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touch down Unexpected Romania.  

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When in Iloilo… "Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank." -Alphonse Allais

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When in Gigantes...

When in Gigantes…

“I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy/girl playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.” -IN

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Remnants of the past…

old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of these former incarnations in the awkward angle of a street or filigreed gate, an old oak door peeking out from a new facade, the plaque commemorating the spot that was once a battleground, which became a saloon and is now a park. -Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2)

Iloilo Remnants of the past... old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting.

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Abra your way to gold souk.  😁

I decided to bring my parents to Dubai Gold Souk early this evening and the easiest and hassle free way during rush hour is by taking the abra (boat).  It only cost me 3 AED (0.817 US$), and that was for the three of us.  My parents were amazed at how cheap, comfortable, and short the ride was.  They were overwhelmed too to see the gold on display in every shop at the old souk. 😁 😁

-aeL ❤

“Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” ― Roman Payne

tour guide for the day… Abra your way to gold souk.  😁 I decided to bring my parents to Dubai Gold Souk early this evening and the easiest and hassle free way during rush hour is by taking the abra (boat). 

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Sheikh Zayed Mosque, AUH

ATM with the family.

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Praha to Český Krumlov “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”  -Analects 2.11, Confucius

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Berlin to Győr, 2014 “Life is rather like a long train ride; you may encounter a great many people, but looking out from your own small compartment of self you catch only a glimpse of other people's joy or despair.”  ― Faith Baldwin, Evening Star

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Hanover, 2014 “Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso

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Leipzig to Dresden, 2014 “Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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Potsdam, 2014

I wandered off in Potsdam beyond the map that I was holding, I love Potsdam!  I circled around the Hielinger See and accidentally stumble across the nudist beach. 😊 I even broke my sandals while following the trail in a forest. I found myself in a small town of Wannsee after few hours, it was actually almost sunset when I arrived at the train station (Berlin Wannsee). 😂 Just found out that I…

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Berlin, 2014

One of my favourite cities in Germany.  History is my weakness. -aeL ❤   https://videopress.com/embed/k8SPiHhV?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0

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Odense, 2014

Exploring the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen, one of the oldest cities in Denmark. -aeL ❤ “The name Odense is derived from Odins Vé, meaning “Odin’s sanctuary” as the area was known as a sanctuary for worshippers of the Nordic god, Odin.” https://videopress.com/embed/di18hH6N?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0

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Lund, Skåne

Wandering around the lovely Lund, the centre for high-tech industry in the south of Sweden. -aeL ❤ https://videopress.com/embed/Ar6Ts8K6?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0  

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Fredriksdal Museer och Trädgårdar The nucleus of the museum was the Fredriksdal Estate, built in the 18th century by the salvage entrepreneur Fredrik Wilhelm Cöster.

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Sofiero Palace

Sofiero Palace has the loveliest garden that I have ever been. -aeL ❤ To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.  – William Blake https://videopress.com/embed/BjmKCWE2?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0

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Helsingborg, Sweden

A gloomy day in a quiet and lovely town of Sweden. -aeL ❤ “Helsingborg is one of the oldest cities of what is now Sweden. It has been the site of permanent settlement officially since 21 May 1085.   Helsingborg’s geographical position at the narrowest part of Øresund made it very important for Denmark, at that time controlling both sides of that strait.” -wikipedia…