Mar 6, 2010 in Going places | 2 Comments
Whenever the name Firenze was mentioned, images of a city sprawled with tourists in khaki-pants and straw hats, of gelaterias swelled with a plethora of served-in-pathetically-small-sized-paper-cups-which-always-make-sure-you-come-back-for-more mouthwatering gelati, of pantomimes in every corner of the city, of long queues at every must-visit-and-must-see attraction of the city, would automatically flash across my mind. However overrated this [...]
Nov 24, 2009 in Drinking in Nature, Going places | 1 Comment
(Click here to view my Cinque Terre photo set)
Cinque Terre is known as a heaven for avid hikers. The five villages of Cinque Terre are connected via well-marked hiking trails. The ’shorter’ hiking trail from Riomaggiore until Monterosso is known as the Sentiero no.2 which is about 9km long. I know I wouldn’t be able [...]
Nov 13, 2009 in Going places | 4 Comments
Before the summer finally bade its goodbye in October, I decided to take a short break in Italy before the cold sets in. My lone venture in Italy this time took me to the wonderful five fishing villages, known as the Cinque Terre situated at the Italian Riviera.A giant mosaic depicting the residents of Cinque [...]
Oct 29, 2009 in Drinking in Nature, Going places | 1 Comment
We were invited to spend a wonderful autumn Saturday at a colleague’s place a couple of weeks ago. The agenda of the day was to hike a small part of the Palatinate forest located in the southwestern of Germany. In order to reach this place, we had to snake through some tunnels and drove along [...]
