365 Photo Challenge Days 199 to 208

Day 199: Wednesday 26th April - View from Dubrovnik wall

Day 200: Thursday 27th April - Montenegro

Day 201: Friday 28th April - Dubrovnik through a square!

Day 202: Saturday 29th April - Preparing for race in Dubrovnik

Day 203: Sunday 30th May - Zurich early morning

Day 204: Monday 1st May - People being funny with the police

Day 205: Tuesday 2nd May - Painting bought in Dubrovnik

Day 206: Wednesday 3rd May - Much needed glass of wine

Day 207: Thursday 4th May - snack for the kids at work

Day 208: Friday 5th May - fresh yummy salad

I had a fab weekend in Helsinki with my friends Riikka and Hannah, I will post all about it another time. Now it was time to catch up with the photo challenge!

I am glad to have a quietish weekend, Alessio may have a football match on Saturday and has a birthday party to go to on Sunday. So he is busy!

Have a great week!

Palace of Versailles and Garden!

Last weekend Alessio and I visited Paris, we did two day trips and one was to the Palace of Versailles. The train journey was just over 30mins to Versailles train station and then a 15min walk to the palace itself. Once we got into the grounds we were then horrified to see the longest queue I have ever seen and that was in spite of having bought tickets online. We then queued for over 1.5 hours in the blazing sun.

The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 to 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge built in 1624 by Louis XIII. It is a huge complex and you really need the whole day to see it all especially when you have to queue for so long to get in. The gardens were co- designed by André le Nötre, who was considered the greatest landscape architect in France. There is so much to see in garden also, and if you are not exhausted from walking around the palace, you will be after the garden. The movie called A Little Chaos is about Versailles and its garden, it does not get a good review but may be worth seeing for setting!

I was a bit disappointed with the whole visit, this was a place I had really wanted to see for a long time. I did of course know that there would be lots of queuing and waiting but still even in the palace itself it was packed. I would still recommend a visit but maybe not in the summer, I guess all year round it will be busy but maybe a bit less in the other seasons!

Have a great long weekend!

Postcards from Dubrovnik Part 1

Hope you all had a lovely long holiday weekend! Alessio and I had a super time in Paris, but more about that another time!

During the spring holidays we went to Dubrovnik, Croatia along with my parents for just under one week. Dubrovnik is a lovely old city and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are many churches, museums, fortresses to visit and there are many steps around the city so be prepared to climb! The city is surrounded by walls which you can walk along, it is 2km. We did this and you get awesome views of roof tops, the coast and of Lokrum island. There are some cafe/bars to stop for refreshments if you are feeling a bit puffed out!

There are many possibilities for day trips, there are many islands to visit, but because the sea was a bit choppy we never managed to go on any. You can visit Bosnia, Montenegro and other cities in Croatia which are all worth doing.

Dubrovnik is a very popular place and even in April it was quite busy, so if you visit in the summer months be prepared for loads of visitors.

It is another long weekend coming up and I am going to Helsinki with two friends Hannah and Riikka!

365 Photo Challenge Days 188 to 198

Day 188: Saturday 15th April - View from the Ferris wheel

Day 189: Sunday 16th April - Horgen train station

Day 190: Monday 17th April - Lake Zurich

Day 191: Tuesday 18th April - Nature!

Day 192: Wednesday 19th April - Started to get a sore throat

Day 193: Thursday 20th April - Poster at home

Day 194: Friday 21st April - Warm day in Zurich

Day 195: Saturday 22nd April - Colourful trainers

Day 196: Sunday 23rd April - Walking around Zurich saw this

Day 197: Monday 24th April - Dubrovnik, Croatia

Day 198: Tuesday 25th April - Dubrovnik again

Time to catch up on the photo challenge, it certainly is a challenge having to make sure you have taken a photo each day.

Hope you all had a great weekend! I went to the birthday party of a work colleague on Saturday evening and we all had good fun. On Sunday I went to see the film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, I thought it was quite good!

It is a short week as Thursday is a day off for most people as it is Ascension and since I don`t work Fridays that means a long weekend. Alessio and I are going to Paris, I love this city!

Have a great week!