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Europe travel

City travel- magnificent Milano

While Rome was the highlight of my visit to Italy during my Europe trip, Milan was actually my first stop. The Italian financial and fashion center is not as popular as the likes of Venice or Florence for travelling but I thought Milan was a fine city to visit. It is one of Italy’s most […]

Europe travel

Italy travel

Travel

Exploring Rome’s Roman glories

It might be long gone but the glory of the Roman Empire still lives on in Rome. Mostly in the form of the city’s most famous attraction, the mighty Colosseum, where gladiators and wild animals fought each other, and the Forum, where Roman senators and leaders used to meet to run their empire, but also […]

Europe travel

France travel

Travel

Paris travel- Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe

The most recognizable symbol in Paris is probably the Eiffel Tower, with the Arc de Triomphe second. Previously, my mother and I had appreciated the Eiffel Tower from afar, atop the Montparnasse Tower, but on our third day in the city we went right up to the tower. But before that, we had coffee at […]