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London: How to Get There

London: How to Get There

London. Who doesn’t want to visit this modern city that’s full of history and old world charm? I am in a few travel forums and often people ask for information on the best or most inexpensive way to get to London, what to do in London, if the London pass is worth it, Harry Potter […]

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  • The weather hasn’t been warm and I see snow flakes for next week on my app. But, my app (what Apple pre-installed) isn’t reliable and so we’ll see. ⠀⠀ What’s your part of the world like weather wise? ⠀⠀ Rothenburg when it was covered with a light dusting of snow. Pretty ain’t it? ⠀⠀ I love this photo because while not super busy with tourists, what you see is a small sampling of this super popular tourist destination. ⠀⠀ On selfie sticks... I am glad you don’t see so many nowadays. I am always happy when somebody ask me to take a photo of them although a few times it felt never ending. I mean they asked if I could take their photo, I said yes, was given the camera, I was then directed for a pose and then it went to another pose, and another, and another. Many many poses later I asked if they’re done 😂😂 ⠀⠀ Have a great one!
  • I love capturing daily life. ⠀⠀ Street photography and architecture was not my thing. But, I figured I’d give myself a challenge. ⠀⠀ It was hard at first, as you can see from my earlier photos, and I found out that flowers helped quite a bit in developing my love for photographing buildings, in particular English cottages. As I got more comfortable with buildings, I added life into it. Sometimes by those with me at that time, a staged stride-by, but as I got more comfortable and also acquired a vision of what I find interesting, I started shooting regular life. ⠀⠀ This is Maastricht one beautiful evening. The cafe scene, the people scene and to the right is one of the most fantastic book shop. It used to be a church. ⠀⠀ Have a great one!
  • I posted a cloudy photo of this street last month. Same street, different weather. Huge difference, eh? ⠀⠀ Fourteenth century Rothenburg looks so good! ⠀⠀ Things I don’t like this time of year: taxes! ⠀⠀ Public announcement: if you’re an American living overseas, you still gotta file US taxes, even if you earn foreign money or no money. ⠀⠀ Things I love this time of year: signs of spring! How about you? ⠀⠀ Take care!
  • Shall we book that table on a warm spring day? Or better yet, experience staying in a 650-years-old building. I think next visit to Rothenburg I want to try and book our lodging here. It’s so wonky and cosy inside! ⠀⠀ Not related to the photo... Last weekend the girls and I drove to Düsseldorf for ramens and also the many Japanese/Asian markets. After 24hrs, we were so stuffed and one regret was not having an electric cooler to bring some grocery store goodies back. ⠀⠀ I haven’t been to Japan since I was about Jovie’s age and this little trip is making me contemplate a re-visit. Mostly to eat and visit my cousin. En-route back, stop in Thailand and Hongkong for some more yummies. Gosh, I’d definitely would have to work out after that trip 😂😂 ⠀⠀ Anything fun this weekend? Hubs and I are planning a date day/night. It’s been long overdue 😊 ⠀⠀ Have a lovely one!
  • It’s been so sunny the last week or so and this makes me joyful! I am seeing beautiful golden light again, similar to what’s showing in this photo. The warmth and longer hours are coming! Miss me? 😬 A slight technical difficulty... my computer was slow and I decided to give it a fresh start. But, I ran into some snags (it’s been awhile since I tech support my computer and a bit rusty). Then I swapped phones, and between the computer and phone swap, I had no access to my photos. One of the week we were all just super busy. A birthday happened and Emma is now 15! A few real life meet ups, more travels (mostly to eat) and other things. The good news, now all my Lightroom syncs up 😜 Here I am and this is a photo from Maastricht a month or so ago. Cold but sunny and beautiful. Do you see that blue sign on the right of an adult and child holding hands? I love seeing that signs in cities! I adore pedestrian only, and especially cobblestoned, streets. Have a fab one ❤️
  • That classical Rothenburg view. Wonder if the yellow car belongs to the yellow house 🚘💛 ⠀⠀ This trip was impromptu. I booked the lodging minutes before we left the house. ⠀⠀ Jovie and I stayed at the Glocke Hotel on the left for three reasons... One, somebody snagged my first choice seconds before I clicked (it’s an apartment). Bah! Second, it’s on this super cute street and I could leave the kid in the room while I ran outside (in my PJs) to snap a quick photo. Third, it has a private parking garage. Convenience matter when it’s just Jovie and I. She’s very small for a 9-yrs-old, useless in the carrying department, and she hasn’t mastered packing light just yet. This was 9:30am-ish. At close to noon it still looked like this. A quiet weekend I tell ya! ⠀⠀ The hotel was good. Clean, friendly, with a good restaurant and central. But there’s no tea/coffee making area 😭 Those two towers, both 14th century. ⠀⠀ Have a great week, all!!
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber, along the Romantische Straße, has a wall, towers and many buildings that were built in the 13th century. ⠀⠀ Remember my story about Lavenham, England? The Suffolk village with wonky buildings and also featured in the last Harry Potter? ⠀⠀ Rothenburg is similar in that once upon a time, like Lavenham, it was very rich. Then in the 17th century two really bad things happened: a siege during the “thirty years’ war” and a bubonic plague outbreak. These two events left the town broke and almost empty and when one is broke, the last thing one do is upgrade the house, right? ⠀⠀ Lack of money made Lavenham and Rothenburg architecture stuck in time. Back in Rheinland-Pfalz, not far from Deutshe Weinstraße. A lovely weekend away with just Jovie and I. Can’t wait for our next mini weekend getaway!!
  • If you want to visit a very popular tourist destination, go in January. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of the oldest medieval town of Germany, is very quiet this weekend. ⠀⠀ Still, despite the slowness, pre-book your first choice restaurant on a Saturday night! I just found out that there is a really good Japanese restaurant here - look up Louvre Japan Restaurant in Google Maps. Unfortunately it’s a small one (5-6 tables) and guess everybody knows about it because all tables were booked when Jovie and I stopped by five minutes after opening time 😭😭 ⠀⠀ We ended up having pizza and pasta, which was very good! But I really wanted, still want, sushi and ramens. ⠀⠀ Have a great one!
  • I can’t get enough of Belgium. So last weekend all of us spent a couple of nights there, outside of Tongeren, the oldest city in Belgium. I don’t have a lot of photos though. We mostly spent our time chatting, drinking and eating. ⠀⠀ Until I look and see if there is any photo worth sharing, here is Durbuy again, the smallest city in Belgium, one sunny autumn day. ⠀⠀ Happy new week!

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