EuroAngel Graffiti

We visited the capital and largest city of Hungary last summer 2011. It was only a day trip we had in Budapest and I believed it is not really enough to see and explore everything. At least we were able to see most of its sights in the city. Budapest is dubbed as the “Little Paris of Central Europe” and “Pearl of Danube” due to its location and its memorable monuments.

Budapest was once two different cities, according to our tour guide, Buda on the West bank of the Danube River and Pest on the East bank. It is quite interesting to know about the history of this city. I did not really listen to everything which the tour guide was explaining to us. I was busy looking around during our sightseeing tour, besides I was busy taking pictures also which the most important for me. I bought a travel book about Budapest. From there I learned a lot about this city and I can still remember its famous sights. One of it is the Heroes Square below.

The Heroes square, called as Hősök tere in Hungarian. It is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary, rich with historic and political connotations. We were there last August 2011.

When searching for a hotel close to all the decent tourist attractions in London, I came across St. Ermins Hotel, near Westminster (using google) which is a four star hotel central London I booked my stay through the St Ermins Website and it took just a matter of minutes to secure my booking and pay for my room.

My first impression upon arriving was one of pleasant surprise as the hotel looked even better than it did in the pictures and check-in was dealt with promptly by polite & friendly staff who were only too happy to answer my questions about the recent refurbishment that the hotel had undertaken and some of the local facilities and amenities. There was a small wait but there is a large amount of rooms in this hotel and I was not in a rush anyway.

There are some wonderful facilities at this hotel and there is a wonderful restaurant, The Caxton grill, that is home to some beautiful steaks and fish dishes just a few minutes walk from the hotel rooms. It is possible to book this restaurant online and I ended up booking for four of us to dine together and we had a wonderful evening sampling some of the revolutionary dishes that are cooked here and there were even a few special offers on a combination of dishes and drinks meaning that we managed to save ourselves some money while trying something new.

The best part about my stay at St. Ermins Hotel was definitely the hotel room itself. I booked a Superior Queen which was one of the cheapest rooms available at the time of booking and I was blown away with the quality and luxurious feel to my room. Fluffy bathrobes were waiting to greet me when I arrived in to my room and the opulent bathroom had complimentary toiletries which is something that I adore about staying in a hotel for the night. I was able to use my laptop while in my room with wireless internet and on the night when I decided that I did not want to go out for dinner I was able to order some room service and have it delivered piping hot to my room.

I must say that I loved my stay at St. Ermins Hotel. I found the staff to be polite, friendly and helpful and the hotel looks modern, fresh and clean since having its refurbishment. I was pleased with the price that I paid considering the general cost of Westminster hotels of and I was able to meet up with friends and family and take in lots of sights without spending half my day negotiating tubes and buses across London.

I can’t exactly remember which floor were we that time when I took these photos in Hilton Resort and Spa in Mactan Island, Cebu Province in the Philippines. It was exactly two years ago when I had the chance to spent a vacation again in my home country. When I say that Spain has beautiful beaches, Italy, Turkey, Croatia or any other places in the world, I would say that Philippines is still the best for me. Of course, it is my home country and I am also proud of the beautiful beaches and other things that our country can offer to tourists and visitors.

view from the terrace..if you are afraid of heights this might not be good for you. I miss this place..I miss my home country. I hope to be home again soon! I miss the sun, the beach, the food and especially my family.

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Happy new year 2012! I had so far a wonderful New Year celebration. We spent and celebrated it with good friends around. It was a truly a memorable one. Sumptuous foods were served by friends during the New Year’s Eve. Everyone had fun. I am very thankful that we started the year with joyous celebration.

The second day of the year is quite a relaxing one for me. I need to slowly plan for this year. I hope all these plans will materialize and I know that I need to work on these harder. I keep on hoping and praying that the start and the rest of the year 2012 will be another great year for us all.

table decoration of a friend where we spent our New Year’s Eve. It was truly a great time! Thanks for all your friendship!