Segovia Walking Tour

Segovia_01Segovia, located in the Castilla and León region in the northwest of Madrid is one of Spain’s most famous historic cities. The old town Segovia along with its Roman aqueduct were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

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Niijima Revisited + Shikinejima

Summer in Japan is hot and humid and most people find it stuffy and suffocating. With this kind of weather, most people take this time to travel to places with higher elevations or to go to the islands and mountains. This year we took the opportunity to visit Niijima again and we included a side trip to the neighboring Shikinejima as well.

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Hanabi 2013 花火 – Summer Fireworks Festival

Fireworks give life and  color to the night sky. Fireworks display and events are held in various places in Japan throughout the year but most prominently during the summer season when the wind is gentler and the sky is clearer.

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Restaurant Abat Cisneros, good food at a reasonable price in Montserrat

Restaurant Abat CisnerosCuisine:

Traditional Catalan cuisine (Spanish cuisine)

Tried:
Triangles de Formatge (Goat cheese with garlic and balsamic)
Coca Oli (Bread with tomato and olive oil)
Calamari Grillés (Grilled Squid)
Paella Marisco (Seafood Paella)
Filet de veau sauce à la truffe (Beef fillet with truffle cream)
Espaule d’agneau cuit (shoulder of lamb cooked)
Raimat Chardonnay

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Spring, the season of flowers

Spring is a beautiful season, it marks the start of a new beginning just like the many kinds of flowers that start blooming. When the season of spring commence, we also start to pick up the slack that the winter and snowy season installed in us. The moderated climate temperature gives us enough strength to explore and discover new things within ourselves and around us.

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