A Heart and Soul Story: Travel Tips

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June 9, 2019

Paris 2018 - Snapshots of our favourite Disney moments

While in Paris one has to visit Disneyland. That's at least my opinion. When I was a small child, my sister and I used to watch our favourite Disney movies on VHS and I can still recite most of the texts today. My family always tried to do lots of wonderful holiday events, but Disneyland was just out of reach for us. When I was 19 and my parents visited me in America during my stay as an Au Pair, we finally managed to visit Disneyland in Anaheim. It was a dream come true. My entire family was mesmerized and my sister and I have been collectors ever since. With the recent releases of Disney movies and new productions, the world is full of merchandise. But nothing is as amazing as experiencing one of the parks. Mr.B is not the biggest fan, but he loves rollercoasters. I got him to come a second time to Disneyland with the promise of riding all the crazy rollercoasters with him. (I did chicken out of a couple, but I was quite brave!) Here are some snapshots from our time at Disneyland, which has been already one year ago!

Easy boat ride to start our time in Disneyland

My favourite - Big Thunder Mountain

This Cars show was awesome!!

June 5, 2019

Paris 2018 - Paris sightseeing in Montmartre

When I look at my photos of Paris, I can't keep a dry eye. We went there for the first time in 2016 and then returned two years later to visit all the places we hadn't seen during our first stay. Still, there were so many places we just couldn't see and Notre Dame from the inside was one of them. Now I am so sad to not have done it, but who could have guessed the tragic fate of this beautiful landmark. But I don't want to be sad when looking at these photos. Whenever I thought of Paris, I had always wanted to visit Montmartre and the first time we had gone there and were caught in a thunderstorm. This time I had made up my mind to wander the little alleys and enjoy this picturesque département no matter what.

In 2016, the Mars field was filled with soccer fans as the European Championships took place in Paris and we couldn't wander around freely. This time we managed a picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower with Ladurée Macarons and Baguettes.

Such a cute little Café - La Maison Rose. Very small with limited seats, but we were lucky and had our afternoon tea there.

August 1, 2017

100 years of Finland series - Travel Diary - Tampere, Finland

Tampere is the partner city of my home town and the place that started my love for Finland 10 years ago. Here, I spent my Erasmus study semester and decided to come back year after year to experience more of this beautiful country and its' vibrant culture. I adore Tampere and will always remember it as the first home away from home even though Helsinki has since caught my heart. The city is still under the influence of the industrialization and remnants of that great manufacturing era can still be found everywhere. The red brick stones are a big part of the face of this place and I love the look that reminds me so much of my home town and even London during the industrialization.

Tammerkoski

City Hall where I celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Finnish Independence 10 years ago and this year will go there once again to celebrate 100 years of independent Finland!

old market hall - great landmark and awesome food!

Tammerkoski river that connects the two big lakes that surround Tampere city centre.

Red brick stones

July 23, 2017

100 years of Finland series - Travel Diary - Helsinki Part II, Finland

Finland is my happy place and Helsinki plays such a beautiful part in this. I love the urban style and feeling of a cultural capital combined with amazing style, fashion, art and laid back culture of the finns.