There is a place in Spain called Toledo and there are also places in many countries named is Toledo like the Toledo in Ohio, etc. The one I am talking here especially the picture below is a monument called the “Gate of Toledo”. It is a gate in Madrid, Spain. I am wondering if this […]

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Just a short break from a normal post. Hubby went home with flat tires on his car. He was quite mad about it but what can he do when it already happened. He drove over to some sharp metals at work that caused two flat tires on his car. Thanks to his portable tire air […]

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I am reminiscing our trip to this lovely and romantic town of Riquewihr in France.  This town is not only popular for tourist attractions and its historical architecture but also  for its Riesling (a sparkling wine) and other great wines produce in this area. This is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de […]

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Have you been to Basel? I believed some of you stayed in one of the 5-star hotels in this city. We were lucky to find a very cheap trip to Basel, Switzerland last holiday season. That was only a two-days bus trip and only cost 99.00 Euros including the bus from Germany, 5-star hotel accommodation […]

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It is   Fasching or carnival season in Germany. I was browsing  awhile ago for some  pictures in my external hard drive. I was  looking particularly  about the photos I took during the Fasching or carnival parade  held four years ago in the town of Velburg in Neumarkt, Bavaria.  Witnessing such event especially if you are […]

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Have you heard about Herend? If you live in Hungary,  I believed you do! Don’t you  know that  this place has a very famous porcelain factory. It  is called the Herend Porcelain Manufactory. This factory is specialized in luxury hand painted and gilded porcelain. We went inside their  store  and you will see how beautiful  […]

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This photos were taken during my second visit in Vienna, Austria last summer 2011. I and  my friend  had  a bus trip there  for five days and this  is one of the cities that we visited. St. Stephen’s Cathedral is one of the sights we viewed during our visit. It is the  most important religious […]

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Whilst the origins of pizza are mainly from the southern parts of Italy including Sicily and Sardinia, it’s now pretty much available throughout Italy. Its origins are unclear but thought to come from flatbreads of one kind or another from the southern regions, often with Middle Eastern flavours.  Early flatbread pizzas featured local ingredients such […]

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