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Plovdiv is charming from the get go and given the range of things to see here, it is no wonder it was Europe’s Capital of Culture 2019. On our list of ‘must see’ items are 5 things that no trip to Plovdiv is complete without.… Read the rest
Plovdiv has an Ancient Town within its Old Town and more layers of Old Town within this. Centered along ul. Saborna we walk up the steep cobbled street that crosses over Boulevard Tsar Boris III Obedinitel, one of the modern city’s main thoroughfares.… Read the rest
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina sits comfortably elevated above the Parc, owning her sweeping views of the marina, although very much dominated by the imposing Cathedral. Perhaps this is why I mistook the entrance at first glance, slightly hidden, somewhat undistinguished and distracted for having to dodge those photographing themselves with the more striking of the two facades in the background.… Read the rest
Our destination is Peterhof. After a drive through the city, however, the metro is our first introduction to St. Petersburg and even from the very beginning it is unlike any other metro station. Narvskaya metro is bustling with commuters and we push our tokens into the machine to pass through the gates and are funneled onto a long escalator, perhaps the longest I have ever seen.… Read the rest
The Fosse Dionne, nestled in the cute town of Tonnerre in Burgundy, is a captivating circular well. We stop in Tonnerre on a whim to stretch the legs en route from Abbaye de Fontenay to Auxerre and by luck we discover this natuaral spring.… Read the rest