I promised some time ago that I will post some short info on the websites I use most frequently when I plan a trip. I start today with skyscanner.net, probably the best flight search website (at least for low-cost airlines).…
This entry comes two weeks late. It is the last (hopefully) batch of photos from Spain which I did not process. One of the last days in Madrid I spent going on a day trip to Aranjuez. This is a…
Yesterday I picked my passport back from the Chinese embassy in Bucharest. It was a bit strange that I had to have hostel reservations (I am used to make those as late as possible), but in the end it all…
Last Wednesday, after returning from Lisbon, I took the train and visited the El Escorial town / monastery complex. El Escorial was for a long time the residence of the Spanish monarchy and it is located in the town of…
Well, as all good things must come to an end, I also had to return back home and re-join the productive life 😉 Yesterday, after an inhumanely early flight, I arrived in Bucharest. My parents were waiting for me, which…
After 6 days spent in Lisbon and around I returned to Madrid. It was interesting to re-familiarize myself with the city… From the familiar metro stations – nuevos ministerios, tribunal, sol, tirso de molina…. – to the language which I…
Well, this is the last evening in Lisbon, as tomorrow at 10am I have a plane to catch back to Madrid. All in all I must say I was very pleased with Lisbon – lovely city, I think I would…
Today being Sunday I wanted to do something easy, and relaxing. So I went to the Oceanographic in Lisbon. You can see what interesting creatures I found beside Nemo.As tomorrow a new week begins, I hope these photos will lighten…
Finally I managed to select and prepare some of the photos from Toldeo. These you can enjoy here – photos from the streets of Toledo. This small town really impressed me – it is so full of personality and charm,…
Today there won’t be any new pictures. I was too busy travelling, but I promise to upload some asap. Here are some of the main events of yesterday and today: I went yesterday the full day to Toledo. I immediately…
I think I didn’t get the occasion to talk about the weather here. Yes, lovely weather – sunny and warm. Incredibly nice! I went to the weekend flea market – full of useless stuff, pretty interesting nonetheless. Lots of people…
I must say that Madrid is amazing in the evening / at night. There are so many people strolling, drinking at cafes or bars, preparing for clubbing – it’s really incredible. At times the streets or plazas were crowded! You…
From the airport I took the metro to Madrid proper. Pretty simple layout, I love cities where the metro is extensive and useful 🙂 My hostel – Las Musas Residence – is centrally located, very near the “Porta del Sol”…
Ola a todos! As the title implies, I just arrived in Madrid, and because I needed to do a bit of research about what to see today / early tomorrow I decided to also post some bits about today. I…
Finally I finished doing the reservations for the trip in March… 4 flights, 2 air carriers, 3 hostels – so I finished the bulk of preparations. I am still undecided on the day-trips around Madrid and Lisbon, but at least…
I uploaded some photographs from last year’s trip in Philadelphia and Washington DC. All of them can be found here: Some that I like a lot: Enjoy! And hopefully I will add more soon – maybe some from 2009…