Category Archives: trips

1.LONDON: Chelsea & Kensington

Posted on June 27, 2018 by admin

LGW: 15min customs line, not too bad Oyster cards: update and reload Gatwick Express: short & sweet Walk to Nell Gwynn House: 20 min, nice & sunny We are back to our favorite Chelsea place and we have our room … Continue reading →

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0.SJC-LAS-LGW

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

Uber to SJC… Delta to LAS… bumpy landing in LAS… VA to LGW… VERA movie time… Let the musical trip commence!

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ITINERARY: 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI

Posted on March 12, 2018 by admin

The Art&Music Trip 🙂 0. Tue 6/26: SJC – LAS – LGW VA | 12:00 – 09:25 | 13h 25m 1 stop Gatwick Express 2FOR1 on London attractions 1. Wed 6/27 London Nell Gwynn House Apartments EUROPEAN COMPOSERS IN LONDON … Continue reading →

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11. RO: Sinaia to Bucharest

Posted on June 24, 2017 by admin

For several years now it just happens we are in the same place at the same time… Peleș Castle… Concursul de Eleganţă Sinaia! While the auto show is not a surprise anymore it is always enjoyable, and since we visited … Continue reading →

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10. RO: A Castle, A Fortress…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by admin

After a delicious breakfast at Conacul Brătescu we walk our short way to Bran Castle… time for the little ones to learn about the history… and the legend… the castle was decently crowded… had the chance to join a guided … Continue reading →

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9. RO: Ticket to… Bran!

Posted on June 22, 2017 by admin

On our way to Bran via Berevoești… we learned by chance about Mihai Tican Rumano… adding his museum on the wish list for a next trip and his books to the reading list… traveling ahead through bouts of hail we … Continue reading →

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6-8. Romania

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin
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4. BARCELONA: Eixample

Posted on June 17, 2017 by admin

Today is the day for Sagrada Família… we even booked the tickets online since the last year attempt ended up with a long line… skipped it… booked the first tour in the morning this time… full tours… it was perfect … Continue reading →

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3. BARCELONA: The Magic of Miró in Montjuïc

Posted on June 16, 2017 by admin

After the usual morning treat in Barri Gòtic we headed to Montjuïc, our main destination for day #3. First stop is one gem of a museum that we discovered by chance many years ago when we had only a little … Continue reading →

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2. BARCELONA: Bitter Sweet History…

Posted on June 15, 2017 by admin

Today was a sad day for us… decided to cut it short and start with the sweet part of the original itinerary… Carrer Petritxol… a sweeter destination was on the list… so we had our sort of brunch at Granja … Continue reading →

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