ART, Berlin, City Guide, Events, Germany

Theater nights in Berlin

The light goes out, the last people take their seat and the silence settles down, before the play starts. My notes from Berlin, after I spend the month of March in the fascinating Theater world, in an amateurish way, described also in my last London story.

A I D AMarch 28, 2024April 27, 2024Leave a comment

City Guide, Food, Spain

Valencia, with a side of paella

Valencia – city of runners, of palm trees, beautiful architecture, paellas and friendly locals. Near the Mediterranean. Like Valencians, I started discovering their city from the ancient narrow alleys of the old town to imposing boulevards, from the Gothic Cathedral and Art Nouveau Mercado Central until modern City of Arts & Sciences.

A I D AJanuary 16, 2024March 12, 20242 Comments

City Guide, Hungary

Autumn trip

A little bit of everything this season in a short transition trip. Last week I went to Budapest, and the first afternoon I crossed the 19th-century Chain Bridge over the River Danube that connects the hilly Buda district with Pest.

A I D AOctober 31, 2023December 1, 2023Leave a comment

ART, Berlin, City Guide, Events, Germany

Museum Island, Klimt & Fashion

Berlin mix of the week. This edition is about an exhibition from Vienna, Berlin Fashion Week, a nomad at home, art after work, one island and 5 museums.

One of my favorite and the first place I recommend to anyone heading to Berlin is this Museum island, located in historic Mitte, in the heart of the city. Every. Single. Time.

A I D AJuly 12, 2023April 8, 20242 Comments

Book, City Guide, United Kingdom

Exploring Edinburgh

How sensational when you wake up for the first time in a new country. Scotland was as I imagined it would be – friendly, with gloomy weather, in royal celebration. Edinburgh is beautiful, with elegant Georgian architecture.

A I D AMay 8, 2023December 7, 20232 Comments

City Guide, Food, Romania

Cluj. Transylvania short story

Regardless where I would travel and get to see in this big world, a few days in Romania are good for the soul. My roots and cultural identity are in this corner of Europe. My last trip home was in the heart of Transylvania, in Cluj-Napoca, also known simply as Cluj until 1974.

A I D AFebruary 15, 2023March 24, 2024Leave a comment

Bucharest, Christmas, City Guide, Romania

Before Christmas in Bucharest

This December in Bucharest, I went for a walk in the city center and came across spectacular Christmas decorations in two historical restored buildings. One new favorite sight was discovered by accident and the second one on purpose.

My first stop was the Marmorosch Hotel, monument building with a history of over 100 years. And at Mița Biciclista we can admire a restored house from the interwar period, back in vogue.

A I D ADecember 23, 2022December 9, 2023Leave a comment

City Guide, Photography, Sweden

Stockholm reunion ~ Art & Fika

Here we go again. This May, I spend a few days in Sweden and have been on a diet with cardamon buns and good coffee, with ABBA songs in my head. Honey honey! A friend reunion, museum visits, time in nature, plus a ferry between the 14 islands that make up the city of Stockholm.

A I D AMay 30, 2022March 15, 20232 Comments

Belgium, Brussels, City Guide

Brussels briefing

Briefing from the European capital – a promenade bruxelloise and Belgian days, years later, on memory lane, thinking in French. I could walk for hours in Bruxelles, among paths imprinted in my heart, in a city that felt like home from day one. Beautiful corners in places I’ve been with details I’ve never noticed, and moments I remember.

And a thought – no matter the choice, if we leave or return, we’ll always miss something.

A I D AApril 25, 2022May 2, 20231 Comment

City Guide, Germany

Something new in Frankfurt

Something new, an old town and blue sky. Plus Apfelwein, handkäse, and why not, schnitzel with Frankfurt green sauce. Few of my notes during a spring day on Frankfurt am Main are below. Some call it Mainhatten for a reason, since is an international hub in Europe and the only city in Germany with skyscrapers, but for me will always be the city of books.

A I D AApril 14, 2022March 19, 2023Leave a comment

City Guide, Food, Spain

‘De Madrid al cielo’ mix

Madrid is a city I wanted to visit before the pandemic. Was a journey that took me by surprise – with a mix of Brussels friendship, Flamenco, Passeo de Prado Art Walk, coffee and tapas in Mercados, sunsets, Spanish history and busy streets, as a preview of the days to come.

A I D ANovember 8, 2021October 16, 20231 Comment

ART, Austria, City Guide, Vienna

Moments in Vienna – 2021

Revisited a dear place. August 2021. The Old meets the New in Vienna. Always a pleasure to return to this wonderful city, with something new to discover.

Vienna Museum Quarter (MQ) has a new rooftop and platform, Libelle MQ, at the top of the Leopold Museum.

A I D ASeptember 1, 2021December 25, 20221 Comment

ART, City Guide, Food, Italy

Journey to Firenze, Toscana

Tuscany is so beautiful, it has to be seen to be believed. The city of Florence is known for its overwhelming art galleries and Michelangelo Renaissance sculptures in marble, but still, I was struck by the colors and sounds of the cypresses or the scented air with notes of leather.

A I D AAugust 8, 2021April 19, 20242 Comments

City Guide, Food, Italy

Taste of Bologna

Best things to do in Italy all involve food. Bologna is at the center of Emilia-Romagna region, famous for Parmigiano-Reggiano and Prosciutto di Palma, but also aceto balsamico di Modena and much more. And to think I associated in the past the city only with pasta sauce and the Bologna university system, home of Europe oldest university.

A I D AJuly 31, 2021April 19, 20241 Comment

Berlin, City Guide, Events, Germany

Enjoy Berlin

Berlin is not short of ways to enjoy the warmer months, in both Spring and Summer. Oldest beer garden and open air cinema. Museum and galleries, lakes and rooftops, bookshops and icecream.

A I D AJune 15, 2021July 10, 2023Leave a comment

Berlin, City Guide, Germany

Potsdam – Palaces & Parks

Potsdam is a one day trip from Berlin, and is a city that invited exploration as it has 17 palaces spread across 3 parks from a Prussian royal heritage. The National Parks and palaces complex are today an UNESCO World site and a mix of styles with gardens inspired from many parts of the world – Greece, Italy, France or ancient Asia.

A I D AApril 19, 2021December 14, 2023Leave a comment

Belgium, Brussels, City Guide, Journal

Antwerpen Central Station

There is something about European train stations and time. The most beautiful train station I ever saw with magnificent details was in Antwerp. The classic central station was first used in 1905 (yes, really). The city, known as Anvers by French speakers, is one I feel connected by many memories, and must be the third most visited Belgian city in the years I lived in this country, after Brussels and Bruges.

A I D AMarch 1, 2021April 19, 20245 Comments