My Erasmus adventure recollection continues. At the Universidad Complutense de Madrid there was an Erasmus association that would organise trips at very good prices for Erasmus students throughout Spain. Of course that often required long bus trips, nights badly slept in pretty strange hostels and surviving nights of partying (when you're not a partying person, … Continue reading Erasmus Memories: visiting Segovia, Spain (2012)
I have been wanting to visit the Tower of London for many years now and I finally did it. There are so many stories about this place, so much History. I wasn't even aware of half of them, always associating the Tower as a place of imprisonment, executions and torture. So imagine my surprise when … Continue reading A visit to the Tower of London during Christmas
The gastronomical delicacies of Bologna are many. In such a way that one of the city's nicknames is La Grassa, meaning The Fat One in Italian. We all know that Italy is known for its food - delicious, hearty and soul-warming, yet rich in carbs. Pizza and pasta are the first things that come to … Continue reading Bologna, La Grassa – Food appreciation post
View of Bologna from the top of the tower degli Asinelli. At the start of 2020 we could still book trips impulsively. The world was my oyster. One day I was having one of those days at work when I got a text from a friend saying "Me and a couple other girls are going … Continue reading Ciao Bologna – highlights from the friendly Italian capital of knowledge
I was taking a nice walking tour in Zagreb when the guide asked if we knew where the oldest pharmacy in the world was located. Very confidently I said Tallinn, since that's what I was told when visiting Estonia, ironaically (or maybe not) during a free walking your in Tallinn. He smiled, clearly expecting the … Continue reading Where is the oldest pharmacy in the world?
The Winged Bone 