My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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My wife and I recently spent a week Sacramento, California's capital. We like to visit churches - mostly for their atmosphere, architecture and historic ambiance. So we stumbled into this extraordinary mass at The Cathedral Of The Blessed Sacrament: Jaime Soto, the Bishop Of Sacramento did the "Blessing of the Oils", providing the whole Diocese… Continue reading You don’t have to like the Catholic Church, but this exceptional Mass in Sacramento was for Everyone
(Title photo: Ice Dragon Teeth. Ice stalagmites and - stalactites forming teeth-like ice sculptures. Close-up taken along the Yukon River in Whitehorse.) It could all be so warm and fuzzy I read a love story generated by AI. Not more shallow than any of today's junk-books. Authentic enough and quite sweet. My wife read an… Continue reading Sinister Perils are looming behind today’s AI-Hype. Don’t become an “AI-Lemming”!
Reflections from 8 Weeks in Korea. Essay with Photos (all my own). Seoul's cultural and culinary offerings are second to none. Ticket prices for concerts and museum are very affordable - not like the prohibitive prices we see in Europe and Canada, like $133 for a mediocre seat at a recent ballet performance in Vancouver.… Continue reading Part 2: Cultural Immersion – Korean Style
This Korean Indie-Band made me realize what that means After 31 months of covid-related cancellations, we finally made it to Korea. We are enjoying deep cultural and culinary immersion, of which an important part is experiencing this special Korean Kindness - "Jeong" (정). I went to a concert of my favourite Korean Indie band, A-FUZZ.… Continue reading A-FUZZ – the Power of Music and Kindness
Boheme Singer at her CD release concert at Salon Moonbow Feb. 8 In the midst of the Corona virus crisis, it is very fortunate that Korean artists are still expressing themselves - inspiring others and demonstrating that life does go on. Take Boheme Singer for example. Her musical videos on Instagram brighten up my days.… Continue reading Korean People are resilient – let their Art speak!
I first visited Moon Space Star Café with a friend. Today I came back. Why? Because I was intrigued by the unique atmosphere and the view of Seoul Forest Park; and because of this: Suddenly the electricity went out. The breaker box happened to be high above our table. I kind of shoved JiEun aside… Continue reading Moon Space Star Café at Seoul Forest Park – don’t miss it!
Cafés open late in the morning in Korea - people's rhythms are just different. So I found Jass Café that was open early on Sunday. The Barista there is very cool - not only is her English excellent (she doesn't believe me OMG), but we had a very inspiring conversation. And THEN she pointed me… Continue reading The Famous Lamb in Hongdae – a café in its own class! Korean kindness abounds.
Korean café owners need to tweak their business model: I explored this cool café district near Janganmun Gate today, in search for one that offered savoury delights as well. Nothing! So I walked into Our 20th Century and asked the same question: Do you have sandwiches? NO! But the ambiance and friendliness stayed in my… Continue reading OUR 20TH CENTURY Café in Suwon – their kindness overwhelmed me
Yet another cool experience I booked through airbnb. The lead performer was a Korean pianist who currently lives in Paris. An experimental video added to the experience. Well, this concert was too experimental for me. After all I’m a straight forward drummer 🙂 But it was interesting to visit an underground venue dedicated to all… Continue reading Discover live music in 100jazzclubs in Seoul’s Seongsu area – plus a whole district of shoemakers and exceptional cafés.
This airbnb experience was fantastic! Eun Ji, the organizer, is part of the KunstBloom art collective. It includes a small gallery in Hannam-Dong, at which she arranges monthly concerts of upcoming musicians. Tonight’s first performer was Bad Dovi, who sang ballads reflecting human struggles that he all wrote himself. The second act blew me away:… Continue reading Unplugged Concert at ANOV Art Gallery
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 