To be - to do - do be do be do with Athens

It is a dream came true for me to visit Athens
One of the roots of civilization
A place of wisdom
Dream world for people hunger of knowledge
eager to debate

Our hotel room has a balcony view of Acropolis
It is the first thing I see early in the morning
a good view to start one's day
and a beautiful view to end your night
with Mythos beer...

There are orange trees all over the city
But trust me you do not want to try them

To be
at the museum
It means strictly NO funny poses
Getting to know more about Greece
through arts...
Too bad some pieces are half original and half artificial
Why?
Well, either the heads are somewhere in America/England
or the bodies are located in Berlin /France/Italy...

Oh my
For sure, I don't want to be in their position

To be
at Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
Take the orange regiional bus instead of joining some tourist agency
I considered it a MUST go place
The sunset view is AWESOME
Although it takes a lot of time to go and come back
But I tell you, it is all worth it

To do
Short term cruise along nearby islands of Saronic Gulf
Poros-Hydra-Aegina
witnessed Greek tranditional dance in the cruise
Less than an hour allot to
stroll and explore the islands
They are beautiful
but staying more than a day will then be too much

Do be do be do
Acropolis overview the city of Athens
The city is not as small as we thought so
Each and every day
We keep discovering interesting streets and corners
We luckily catch the changing of guards in front of the parliament building
It is done every Sunday 11am sharp

Do be do be do
Free entrance to every attraction on Sunday during winter season
Good offer to EU students with almost free tickets

Present in Teresa's baptism

We are happy to witness this important event of Teresa Maria Jose.
(daughter of Dinto and Emmi Jose)

Loca la vida in Prag

It was not my first visit to Prag;
I not only stayed longer this time
but I also stayed on a very nice apartment.
The most important thing in this trip is that
I was with good company.
I always empahsize
the importance of being with good company
in any trip...
We were three 'loca' ladies
having fun and enjoying oursleves
We are so happy to attend a mass
at the church of Infant child of Prag.
Whether in Mexico or Philippines,
Sto. Nino is famous for being miraculous...
Of course this is only true
when you have FAITH.
All miracles happen only
when one BELIEVE...
We had an exchange/sharing of culture
in which when we take a closer look
they did not differ that much...
Remember,
Philippines was colonize by the spaniards for
over 100 years...

Loca la vida!

Ski-t at St Moritz

St Moritz - night trekking

We arrived St. Moritz at dark (1800)

Randolin Backpackers is where we are staying.

The person in the information center is so kind to help us called the hotel

Our options are go there by ourselves or they will pick us up after an hour.

We are s in a hurry that we decided to go there by ourselves

It turned out that we arrived later than we expected.

First, we took the wrong bus going on opposite direction

Second, the trek UP the hotel is really exhausting due to the thick snow along the way and my stupid strolling luggage.

It was dark, cold, endless and no body along the TREK

We are so hopeless and desperate that we called the hotel at some point

We met this person who looked so much like Willnow

With somebody guaranteeing the direction and showing us how close it is from where we are positioned;

It feels more secure and motivated.

At last we arrived 2230.

What a night.

At least we met nice , kind and helpful people along this race around St Moritz.

St. Moritz is good place to ski

No doubt about it

But for beginners like me

It is best to get an instructor

Which I did not

So basically

What happened to me

I glide

I flip

I slip

I slide

I roll

Struggling with extreme effort in each and every SKI

Baby ski as I name this experience

I might try it again next time but with proper instruction, please

Glazing view in Glacier Express

Initially, I cannot imagine inside the train for around 8 hours

Strolling from one mountain to another

Rolling from one city to another city

Gliding from one tunnel to the other

But the structure of the train is so good

That you feel like living in the world of snow

Striking sunlight from the open space windows

It is the warmest winter wonderland one can ever have

If there is such thing as 3D movies

Glacier express is definitely an n-dimensional panoramic scene experience

Even though we have camera to catch these wonderful scenery

But it is definitely incomparable to experience them yourself

Eight hours glacier trip is more like a picnic trip

Eating fine food,

drinking fine wine,

tasting fine cheese,

meeting interesting people,

and enjoying the glacier landscapes.

If there is one thing one need not to miss in their Switzerland trip

It is definitely the White Mountains and Cold River

If there is four season in one’s life

I say I had the winter of my LIFE.

Zermatt

Zermatt is almost 4 hours away from Geneva.

The landscape makes you forget the time

Inside the train,

You feel like you are in a mobile museum of paintings

whose theme is Pure White

Along the trip

We crossed within a mountain

Like the model trains I saw in a museum

When I was still a child

White is one of my favorite color

Just seeing almost everything in white makes my day!

Zermatt, ski resort

Indeed it is a world class resort

Making use of the natural environment

Tourism provide income in this town

Without ski resort,

Zermatt will be a deserted area.

Zermatt provides cozy environment.

Making it tourist friendly and relaxing

For people who love to ski, it is no doubt the best place to be

It feels cool living in between these gracious glazing mountains

United @ Geneva

Geneva housed United Nations and Red Cross

City where people of all nations come for

PEACE and HARMONY

What surprised me in Geneva is to see my favorite sculpture

…

I saw the imitated version in Berlin

It was love at first sight

I posted it in this blog few months ago

I was so excited to see the original

It will be perfect if either my best friend or my sister is there with me

in front of the statue to witness this sisterhood BOND.