December 31st, 2011 by admin
“We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called “Opportunity”
and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”
-Edith Lovejoy Pierce.
HAVE A BLISSFUL AND BOUNTIFUL
NEW YEAR TO ALL!
fireworks in Budapest, Hungary. I was there!
December 28th, 2011 by admin
It was during our third day of vacation in Spain lately where we visited Seville. It was quite a long drive with the bus. Most of the persons traveling with us were retired people coming from Germany. I asked our tourist guide how many kilometers it is from Granada to Seville. Lothar told me that it is around 240 kilometers. I just checked it in google map and it says around 250 kilometers away from where our hotel is located.
It is always my problem everytime I travel. When nature is calling me, I can’t really hold it too long and I really need to go in a comfort room. I was even telling my friend who was with me to probably bring and use some urinary incontinence products especially when it is a long drive. I guess it is not a bad idea because sometimes you can’t stop immediately for a toilet break. The bad thing was, our bus during that trip in Spain don’t have a comfort room inside unlike the coaches or buses in Germany.
a screen shot from google map..Granada to Seville, Spain
It was quite a long drive from Granada to Seville but with the scene you see around, you will never get bored of it. It was so far a very nice trip. In fact, a wonderful one!
December 27th, 2011 by admin
This is a very amazing architecture! The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, called in Spanish as Catedral de Santa María de la Sede, commonly known as Seville Cathedral is truly a wonder of human arts and architecture. I had been to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey last September 2011 and I would say that the architecture of Seville Cathedral is as amazing as the first.
It is a very huge cathedral that we had almost an hour tour inside. The tour inside was truly worth it. It is said that at the time of its completion in the 16th century, it supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world. I can see that because we also had a tour inside the Hagia Sophia last time.
The total area of Seville Cathedral is 23,500 square meters while the size of the inner space of Hagia Sophia is 100 X 70m or 7,000 square meters.
The cathedral also serves as the burial site of Christopher Columbus. Don’t miss to visit this cathedral and be amazed but its beautiful and incredible architecture both outside and inside. It was so far a very awesome trip we had in this Andalusian capital city.
Facade of Seville Cathedral during our visit last December 7, 2011.
The cathedral was built to demonstrate Seville’s wealth, as it had become a major trading center in the years after the Reconquista in 1248.
Interior of the Cathedral. It was a great experience seeing such marvelous architecture!
December 23rd, 2011 by admin
“May the spirit of Christmas bring us peace,
The gladness of Christmas give us hope,
And the warmth of Christmas grant us
With many blessings.”
Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year to evryone!
God bless us all!
the Belen inside the Cathedral in Strasbourg, France during our visit last December 2010.
“Christmas is a time to open our hearts
to God and his gifts.
Just like the rest of the year.”
~Author Unknown
December 21st, 2011 by admin
Women would always love that! Shopping and shopping and shopping. This is what I saw in most of my fb friends, shopping for Christmas. This year is different for me. No big shopping because it is time to slowly tighten the belt. I have more priority this time. Beside I already had my Christmas wish, a trip to Spain, good health and so many good things that happened this year..
I just did a bit shopping yesterday in Regensburg. I am happy with what I got.
Just wishing everyone a wonderful celebration of the holiday season! Merry Christmas everyone and a more bountiful New Year!
at Donau Einkaufzentrum, Regensburg. taken yesterday!
