The Town Hall of Manchester, England

Manchester is a city of Greater Manchester, England. It is located in south-central part of North West England. It is home to two Premier League football teams, Manchester City and Manchester United.

What you see here in my image is the Town Hall of Manchester. It has a Victorian-era and Neo-gothic architecture. It was completed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1877. It is use as ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and also houses a number of local government departments.

Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square, seat of local governance, is an example of Victorian era Gothic revival architecture.
You can see the embedded date during my visit last 2008.

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The Bazaar in Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany

Vilseck is very famous especially to American soldiers and civilians who were assigned and are presently living in this area. It is a town in Upper Palatinate of northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is home to Rose Barracks, a U.S. Army base located near this town.

This is where I witnessed the bazaar inside the post when a friend brought me inside. We had a window shopping of the different products presented in bazaar. Whether you want to shop for carpets, paintings, clocks, beers, porcelains, antique furniture, ceramics, clothing, home decors and a lot more of products can be found here. I did not noticed seeing Hunter ceiling fans but there are some furniture that I saw inside. Some products are even coming from outside of Germany. Some of these are Belgian chocolates and beers, the ceramic from Poland, the Persian carpets and some other more.

I believed the bazaar inside the U.S. base in Rose Barracks, also simply called Vilseck, takes place every month of October every year. Take a look of these two images that I took during our visit this month. The first image is the well-known grandfather clocks made in Germany.

some antique furniture are also on display and are for sale.

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The Tower of London in England

The Tower of London, also known as Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress is historical castle located near the River Thames in London, England. Its foundation can be traced in 1066 during the time of Norman Conquest of England. It served as a royal residence during those times and was also used as a prison around in 1100. The Tower served as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

you can see the embedded date on the image here, that was the time when I visit London and saw this tower. Sad to say, I was not able to go inside. maybe in my next visit, I will go there.

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The Oldtimer Show in Neumarkt, Germany

I am finally online! I guess we better talk about cars this time. How about oldtimer cars? We were able to witness this show in Neumarkt, Bavaria, Germany last July 2010. I find the old cars very interesting. One lady out there approached us if we want to buy one. And yes, speaking about cars, hubby had been planning to buy one maybe next year. He is thinking in applying for rv loans but he opted to save money first and then he will buy a new one. I hope he can get the dream car that he really wanted. Good luck hubby!

Any idea what kind of oldtimer is this? I just love to take pictures and I forgot to take closely the name of this old but nice car. Have a nice day!

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Winter Trip to Gut Aiderbichl in Salzburg, Austria

It is almost two years now since me and my friend visited the Animal Sanctuary in Gut Aiderbichl in Salzburg, Austria. It was my first winter trip to Austria and it was a nice experience. The Aiderbichl Animal Sanctuary has more than a thousand of animals in their farms. The founder's name is Michael Aufhauser and yes, I had seen him in person during our visit last November 2008. Here you can find rescued animals of all kinds. Gut Aiderbichl is such a perfect paradise for these animals.

one of the images I took last November 23, 2008.

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A guide to your first travel experience

Student travel is exciting, exhilarating and a rite of passage for the young. With little to no responsibility, student years are the best and easiest years to pack up and set off on adventures and expeditions around the world. Whether they are extended backpacking trips or holidays during university breaks, the freedom and opportunity to travel should be embraced and enjoyed.

Setting off into the big wide world, however, can also be daunting as it places young people well outside of their comfort zones and calls for real independence. The challenges of independent travel, however, should not deter young people – stay safe, but don’t stay home! Here’s a basic guide on how to ensure you get the most out of your travel experience with the least incidents.

- Get travel insurance.

While your budget may be tight, travel insurance provides a necessary safety net from the mishaps, crime, lost property and illness that are an inevitable part of travelling. While you may be lucky and experience no drama, the security of knowing that you are covered should something go wrong will allow you to enjoy yourself all the more.

- Be aware and alert.

Travelling is all about experiencing new things, people and cultures. Because travelers and tourists are unfamiliar with their surrounds, they are often the target of petty theft or scams. Do thorough research on where you’ll be staying and be constantly aware and alert. While this should not be a preoccupation or a source of paranoia, it is helpful to keep your wits about you and realise your vulnerability in any given situation.

- Stick to your budget.

Most student travel student travel is done on a tight budget. It’s important, therefore, to not get carried away and exhaust your funds early on in your trip. Live within your means and take advantage of the latest deals latest deals for students and backpackers. Many hostels and travel companies offer significant discounts for student travelers.

a narrow street in Brussels, Belgium. taken last August 2010.

- Be flexible.

Part of the fun of backpacking and student travel is in not having everything planned. When you’re catching cheap international flights cheap international flights, and moving from place to place when the impulse takes you, not everything is going to go to plan. Be prepared to be adaptable and flexible and embrace the freedom and spontaneity of student travel.
- Be friendly.

Your travel experience will be just as much about what you see as who you meet and share those experiences with. Be open to new people and ideas and you’ll end up with friends of different nationalities all over the world.

Student travel is all about getting outside of your comfort zone and exposing yourself to new experiences, situations and cultures. The world is there to explore and enjoy. By following these simple guidelines, you’re bound to have the trip of a lifetime!

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Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England

This is a part of Windsor castle in Berkshire, England. The castle was built from around 1070-1350 during the time of William The Conqueror. It is known to be the largest inhabbited castle in the world. It is also known ot be one of the three principal residence of the British monarch. The castle has a floor area of about 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft).

It was a nice experience visiting this castle last 2008.
taken from outside of the castle. I don't normally planned to go inside during our visit last November 2008. Finally, I decided to go inside taking the opportunity of already being there. Sad to say, taking images inside the castle rooms are prohibited.

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Statue in Nuremberg, Germany

I finally had the chance to give you some updates. Let's begin with an image of the statue in the Old City of Nuremberg. I was trying to search online what is the particular name of this statue but it seems that I can't find its exact name. If you have to look closer to this statue these words in German were written on it, "Zerstören das Leben der Tod Lacht Hohn". There is something like a shield in front of it but I can't clearly read it also. It's time for me to apply my acne scar cream. I am still using one until now. This dark statue seems to depict death. I understand most of these words but I can't exactly put it into correct sentence. Zerstören means to destroy, Leben means lives, Tod means death, Lacht means laugh and Hohn is something like derision or mockery. Probably it means this way, "destroy the death of live laughs scornfully ". I will give you more information about this statue once I visit Nuremberg next time.

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St. Mary's Chapel in Würzburg, Germany

St. Mary's Chapel, called in German as Marienkapelle is a Gothic architecture in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Market Square in this city. It was built between 1377 and 1440. You can find the grave of Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), a famous Baroque architect in the church.

taken during my second visit in Würzburg last August 2010.

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Chocolate Shopping in Brussels

I guess we will be talking about food especially chocolates this time. I will bring you today to Brussels which is famous for its French fries, waffles, chocolates and of course numerous kinds of beer. You can also find a lot of cafes, bistros, and international food chains and restaurants in this city.

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I remember a friend who travelled with me to Brussels last summer. The first thing she asked as we arrived there were about the chocolates in Brussels. To name a few famous ones are the Godiva, Neuhaus and Leonidas. I bought some as presents for hubby. Here is an image I took inside the Leonidas chocolate store.

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Brussels-Zuid, Train Station in Brussels, Belgium

I believed it is good to share some train stations in Europe. Don't you know that one of the best way to explore Europe is traveling by train? I am introducing today Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid, known in English as Brussels South. It is the biggest railway station in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is said that around a thousand trains pass between Brussels-South and Brussels-North railway stations everyday. Can you imagine how busy are these two train stations?

Brussels Midi or Zuid railway station was designed by Payen and was opened in 1869.

Some travel tips if you wish to explore any European cities by train;
Be sure to book your ticket as early as you can. Sometimes you can find cheap train tickets if you book it months earlier. You can already find cheap ones as early as 3 months before your plan travel. You can even save up to 50% cheaper when booking earlier.

Some images I took in Brussels-Zuid last August 2010. We traveled from Paris Gare Du Nord to this station. This is the train we boarded from Paris to Brussels South train station.


The tallest building in Belgium stands in front of the main exit from the station (the crossroad of Avenue Fonsnylaan and Rue Couverte/Overdekte straat) and is named the South Tower.

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Europe Travel 2010

Sorry folks, I can't upload images here right now. Good to know, I tried it thrice and I am successful. Uploading images here is possible again. So what's up with my Europe travel 2010? I did had the chance to see and to experience visiting some Europe countries this year. Included in the list are Rome in Italy, Luxembourg, Brussels in Belgium, Amsterdam in Netherlands, Folmava in Czech Republic and some cities in Germany. I would love to attend some Forex training seminars but I will see if I can do it online. If I will be bale to do it this year, I would say that this year is another successful one for me.

Here is an image of one of the canals in Amsterdam. We had a cruise in Amsterdam canals during our visit last August 2010. More updates to come!

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Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome, Italy

This is the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II in Italian). It is a monument in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885 and known to be completed in 1935. It is made of pure white marble from Botticino, Brescia.

This is one of the amazing architectures that I love in Rome. I wish I went up to the roof to see the whole of Rome but we don't have much time during our four days visit last August of this year.

taken during our visit last August 2010

The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I following an idea of General Giulio Douhet. The body of the unknown soldier was chosen on October 26, 1921 from amongst 11 unknown remains by Maria Bergamas, a woman from Gradisca d'Isonzo whose only child was killed during World War I. Her son's body was never recovered. The selected unknown was transferred from Aquileia, where the ceremony with Bergamas had taken place to Rome and buried in a state funeral on November 4, 1921.

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The Stock Exchange Building in Brussels

This is the Stock Exchange building in Brussels, the capital and largest city of Belgium. It is called Bourse or Beurs in Brussels. The building was built from 1868 to 1873. It has mix elements of Neo-Renaissance and Second Empire architectural styles.

We had been walking back and forth in this building looking for a certain bus stop.

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We want to go to Europe Parliament that time and some people we asked for, told us that the bus stop going to Europe Parliament is located near here. We finally found it after half an hour of searching. This building is located on Boulevard Anspach, and is the namesake of the Beursplein/Place de la Bourse.

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The New Castle in Stuttgart, Germany

Let's go and visit Germany this time! I am featuring today the New Castle, known in German as das Neues Schloss. It is located in Schlossplatz (castle square) which is also the central square in Stuttgart, Germany. This historical building has a late Baroque style and served as residence of the kings of Württemberg from 1746 to 1797 and from 1805 to 1807.

The New Castle is also located near the Old Castle which is now used as a museum.

It is some hundred meters from the main train station of Stuttgart. Here is an image we took during our visit last October 2, 2010.
Today the New Castle is used by the State Ministries of Finance and Education.

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Autumn in Europe!

It is Autumn season in Europe right now. This is one of the best times of the year when you can see colorful and lovely trees around. Some might not like it because this is also the time when the weather is getting very cold. This is also the season when we always gain extra pounds because we don't have the appetite to go walking outside. Would be happy to know if somebody will start to browse for the best fat burner for men. I can't imagine that one of our neighbors had grown so big now. We just saw him while we had a walk last weekend and I was surprised seeing him. I know I also need to burn excess fat and I am trying!

Here is one of the snapshots I took near our place. I love the colorful Autumn in Europe!

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Cruising in Amsterdam Canals

Let's go travel Europe again! It seems that I was asleep for some days and was not able to update this blog. I am back now and I will take you to the capital and largest city of Netherlands. To give you a little information about Amsterdam, it derived its name from Amstellerdam, a dam in the river Amstel. This city is also considered to be the financial and cultural center of Netherlands.

I would suggest that when you visit this city, you better take a cruise in its canals. It is one of the best way to see and experience the city. A tour guide will also explain the sights you will be passing while cruising. We also made a cruise during our trip last August 2010.

Don't you know that Netherlands has a lot of canals? It seems that it looks like Venice in Italy where you can also see a lot of canals and bridges around the city. To name the main canals of Amsterdam include Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. The 17th century canals of Amsterdam were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2010.

some of the historical houses along the canal of Amsterdam

a cruise ship of Viking in Amsterdam Port.

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Remembering the Dultfest in Regensburg

Good morning everyone! It seems that it is over a month now since I visited the Herbtsdult in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is really a nice place to visit. This is a sort of Autumn festival celebrated every year on the month of September. It is also different from other festivals because you can also see here some stores and shops selling different products from oven to kithenwares, clothing, toys, books, food items, gadgets and a lot more. I have been to this festival thrice already and I always love its atmosphere. For sure I will be coming back again next year, in God's will. Goodnights folks and have a wonderful weekend!

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The Town Hall of Brussels , Belgium

Let's go travel Europe again! I still have a lot of travel experiences to share from our recent Europe tour but sometimes I just don't have enough time to do it. At least, I am slowly doing it when time is possible.

This time we will be visiting the beautiful Town Hall of the City of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. You can find this Gothic architecture in Grand Place or Grote Markt. It is called Hôtel de Ville in French since most if not all Belgians are speaking this language. This building is 96 meters high (315 ft) was was built from 1402-1420. The facade is decorated with various statues representing nobles, saints, and allegorical figures.

This is such an amazing atchitecture.

taken during my visit last August 2010

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Dining and Shopping While Traveling

I believed shopping and dining always go together. Imagine yourself without eating while traveling? I can't really do that. The problem is, where to find good Restaurants to dine-out. I remember some travel experiences that me and my friend had during our Europe adventure last August 2010. We had been looking for Asian restaurants in Rome and Paris but it is very difficult to find one.

Another difficult experience we had was finding for cheap Hotels in Cologne, Germany. It was also our fault because we did not book in advance that time and we were hoping that we can find a cheap one once we are there. That time there was a celebration in Cologne called "Spiel Messe" and was taken advantage by most hotels to rise their prices.

At least, we had fun especially looking at those Coffee Shops full of visitors and tourists in the different cities we visited during our Europe tour. We also dined-out in a coffee shop and restaurant in Rome. Some good travel tips I can share with you, always book your hotel in advance to avoid stress and to save time and money. Also try to look for good restaurants nearby your hotel or around the area where you are staying. Don't also forget to shop for souvenirs or presents for your family and friends.

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My Euro Travel in Stuttgart, Germany

Let's go travel in Europe again. This time, I am bringing you to one of Germany's interesting cities to visit. It has been a long time since I wanted to visit Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg's capital city. Finally, I was there! Stuttgart is the sixth largest city in Germany. Like Munich, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, it is on the top-ranked list considering both economic and social standing.

During our visit, I am wondering again if Stuttgart has its own dialect. I was hearing other language. And yes, they are! If you can speak Hochdeutsch or High German, there is no problem for you to visit this city. English is also of great help to communicate with some people. Stuttgart's nicknam is called Schwabenmetropole (Swabian metropolis), a reference to the Swabian dialect spoken by the locals. In that dialect, the city's name is pronounced Schturget or Schtuagerd.

Visiting this city for a day is not enough to see all its sights and historical architectures. I am wishing to visit it again one of these days and might probably stay for some days to explore it more. Here are some images hubby took of me during our visit last weekend.

taken at the Schossplatz or Castle Square. It is one of the main sights in this city. You can see in the background the Neues Schloss or the New Castle. Schossplatz is the biggest square in the city center of Stuttgart.
You can see the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof in my background. It is called in English as Stuttgart Central Station and is written in a short form, Stuttgart Hbf. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the halt at Charlottenplatz, the main node of the Stuttgart Stadtbahn.

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