Hoi An, Vietnam on CNY eve

New Year's Eve at Hoi An, Vietnam

Our Vietnam tour for 9 days, our first stop was in Hoi An.  We arrived DaNang from Singapore on the eve of CNY 2024, 09Feb.  The flight took only less than 3 hours.  Vietnam is one hour earlier than Singapore.  I heard so much of Hoi An, especially its food.  I am not fond of joining day tours, we decided to spend overnight in Hoi An.  Was a day enough?

Wandering South Korea in 2023

Because of the pandemic, most were introduced to the Kdrama world.  And I was one of them.  I have watched a lot of their shows and series.  I got updated also to K entertainment.  I never thought I would love to go back to Korea after my not so impressive experience during my first visit in 2009, with my colleagues.  I never  appreciated then the bibimbap, it is now my favourite.

I had arranged a one week trip to Korea with my husband.  October 2023.  After  two weeks or later, our firm had arranged a firm trip to guess where, yes! in Seoul.  It was in August though, the peak of the heat of the sun.  The last firm trip we had was in 2018, in Bangkok.  We were set to Taipeh in 2020, apparently, cancelled because of the pandemic.  Back to our this firm trip, I was not keen at first.  Not only we were going there too in October, thought of would not enjoy because of the high temp. 

Long story short, i did enjoy!!!  Both my trip in August and October , I had so much fun! I so miss the place and of course, the food.  I have so much to share. .  August trip covered Seoul only.  October trip: Jeonju, Busan, Gapyeong and Seoul.    I will come back and  update this blog... very soon.  See you!

Cinque Terre DIY tour ITALY / 21 May 2018

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy

Cinque Terre is one of the popular destinations in Italy located in the northwest.  It consists of five villages  stretched in a coastal area within Liguna.  All these five villages:  Riomaggiore, Mnarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare are part of the Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Likewise, the coastline and the surrounding hillsides.  All the five villages are

MILO and the Greek Antiquities in the Louvre Museum - Sully Wing Room 344

 

Venus de Milo. Louvre Museum, Paris, France

One of the three (3) popular art works at the Louvre Museum is at the Sully Wing, Room 345.  The original Greek marble sculpture named Venus de Milo arrived at the Louvre in 1821.  It was discovered on the island of Melos in the Cyclades (Greece) in 1820.  This statue is said to be dated from about 120 BC by Alexandros of Antioch (not stated in the Louvre for some reason) and depicts the goddess of

Places Visited in Australia

                  Gold Coast                                          Perth

                                                        Brisbane

Walks in Paris from the Louvre through Tuileries Garden, Place la Concorde crossing the Pont Alexander III to D'Orsay 19 May 2018

Louvre Museum courtyard

The Louvre Museum courtyard is crowned by a metal glass pyramid which serves as the main entrance to the museum.  The pyramid and the surrounded small pyramids were constructed and opened in the 1980's.  This pyramid would lead you to an

Christmas Holidays in Europe December 2019~January 2020/Berlin, Nuremberg, Prague, Vienna, Zagreb, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Strasbourg, Colmar, Ribeauville, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg, Basel, Bern, Luxembourg, Brussels, Bruges, Paris, Krakow

21 December 2019     Berlin, Germany

22 December 2019     Berlin, Germany

22 December 2019     Nuremberg, Germany

24 December 2019     Prague, Czech Republic

25 December 2019     Vienna, Austria