It was nothing like I expected to be! I was tired of travelling from Brussels via Istanbul over Black sea… but once I started to land to Baku over Caspian sea… I woke up again and all the excitement started to run again. I got the present at the airport in Baku upon my arrival. After all, it was my first time to Azerbaidjan. What … Continue reading Baku, Azerbaijan – the land of fire 🔥
So how to explain this post? Well, I guess, the most reasonable start would be: I arrived to this city to attend the wedding of a friend. This is her city by birth and it took me 4 hours in an ugly bus to arrive here. The bus started from some shabby little station, actually it was a corner. Luckily, I got friends with a … Continue reading Galati, Romania
I arrived early in the morning to Moldova, with no special expectations. I knew it is the poorest country in Europe and that the visit to the capital of Chisinau can be done in one day. Landing with Air Moldova looked like this: Btw, apparently in Air Moldova you are not allowed to take more than one glass of wine. How sad, especially as the country … Continue reading Chisinau, Moldavia
Since I got myself a car: her name is Tintine, we decided to drive around Brussels and explore. My Flemish friend recommended Castle van Gaasbeek – apparently the most romantic castle of Belgium. The castle was initially built in 13th century as part of the wider line of defence to protect Brussels but changed it’s style through centuries… The castle was occupied by a succession … Continue reading Castle van Gaasbeek, Belgium
After Marseille, the next stop was St Tropez. Saint Tropez I was sitting in the train and watching the beautiful landscape of the French Riviera: the blue sea below me and red rocks above the other side. The first arrival was actually the city of Hyeres where we changed to bus connection towards Saint Tropez. I found Saint Tropez amazing cute medieval city on the … Continue reading Côte d’Azur: Cannes, Nice and St Tropez
Why? Because I was daydreaming about this city in the south. Plus I have never been to south of France, furthermore, it is the second largest French city and the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. You know Provence, no? The lavanda fields etc. Only I haven’t to the countryside. Just saw few lavanda magnets in the market in Marseille at the Old Port. Vieux-Port de Marseille or … Continue reading Marseille, France
The largest city of all three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 🙂 We kinda fell in love with it as we were on our small Baltic tour from Vilnius. 🙂 The entire region is flat, just flat and the 4 hours bus ride was kinda dull but excited since we never visited these countries before. So let’s start with the entrance to the city over the … Continue reading Riga, Latvia
A perfect weekend getaway with a friend! Landing a bit late in the evening, having a late dinner and smashing into the city for Saturday night! The dinner was quite greasy: a soup, breaded fingers with melted cheese and even the fish! But the zeppelins (Lithuanias national dish – large-sized dumplings made from a mixture of cooked and raw potato dough filled with pork and … Continue reading Vilnius, Lithuania
After 5 years, I was again in Portugal. Lisbon has been checked and explored quite well, so I decided to explore a bit more! I had a hotel in Oeiras so my friend who lives in Lisbon rented a car and we started a journey towards the north of the country. Santarém We visited Santarem at first. Just a small half an tour stop. As … Continue reading Coimbra & Santarem, Portugal
Hop on, hop off with a friend by Thalys train. From lovely Brussels to the city in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area. Upon the arrival we realized there are this iconic statues of Dusseldorf citizens everywhere: We discovered pretty soon why this city is all in business and industry, with the buildings like this: Anyhow, we continued towards the city center. The reformator’s church was somehow interesting … Continue reading Düsseldorf, Germany
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