NEW YORK




























I went to New York for the first time and it was awesome! It was so different than expected, I really loved it there except the first day when it snowed :) And yes, we did all the touristy stuff and much more. We had so much great food - Chinese and Korean were my favorite. The MoMA made me speechless and Lady Liberty was fun. Architecture was also really amazing (except the WTC transportation hub was strange) and the squirrels in Central Park were too cute. 

A TRIP TO BELGIUM - FIRST STOP ANTWERP

















For this year's birthday celebrations I decided to go to Belgium again, because last time it was wonderful. This time a had a round trip on my mind. First stop Antwerp - a pretty cool city. We started the day with a drive from Brussels and then a visit to the exotic market and then breakfast. We had nothing on our mind and just wandered around the city. And of course we had some beers at Kulminator. What a nice day!

A VULCANO TOUR

Holidays started in the beautiful city of Napoli. We enjoyed few sunny days there before we started to explore the surroundings. We took long walks, found hidden treasures in the city, ate pizza Napoli and sorbetto al limone and enjoyed life.





On our way south we visited the sites of Pompeii, where I was left speechless by the beauty of this ancient city.  The light there eypecially in the thermal bath was so amazing.





And then we saw the Vesivio on the horizon. 


And of course we took a closer look. I am so fascinated by vulcanos - there is so much attraction. Look at all the different colors and textures!



After driving back to Napoli we took the ferry and enjoyed the view back.


After a night on the ferry the Stromboli appeared with the first rays of the sun on the horizon. I was deeply impressed by its first view and the small black smoke clouds that covered the top. 


Of course I had to hike up that vulcano to see the crater. The way up was impressive - nature changed so much on the way up. We arrived at the top at sunset and could get a quick look into the active crater. The way down was really adventurous, we took a quick route through a huge ash field.




Of course our hotel had a room with vulcano view.



We took another boat trip around the island to see the sciara del fuoco where the lava gets into the sea.


Oh, I love black beaches!


Back on the mainland we went to the see the Amalfi Coast and spend some days in Positano to relax.




BOLOGNA

Last weekend we too a really laid back trip trip Bologna. And guess what... it was awesome because it's in Italia, my favourite country of all. Look!




The visit of the anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio was breathtaking. All the details!




I loved the facade details with the bricks so much and the food. I loved the food there. There is for sure a reason why Bologna is also called "the fat".




 It felt like 1000 steps to the top but the view from the Azzoguidi Tower was so beautiful.


In this the San Petronio basilica you can see the relic of Petrus and as you can see it is still not finished.


Our Sunday stroll took us up the hill to the Santuario della Madonna di San Luca and it's beautiful view.



Our Aibnb apartment had such a cool kitchen that I had to cook some pasta :)


We also brought some souvenirs back home from the very nice and small beer shop Il Pretesto.
And guess where I go tomorrow?

VIENNA CALLING



















Last weekend we took a trip to Vienna, the city where I lived for ten years. We met so many friends and had so much fun going out. Thank you everybody for the perfect weekend, I miss you so much! The weather was so perfect and I could enjoy sunshine while eating breakfast at Naschmarkt. On Sunday afternoon there were some raindrops, the perfect chance for me to go to the KHM, which is stuffed with beauty and the building itself is an architectural monument.
After beeing so touristy all over the weekend we even ate a Wiener Schnitzl at Figlmüller and it was delicious!

BEER, WAFFLES, FRIES AND CHOCOLATE

...what do you wish more?
Brussels was super trip for the celebrating of new year. The city is really beautiful, but have a look yourself.






















Besides drinking excellent beer and eating fine food, there was also a little bit of sightseeing.
After curing our hangover from celebrating the new year with tasty waffles we visited the Atomium, which for me is complete awesomeness. Sadly the weather was little bit to cold to stand two hours in the row for getting inside, but I loved it anyway.
We also did a Brussels Beer Tour with a visit to the Cantillon Brewery, which produces Lambic. This brewery is really a Mekka for beer lovers around the world. Some think it's the best beer ever, I am not so sure about that. I was very fascinated that they produce their beers with more that 100 year old equipment.
Also when in Belgium you have to look at some extraordinary oil paintings at the Oldmasters Museum. Oh and the detils
I will definitely come back and every time drinking a Belgian beer I will travel back in mind to this wonderful beer pubs in Brussels.