“Whenever I wander wherever I rove The hills of the Highlands forever I love. – Robert Burns Tulloch Castle is a 12th century castle, located in the town of Dingwall in the Highlands of Scotland. It is now a hotel which has retained its original features, including stone fireplaces and original ceilings. Tulloch Castle is…
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It is Night Time in Budapest, Prague and London”
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” ― Sarah Williams These are three of my favourite places. And this is for Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge – Night This is Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It is so easy to fall in love with this country as there are so much amazing…
Ponte Vecchio, Florence – Wanderlust @67
“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found in between the pages of a passport.” Visiting Florence won’t be complete without viewing this beautiful bridge, the Ponte Vecchio. During our few days stay in Florence, we happened to pass by this bridge several times and during these times, I especially noticed…
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and More – Wanderlust @66
“Travel is not a reward for working It’s education for living.” – travel quotes A few hours travel from Rome took us to our next destination … Pisa. From the common tour bus parking, you need to ride a mini train in order to reach the Walking Street. The Walking Street is a nice place…
Welcome to the Vatican City – Wanderlust @65
“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you’ve travelled.” – travel quotes If you are like me, you will be overwhelmed just by entering the gates of the Vatican City and seeing St Peter’s Square for the very first time. I had goosebumps as I stood there and thinking that this…
Benches in Vienna and Benches in Budapest
“I want to see the world with my own eyes.” – travel quotes Vienna is the elegant capital of Austria. This imperial capital has so many posh and beautiful sites. Budapest is a rich mixture of culture, art and architecture which will leave you charmed. Here are photos of benches for Xingfumama’s PULL UP A…
The Colloseum and the Arch of Constantine – Wanderlust @64
”How is it possible to say an unkind or irreverential word of Rome? The city of all time, and of all the world!”- Nathaniel Hawthorne (American novelist. 1804-1864) Going to Rome, I didn’t even have a clue that the these two iconic Roman buildings are just standing right beside each other. The first time I found out…
Thursday Doors in Venice
“Venice is the most romantic place in the world but it’s even better when there is no one around.”– Woody Allen is an American director, writer and actor For Norm’s Doors Challenge These doorways can be found near the St Mark’s Square in Venice. These doors can be seen from the canal. You can see…
The Streets of Rome – Wanderlust @62
“Italy will never be a normal country. Because Italy is Italy. If we were a normal country, we wouldn’t have Rome. We wouldn’t have Florence. We wouldn’t have the marvel that is Venice.” -Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister of Italy Rome is such a busy place… with its history, ruins, monuments, arches, fountains. Yes, i know…
Monochrome November in Prague
“Prague does not have its name for no reason – in truth, Prague is a threshold between the life on Earth and Heaven, a threshold much thinner and narrower then in any other places…” ― Gustav Meyrink As you can see in my posts, I really, really love Prague. Whether in colour or in monochrome Prague…
10 Places to Visit while in Rome – Wanderlust @61
“Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning.” -Giotto di Bondone, Renaissance painter Rome is the capital of Italy and is a cosmopolitan city, with ancient ruins, a headquarters of the Roman Catholic church, has a display of the arts and architecture. This is one place that you…
Weekend Wedding
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”– Unknown Went to my friend’s daughter’s wedding on the weekend. It wasn’t your traditional wedding. Ceremony was in a country church In Bacchus Marsh and lunch was in the camping site – Camp Sunnystone and…
Seats, benches and Chairs
“Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops.”- Maya Angelou We had been here before but haven’t noticed the abundance of seats, benches…
Doors in Amsterdam, Doors in Germany
“Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and door will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” – Joseph Campbell A view from the canal during a water cruise in Amsterdam. What a relaxing way to learn about a country’s history, lifestyle, economy and architecture! For Norm’s Thursday Doors Challenge. In the…
Memories of Prague!
“No matter how many countries you’ve traveled to or where your going, Prague will sweep you off your feet.” – unknown Went on a holiday in Prague about five months ago. I really love the place and it is just fitting to put it in this challenge from Debbie Smyth, Travel with Intent – Memory….
The Green Bridge
“Bridges become frames for looking at the world around us.” – Bruce Jackson It was a few days ago when my friends and I had too much to eat 😋🤪😆 so we decided to go for a walk. This is a bridge near my friend’s place that goes over the freeway. Several shots of the…
Assisi in Italy – Wanderlust @60
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.”– Jo Walton Assisi is a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region, which is the birthplace of St Francis. He is one of the patron saints of Italy. The Basilica is a 2 level massive church and is recognised…
14 Places to See and Things to Do in Venice – Wanderlust @57
“I will never forget experiencing Venice for the first time. It feels like you are transported to another time – the art, music, food and pure romance in the air is like no other place.” – Elizabeth Berkley Venice is known as the “City of Bridges”, “The Floating City”, the “City of Canals” and many…
Venice at Night – Wanderlust @56
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”– Eleanor Roosevelt Arrived in Venice during the golden hour and the colour of the sky was spectacular! As the sun goes down, and the lights turned on, the view of Venice…
It is the time to Worship!
“We come to church not to hide our problems but to heal them.”- Dieter F. Uchtdorf Every time I go on a tour, I am always impressed by the beauty of the churches. The exterior or the interior, they have so much history and are very intricately done. Here are some of the churches from…
A few hours with Romeo and Juliet and Verona – Wanderlust @55
“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.”– Randy Komisar Verona is a city in Northern Italy’s Veneto region and is best known for being the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and…
Sunny Lugano – Wanderlust @53
“I travel because seeing photos in brochures wasn’t good enough for me. It was to be there, that was everything”– Wiremu Ratcliffe Lake Lugano is a lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and Northern Italy. This lake is so beautiful with breath taking views. The Churches of Lugano Chiesa di Sant’ Antonio Abate Chiesa…
Getting Lost in Lucerne – Wanderlust @52
“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.”– William Least Heat Moon Another start of a beautiful day in Lucerne, Switzerland….
Lake Lucerne in Switzerland – Wanderlust @51
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”– Eleanor Roosevelt Lake Lucerne or also called Lake of Lucerne is a lake in Central Switzerland. It is definitely one of the nicest place in this country. We went on this…
The Swiss Alps – Wanderlust @50
“You don’t choose the day you enter the world and you don’t choose the day you leave. It’s what you do in between that makes all the difference.”– Anita Septimus Excellent day trip from Luzern to Mt Titlis… an amazing place in the Swiss Alps. Titlis is the highest mountain in this portion of the Uri Alps. This…
PULL UP A SEAT PHOTO CHALLENGE 2019-WEEK 15
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” – Ruth Reichl It is fascinating that even if you had been to a certain place so many times, you can still discover something new, something beautiful again and again. For XingFuMama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge-Week 15 These are…
Next stop is Heidelberg, Germany – Wanderlust @49
“The biggest risk in life, is not taking one”– Barfi Didn’t have much time to look around Germany, it was just a stop to have lunch. But still, we were able to soak in the character of the country and maybe one day, we will be able to experience it more. This is what you will see upon…
