I took my breakfast at VaLu Bakery just a few steps away from the hotel. This was already my last full day in Florence which I started with a visit to the Cenacolo di Fuligno, one of the Last Suppers included in the San Marco combination ticket. It is a small museum housed in the … Lees verder
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
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
We took an early start because again we had a long road ahead of us. And a very nice road it was. After leaving the coffee and pepper farms behind we drove through deep green rice fields surrounded by green mountains. I love the smell of green rice when we drive along the young green … Lees verder
Our last week in Indonesia would be spent on Raja Ampat at the Biodiversity Nature Resort on Gam island. Biodiversity sent us a mail a few days before our arrival with two videos about our stay in the resort, and explaining the diving and snorkeling procedures. Via Whatsapp they let me know that only the … Lees verder
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
We decided to leave the Villa Borobudur resort quite early as to not miss our train in case something happened on the way to Yogyakarta. Our Grab car was spot on time, and contrary to the car that brought us to Vila Borobudur, knew the right road, so we arrived in Yogyakarta in 1 hour … Lees verder
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
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Every year summers are getting warmer in Bruges and on extremely hot days we all look for places to cool down, get out of the heat and have a drink in a cool or shaded area. Bars and restaurants do not always have air conditioning. … Lees verder
Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges This blog has been on my planning for some time now. I visit the Groeningemuseum in Bruges on a regular basis. I try to visit every temporary exhibition they host, enjoy their slow art talks and love to take a guided tour on their nocturnal … Lees verder
Alles wat ertoe doet in het leven. All that matters in life.
Achtergrond bij de roman
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