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Three day visit of Florence – day 2

Three day visit of Florence – day 2

The online tickets for the Galeria Dell’ Academia were sold out for the days I was in Florence, so I decided to take my chances on a ticket without a reservation. Even if the online tickets are sold out, tickets can still be purchased at het museum box office on the day of your visit. … Lees verder

Three day visit of Florence – day 1

Three day visit of Florence – day 1

This was my third visit to Florence, my first visit was almost 40 years ago as a student together with my now husband, my second visit was 10 years ago during a holiday in Tuscany with my husband and my two children.  This time I had three full days to explore Florence and since I … Lees verder

Indonesia part 4: Surabaya

Indonesia part 4: Surabaya

We checked into the colonial style Majapahit hotel in the centre of Surabaya. A hotel built in 1910 as the Oranje hotel, by the Iranian Sarkies brothers who also built The Raffles and The Strand in the late 1800. We had afternoon tea at The Strand in Rangoon almost ten years ago in 2014. The … Lees verder

Indonesia Part 2: Borobudur

Indonesia Part 2: Borobudur

After checking out at the Phoenix hotel in Yogyakarta we called a Grab taxi to take us to Villa Borobudur Resort where we had booked a room for three nights. It took 1,5 hours to get there, at the hotel they take you from the parking area to the hotel lobby in a separate hotel … Lees verder