There was a moment while visiting Zurich that I felt as if I had been transported to Asia. That happened while visiting this stunning Chinese garden. Chinagarten Zürich is a gift from Zürich’s Chinese partner town Kunming. The garden is an expression of one of the main themes of Chinese culture, the “Three Friends of Winter” […]
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It’s been a while since I did my last Switzerland post and I still have tons of photos to show you. While strolling around the streets of cities like Zurich, Bern, Schaffhausen or Stein am Rhein it was hard to look anywhere but at the beautiful buildings and their balconies. Gems hidden in narrow streets
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Next time you are visiting a new city, do me a favor: put the map away and start walking. Get lost in the city, you’ll find amazing things. Things that only the locals know about, things that you will always remember as the little treasure you once found. How else can you find a little Venice hidden
The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a marketplace located on The Embarcadero. The building survived both the 1906 and the 1989 earthquakes with little damage. Until the completion of the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s, the Ferry Building was one of the busiest
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Another post about the city where I left my heart: San Fancisco. I feel that the cable cars take you back in time that’s why I’ve given the photos this vintage look. What do you think of the effect? Cristina xo
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At first sight, you may think this is somewhere in Europe. Well, folks, it is not. This is America. The Palace of Fine Arts was originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. This -almost- tourist free marvel is one of the best places in San Francisco to walk around
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After the first intallment of the series, here comes the second one: my beloved Golden Gate Bridge. There are few feelings as wonderful as crossing the bridge to the other side. The wind on your face (even though sometimes you fear the wind is going to blow you off), the smell of the ocean…Most days
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“Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom” Phyllis Theroux You’ve all probably heard about the Golden Gate bridge, one of San Francisco’s landmarks. However, there’s another bridge in the city, another architectural marvel: the Bay Bridge.
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Someone once told me that the best place to work in the world was Google and after visiting their HQ in Mountain View, CA I had no doubt that this was true. The statues are based on the code names for versions of Google’s Android mobile operating system, which are named after desserts. Imagine how
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Hearst Castle is my favorite place in California and one of my favorite places in the world. It’s how I’ve always imagined paradise to be like. Resting on a hilltop of California’s Santa Lucia Mountains, Hearst Castle commands a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean and San Simeon Bay. It is half-way between San Francisco