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

Musée Picasso in Paris, France Guernica

photo of  the Guernica at MOMA New York in 1955

Musée Picasso  in Paris is one of the many museums around the world that houses the works of Pablo Picasso.  The museum in Paris is located in  rue de Thorigny, in the Marais district.  Picasso's work are housed at the 15th century 

Day trip to Stonehenge and Bath, England 17 June 2015

It was a whole day trip, visited two of the important places to visit when in England.  It was an exhausting trip though. We were in the Stonehenge area for like an hour or less and two hours at the

Places Visited in England

 

      LONDON    TOWER OF LONDON      

    THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER

STONEHENGE AND BATH        OXFORD

Experience LONDON in a day or two

London, United Kingdom (UK)

London is the capital of  England, United Kingdom with a very rich history dates back thousand years ago.  There are so much to do and most of the important places to visit are accessible by public transportation: tube and bus.

Day trip to Oxford University on 16 June 2015

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, UK

Oxford is mostly referred to as a University.  And known to be one of the very few prestigious and famous schools in the world.  More so, Oxford University is one of the film locations of the successful series films, Harry Potter.  

Oxford is a city in the Oxfordshire, England where the University of Oxford occupies the centre of the city, actually, most of the city.  Thus, Oxford is a university city.

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route, France to KAYSERSBERG Fourth (4th) Stop 31 December 2019

Weiss River, Kaysersberg, Alsace, France

Kaysersberg is in the Route des Vins d'Alsace (Alsace "Wine Route") between Riquewihr and Colmar.  It was formerly the town of the Holy  Roman Empire and was named Kaysersberg, a German name means Emperor's mountain. This beautiful town lies between the mountains and the vineyards. Kaysersberg was voted "favoured by France" in 2017

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route, France to Riquewihr Third (3rd) Stop 31 December 2019

Riquewihr, Alsace, France

Riquewihr is one of the picturesque villages in the Route des Vins (Alsace Wine Road).  The town's appearance is almost the same as it was  in the 16th century,  Riquewihr is one of the places that was not badly damaged during the World War II

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route to Obernai and Ribeauvillé as the first two stops 31 December 2019

View of the castle from the distance from the street of Grand'Rue,  Ribeauvillé 
in the Alsace Region, France

Ribeauvillé (Rappoltsweiler in German) is within the Alsace Wine Route located between the Vosges mountain and the vineyards.  The town was the seat of the Lordship of the   Ribeaupierre (Rappoltstein  in German) family  from the middle ages to their extinction in 1673.  The Lord was said to be the protector of the minstrels wandering in his land  in exchange for tax payment.

Holiday Season in Strasbourg, France with Christmas Markets Experience 30 December 2019

Petite France, Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace Region in the northeast  France, border with Germany formed by the River Rhine  The city is not the capital of France though, but it is the official seat of the European Parliament.  The University of Strasbourg is currently the second largest in France.  Most of the