11th December 1897, a fire took place at number 111. This was the premises of McNab & Shepherd, drapers and silk mercers, and stood where the glass link building of Debenhams would be built over eighty years later. It was all that separated the clubs of the Conservatives at 112 and the Liberals at 109 and the members of both institutions were first on the scene. The Evening News reported that a competitive rivalry quickly established itself as hoses were run out of both buildings and amateur fire-fighting efforts commenced “with great energy“. This arrested the spread until the professionals arrived from the High Street under Firemaster Pordage, preventing a far more serious incident developing. The business was insured for the £7,000 of damage caused although £15,000 of stock was disposed of in a subsequent fire sale (respectively around £809k and £1.7 million in 2026).

    Fire sale advert for McNab & Shepherd, Evening News, 21st December 1897

    It would be over half a century before the next serious blaze. This happened on November 9th 1955 when the C & A Modes department store at number 33-38 was destroyed. This building dated to 1863 and was the former Edinburgh Hotel. Firefighting efforts were hampered by the fact a similarly large and destructive blaze had broken out on Jeffrey Street just hours earlier, consuming two shoe warehouses, and fire engines had to be called from as far away as Dalkeith to assist. Rumours abounded that sparks carried from the first inferno had set the roof of C&A on fire, but investigation would find it had actually been started by an electric iron that had been left on. C&A rebuilt their store on the site, replaced in turn by a far more visually offensive modern building in 2004.

    9th November 1955, “Fire at C & A Modes – From Scott Monument before the roof fell in.” Credit, TSPL via Trove.Scot, DP609393

    Thirty-five years on, over the course of three months in 1990 the Virgin Megastore at number 125-131 suffered a series of fires, two serious, while it was under renovation. The first on March 30th broke out in the basement but fortunately did not spread and no lasting damage was caused. A more serious event took place on May 26th in a top-floor storeroom, causing £1m of damage to stock, the collapse of the shop’s suspended ceiling and significant water damage to office premises on floors below. The company took these unfortunate events in its stride and even published humorous adverts in the Evening News to reassure customers they were still in business. In an about turn, twelve years later on 23rd July 2002 it was the water from fighting a fire in one of those second floor offices that would cause significant to Virgin’s premises and stock.

    Virgin Megastore advert, 1st June 1990, Evening News

    An inferno to equal that which destroyed Charles Jenner’s store almost a century before took place on the evening of June 9th 1991 at number 116-117. This was the former Palace Hotel, a five-storey, 20,000 square feet building that was vacant (there’s that word again!) at the time and on the market for offers over £2 million. It had spent a number of years in a redevelopment quagmire, closing its doors for the last time in 1989. On the night in question it was broken into by a group of youths who had been sheltering from a sudden downpour in its doorway. Venturing in to the abandoned interior to explore they lit pieces of newspaper they had found to try and light the way, some of which ended up being dropped. The fire spread with frightening speed and the group was lucky to escape with their lives, one girl found herself trapped in a toilet and had to climb out its window into the lane at the rear. Sixty firefighters and fourteen appliances under the command of Deputy Firemaster Colin Cranston battled the blaze for hours. They were able to stop the spread to adjacent premises but for the Palace Hotel there was nothing anyone could do.

    Atmospheric newsprint photo of the Palace Hotel fire, the brave efforts of the fireman on the turntable ladder proving utterly inadequate in the face of the inferno. Edinburgh Evening News – 10th June 1991

    The destruction was total – £11m of property damage and the remains of the structure had to be pulled down in subsequent days before it had a chance to fall down. Ironically the demolition of this listed building has been approved by the District Council’s planning committee back in 1988, to much outcry from heritage organisations, only for it to be saved when the scheme proposed for its replacement fell through. £750,000 of stock in the adjoining Debenhams store (which you will recall includes the façade of the original Palace Hotel) was smoke damaged and disposed of in a fire sale. Two 16-year-old boys were charged but the case against them was thrown out of the High Court two years later by Lord Kirkwood. His Lordship was of the opinion that the evidence presented by the prosecution was not sufficient to merit the charge of “culpable and reckless fire-raising“, he noted for the record that the accused had tried to stamp out the fire they had accidentally started.

    The demolition of the Palace Hotel in 1991 after the fire. Credit, HES via Trove.Scot SC371011

    The first serious fire in this decade took place on 19th April 2021 at none other than number 112; Debenhams! Over thirty firefighters, five fire engines and a major incident unit successfully tackled the blaze. The building had been shuttered since the Coronavirus lockdown, the company announcing in February that year they would not re-open any of their stores in Scotland and would run down those in England. The second incident was altogether more serious. On January 23rd 2023 fire once gain struck the Jenners building, also closed, vacant and under redevelopment at the time. Although the damage to the building itself would ultimately prove to be limited, the ferocity of the fire in the confused and confined building-site interior claimed the life of fire fighter Barry Martin from McDonald Road fire station. The city centre came to a standstill on 17th February for the passage of his funeral cortège.

    The fire of July 2026 is the third serious fire on Princes Street this decade and is very much still a current event. What becomes of the building and Edinburgh’s public transport is very much a matter to stay tuned to reliable local news outlets for.

    The morning after. Street-level photo showing damage caused by the fire. The party wall on the right was already exposed from demolition of the former Next store as part of the separate hotel development behind the scaffolding. Photo credit Michael Macleod, used with permission of The Edinburgh Minute.DatePremisesDescription20th March 1860Edmonston & Douglas bookshop, 87-88 Princes St.Wooden scaffolding and building framing for extension of Balmoral Hotel being built above shop caught fire19th December 1879Scottish Liberal Club, 146 Princes St.Fire started in roof of corner turret and spread through attic space, causing signficant damage26th November 1892Charles Jenner & Co., 47-49 Princes St.Fire totally destroyed department store11th December 1897McNab & Shepherd, 111 Princes St. Fire broke out in basement area but was stopped from spreading by amateur fire-fighting efforts from adjoining buildings9th November 1955C & A Modes, 33-38 Princes St.Fire totally destroyed department store30th March 1990Virgin Megastore, 131 Princes St.Fire in basement during renovation26th May 1990Virgin Megastore, 131 Princes St.Fire in top floor store-room causes £1m stock damage9th June 1991Palace Hotel, 116-117 Princes St.Fire totally destroyed hotel23rd July 2002131 Princes St.Second floor office of Aspect Software badly burnt out, thought to be an air conditioning fault. Significant stock damage to Virgin Megastore on floors below from water. 3rd August 2007Romanes & Paterson, 62 Princes St.Fire on 3rd floor spread through internal voids. 17 fire appliances deployed over 24 hours. £2 million of structural and stock damage.19th April 2021former Debenhams, 112 Princes St.Fire in vacant building.23rd January 2023former Jenners, 47-52 Princes St.Fire in vacant building being converted and refurbished claimed life of firefighter Barry Martin8th July 2026former Debenhams, 109 Princes St.Fire in vacant building awaiting conversion to hotel caused catastrophic damageChronological Table of the fires referred to in this post, plus a few extra. N.B. this is a subjective and not an exhaustive list, but I have made every effort to capture all the main, destructive fires plus those with a historical relationship to the Debenhams building.

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  21. ☀️ 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 à Monaco

    L’été est sans aucun doute l’une des plus belles saisons pour découvrir Monaco. Entre la Méditerranée qui scintille sous le soleil, les terrasses animées, les événements prestigieux et les nombreuses activités en plein air, la Principauté se transforme en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les habitants comme pour les visiteurs.

    Contrairement aux idées reçues, Monaco ne se résume pas aux hôtels de luxe et aux boutiques prestigieuses. Il existe de nombreux bons plans pour profiter pleinement de l’été sans forcément dépenser une fortune. Que vous soyez de passage pour une journée, un week-end ou que vous habitiez sur la Côte d’Azur, il existe mille façons de vivre l’été monégasque.

    Des promenades au coucher du soleil aux expositions incontournables, en passant par les plages, les jardins ou les restaurants avec vue, voici 5 bons plans pour profiter de l’été 2026 à Monaco.

    🌊 1. Profiter gratuitement de la plage du Larvotto

    Impossible d’imaginer un été à Monaco sans passer par le Larvotto, la plage emblématique de la Principauté.

    Entièrement rénovée ces dernières années, elle offre aujourd’hui un cadre moderne et agréable où chacun peut profiter de la Méditerranée.

    Ce qui fait son succès, c’est avant tout son accessibilité. Contrairement à ce que beaucoup imaginent, l’accès à la plage publique est entièrement gratuit. Il suffit de poser sa serviette et de profiter d’une eau cristalline qui atteint facilement les 25 °C durant l’été.

    Tout au long de la promenade, vous trouverez également des glaciers, des restaurants, des bars, des douches, des sanitaires et des espaces ombragés.

    En fin de journée, le Larvotto devient l’un des plus beaux endroits de Monaco pour admirer le coucher de soleil.

    💡 Mon conseil : arrivez tôt le matin ou en fin d’après-midi pour profiter d’une ambiance plus calme.

    🌿 2. Se promener gratuitement à Mareterra

    Depuis son inauguration, Mareterra est rapidement devenu l’un des endroits préférés des habitants.

    Ce nouvel écoquartier construit sur la mer est un véritable paradis pour les promeneurs.

    On y découvre :

    • une magnifique promenade en bord de mer ;
    • des jardins méditerranéens ;
    • des œuvres d’art contemporaines ;
    • plusieurs points de vue exceptionnels sur Monaco.

    Le lieu est particulièrement agréable le matin pour courir ou marcher, mais également au coucher du soleil lorsque les lumières de la ville commencent à s’allumer.

    C’est aussi un excellent endroit pour réaliser de superbes photos de Monaco.

    🎨 3. Découvrir une exposition au Grimaldi Forum

    Chaque été, le Grimaldi Forum Monaco accueille une grande exposition internationale.

    Que vous soyez passionné d’art, de photographie, de design ou de mode, ces expositions attirent chaque année des visiteurs venus du monde entier.

    C’est l’occasion parfaite de profiter d’un peu de fraîcheur pendant les journées les plus chaudes tout en découvrant des œuvres exceptionnelles.

    Le Grimaldi Forum est facilement accessible à pied depuis le Larvotto et constitue une excellente activité à combiner avec une journée en bord de mer.

    🚶 4. Admirer Monaco au coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher

    S’il y a un moment que je recommande absolument de vivre à Monaco, c’est le coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher.

    Après avoir traversé les ruelles de Monaco-Ville, installez-vous sur les remparts.

    Le spectacle est tout simplement incroyable.

    Vous pourrez admirer :

    • le Port Hercule ;
    • les yachts ;
    • le Palais Princier ;
    • les montagnes qui entourent la Principauté.

    Lorsque le soleil descend lentement derrière les reliefs de la Côte d’Azur, Monaco se pare de magnifiques couleurs dorées.

    Un moment magique… totalement gratuit.

    🍹 5. Prendre un verre en terrasse face au Port Hercule

    Pour terminer une journée estivale, rien de tel que de s’installer en terrasse.

    Le Port Hercule regorge d’adresses où l’on peut simplement boire un verre tout en profitant de l’ambiance monégasque.

    Observer les bateaux, admirer les voitures de prestige, regarder les passants… tout cela fait partie de l’expérience.

    Pas besoin de réserver une table gastronomique.

    Parfois, un simple café, un cocktail ou une glace suffisent pour profiter pleinement de l’art de vivre monégasque.

    L’ambiance est particulièrement agréable à partir de 19 heures lorsque la chaleur retombe.

    🌟 Bonus : assister gratuitement à la relève de la Garde au Palais Princier

    Peu de visiteurs le savent, mais la relève de la Garde des Carabiniers du Prince a lieu tous les jours à 11h55 sur la Place du Palais.

    Cette cérémonie, entièrement gratuite, fait partie des traditions les plus emblématiques de Monaco.

    C’est une excellente activité à intégrer dans votre journée avant de visiter Monaco-Ville.

    Mon avis

    J’aime particulièrement Monaco durant l’été.

    La ville dégage une ambiance très différente du reste de l’année. Les journées sont longues, les terrasses se remplissent, les promenades en bord de mer deviennent encore plus agréables et les événements s’enchaînent.

    Contrairement à certains clichés, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de Monaco avec un budget raisonnable.

    En alternant activités gratuites, balades et bonnes adresses, on découvre une Principauté authentique, chaleureuse et pleine de surprises.

    Monaco est une destination qui se vit autant qu’elle se visite. Entre ses plages, ses jardins, ses expositions, ses promenades et ses magnifiques points de vue, la Principauté offre de nombreuses activités accessibles à tous.

    Que vous soyez en vacances sur la Côte d’Azur ou simplement de passage pour une journée, ces 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 vous permettront de découvrir Monaco autrement.

    Prenez le temps de flâner, de vous perdre dans ses ruelles, de savourer un café face au port ou d’admirer un coucher de soleil sur la Méditerranée. Vous comprendrez rapidement pourquoi Monaco est l’une des destinations les plus agréables à découvrir durant la saison estivale.

    📚 À lire aussi sur le blog

    Pour préparer votre séjour, découvrez également :

    #Activités #activitésétéMonaco #étéàMonaco #baladeMonaco #BilletDHumeur #blog #BonsPlansMonaco #Brunch #BrunchàMonaco #BrunchMonaco #brunchMonteCarlo #CasinoDeMonteCarlo #CôteDAzurété #CourseàPied #Fairmont #fêtesDeFinDAnnéeMonaco #GrimaldiForum #Hôtel #JardinExotiqueMonaco #JardinJaponais #MairieDeMonaco #mangeràMonaco #Manhattan #marcheDeNoelMonaco #MareterraMonaco #Monaco #Monacoété2026 #MonacoVille #MonteCarlo #MonteCarloBay #MuséeOcéanographique #NewYorkCity #Noël #Novotel #NYC #OùMangeràMonaco #plageLarvotto #PortHercule #Principauté #PrincipautéDeMonaco #QueFaireàMonaco #queFaireàMonacoEnété #restaurant #restaurantMonaco #Restaurants #sortieMonaco #TourismeMonaco #Travel #vacancesMonaco #VillaPaloma #VillaSauber #VisiterMonaco #Voyage
  22. ☀️ 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 à Monaco

    L’été est sans aucun doute l’une des plus belles saisons pour découvrir Monaco. Entre la Méditerranée qui scintille sous le soleil, les terrasses animées, les événements prestigieux et les nombreuses activités en plein air, la Principauté se transforme en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les habitants comme pour les visiteurs.

    Contrairement aux idées reçues, Monaco ne se résume pas aux hôtels de luxe et aux boutiques prestigieuses. Il existe de nombreux bons plans pour profiter pleinement de l’été sans forcément dépenser une fortune. Que vous soyez de passage pour une journée, un week-end ou que vous habitiez sur la Côte d’Azur, il existe mille façons de vivre l’été monégasque.

    Des promenades au coucher du soleil aux expositions incontournables, en passant par les plages, les jardins ou les restaurants avec vue, voici 5 bons plans pour profiter de l’été 2026 à Monaco.

    🌊 1. Profiter gratuitement de la plage du Larvotto

    Impossible d’imaginer un été à Monaco sans passer par le Larvotto, la plage emblématique de la Principauté.

    Entièrement rénovée ces dernières années, elle offre aujourd’hui un cadre moderne et agréable où chacun peut profiter de la Méditerranée.

    Ce qui fait son succès, c’est avant tout son accessibilité. Contrairement à ce que beaucoup imaginent, l’accès à la plage publique est entièrement gratuit. Il suffit de poser sa serviette et de profiter d’une eau cristalline qui atteint facilement les 25 °C durant l’été.

    Tout au long de la promenade, vous trouverez également des glaciers, des restaurants, des bars, des douches, des sanitaires et des espaces ombragés.

    En fin de journée, le Larvotto devient l’un des plus beaux endroits de Monaco pour admirer le coucher de soleil.

    💡 Mon conseil : arrivez tôt le matin ou en fin d’après-midi pour profiter d’une ambiance plus calme.

    🌿 2. Se promener gratuitement à Mareterra

    Depuis son inauguration, Mareterra est rapidement devenu l’un des endroits préférés des habitants.

    Ce nouvel écoquartier construit sur la mer est un véritable paradis pour les promeneurs.

    On y découvre :

    • une magnifique promenade en bord de mer ;
    • des jardins méditerranéens ;
    • des œuvres d’art contemporaines ;
    • plusieurs points de vue exceptionnels sur Monaco.

    Le lieu est particulièrement agréable le matin pour courir ou marcher, mais également au coucher du soleil lorsque les lumières de la ville commencent à s’allumer.

    C’est aussi un excellent endroit pour réaliser de superbes photos de Monaco.

    🎨 3. Découvrir une exposition au Grimaldi Forum

    Chaque été, le Grimaldi Forum Monaco accueille une grande exposition internationale.

    Que vous soyez passionné d’art, de photographie, de design ou de mode, ces expositions attirent chaque année des visiteurs venus du monde entier.

    C’est l’occasion parfaite de profiter d’un peu de fraîcheur pendant les journées les plus chaudes tout en découvrant des œuvres exceptionnelles.

    Le Grimaldi Forum est facilement accessible à pied depuis le Larvotto et constitue une excellente activité à combiner avec une journée en bord de mer.

    🚶 4. Admirer Monaco au coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher

    S’il y a un moment que je recommande absolument de vivre à Monaco, c’est le coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher.

    Après avoir traversé les ruelles de Monaco-Ville, installez-vous sur les remparts.

    Le spectacle est tout simplement incroyable.

    Vous pourrez admirer :

    • le Port Hercule ;
    • les yachts ;
    • le Palais Princier ;
    • les montagnes qui entourent la Principauté.

    Lorsque le soleil descend lentement derrière les reliefs de la Côte d’Azur, Monaco se pare de magnifiques couleurs dorées.

    Un moment magique… totalement gratuit.

    🍹 5. Prendre un verre en terrasse face au Port Hercule

    Pour terminer une journée estivale, rien de tel que de s’installer en terrasse.

    Le Port Hercule regorge d’adresses où l’on peut simplement boire un verre tout en profitant de l’ambiance monégasque.

    Observer les bateaux, admirer les voitures de prestige, regarder les passants… tout cela fait partie de l’expérience.

    Pas besoin de réserver une table gastronomique.

    Parfois, un simple café, un cocktail ou une glace suffisent pour profiter pleinement de l’art de vivre monégasque.

    L’ambiance est particulièrement agréable à partir de 19 heures lorsque la chaleur retombe.

    🌟 Bonus : assister gratuitement à la relève de la Garde au Palais Princier

    Peu de visiteurs le savent, mais la relève de la Garde des Carabiniers du Prince a lieu tous les jours à 11h55 sur la Place du Palais.

    Cette cérémonie, entièrement gratuite, fait partie des traditions les plus emblématiques de Monaco.

    C’est une excellente activité à intégrer dans votre journée avant de visiter Monaco-Ville.

    Mon avis

    J’aime particulièrement Monaco durant l’été.

    La ville dégage une ambiance très différente du reste de l’année. Les journées sont longues, les terrasses se remplissent, les promenades en bord de mer deviennent encore plus agréables et les événements s’enchaînent.

    Contrairement à certains clichés, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de Monaco avec un budget raisonnable.

    En alternant activités gratuites, balades et bonnes adresses, on découvre une Principauté authentique, chaleureuse et pleine de surprises.

    Monaco est une destination qui se vit autant qu’elle se visite. Entre ses plages, ses jardins, ses expositions, ses promenades et ses magnifiques points de vue, la Principauté offre de nombreuses activités accessibles à tous.

    Que vous soyez en vacances sur la Côte d’Azur ou simplement de passage pour une journée, ces 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 vous permettront de découvrir Monaco autrement.

    Prenez le temps de flâner, de vous perdre dans ses ruelles, de savourer un café face au port ou d’admirer un coucher de soleil sur la Méditerranée. Vous comprendrez rapidement pourquoi Monaco est l’une des destinations les plus agréables à découvrir durant la saison estivale.

    📚 À lire aussi sur le blog

    Pour préparer votre séjour, découvrez également :

    #Activités #activitésétéMonaco #étéàMonaco #baladeMonaco #BilletDHumeur #blog #BonsPlansMonaco #Brunch #BrunchàMonaco #BrunchMonaco #brunchMonteCarlo #CasinoDeMonteCarlo #CôteDAzurété #CourseàPied #Fairmont #fêtesDeFinDAnnéeMonaco #GrimaldiForum #Hôtel #JardinExotiqueMonaco #JardinJaponais #MairieDeMonaco #mangeràMonaco #Manhattan #marcheDeNoelMonaco #MareterraMonaco #Monaco #Monacoété2026 #MonacoVille #MonteCarlo #MonteCarloBay #MuséeOcéanographique #NewYorkCity #Noël #Novotel #NYC #OùMangeràMonaco #plageLarvotto #PortHercule #Principauté #PrincipautéDeMonaco #QueFaireàMonaco #queFaireàMonacoEnété #restaurant #restaurantMonaco #Restaurants #sortieMonaco #TourismeMonaco #Travel #vacancesMonaco #VillaPaloma #VillaSauber #VisiterMonaco #Voyage
  23. ☀️ 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 à Monaco

    L’été est sans aucun doute l’une des plus belles saisons pour découvrir Monaco. Entre la Méditerranée qui scintille sous le soleil, les terrasses animées, les événements prestigieux et les nombreuses activités en plein air, la Principauté se transforme en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les habitants comme pour les visiteurs.

    Contrairement aux idées reçues, Monaco ne se résume pas aux hôtels de luxe et aux boutiques prestigieuses. Il existe de nombreux bons plans pour profiter pleinement de l’été sans forcément dépenser une fortune. Que vous soyez de passage pour une journée, un week-end ou que vous habitiez sur la Côte d’Azur, il existe mille façons de vivre l’été monégasque.

    Des promenades au coucher du soleil aux expositions incontournables, en passant par les plages, les jardins ou les restaurants avec vue, voici 5 bons plans pour profiter de l’été 2026 à Monaco.

    🌊 1. Profiter gratuitement de la plage du Larvotto

    Impossible d’imaginer un été à Monaco sans passer par le Larvotto, la plage emblématique de la Principauté.

    Entièrement rénovée ces dernières années, elle offre aujourd’hui un cadre moderne et agréable où chacun peut profiter de la Méditerranée.

    Ce qui fait son succès, c’est avant tout son accessibilité. Contrairement à ce que beaucoup imaginent, l’accès à la plage publique est entièrement gratuit. Il suffit de poser sa serviette et de profiter d’une eau cristalline qui atteint facilement les 25 °C durant l’été.

    Tout au long de la promenade, vous trouverez également des glaciers, des restaurants, des bars, des douches, des sanitaires et des espaces ombragés.

    En fin de journée, le Larvotto devient l’un des plus beaux endroits de Monaco pour admirer le coucher de soleil.

    💡 Mon conseil : arrivez tôt le matin ou en fin d’après-midi pour profiter d’une ambiance plus calme.

    🌿 2. Se promener gratuitement à Mareterra

    Depuis son inauguration, Mareterra est rapidement devenu l’un des endroits préférés des habitants.

    Ce nouvel écoquartier construit sur la mer est un véritable paradis pour les promeneurs.

    On y découvre :

    • une magnifique promenade en bord de mer ;
    • des jardins méditerranéens ;
    • des œuvres d’art contemporaines ;
    • plusieurs points de vue exceptionnels sur Monaco.

    Le lieu est particulièrement agréable le matin pour courir ou marcher, mais également au coucher du soleil lorsque les lumières de la ville commencent à s’allumer.

    C’est aussi un excellent endroit pour réaliser de superbes photos de Monaco.

    🎨 3. Découvrir une exposition au Grimaldi Forum

    Chaque été, le Grimaldi Forum Monaco accueille une grande exposition internationale.

    Que vous soyez passionné d’art, de photographie, de design ou de mode, ces expositions attirent chaque année des visiteurs venus du monde entier.

    C’est l’occasion parfaite de profiter d’un peu de fraîcheur pendant les journées les plus chaudes tout en découvrant des œuvres exceptionnelles.

    Le Grimaldi Forum est facilement accessible à pied depuis le Larvotto et constitue une excellente activité à combiner avec une journée en bord de mer.

    🚶 4. Admirer Monaco au coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher

    S’il y a un moment que je recommande absolument de vivre à Monaco, c’est le coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher.

    Après avoir traversé les ruelles de Monaco-Ville, installez-vous sur les remparts.

    Le spectacle est tout simplement incroyable.

    Vous pourrez admirer :

    • le Port Hercule ;
    • les yachts ;
    • le Palais Princier ;
    • les montagnes qui entourent la Principauté.

    Lorsque le soleil descend lentement derrière les reliefs de la Côte d’Azur, Monaco se pare de magnifiques couleurs dorées.

    Un moment magique… totalement gratuit.

    🍹 5. Prendre un verre en terrasse face au Port Hercule

    Pour terminer une journée estivale, rien de tel que de s’installer en terrasse.

    Le Port Hercule regorge d’adresses où l’on peut simplement boire un verre tout en profitant de l’ambiance monégasque.

    Observer les bateaux, admirer les voitures de prestige, regarder les passants… tout cela fait partie de l’expérience.

    Pas besoin de réserver une table gastronomique.

    Parfois, un simple café, un cocktail ou une glace suffisent pour profiter pleinement de l’art de vivre monégasque.

    L’ambiance est particulièrement agréable à partir de 19 heures lorsque la chaleur retombe.

    🌟 Bonus : assister gratuitement à la relève de la Garde au Palais Princier

    Peu de visiteurs le savent, mais la relève de la Garde des Carabiniers du Prince a lieu tous les jours à 11h55 sur la Place du Palais.

    Cette cérémonie, entièrement gratuite, fait partie des traditions les plus emblématiques de Monaco.

    C’est une excellente activité à intégrer dans votre journée avant de visiter Monaco-Ville.

    Mon avis

    J’aime particulièrement Monaco durant l’été.

    La ville dégage une ambiance très différente du reste de l’année. Les journées sont longues, les terrasses se remplissent, les promenades en bord de mer deviennent encore plus agréables et les événements s’enchaînent.

    Contrairement à certains clichés, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de Monaco avec un budget raisonnable.

    En alternant activités gratuites, balades et bonnes adresses, on découvre une Principauté authentique, chaleureuse et pleine de surprises.

    Monaco est une destination qui se vit autant qu’elle se visite. Entre ses plages, ses jardins, ses expositions, ses promenades et ses magnifiques points de vue, la Principauté offre de nombreuses activités accessibles à tous.

    Que vous soyez en vacances sur la Côte d’Azur ou simplement de passage pour une journée, ces 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 vous permettront de découvrir Monaco autrement.

    Prenez le temps de flâner, de vous perdre dans ses ruelles, de savourer un café face au port ou d’admirer un coucher de soleil sur la Méditerranée. Vous comprendrez rapidement pourquoi Monaco est l’une des destinations les plus agréables à découvrir durant la saison estivale.

    📚 À lire aussi sur le blog

    Pour préparer votre séjour, découvrez également :

    #Activités #activitésétéMonaco #étéàMonaco #baladeMonaco #BilletDHumeur #blog #BonsPlansMonaco #Brunch #BrunchàMonaco #BrunchMonaco #brunchMonteCarlo #CasinoDeMonteCarlo #CôteDAzurété #CourseàPied #Fairmont #fêtesDeFinDAnnéeMonaco #GrimaldiForum #Hôtel #JardinExotiqueMonaco #JardinJaponais #MairieDeMonaco #mangeràMonaco #Manhattan #marcheDeNoelMonaco #MareterraMonaco #Monaco #Monacoété2026 #MonacoVille #MonteCarlo #MonteCarloBay #MuséeOcéanographique #NewYorkCity #Noël #Novotel #NYC #OùMangeràMonaco #plageLarvotto #PortHercule #Principauté #PrincipautéDeMonaco #QueFaireàMonaco #queFaireàMonacoEnété #restaurant #restaurantMonaco #Restaurants #sortieMonaco #TourismeMonaco #Travel #vacancesMonaco #VillaPaloma #VillaSauber #VisiterMonaco #Voyage
  24. ☀️ 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 à Monaco

    L’été est sans aucun doute l’une des plus belles saisons pour découvrir Monaco. Entre la Méditerranée qui scintille sous le soleil, les terrasses animées, les événements prestigieux et les nombreuses activités en plein air, la Principauté se transforme en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les habitants comme pour les visiteurs.

    Contrairement aux idées reçues, Monaco ne se résume pas aux hôtels de luxe et aux boutiques prestigieuses. Il existe de nombreux bons plans pour profiter pleinement de l’été sans forcément dépenser une fortune. Que vous soyez de passage pour une journée, un week-end ou que vous habitiez sur la Côte d’Azur, il existe mille façons de vivre l’été monégasque.

    Des promenades au coucher du soleil aux expositions incontournables, en passant par les plages, les jardins ou les restaurants avec vue, voici 5 bons plans pour profiter de l’été 2026 à Monaco.

    🌊 1. Profiter gratuitement de la plage du Larvotto

    Impossible d’imaginer un été à Monaco sans passer par le Larvotto, la plage emblématique de la Principauté.

    Entièrement rénovée ces dernières années, elle offre aujourd’hui un cadre moderne et agréable où chacun peut profiter de la Méditerranée.

    Ce qui fait son succès, c’est avant tout son accessibilité. Contrairement à ce que beaucoup imaginent, l’accès à la plage publique est entièrement gratuit. Il suffit de poser sa serviette et de profiter d’une eau cristalline qui atteint facilement les 25 °C durant l’été.

    Tout au long de la promenade, vous trouverez également des glaciers, des restaurants, des bars, des douches, des sanitaires et des espaces ombragés.

    En fin de journée, le Larvotto devient l’un des plus beaux endroits de Monaco pour admirer le coucher de soleil.

    💡 Mon conseil : arrivez tôt le matin ou en fin d’après-midi pour profiter d’une ambiance plus calme.

    🌿 2. Se promener gratuitement à Mareterra

    Depuis son inauguration, Mareterra est rapidement devenu l’un des endroits préférés des habitants.

    Ce nouvel écoquartier construit sur la mer est un véritable paradis pour les promeneurs.

    On y découvre :

    • une magnifique promenade en bord de mer ;
    • des jardins méditerranéens ;
    • des œuvres d’art contemporaines ;
    • plusieurs points de vue exceptionnels sur Monaco.

    Le lieu est particulièrement agréable le matin pour courir ou marcher, mais également au coucher du soleil lorsque les lumières de la ville commencent à s’allumer.

    C’est aussi un excellent endroit pour réaliser de superbes photos de Monaco.

    🎨 3. Découvrir une exposition au Grimaldi Forum

    Chaque été, le Grimaldi Forum Monaco accueille une grande exposition internationale.

    Que vous soyez passionné d’art, de photographie, de design ou de mode, ces expositions attirent chaque année des visiteurs venus du monde entier.

    C’est l’occasion parfaite de profiter d’un peu de fraîcheur pendant les journées les plus chaudes tout en découvrant des œuvres exceptionnelles.

    Le Grimaldi Forum est facilement accessible à pied depuis le Larvotto et constitue une excellente activité à combiner avec une journée en bord de mer.

    🚶 4. Admirer Monaco au coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher

    S’il y a un moment que je recommande absolument de vivre à Monaco, c’est le coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher.

    Après avoir traversé les ruelles de Monaco-Ville, installez-vous sur les remparts.

    Le spectacle est tout simplement incroyable.

    Vous pourrez admirer :

    • le Port Hercule ;
    • les yachts ;
    • le Palais Princier ;
    • les montagnes qui entourent la Principauté.

    Lorsque le soleil descend lentement derrière les reliefs de la Côte d’Azur, Monaco se pare de magnifiques couleurs dorées.

    Un moment magique… totalement gratuit.

    🍹 5. Prendre un verre en terrasse face au Port Hercule

    Pour terminer une journée estivale, rien de tel que de s’installer en terrasse.

    Le Port Hercule regorge d’adresses où l’on peut simplement boire un verre tout en profitant de l’ambiance monégasque.

    Observer les bateaux, admirer les voitures de prestige, regarder les passants… tout cela fait partie de l’expérience.

    Pas besoin de réserver une table gastronomique.

    Parfois, un simple café, un cocktail ou une glace suffisent pour profiter pleinement de l’art de vivre monégasque.

    L’ambiance est particulièrement agréable à partir de 19 heures lorsque la chaleur retombe.

    🌟 Bonus : assister gratuitement à la relève de la Garde au Palais Princier

    Peu de visiteurs le savent, mais la relève de la Garde des Carabiniers du Prince a lieu tous les jours à 11h55 sur la Place du Palais.

    Cette cérémonie, entièrement gratuite, fait partie des traditions les plus emblématiques de Monaco.

    C’est une excellente activité à intégrer dans votre journée avant de visiter Monaco-Ville.

    Mon avis

    J’aime particulièrement Monaco durant l’été.

    La ville dégage une ambiance très différente du reste de l’année. Les journées sont longues, les terrasses se remplissent, les promenades en bord de mer deviennent encore plus agréables et les événements s’enchaînent.

    Contrairement à certains clichés, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de Monaco avec un budget raisonnable.

    En alternant activités gratuites, balades et bonnes adresses, on découvre une Principauté authentique, chaleureuse et pleine de surprises.

    Monaco est une destination qui se vit autant qu’elle se visite. Entre ses plages, ses jardins, ses expositions, ses promenades et ses magnifiques points de vue, la Principauté offre de nombreuses activités accessibles à tous.

    Que vous soyez en vacances sur la Côte d’Azur ou simplement de passage pour une journée, ces 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 vous permettront de découvrir Monaco autrement.

    Prenez le temps de flâner, de vous perdre dans ses ruelles, de savourer un café face au port ou d’admirer un coucher de soleil sur la Méditerranée. Vous comprendrez rapidement pourquoi Monaco est l’une des destinations les plus agréables à découvrir durant la saison estivale.

    📚 À lire aussi sur le blog

    Pour préparer votre séjour, découvrez également :

    #Activités #activitésétéMonaco #étéàMonaco #baladeMonaco #BilletDHumeur #blog #BonsPlansMonaco #Brunch #BrunchàMonaco #BrunchMonaco #brunchMonteCarlo #CasinoDeMonteCarlo #CôteDAzurété #CourseàPied #Fairmont #fêtesDeFinDAnnéeMonaco #GrimaldiForum #Hôtel #JardinExotiqueMonaco #JardinJaponais #MairieDeMonaco #mangeràMonaco #Manhattan #marcheDeNoelMonaco #MareterraMonaco #Monaco #Monacoété2026 #MonacoVille #MonteCarlo #MonteCarloBay #MuséeOcéanographique #NewYorkCity #Noël #Novotel #NYC #OùMangeràMonaco #plageLarvotto #PortHercule #Principauté #PrincipautéDeMonaco #QueFaireàMonaco #queFaireàMonacoEnété #restaurant #restaurantMonaco #Restaurants #sortieMonaco #TourismeMonaco #Travel #vacancesMonaco #VillaPaloma #VillaSauber #VisiterMonaco #Voyage
  25. ☀️ 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 à Monaco

    L’été est sans aucun doute l’une des plus belles saisons pour découvrir Monaco. Entre la Méditerranée qui scintille sous le soleil, les terrasses animées, les événements prestigieux et les nombreuses activités en plein air, la Principauté se transforme en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les habitants comme pour les visiteurs.

    Contrairement aux idées reçues, Monaco ne se résume pas aux hôtels de luxe et aux boutiques prestigieuses. Il existe de nombreux bons plans pour profiter pleinement de l’été sans forcément dépenser une fortune. Que vous soyez de passage pour une journée, un week-end ou que vous habitiez sur la Côte d’Azur, il existe mille façons de vivre l’été monégasque.

    Des promenades au coucher du soleil aux expositions incontournables, en passant par les plages, les jardins ou les restaurants avec vue, voici 5 bons plans pour profiter de l’été 2026 à Monaco.

    🌊 1. Profiter gratuitement de la plage du Larvotto

    Impossible d’imaginer un été à Monaco sans passer par le Larvotto, la plage emblématique de la Principauté.

    Entièrement rénovée ces dernières années, elle offre aujourd’hui un cadre moderne et agréable où chacun peut profiter de la Méditerranée.

    Ce qui fait son succès, c’est avant tout son accessibilité. Contrairement à ce que beaucoup imaginent, l’accès à la plage publique est entièrement gratuit. Il suffit de poser sa serviette et de profiter d’une eau cristalline qui atteint facilement les 25 °C durant l’été.

    Tout au long de la promenade, vous trouverez également des glaciers, des restaurants, des bars, des douches, des sanitaires et des espaces ombragés.

    En fin de journée, le Larvotto devient l’un des plus beaux endroits de Monaco pour admirer le coucher de soleil.

    💡 Mon conseil : arrivez tôt le matin ou en fin d’après-midi pour profiter d’une ambiance plus calme.

    🌿 2. Se promener gratuitement à Mareterra

    Depuis son inauguration, Mareterra est rapidement devenu l’un des endroits préférés des habitants.

    Ce nouvel écoquartier construit sur la mer est un véritable paradis pour les promeneurs.

    On y découvre :

    • une magnifique promenade en bord de mer ;
    • des jardins méditerranéens ;
    • des œuvres d’art contemporaines ;
    • plusieurs points de vue exceptionnels sur Monaco.

    Le lieu est particulièrement agréable le matin pour courir ou marcher, mais également au coucher du soleil lorsque les lumières de la ville commencent à s’allumer.

    C’est aussi un excellent endroit pour réaliser de superbes photos de Monaco.

    🎨 3. Découvrir une exposition au Grimaldi Forum

    Chaque été, le Grimaldi Forum Monaco accueille une grande exposition internationale.

    Que vous soyez passionné d’art, de photographie, de design ou de mode, ces expositions attirent chaque année des visiteurs venus du monde entier.

    C’est l’occasion parfaite de profiter d’un peu de fraîcheur pendant les journées les plus chaudes tout en découvrant des œuvres exceptionnelles.

    Le Grimaldi Forum est facilement accessible à pied depuis le Larvotto et constitue une excellente activité à combiner avec une journée en bord de mer.

    🚶 4. Admirer Monaco au coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher

    S’il y a un moment que je recommande absolument de vivre à Monaco, c’est le coucher du soleil depuis le Rocher.

    Après avoir traversé les ruelles de Monaco-Ville, installez-vous sur les remparts.

    Le spectacle est tout simplement incroyable.

    Vous pourrez admirer :

    • le Port Hercule ;
    • les yachts ;
    • le Palais Princier ;
    • les montagnes qui entourent la Principauté.

    Lorsque le soleil descend lentement derrière les reliefs de la Côte d’Azur, Monaco se pare de magnifiques couleurs dorées.

    Un moment magique… totalement gratuit.

    🍹 5. Prendre un verre en terrasse face au Port Hercule

    Pour terminer une journée estivale, rien de tel que de s’installer en terrasse.

    Le Port Hercule regorge d’adresses où l’on peut simplement boire un verre tout en profitant de l’ambiance monégasque.

    Observer les bateaux, admirer les voitures de prestige, regarder les passants… tout cela fait partie de l’expérience.

    Pas besoin de réserver une table gastronomique.

    Parfois, un simple café, un cocktail ou une glace suffisent pour profiter pleinement de l’art de vivre monégasque.

    L’ambiance est particulièrement agréable à partir de 19 heures lorsque la chaleur retombe.

    🌟 Bonus : assister gratuitement à la relève de la Garde au Palais Princier

    Peu de visiteurs le savent, mais la relève de la Garde des Carabiniers du Prince a lieu tous les jours à 11h55 sur la Place du Palais.

    Cette cérémonie, entièrement gratuite, fait partie des traditions les plus emblématiques de Monaco.

    C’est une excellente activité à intégrer dans votre journée avant de visiter Monaco-Ville.

    Mon avis

    J’aime particulièrement Monaco durant l’été.

    La ville dégage une ambiance très différente du reste de l’année. Les journées sont longues, les terrasses se remplissent, les promenades en bord de mer deviennent encore plus agréables et les événements s’enchaînent.

    Contrairement à certains clichés, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de Monaco avec un budget raisonnable.

    En alternant activités gratuites, balades et bonnes adresses, on découvre une Principauté authentique, chaleureuse et pleine de surprises.

    Monaco est une destination qui se vit autant qu’elle se visite. Entre ses plages, ses jardins, ses expositions, ses promenades et ses magnifiques points de vue, la Principauté offre de nombreuses activités accessibles à tous.

    Que vous soyez en vacances sur la Côte d’Azur ou simplement de passage pour une journée, ces 5 bons plans de l’été 2026 vous permettront de découvrir Monaco autrement.

    Prenez le temps de flâner, de vous perdre dans ses ruelles, de savourer un café face au port ou d’admirer un coucher de soleil sur la Méditerranée. Vous comprendrez rapidement pourquoi Monaco est l’une des destinations les plus agréables à découvrir durant la saison estivale.

    📚 À lire aussi sur le blog

    Pour préparer votre séjour, découvrez également :

    #Activités #activitésétéMonaco #étéàMonaco #baladeMonaco #BilletDHumeur #blog #BonsPlansMonaco #Brunch #BrunchàMonaco #BrunchMonaco #brunchMonteCarlo #CasinoDeMonteCarlo #CôteDAzurété #CourseàPied #Fairmont #fêtesDeFinDAnnéeMonaco #GrimaldiForum #Hôtel #JardinExotiqueMonaco #JardinJaponais #MairieDeMonaco #mangeràMonaco #Manhattan #marcheDeNoelMonaco #MareterraMonaco #Monaco #Monacoété2026 #MonacoVille #MonteCarlo #MonteCarloBay #MuséeOcéanographique #NewYorkCity #Noël #Novotel #NYC #OùMangeràMonaco #plageLarvotto #PortHercule #Principauté #PrincipautéDeMonaco #QueFaireàMonaco #queFaireàMonacoEnété #restaurant #restaurantMonaco #Restaurants #sortieMonaco #TourismeMonaco #Travel #vacancesMonaco #VillaPaloma #VillaSauber #VisiterMonaco #Voyage
  26. 16 Monate nicht gezahlt: Gast prellt Hotels um 107.000 Euro mit Krebslüge | Regional

    16 Monate lang logierte Mario M. (55) mit seiner vierköpfigen Familie in Hotels. Zwei Zimmer, Frühstück inklusive. Am…
    #Berlin #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #AmtsgerichtTiergarten #Betrug #Gerichte #Germany #Hotel #köpenick #Schuldspruch
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  27. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manilaby Michelle Ayon NavaJas – Amazon Best SellerReview by Joni Caggiano

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manila
    by Michelle Ayon NavaJas – Amazon Best Seller
    Review by Joni Caggiano

    While exploring this latest book, I found myself caught up in my own story. As I read on, I found myself rereading each page and realizing that the style produced vivid imagery that stirred all our senses. This prose could belong to any place in the world where one finds love.

    Drawn into each paragraph, I was reawakening memories of my first love.Most of us fall in love at some point in life, and I saw myself in each fresh passage, each new section.The intensity of everything standing still or fading into the background, the aching desire for even the slightest show of affection.

    Afternoons that tasted like Love in Manila – Transported me magically and sometimes painfully to my first time in love.And I felt all those feelings again through Michelle Ayon Navajas’ words.  

    Let me share some quotes from the pieces that I found encased my own vivid memories of first love and loss. Please find each quote and the name of the piece it is held within below; I think they will resonate with people from all over the world.

    Stuck in Time – “Honestly, I could sit here forever,” I think.Each moment in this cocoon of steel feels like an eternity wrapped in silk . . . “

    “Not trapped, not stalled, but anchored here with you, where the noise fades and the moment feels endless . . . “

    Our Story – “Every word on those pages is a fragment of us, like pressed flowers between paper, small moments we kept even while the world kept moving.”

    Brandy – “a delicate sip of experience, like finding a hidden grove in a familiar forest.”

    Until Soon – “I felt your gaze burning into my back, the weight of our goodbye trailing behind me like a shadow.”

    Soft as the Leaving – . . . “the quiet tasting of almost”

    Blindsided – “I had learned to make myself small enough not to be missed.”

    Exit – . . .“the silence felt unnatural, almost violent in its suddenness.”

    Mottled – “The sunlight turned cold, sifting through the blinds in pale, mournful strips.”

    Love has many faces, and this author has managed to capture them all and unfold them over time.In one of the most moving pieces, I was brought to tears, thinking of how cruel and embittered some can be toward one who gives their love.The descriptive and foretelling poems are an accent in the best of places.  

    I feel grateful to this author for sharing an experience, as it is not easy, even now, for me to recall that I never had a chance to say goodbye.Definitely a five-star read.

    Amazon Link Purchase:

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manila: Navajas, Michelle Ayon: 9798181814578: Amazon.com: Books https://share.google/bRjL3mwLBnrm73v1v

    Joni Caggiano

    Joni Karen Caggiano is an internationally published author, poet, and photographer. Her debut poetry book, “One Petal at A Time,” (Prolific Pulse Press, LLC) was an Amazon bestseller. She is a three-time Pushcart Nominee and 2024 Best of The Net Nominee. Joni is a regular contributor to Hotel Masticadores and has collectively contributed to four additional Masticadores Magazines. On Spillwords, she won Socialite of the Year 2023, 2024, and Publication of the Month for November 2022 and June 2024, and has been a regular contributor for five years. Joni’s work appears in a dozen anthologies. Her website is https://the-inner-child.com.

    #BookReview #hotel #MichelleNavajas #poetry
  28. Hotel by Masticadores @hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com@hotelmasticadoreshouse.wordpress.com ·

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manilaby Michelle Ayon NavaJas – Amazon Best SellerReview by Joni Caggiano

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manila
    by Michelle Ayon NavaJas – Amazon Best Seller
    Review by Joni Caggiano

    While exploring this latest book, I found myself caught up in my own story. As I read on, I found myself rereading each page and realizing that the style produced vivid imagery that stirred all our senses. This prose could belong to any place in the world where one finds love.

    Drawn into each paragraph, I was reawakening memories of my first love.Most of us fall in love at some point in life, and I saw myself in each fresh passage, each new section.The intensity of everything standing still or fading into the background, the aching desire for even the slightest show of affection.

    Afternoons that tasted like Love in Manila – Transported me magically and sometimes painfully to my first time in love.And I felt all those feelings again through Michelle Ayon Navajas’ words.  

    Let me share some quotes from the pieces that I found encased my own vivid memories of first love and loss. Please find each quote and the name of the piece it is held within below; I think they will resonate with people from all over the world.

    Stuck in Time – “Honestly, I could sit here forever,” I think.Each moment in this cocoon of steel feels like an eternity wrapped in silk . . . “

    “Not trapped, not stalled, but anchored here with you, where the noise fades and the moment feels endless . . . “

    Our Story – “Every word on those pages is a fragment of us, like pressed flowers between paper, small moments we kept even while the world kept moving.”

    Brandy – “a delicate sip of experience, like finding a hidden grove in a familiar forest.”

    Until Soon – “I felt your gaze burning into my back, the weight of our goodbye trailing behind me like a shadow.”

    Soft as the Leaving – . . . “the quiet tasting of almost”

    Blindsided – “I had learned to make myself small enough not to be missed.”

    Exit – . . .“the silence felt unnatural, almost violent in its suddenness.”

    Mottled – “The sunlight turned cold, sifting through the blinds in pale, mournful strips.”

    Love has many faces, and this author has managed to capture them all and unfold them over time.In one of the most moving pieces, I was brought to tears, thinking of how cruel and embittered some can be toward one who gives their love.The descriptive and foretelling poems are an accent in the best of places.  

    I feel grateful to this author for sharing an experience, as it is not easy, even now, for me to recall that I never had a chance to say goodbye.Definitely a five-star read.

    Amazon Link Purchase:

    Afternoons that Tasted like Love in Manila: Navajas, Michelle Ayon: 9798181814578: Amazon.com: Books https://share.google/bRjL3mwLBnrm73v1v

    Joni Caggiano

    Joni Karen Caggiano is an internationally published author, poet, and photographer. Her debut poetry book, “One Petal at A Time,” (Prolific Pulse Press, LLC) was an Amazon bestseller. She is a three-time Pushcart Nominee and 2024 Best of The Net Nominee. Joni is a regular contributor to Hotel Masticadores and has collectively contributed to four additional Masticadores Magazines. On Spillwords, she won Socialite of the Year 2023, 2024, and Publication of the Month for November 2022 and June 2024, and has been a regular contributor for five years. Joni’s work appears in a dozen anthologies. Her website is https://the-inner-child.com.

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