Blog – Page 27 – Karen Melchior

Visiting London – What to do and what to avoid

Written on 1. June 2012.

I’ve now lived in London for a bit more than 3 years, and have had many good friends and members of my family coming to visit me. There are a few places that people always want to visit and I try to get them to avoid, and then there are the places I have shown them. So in advance of the Olympics and as my posting to the UK comes to an end this summer then I would like share them with you. [I will try to improve lay-out, add pictures and perhaps a map later. But perhaps I’ll need to change the theme] WHAT TO DO Sit down and people watch at Serpentine bar and kitchen with beautiful...

Favourite things to do in Marseille

Written on 4. April 2012.

I spent 5 wonderful months in Marseille in 2008-2009, here are a few of my favourite things to do: Stroll along the old harbour, possibly buy a fish for your supper or on a Saturday a bouquet of flowers. Have a cup of coffee and a macaroon – the big ones are fantastic! I personally think they are the best in the world! – in a tiny Patisserie Ines just between the harbour and the Opera. (93 rue Paradis, 13006 Marseille, France), See UK Tripadvisor. Have tapas at Dos Hermanas in one of the small streets off Cours Julien Walk up from the old harbour, and have a walk in the small streets...

Louis le Maire, f. 1836 d. 1913

Written on 15. July 2010.

le Maire, Abraham Louis, f. 1836, Officer. Han er en Søn af Fuldmægtig i Admiralitetet David Chrétien le M. og Louise f. Müller og blev født i Kjøbenhavn 25. Jan. 1836. 17 Aar gammel kom han ind paa den kongl. militære Højskole, hvorfra han 1857 afgik som Sekondlieutenant i Artilleriet med Aldersorden fra 1853, men gjennemgik 1859-61 nævnte Skoles Stabsafdeling (han blev Premierlieutenant 1860), saa at han, efter at have gjort Tjeneste ved de forskjellige Vaaben og ved den topografiske Afdeling, i Dec. 1863 blev ansat som Adjudant ved Overkommandoen og deltog som saadan i Felttoget 1864. I Vinteren...

Chrétien Frédéric Emile le Maire f. 1814

Written on 15. July 2010.

le Maire, Chrétien Frédéric Emile, f. 1814, Handelsmand. E. le M. er født i Kjøbenhavn 23. Nov. 1814.Hans Forældre vare Kunstmaler og Tegnelærer Daniel Frédéric le M. og Marguerite Henriette Wilhelmine f. van Helsdingen. Faderen nedstammede fra en i Begyndelsen af det 18. Aarhundrede indvandret Huguenotfamilie. I sit 14. Aar blev le M. ansat hos Joseph Hambro (VI, 522) og opnaaede efterhaanden en meget betroet Stilling. Da Hambro nedsatte sig i London, fulgte le M. med ham, men rejste kort efter tilbage her til for sammen med Wilhelm Smidt at bestyre Bankierfirmaets kjøbenhavnske Afdeling. Nogen...