barcelona: where everything is sunny and bright

oh i love barcelona! the place is sooo beautiful and full of life. it would leave a certain effect on you, like, everything in life is easy and you actually need not to make plans. spontaneity at its best! where to go, where to eat, where to shop! so, so, so convenient. no rush. no time outs. you just simply live life. and no, i am super not exaggerating.
 

the moment we landed, i immediately got impressed. who wouldnt? their airport is one of the best i have been to and you would instantly feel at home. for me kasi that is very important. knowing you feel safe lalo na you are in another country.

day trip to brussels

on our third day in paris, we decided to have a day trip at brussels. we then boarded thalys train and left paris nord at around nine in the morning and arrived at brussels midi station an hour and a half later.

 

brussels is  the capital and largest city in belgium. it is also the capital of the 27 nation european union. french is the most widely spoken language alongside with dutch and german. the place is divided into two areas;  the newer upper town and the lower town which is known to be the historic medieval core of the city

hotel review: hotel du cadran paris

hotel du cadran is one of the hotels located at champ de mars. location-wise, nice sya talaga. near the eiffel tower and there are lots of restaurants around. medyo pricey but i guess, hotel rates within paris, medyo mahal talaga. to think na hindi naman sya 5-star hotel, boutique hotel type lang.

 

paris: bright lights, big city

hey,hey! oh can i just say how happy i am to be given a chance to experience this whole europe adventure with my family? i am just super duper grateful. hay, before i get emotional pa, here goes my kwento.
 

our first stop was paris. we spent a good 4 days there. it was reaaaaly fun! of course given na yung medyo magastos talaga. as in pricey lahat. from coke to hotel rates. naman! my sis said, hello you are in europe, what do you expect? oo nga naman. lalo na we stayed at champ de mars area, super near the eiffel tower. as in dalawang tumbling lang, nandun ka na. hehe. i will make a separate post about the hotel where we stayed ha? para di lang magulo. nakakahiya naman, baka ma lost kayo dahil napaka unorganized na ng kwento ko.
 

wishlist

oh i am just super happy i got most of the things i wished for last year and more.  super fun to come up with the list and more fun making and seeing them happen.

 

this year is no different. i have a pretty long list of material stuff i want to have but really no pressure of having them naman so soon. slowly but surely. diba nga, no expectations naman ako last year and super malabo talaga to have those stuff that I wanted but the universe had other plans pala. happy, happy!

 

anyways, here na my list. again ha, please don’t think na napaka materialistic kong tao. No naman. slight lang. nyahahaha. kidding aside, no talaga. i just want this to be a happy post kasi. okidoki? so ayan, let’s do thiiiis!

 

autumn

"every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree" - emily bronte

 

see you on the other side

 

sophie with lolo, february 18, 2012

 

 

i will make sure that sophie will remember you. that she grows up knowing how much you loved her and how much you cared for her. we will forever think of you. we love you and we will never stop loving you. xx

 

 

roberto v. bobadilla

june 8, 1949 - september 6, 2012

italy on my mind (part three)

here goes the third installment of my italy post. yayyy!

 

of all the places in italy that we’ve been to, i must say, it was venice that i loved the most. i kid you not, the place was really beautiful, unique and had the most fantastic architecture.

 

you can see talaga how each building had become a work of art, with their beauty enhanced when reflected on the canals that cross the city. its magical scenery wass fascinating, like, it evoked the feeling of entering the setting of a real life fairy tale. i swear i had that feeling! and knowing that totoong nag e-exist yung place was really something.