A different kind of Venice Sunset
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Of Golden Temples, Unicorns and other Mythical Creatures – Kyoto Part 2
There seemed to be no end to Kyoto’s charm offensive. We spent the following morning exploring the vast grounds of Kinkakuji – the Golden Pavilion (thus called for obvious reasons), and apparently adored so much by one monk that he burned the original down – which does of course mean that this iconic building […]
Sunday Photo – Venice Pinks
Truly iconic Venice pinks – St Marks Square.
Meeting Kyoto…
Kyoto – a city of temples, traditions, wooden buildings, and amazing dumpling houses, was quite possibly our favourite place of the entire trip. The hotel we booked by chance – Hotel Brighton Kyoto – was, with its beautiful interior and exemplary staff, most definitely my favourite temporary residence of the entire trip too. Our […]
Twenty Global Etsy Finds
One day, when we tire of this expat life, I know we will move back home. I am not sure when or where exactly, but in the meantime I like to picture an imaginary house that will finally let us plant some roots. It’s quite a big place (although not overly huge – think of […]