When visiting Rome, inevitable to visit is the Vatican city. Having in mind my grandfather who visited Rome and Vatican in 1970’s, he was always telling me stories about this place. I was walking down the Via Leone IV thinking of him, reminding myself about the way he was telling his stories – I was giggling . He never managed to re-visit with me although … Continue reading Vatican city
From TenerifeΒ Β I took the massive speed boat and went to Las Palmas deΒ Gran Canaria. On the map it looks like this: And the boat that I took looked like this: It is actually quite nice inside, with the TV’s and the bar. The only thing I didn’t get and what I expected is to go out on the deck of the boat. But … Continue reading π Canary island π
Tenerife is a volcanic island belonging to Canary Islands, which are part of Spain. It used be portugueese, then english, but in the end Pope Alexander VIΒ took the line and made them spanish spanish (further historical explanation in this article). π TenerifeΒ is the largest island of theΒ Canary IslandsΒ archipelago, but alsoΒ is the largest and most populous island ofΒ Macaronesia –Β a collection of fourΒ archipelagosΒ in theΒ NorthΒ Atlantic OceanΒ off the coast … Continue reading Tenerife – climbing the volcano
Never have I visited the country that is in a war… Although my plan to visit Ukraine – both Lavov and Kiev was some 8 years ago, initially. I was supposed to be there on Monday afternoon for meetings. But the traveler and history nerd in me couldn’t agree with that. So I got my Travel Papers and the ticket for Saturday morning. I woke … Continue reading Kiev, Ukraine
The head item is from the Dolac market, famous in Zagreb. The hearts are licitar hearts traditionally given by girls to their chosen young men for future marriage, after Sunday mass ceremony. The reason why I started with this typical souvenir pattern of the city of Zagreb is because it appears as a theme in the Advent in Zagreb – the best Europe Christmas destination … Continue reading Advent in Zagreb, Croatia
They call you love in Manchester. The taxi driver, the lady at the cashmashine, your friend that recently moved to Manchester, the guy who wants randomly pay your drink at the bar etc… The vibe is so good. I arrived a bit before midnight to the airport at needed to take the taxi to my hotel. I was happily surprised that Little Black Cab … Continue reading Manchester love, UK
Just a bit lower of Washington, a minutes away by train is mythical city of Alexandria. Not the Egyptian Alexandria, but the USA version. Controversial as it is, maybe was named after this great egyptian city to restore the glory and power of new civilisations that came to USA after European religious expells in 16th and 17th century. An independent city,Β Β located along the western bank … Continue reading Alexandria, USA
Historic Philadelphia amazed me with fll leaves and its tranquility. The Founding Fathers of the United States gathered here to develop the Free Masonry and build the country.Β They signed theΒ Declaration of IndependenceΒ in 1776 and theΒ ConstitutionΒ in 1787. Philadelphia at the time of theΒ AmericanΒ Revolution, it was the largest and mostΒ importantΒ city inΒ America. Founded by William Penn as a place of religious tolerance, its spirit infused the early steps … Continue reading Philadelphia, USA
Early fall in 2015 I have spent in the East cost of USA, visiting New York, Washington and Philadelphia. Each of those cities impressed me in a different way as each ofg them holds the unique atmosphere. Washington for example is a grid with many wide avenues. The signing of theΒ Residence ActΒ in 1790, approved the creation of aΒ capital districtΒ located along theΒ Potomac RiverΒ on the country’sΒ East Coast. … Continue reading Washington, USA
I was driving a boat! Seriously. I did. For more than 20 minutes! π This one: You have my photo of driving this thing on Instagram. Scroll down for the account. Meanwhile, let’s start properly. WeΒ started at the canals close to the city of Veere. I was surprised how everything is so green green. The summerhouses were peaceful and surrounded with nice grass and … Continue reading Veere and canals, Netherlands
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