These are countryside sceneries from the car window on our way to Edinburgh from York. It is just so lovely to have spent this time with my son even just for a few days. Glad he agreed to be our driver for this road trip. Linked to Ludwig’s Monday Window and for Xingfumama’s Whatsoever is…
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Night sky in Porto
This is what you get when you mix a beautiful church a cloudy sky and a full moon… Took this photo with my iphone when we passed by the Church of Saint Ildefonso in Porto. The blue and white tiles on the walls of the church is very impressive. Linked to Hammad’s Weekend Sky
Signs in Lisbon
Currently, hubby and I are leaving Lisbon and are on our way to Porto via the Alfa Pendular or the CP – Comboios de Portugal. I haven’t posted in the past couple of weeks (or months) because things have been kinda hectic. So now I am linking this to Johnbo’s Signs in Lisbon Markets Some…
Gratitude
In the middle of jetlag and a confusion of time zones, I almost forgot my 6 year anniversary from my stroke. “Thank you Lord for the extension of my life.” I am feeling joyful and grateful that I have reached this far and still feeling this great. Oh yes…yes… I know that my body isn’t…
The Orlina Museum in Tagaytay
TRAVEL DIARY: TAGAYTAY Modern indoor and outdoor museum featuring the works of internationally-acclaimed glass sculptor Ramon Orlina. The museum has four levels of exhibit area. The plus factor is that there’s some spectacular view of the famous Taal Lake from most window views of the museum. I really enjoyed the sculpture garden and the roof…
I am ready…
Day trips, weekend getaways, a few days of road trips… those don’t count. I am missing those months of lazing around in familiar as well as unfamiliar places doing nothing…. or the planning of itineraries… or walking around in a different country and the excitement that goes with it. Well, for almost five years I…
Windows in Ilocos
“Beauty exists not in sameness but in difference.” – PCoelho As part of our road trip, here are some olden style windows all found in Ilocos, the northern part province of the Philippines. Metal Grillwork on stone structure These are the traditional Capiz on wooden sliding windows. What is a capiz window? Capiz (Kapis) shell…
Doors
“A different language is a different vision of life.” – Federico Fellini As part of my series about Toledo, Spain, here are some doors that can be seen around the main town. Toledo is the fabled land of Don Quixote and this is where reality meets fairy tales and legends. That is his statue at…
Partly closed Shutters
Like a window had been thrown open inside my head and my heart, where there had been closed shutters before. — Malorie Blackman This is the fourth and last of my series about Carcassonne. This is also for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge. Here we saw quite a number of old houses…some with widely opened windows and…
Vatican City
“Church is who we are not where we go.” Author unknown Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. It is home of the Pope and is known for the Sistine Chapel, the St Peter’s Basilica, the St Peter’s Square and the Vatican Museum. We were dropped off by our tour bus outside the…
An Overnight Stay in Bohol
“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.” Since we were already in Cebu, Jack and I decided to take an overnight trip to Bohol. From Cebu, we took the SuperCat ferry to Tagbilaran City, the capital city of Bohol. (Please click image to enlarge) One of the most fun and most popular destinations in…