Glowing Moments in Budapest

When I saw the prompt, my trip to Budapest immediately came to mind. I have posted this before on my other blog…but hey, no harm in posting this again. On 2018, hubby and I went to Budapest and there we went on a night cruise. The architectural and historical buildings sparkle on the banks of…

Monday Windows in Makati

My windows post last week was on a greater scale. But this week’s entry is something for my memories. Took this photo through the car window during my holiday in the Philippines. For Ludwig’s Monday Window

Doors in the Outskirts of Manila (part 3)

Here are some roadside doors which I took photos of from the province of Batangas. It is located in the southern part of Luzon, Philippines. For Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge

A Swing

A swing I found at the Blanco Family Museum in Angono Rizal in the Philippines. I am sharing it because I found it aesthetically pleasing to the eyes! With some drawings of bird cages at the back… Inspired by Xingfumama‘s Pull Up a Seat Challenge

Blue Doors in Manila (part 2)

Blue doors which I am unsure where exactly in Manila they are located… For Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge and for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge –CFFC

Santorini of the North

(Road Trip part 1) TRAVEL DIARY: SANTIAGO 1 I haven’t been to Greece so when my sister and nephew suggested that we go for a few days in this place said to be the Santorini of the North, then I didn’t hesitate on agreeing to go. This is quite a new experience for all of…

Doors around Manila (part 1)

Some doors which I photographed from Manila… some of these doors obviously need repainting. For Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge This barber is waiting for customers to come in through that open door. Some locked doors.

BGC Mural Walk

TRAVEL DIARY: BGC Bonifacio Global City also known as BGC is known for its stunning skyscrapers, its many restaurants catering to all types if cuisines, its colourful surroundings, and now for its many instagrammable murals dotting the city. BGC is a financial district in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 km south-east of…

Wooden Wheels in Vigan

Wooden wagon wheels which are very common in the cobblestone streets of Vigan, Ilocos Sur in the Philippines). Inspired by Debbie’s One Word Sunday- Wheels

I will just rest in here…

I didn’t recognise this humongous carabao resting on the side of the road. Until I suddenly did! For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

The “road” I was forced to take

This week’s theme asks us to think about our favourite style of photography as the road (most often) taken. I love taking flower photography, travel photos, as well as photos of random objects and sceneries that I see along the way. This time however, I went on a trip back to my homeland the Philippines…

“Tuloy po kayo”

Tuloy Po Kayo is a Filipino warm welcoming expression to invite you to someone’s home or to simply say welcome. Here is my nephew on the signage in the front of the Nemiranda Atelier Museum The art door of the Blanco Museum. Opposite the Blanco museum is this colourful toucan door. A pretty door of…

Looking over the balcony

We stayed on the 6th floor of my sister’s place in Makati, Philippines and these are some if the windows that I saw from where I stood. This was taken on our first day of holidays. Inspired by Ludwig’s Monday Window

Peace amidst chaos

“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”-Deepak Chopra. Holidays are not just all noise and laughter and catching up with people… there can also be some down time. I was just in the Philippines a few days ago and in between the chaos, I found some time for myself. These…

Washing in Hilario Street

It so warm in Manila that one doesn’t really need a clothe’s dryer. These photos were taken in Hilario Street, Makati where our ancestral home is located. Just hang your clothes anywhere and you’ll be alright. Debbie’s one word Sunday – Washing

Museum Street in Angono

TRAVEL DIARY: ANGONO 2 Our Art road trip to Angono continues to Doña Aurora Street in Barangay Poblacion Itaas. It is home to the late National Artist Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco.. As a tribute, murals made of cement were installed on the walls that lined the street. These concrete murals were based on the actual…

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…

Road Trip to Angono

TRAVEL DIARY: ANGONO 1 Angono, Rizal is said to be the art capital of the Philippines. It is about an hours drive from Makati CBD (depending on the traffic… which I know is very unpredictable). The town traces its artistic roots to Angono Petroglyphs in Binangonan, the oldest rock art in the Philippines, with over…

Philippines Diary

And as a Filipino OPM (Original Pilipino Music) by Hotdog song goes: ManilaI keep coming back to ManilaSimply no place like ManilaManila I’m coming home TRAVEL DIARY: PHILIPPINES I should say that there are things that I don’t miss in the Philippines… the corrupt government is on top of my list. The sticky feeling that…

Weekend Sky in Makati

Sunrise on the 6th floor of my sister’s place. On the foreground are condominiums and highrise that are very common in the Makati skyline. Makati is the central business district of the Philippines and every time I go back home it takes me a long time to recognise where we are because of the new…

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…

The Holocaust Memorials

“And now, a prayer—or rather, a piece of advice: let there be comradeship among you. We are all brothers, and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. It is the only way to survive.” — Elie Wiesel, Night …and on a serious note… I…

Public Art in Budapest

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” – Claude Monet You’ll be surprised with the number of Monuments, Statues and Streetart all around the streets of Budapest.…But if you’re like me and my husband, every time we look for a place in google maps, we get lost. Why is it that my kids can find…

A rainy day in Budapest

“I told them they’d see me walking in the rain in Budapest.” – Mary Chapin Carpenter’ TRAVEL DIARY: BUDAPEST 2 Our fifth and last day in Budapest was very cold and wet but that didn’t stop hubby and I to make the most of our day. We decided to go back to those places that…

The quaint little town of Szentendre

“It is always sad to leave a place to which one knows one will never return. Such are the melancolies du Voyage: perhaps they are one of the most rewarding things about travelling.” – unknown TRAVEL DIARY: SZENTENDRE On the 17th of November, 2018 we went on a day trip to Szentendre (St Andrews), just…

A walk on the PEST side of Budapest

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson The following day, the 16th of November 2018, took us to the opposite side of the Danube River, the PEST side of Budapest. From our hotel we crossed the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to get to the other side….

A day in BUDApest

“Europe’s most underrated big city, Budapest can be as challenging as it is enchanting.” – Rick Steves TRAVEL DIARY: BUDAPEST 1 It was a wonderful morning in November of 2018 and this was the view from the hotel where we stayed. Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is divided into two parts by the River Danube. The 19th-century…

Budapest is Glowing

‘They said that, of course, Budapest is beautiful. But it is in fact almost ludicrously beautiful.’ – Anthony Bourdain It was dark when we got to Budapest. I wanted to freshen up a bit before going on our dinner cruise when I decided to just look out of our bedroom window…and to my surprise… this…

Esztergom

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu Our Trafalgar tour was on its way to Budapest and we stopped by this lovely city on a hill…Esztergom! We just stayed there for a few hours to look at the scenery but oh my gosh…the view was astounding. You just…

Last Day in Vienna

“You need some reason why Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn in the 18th century all flocked to Vienna. What was it about Vienna? They must have known on some level that that is where they would flourish. It’s what biologists call selective migration.” – Eric Weiner Situated in the very heart of Vienna’s City center, the…