france in pictures: downtime in the quiet city of lille
france was the first country east of the atlantic that i visited and it only felt right to revisit it during this trip. we stopped by the northwest city of lille. we got lots of downtime thanks to a holiday…
warsaw, the city of contrasts
warsaw has been an interesting destination to say the least. we were caught off guard by a lot of things and this leg has involved a fair bit of culture shock. we arrived after spending nearly a week in berlin;…
visiting the sights of berlin, a lesson in german history
how quickly time flies in a city like berlin. 3.5 million people and countless metro lines connect a city that was once divided by politics. five days was never going to be enough time for us to cover everything we…
sightseeing and staying fed in prague
we had scheduled five days in prague since we had known we’d have j-lo as our trusty guide (who’s basically a local by now) so the general plan was that we’d do our laps of the must-see attractions in prague…
first 24 hours in bruges (belgium)
jojo: what do i like? -insert ‘gorgeous city description and ramble on about how the architecture is so nice’ -but seriously, this is one old city. the belfry tower in the center of the city is rougly 800 years old…
teufelsberg station: berlin’s abandoned nsa spy station on devil’s mountain
i was googling things to see in berlin and sifting through the seemingly endless list of attractions when i came across a listing that stood out to me… teufelsberg. the summary was interesting and the more i read about this…
berlin’s awesome street art scene
berlin has been given the title ‘creative city of design’ by none other than unesco itself and after spending nearly a week there, i can understand why. the ethnic diversity is so strong that the city has turned into a…
weekly recap #25 – riga & brussels
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. riga (centrs, 5 nights), brussels (sablon, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. toss up. either domini canes in riga for its presentation and otherwordly lavender & berries creme brulee…
Observations from Berlin
We only had 5 days in Berlin so we didn’t really get to explore the city too much. Berlin definitely warrants a second visit. What stuck out to me about Berlin are as follows: 1) A beer garden is exactly…
first 24 hours in brussels (belgium)
jojo: what do i like? -comics, cartoons and street murals all wrapped into one -back amongst the french which means the pain au chocolat diet is back in effect. booyah. -love the old architecture. i know i’m being hypocritical because…
