by Judith Merkle Riley In 1556 France, Queen Catherine de Medici spies on her husband, King Henri II, and his lover, Diane de Poitiers. Driven nearly mad by jealousy, the queen, who is “very fond of do-it-yourself magic,” is frustrated with her court astrologer’s ineffective powers, until he reveals his knowledge of the magical object called the Master of All Desires. This is a centuries-old … Continue reading Master of All Desires
Andorra is a tiny little country in Europe, between France and Spain, in the mountains of Pyrenees and has no airport. How to fly there? Well, I got to Girona first and rent the car from there. Google says 3 and half hours for 220 km. How is that possible? Well, when we saw the landscape – mountains crossed with steep bends we realized that … Continue reading Andorra
Again some short weekend trip to some EU city. You gotta love it, right? Well, we did 🙂 We hopped on the plane Friday after work and landed to some cute hotel nearby airport in Girona. That night was reserved for spa and some nice tapas. The next day was about to explore the city of Girona. Apparently entire season 6 of Game of Thrones … Continue reading Girona, Catalunya, Spain
Some time ago, still living in Brussels, – I realized I have a friend from hometown in Croatia that lives currently in Köln. I used some app for shared drive and arrived in 2 hours. My friend was waiting for me at the main station. 🙂 It is the largest city of Germany’s most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, making it the fourth most populous city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. It … Continue reading Köln, Deutschland
Rouen is a city on the River Seine in the north of France. It is the capital of the region of Normandy. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy during the Middle Ages. We made a short stop in this city to have lunch and spread our legs from the long ride … Continue reading Rouen, France – steps of Jeanne d’Arc 🗡
Easter was a trip to northern part of France: Normandie or historical Duchy of Normandy. Driving through its landscapes was total mind relaxation 🙂 Domfront On our way to Mont St Michel, we had an opportunity to stop in city of Domfront – established in the 6th century round the oratory of the hermit St. Front, and played an important part in the wars against the … Continue reading Normandie ♠️
Dating a French is hard. Twinkling with my blue slavic eyes while asking him if we can go to Mont Saint Michel – easy peasy. So our trip through Normandie started here… at some pre-area of Mont Sant Michel which is salty as the sea level goes on and off so the sheeps eat the salty grass, make salty milk and cheese and special pre-salty … Continue reading Mont Saint Michel
What a beautiful island! 🙂 Landed with AirCorsica some beautiful Thursday afternoon just shortly after French President Macron. My hotel was a splendid accommodation with a view on the Mediterranean. As my flight has been postponed couple of times, I decided – totally tired and exhausted – just to chill in my hotel and read the Corsica intro. The next morning I was totally fresh … Continue reading Corsica – Île de Beauté
It was my first time visiting the Middle East. Short and cheap flight (thanks RyanAir!) with a nice sparkling wine on the flight and seat belt on while flying over the land of Israel – and we landed in the desert. The Queen Alia International Airport is a bit far away from the capital of Jordan so we had the transport arranged to our hotel … Continue reading Jordan 🐫 🐫 Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Al-Kerak castle, Dead sea and Bethany – Promised Land
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union. The repeated invasions by Germany, especially in World War II, resulted in the country’s strong will for mediation between France and Germany and, among other things, led to … Continue reading Luxembourg
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