Pimm’s – a staple drink at popular events
Drink at the Wimbledon’s tournament and Chelsea Flower Show.
Busteni – home of Addam’s family?
Where many houses are worthy of the Addam’s family.
Sarimanok is back
I am back to blogging in Sarimanok. You are welcome to follow my journey.
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Our home in Amsterdam
We lived in a 300-year-old apartment.
Blue-and-white delftware
The reproduction of Chinese porcelain.
State of Gezelligheid
Gezelligheid is like th Filipino pakikisama.
Visited a barge
Living in a barge.
Grachts of Amsterdam
Gracht means canal in Dutch.
I love stroopwafels
Stroopwafels got popular in the 1700s.
Daily cheese museum visit
Here are the cheesy things we bought.
Amsterdam’s crazy bikers
I am pissed off by Amsterdam’s wild riders.
Keukenhof, Garden of Europe
One of the world’s largest flower gardens.
Still life with Van Gogh
Sat by the Vase with Twelve Sunflowers.
Royal Palace in Amsterdam
The official residence of Queen Beatrix.
Miffy by Dick Bruna
Miffy resembles My Melody. Who’s older?
Intriguing red light district
Respect the ladies – no photos in this district.
In the Bible museum
Tempted to see the model of the Tabernacle.
Short at Vondelpark
A park named after Netherlands’ Shakespeare.
Beware of coffeeshops
A tip to tourist parents in Amsterdam.
Bucketlist: to stay in a houseboat
Houseboats abound in Amsterdam’s canals.
Endless queue to Anne Frank’s house
Anne Frank’s house attracts so many visitors.
Drugs tolerated in Netherlands
Cannabis not technically legal, but tolerated.
Begin the Beguine
Beguines – a lay Catholic sisterhood.
Feeling high at the flower market
Flowers, marijuana and venus flytraps.
Canal ride in Amsterdam
This is the easy lazy way to see the city.
I amsterdam
Tourists climbed these letters.
Night Watch at Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt leads the pack at Rijksmuseum.
The fault with our stars
The exact location of the now famous bench.
The church I left
Here’s the church that threw me out.
The Northern Cemetery
Famous Swedes are buried here.
Spooky graveyard in Lunda
Spooky, reminds me of “Lady in Black”.
Love for nature runs deep
Swedes’ love is almost spiritual.
Worshippers of the sun
Swedes worship the sun. And so do I.
House of butterflies and sharks
The warmest place in Solna.
Hot bath at Loka Brunn
Spa resort dating back 1700s in Sweden.
Furry church at Loka Brunn
A summer church filled with reindeer hides.
Played in a science museum
Inspirations from Copernicus Science Cener.
A museum filled with Chopin
Polish-french Chopin liked salons.
Burial in Sweden
Learned about burial at Husby Ärlinghundra.
Thank you, Journalistförbundet
Three days in the island Djurönäset.
An evening on a Swedish island
Stockholm archipelago at 8:30 pm.
Inspired by Albert Podell
Andningsrummet at Djurönäset, Stockholm.
Took a dip in ice-cold water
Swedes combine sauna and cold lake water.
A break from a heartbreak
A change of environment heals sadness.
Religion once scorned Copernicus
A lesson in front of Copernicus in Warsaw.
Easter eggs and holy water
How Poles celebrate easter.
Visited the unknown soldiers
Good Friday morning at Pilsudski square.
Pierogi, polish dumplings
What we managed to eat in Warsaw.
Palace of Culture and Science
We were neighbors to this infamous palace.
Pope John Paul II in Warsaw
His presence is still strong.
Our Warsaw neighborhood
Bagno Street is where we stayed in Warsaw.
The apartment in Warsaw
This is how our temporary home looked like.
Pretty, tiny Sigtuna
Sigtuna, one of Sweden’s beautiful cities.
Countries I’ve seen
36 countries – and I want to see more.
Paid homage at a killing field
One of 20 000 massgraves in Cambodia.
A wizard on the seventh year
How we liked having a wizard at our party.
At Globen for Grodden
Dinner gala in Globen hotel.
Sold for one crown
Old miners’ houses in Källfället, Dalarna.
Kyrkbacken in Västerås
Hilly Kyrkbacken and its winding alleys.