Wake-up portrait: Liese

Wake-up portrait: Carlo & Angelo

Summer leftovers on film

Found some summer in my Yashica... (proofings - T-max 1600 bw)

Instant trooper alert: a polaroid story, the expo

Instant trooper alert!!!

Some years ago I met Elisabeth at a concert of Mulatu Astate.  Miss Ouni and her polaroid camera were standing in the front row.  From then on, almost every soulful concert or hiphop gig I went to.. I saw Elisabeth and her polaroid camera trying to find a way to make a snap shot of Qtip, Raphael Saadiq, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Sa Ra, Method man, and so on and so on. … and ... she has some amazing shots!!

You can find them on her website, but even better: you can find them on her very own expo!!!

A Polaroid Story: from October 11th until October 27th @ A&Gallery.
Are you attending?

Besides being a trooper with that polaroid camera, we must say.. this girl has taste in music!!   Check out 22tracks.com the Ouni takeover! 

http://apolaroidstory.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/ounitsukatiger
http://www.facebook.com/apolaroidstory

My coffee tastes like autumn

Macchiato, chocolate pie and more coffee.  Well hello autumn!  Perfect time to check out some hot spots in Ghent!

* Ycono: 

A cosy breakfast - lunch - coffee place in the beautiful  premise in the 'uhm' red light district.  Besides the food and drinks you can also buy some design objects and furniture. 

www.ycono.com

Brabantdam 100
9000 Gent

* Clouds in my coffee:

In the Dampoort area, between all the pita places you can find a new breakfast- lunch - coffee bar.  The owners are the same owners of I/OBJECT, an online concept store offering nice design and interior objects.   The interior of clouds in my coffee is obviously stunning.  

www.facebook.com/cloudsinmycoffee9000

Dendermondsesteenweg 104
9000 Gent

Norwegian poetry: something with water and rainbows

Drinking coffee in Scandinavian style

Before my Nordic trip I buried myself in travel guides and the internet what to do and see and.. to satisfy my love of coffee I tried to find out what the best coffee spot was of my destination.  

And you would think Scandinavian countries have no coffee culture?  Ok, Starbucks is almost entirely absent,  but Norway and Sweden rank in the top 5 of the world coffee consumption, according the International Coffee Organization.

So.. all we did was drinking coffee ^^

Oslo:

* Tim Wendelboe:

It is a micro roastery, a coffee training centre and an espresso bar located in Grünerløkka, the 'soho' of Oslo.  

http://timwendelboe.no/

* Litteraturhuset:
Books, coffee and food ..  all in one gorgeous building.  Gotta love it!

www.litteraturhuset.no

* Kafé Caffé:
Perfect place for a good coffee and a vegetarian lunch at a reasonable price!

http://www.kafecaffe.no/

* Apent Bakeri:

Locals say Apent Bakeri has the best bread of Oslo.  This hands-on Bakery is located at several locations in Oslo.

http://www.apentbakeri.no/

Kristiansand:

* Frk Larsen:

We didn't expect this trendy, retro-chic place in a city like Kristiansand.  At night this place turns into a disco - cocktail - concert bar.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Frklarsen-og-Hjem-cocktailbar/115479131828416

Bergen:

* Bar Barista:

Bergen is cosy city with many places worth sitting down enjoying a coffee.  On our way up the Fløyen mountain we had a coffee in Bar Barista, a very nice and somehow kitsch place. 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/BarBarista/115911535111348

Stockholm:

I would highly recommend going to Södermalm. Drink your coffee in a trendy, young and bohemian café.

* Café String:

Together with your latte, you can buy the table or the chair you're sitting in.  Despites the arty attitude, it's a great place to simply sit and people watch on the terrace! This café is located in the Sofo area.  Correct, also Stockholm has it's Soho copy.

http://www.cafestring.com/

 * Kärlek &Mat:

At Kärlek & Mat we had our last breakfast of the holiday.  You can find this place in Hammarby Sjöstad, a new district in Stockholm.  It is a café, restaurant, a catering service and a store where you can buy all kind of fine food products. 

http://www.finefood.se/index.html

Sthlm: a biking hipsterland

Wild outfits + fixed gear bikes + ironic mustaches + Amarican Apparel = Stockholm