Travelling to Portugal for the third time, and trying to enter this beautiful palace for the third as well. Third is a charm – they say! π My friend picked me up at the airport. I had coul,e of hours free before my conference started, So we immediately went towards the city of Sintra –Β a picturesque Portuguese town that is set amidst the pine-covered hills … Continue reading Palace Pena, Sintra, Portugal
Pairi DaizaΒ (formerlyΒ Paradisio) is a privately ownedΒ zooΒ andΒ botanical gardenΒ locatedΒ in the province ofΒ Hainaut,Β Belgium. The park is thematically divided so we started with domestic animals π We continued towards the monkeys, but there was some garden on our way – perfect to take photos. Some ducks and guises before the monkeys π Finally the monkeys in cambodian temple… In this one of the biggest zoo’s in Europe – it … Continue reading Pairi Daiza zoo, Belgium
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 π₯
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
From MoldovaΒ I took low cost company TAROM and landed to Bucharest. And I was surprised. π My friend insisted to order an Uber for me as the local taxi drivers are fatal serial killers trying to scam the tourists. So I decided to accept the advice. As my Uber driver and I were approaching the city, I have to say I did not expect broad … Continue reading Bucharest, 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
A day trip to the south of Brussels, to be more precise – Brabant region in WallonieΒ which is the site of theΒ Battle of Waterloo, where the resurgentΒ NapoleonΒ was defeated for the final time in 1815. We started with the visit to the museum which takes you to the times of enlightenment and ideas of the 18th century philosophers like Rene Descartes or Diderot, ImmanuelΒ Kant (my ever … Continue reading Waterloo, Belgium
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 –Β 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
BrightonΒ is aΒ seaside resortΒ on the south coast of England which is part of the East Sussex, about 75Β km south ofΒ London. I ended up there by flying on an interview. Woke up a bit earlier in the morning and decided to see what is offered. π Apparently the city could be traced up toΒ Β Bronze Age,Β RomanΒ andΒ Anglo-SaxonΒ periods. However, the town’s importance grew in theΒ Middle AgesΒ as the Old Town developed. … Continue reading Brighton, UK
Monaco,Β officially the Principality of Monaco, is a micro-state in Western Europe.Β Actually, this is the second smallest independent state in the world (after theΒ Vatican) and is entirely urban. Monaco is surrounded byΒ FranceΒ on three sides and the remaining part of the country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. I arrived from the train station which I noticed was entirely in marble. Monaco is aΒ principalityΒ governed under a … Continue reading Monte Carlo, Monaco π°
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