By J, on January 14th, 2010
When a new year unfolds, my husband and I always sit down and map out our vacation plans for the year except last year when right off the bat we knew we were not headed anywhere due to our ongoing project. This year, we think we will have some leeway if our time line as [...]
By J, on May 23rd, 2009
Since we’re not heading somewhere bluer than the blue ocean right here at home this Memorial Day weekend, I went for a “photo hunt” and found these pics of previous travels. These images were taken in Aruba when we visited in September 2007.
How does these compare? These pics were taken last summer, right here. Yes, [...]
By J, on May 2nd, 2009
For our very first European adventure together as husband and wife, nothing could have made it better than choosing the United Kingdom as our gateway. Of course, when you go to the UK, you’ll never want to miss paying a visit to the Buckingham Palace in London and all the other noted attractions. Just like [...]
By J, on October 24th, 2008
Not far from the Vittorio Emanuele Galleria in Milan, is Teatro La Scala, known as the most famous and prestigious opera house in the world. I just wanted to see the structure up close, as we did not make a reservation for any performance. But if you are with a man with a face that [...]
By J, on October 22nd, 2008
My excitement as we got to Milan can not be masked, as my Frommer’s Italy book described the city to be “the most sophisticated and high tech metropolis, devoid of the dusty history that sometimes paralyzes modern developments in Rome and Florence or the watery rot that seems to pervade Venice.” I have to say, [...]
By J, on October 19th, 2008
We left Hotel Europa & Regina early on the day that we were going to Milan. I couldn’t resist to smile for the camera while waiting for the water taxi to come and pick us up.
These pics were taken right by the Grand Canal entrance of the hotel:
Inside the water taxi on our [...]
By J, on October 18th, 2008
Here are pictures that I took while walking around the busy streets of Venice. Yes, it may always be busy but there is no vehicular traffic to contend with. The streets are just filled with people; locals and tourists alike. You know what I did not see? A school! I don’t know why, but I [...]
By J, on October 17th, 2008
I didn’t see any mall in Venice, but I saw tons of shops. You find shops in virtually every corner, no matter how narrow the streets are. It’s dizzying, as different stores with different merchandise can be on one strip. No matter how much we attempted to go back to where we came from, we [...]
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