The Ruins of Ephesus, Turkey

It seems like yesterday when we had a trip in Turkey. One of the interesting sites we visited was the ruins of Ephesus. I can't believed that the ruins in this place was so huge. Our tour guide took us almost three hours to show and to explain the whole ruins of Ephesus known in Turkish as Efes. He also mentioned that Efes was once a Greek city which was later turned out to be a major Roman city. It is located near Selcuk in Izmir Province in Turkey. It is now one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

I was truly amazed by the ruins of Ephesus. Imagine during those times when they still don't have all the modern equipments like what we have now, but still hey were able to build such amazing architecture.

The Kurets or Curetes Street and the Library of Celsus (that building from afar on the middle of the photo here). We had a 10-day trip to Turkey last September 2011.

Road Trip in Europe

I watched before a TV program featuring a team who made a road trip from Berlin, Germany to Russia. I can't exactly remember the town or city in Russia where they ended their trip. They were driving two off-road vehicles that can really drive off-pave and gravel surfaces. They even crossed some rivers and deserts during that road trip. I guess their cars have jeep lift kits which made them easier to travel over obstacles on the road. It was a very interesting journey they had passing different countries in Europe until they reach their final destination.

I was telling hubby the past months that when he retired, we will also make a road trip to the various countries in Europe. I told him that we will buy an RV if I win the lottery. Want to join with us folks? How I wish it will come true!

The image I have here was taken during a road trip I had with friends to Czech Republic last October 2011. It was a very memorable one.

Marcelo Fernan Bridge in Cebu, Philippines

If you are coming from the main Cebu island and want to go to Mactan, for sure you will be passing Marcelo B. Fernan Bridge. This bridge reminds me of Yokohama Bridge which I saw on a postcard sent to me by a Japanese friend. No wonder Marcelo Fernan bridge looks exactly the same with Yokohama bridge because it was constructed with the help of the Japanese Government.

I can't exactly remember how many times did I crossed this bridge during my stay in Cebu. I even remember walking on it when we visited some relatives in Mactan some years ago. It makes me feel good remembering it again.

I took this image during my last visit to the Philippines last 2010.

Marcelo Fernan Bridge is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu, Cebu in the Philippines. It spans across Mactan Channel connecting Cebu Island to Mactan Island. The bridge has a total length of 1237 meters (4058.40 feet) with a center span of 185 meters (606.96 feet).

Happy Birthday Dearest Father

I would like to take the opportunity of sending my birthday greetings to my beloved and dearest Father Felomino who is thousands of miles away from me. Philippine time, it is officially his 76th birthday. I wish you good health always, love, peace, contentment and happiness. God bless you always dear Papang. We love you! Thank you so much for everything!


"Not many can have a father
Who’s half as great as you.
Others might try, but they fall shy
You’re a top-notch father, it’s true. So that’s why on your birthday,
I want to make sure you know,
I admire you sincerely and love you dearly,
And those feelings continue to grow."

By Karl and Joanna Fuchs.

Granada By Night

What a tiring day I had today. I myself has to be blamed because I stayed all night awake together with some friends. It was the first time I stayed overnight without sleeping at all but I can surely say, I had a great time spending some times with friends last night.

For now I am just sharing some images from Granada, a city in the region of Andalusia, Spain. It is a lovely city and its very famous for its Alhambra Palace. We stayed four overnights in one of the 4-stars hotel in this city. The name of the hotel was San Anton Granada. The thing I love in this place, the food that we ate during our stay there. I miss eating seafoods every night. Yes. because it was always served during our buffet dinner at the hotel. I can say that I had a wonderful time in Granada and even wish to visit it again in the future.

At Puerta Real in Granada, Spain one night when I had a stroll with a friend named Joy. It was a fun night we had here! truly memorable!

A river that flows Granada.

Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil.

The Louvre Pyramid and Museum in Paris

Paris! Paris! The dream city of many. I thought I can only see it in postcards, in television or in the internet. The dream and wish of visiting one of the fabulous and megacities in the world came into reality. I was in Paris twice already and I always love it there.

One of the sights we visited was the Louvre museum, one of the most largest museums in the world. It is also considered as the most visited art museum in the world. I was inside this museum but some hours of visit inside is still not enough to see everything. I am happy and contented to see the painting of Monalisa inside this museum.

The glass pyramid which is one of the entrances in the Louvre Museum. This was taken during my second visit last August 2010.

Achieving a Life With Financial Freedom

This is one of the things that millions of people around the world are dreaming of...to become debt-free and to have a financial freedom. If somebody has no debt at all out there, please raise your hand? You are probably one of the luckiest person in the world if you have no debt at all.

We are also aiming for a debt-free life. Why not? We are just very thankful that the big holes in our pockets were already sewed now. Our two little homes are already fully-paid but there are still little things that we need to work-out. One of our aims in five years is to become debt-free and have more financial freedom. That is also the reason why we need to tighten-up our belt sometimes to achieve this goal. We have to take seriously our budgeting and spending habit. It is very simple, always compare income versus expenses. Most importantly don't spend more than you earn. That is really a bad habit.

Since our first month of 2012 is just about to end, I still and always wish everyone a prosperous year. I hope that this year and all the years to come will be a wonderful one for all of us. Cheers!

The Prince Palace of Monaco

The last weekend of January is almost here. I hope everyone are having a great month of January 2012. I am so thankful that everything turns out great again this month. I have a lot of things to be thankful of and I believed that this year will be another wonderful year for me and my family.

Before I sign-off tonight let me share this image I took from Monaco. It's been almost a year now since our visit in this fabulous estate of Monaco. This is the Prince's Palace. It was under construction during our visit because that time the marriage of the Prince of Monaco to Charlene will be taking place in a few months. Now it is over and I heard over the news on a German television that Charlene is pregnant. That is quite a good news for them.

The Prince's Palace is considered to be the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. We did not see the Royal Highness during our visit..lol! Goodnight folks. Time for me to sign-off.

The Prince's Palace was built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress. This was taken last April 2011.
I was there!

I was in Vegas

Watching television while writing here! sounds cool! I should be sleeping now. Before I do that let me share this image taken during my vacation in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was there almost three years ago. It's over but I am now enriched by the memories, travel experiences and the many images that I took from this so-called "sin city". I wish to be backed in Vegas next time....maybe this year..who knows? Goodnight folks. Have a fabulous weekend!

The entrance to the Ballys hotel and casino in Las Vegas Strip. I love walking around this place!

The Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain

I forgot to remind some kababayans and friends who are currently working and residing in Madrid that we will visiting Spain that time. I was just so busy before we left for our 8-days trip to Spain last December 2011. They just left a message in facebook after seeing the travel snapshots I posted in FB from Spain's capital city.

It was so far a wonderful holiday we had especially with all the things that we experienced and saw in the different places in this country particularly in Madrid. The image you see below is one of the famous squares in this city. This is the Plaza Mayor, located just a few blocks from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol.

There was a Christmas market going on during our visit last December 2011. I love Madrid!! I love Spain!