Weekend In Lisboa

 During our visit to Lisbon, Portugal's capital city, we were amazed by the various hilly districts with its colourful buildings either painted or covered in colourful tiles, all preserved and not damaged by any World Wars. The City is so historical and was built from the Tagus River all the way up the various hills. No wonder the most famous navigators and explorers like Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco Di Gama were Portugese. Going froward many Centuries,  travelling around Lisbon involves riding in their Metro, the historic trams, buses and for the more adventurous, there is the Tuk Tuk, made famous from Thailand and these yellow mobiles (photo above). It also helped that the weather in Portugal was sunny and warm even during this Fall season. Portugal is full of beautiful wonders with so many to see and learn about their history, culture, their joys, struggles, music, the Fado, their wines and most of all their fresh and delicious seafood. Visiting Lisbon far exceeded our expectations and we enjoyed every moment of it. 

 

 

Inside Palacio Nacional.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

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Weekend In Lake Rousseau

 One of the joys of Canadian summer is the visit to the cottage especially to our favourite place at Lake Rousseau, one of the premier lakes in Muskoka, two hours drive north of Toronto. Summer is a time to jump in the lake to swim, to kayak, canoeing, try the paddle board, water skiing or even do yoga right on the lake. One of the cool things in Lake Rousseau is that the Clevelands House Resort has Monday night ski shows which included fly boarding. The resort also offers day pass to enjoy the water amenities on their resort. One of the things that made our visit memorable is that we joined the bonfire to roast marshmallows and s'mores on the burning wood fire. As the saying goes, expect the unexpected as there was a surprising fireworks right on the lake in front of our cottage coming from the nearby JW Marriott The Rousseau premier resort. As we celebrate Canada 150, we are making the most of enjoying our natural treasures especially during this summer. 

 

 

Kawartha Lakes Bubble gum ice cream.

 

Roasting marshmallows. 

 

Yoga right on the lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Summer!

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Weekend In Naples

 We travelled to Naples, Italy as a short stop over to do some sightseeing around the city. I learnt that there are two different Naples, one is the old port city that discovered pizza, facing the Mediterranean Sea and the majestic volcano, Mount Vesuvius. My first impression is that the city is quite run down and old for me. The second Naples is driving up the winding hills to see the numerous resorts and access to its beaches. Which ever version of Naples we choose, we will definitely come back here again to learn more about its soul, character and famous pizza Margherita and Marinara.

 

 

 

 

Naples facing the Mediterranean Sea and Mount Vesuvius. 

 

 

Fresh seafood catch from the fishermen. 

 

 

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Weekend In Carnaby Street

One of the places I visited in London was Carnaby Street which is a happening place during the day and night with so many choices of restaurants and shopping. This street is a car free street where visitors are free to walk around discovering its unique boutiques and famous fashion brands.  My friend and I walked from Piccadilly Circus then along Regent Street to Kingly Court where we had dinner for pizza. After our dinner, we walked more to discover the shops and the restaurants along Carnaby Street ending up at the iconic Liberty London Department store. Carnaby Street is one of the places to visit especially for some evening fun. 

This is Kingly Court which is a cool destination for dining with friends or with a date, if you are lucky. 

 

  

 

 Whimsical shoes at Irregular Choice designed by UK based designer Danny Sullivan. 

 

 

 

 

The iconic Liberty London Department Store. 

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