June 12, 2014 This is the anti-climax of every vacation— packing. I found a way to discard 60% of my luggage contents. Now, my maleta is only 40% full. Parang
Category: Travel
June 11, 2014 I caught up with my kids in Printemps but the department store was about to close because it was almost 8 pm. I wish stores in Europe
Everytime I am in Paris, I always go to this souvenir store tucked inside a commercial building along Champs Elysees. Never naman ako nakabili. I would spend a couple of
We’re back in the hotel by 2:40pm. got our luggage from the corcieerge and spent some half hour in the lobby while waiting for everyone. The hotel is quite nice,
Saint Emilion is in Aquintaine, southwest of France, an hour drive from the city center of Bordeaux. I didn’t expect that they have such a charming village tucked among their
France Kaya pala it looks like a church. Salle des Dominicains used to be a convent. It’s now privately owned but one can rent it for private functions just like
France Our next destination after Chateau Climens is the Saint Emillion area, a charming medieval village in the heart of Bordeaux vineyards. I saw a karatula Saint Julien, “Anak, look,
Our second day of wine tasting tour started at 9 am. We were split into three groups, with each bus carrying one group and a tour guide. One bus went
June 8, 2014 Three buses picked us up from the hotel and drove half hour to reach the picturesque vineyards of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, which occupies 78 hectares of
June 8, 2014 After the cocktails lunch at the hotel, we have two hours free time before the buses come back to bring us to Chateau Smith Havt Lafitte for
June 8, 2014 Bordeaux We each got a room for ourselves. I am in room 329 while Nyke is in 405, Oyen in 406. With my continuous travel-lags, I wanted
My daughter enjoyed the 10 hours overnight train from Paris to Milan on May 29/30 more than the 7 hours daytime ride back to Paris on June 3, 2014. We
We were dropped off by the bus near the Piazza de la Scala and Piazza Leonardo da Vinci. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping mall connects the piazza to the
We say goodbye to Paris for a while. May 29, 2014 Our train from Gare du Nord leaves at 7:50 pm. We checked out of Hotel Mercure at 5:45 pm.
On June 1, our tour with Federal ended and our tour mates took the night flight back to Manila while my children and I moved to a hotel half block
7:50- 8:00 Walked towards Champs Nyke crossed the street faster than we did. Naiwan kami. I wish there were more open spaces in Manila and with lots of trees too.