December 2010
21 posts
Think About It!
Cairo: Sit down and spend some time looking back. Forget everything bad and hold on to all the good memories of last year. What did I learn, who did I meet, what did I see and what will I miss. Give yourself a limited time, maybe just five minutes and write down everything that comes to your mind in that limited time. Next year around that time take a look at your notes and do not say: Those were...
Shavasana
Frankfurt: I am on my way to Goa to practice Oordhwa Padmasana on the beach with Gaby. Check out gogoa goyoga, a special yoga retreat with Gaby Haenseler which will start very soon next year. It is not only yoga, it is the essence of yoga, a spiritual journey, a day at the Anjuna Hippy markets, a way through the jungle garden, a talk to a monkey, the perfect view of the Arabian Sea and lots of...
The Day Before Christmas
Paris: Remember it is not the quantity but rather the quality of a great Christmas present that counts. I look all year long around the world for unique treasures for my beloved. At the last minute I find presents wherever I am the day before Christmas, for example at the following places in Paris: DETAILLE, 10, Rue Saint Lazare, unique perfumes AC, great colour pigments for painting VALLOIS,...
What’s in my cup?
London: Green & Black’s organic hot chocolate. The dark chocolate is blended with raw cane sugar and cocoa powder pressed from the same cocoa beans as the chocolate to add extra intensity. I add some dried hot peppers from the mill and I will no longer freeze tonight.
The Nordic Taste
Copenhagen: After lots of sunshine in Los Angeles I dare to venture to Copenhagen, even in December when the daylight is short and the winds are cold. But still it is the right time to eat at NOMA, the fine Nordic gourmet restaurant which is known for its Nordic products, like Icelandic skyr curd, halibut and Greenland musk ox.
If you cannot go there now, order the new cook book, “Noma: Time and...
Needlework
Munich: This winter I have my pillows, curtains and duvets nicely sewn by Mrs. Kazek, www.polsterei-naehatelier-muenchen.de. She can order any fine fabric and has plenty of talent to sew all my wishes come true.
If you happen to visit her upholstery and sewing studio in Munich you might find yourself redecorating your entire house. After all, I sleep in my bed almost every day and my pillows are...
The Cup
Los Angeles: I am on my way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. While walking down Wilshire Boulevard I look at myself in a shop window carrying a cup of hot tea in my hand. Wherever I go I see people with coffeecups. Including myself.
Dark Chill
Los Angeles: It can get chilly at night so make sure you are in the right place. I start my evening at Magnolia, and after dinner I go to a private party at My House. From there it’s straight to bed. Everyone goes straight to bed in L.A. because everybody has important breakfast meetings, castings and rehearsals early in the morning.
