Vgloso - interior

Vgloso

We arrived at the hotel a bit late, so by the time we were ready to go out it was nearly closing time. We went to Vgloso, a lovely vegan restaurant in mainland Venice. The staff was so friendly and accommodating. They said that we can dine in even if it goes over the closing […]

Tempeh

Flora

Flora is a vegan restaurant in Verona, also gluten free. I loved our dinner there, it was just perfect before going to see Carmen at the Opera. Arena di Verona is only a few minutes away. I have only praises for them, the food was delicious and the service was spot-on. I would love to […]

Carmen

Opera at the Arena, Verona

I love opera, since I was a teenager I loved going to the opera. It’s obvious that I was so excited by the prospect of seeing Carmen at the Arena di Verona. We visited the Arena during the daytime, so I’m sharing quite a few photos from that very special day. The Roman Amphitheatre was […]

view of the courtyard from above

Castelvecchio Museum, Verona

Castelvecchio Museum is a gorgeous museum housed in a mid-14th century castle. It was built on top of a fortress, most likely Roman. Verona was partitioned between the French and the Austrians in the 19th century and Castelvecchio was used by the French who were trying to defend themselves. Many works of art were taken […]

Food

Zazie, Verona

Zazie is a vegetarian restaurant in Verona. We had a light lunch and their vegan options are really good. They have restaurants in many Italian cities, including Bologna and Modena. While I wanted to blog mainly about vegan places, as this is vegetarian and has so many vegan dishes, I decided to blog about it. […]

view from the museum

The Roman Theatre, Verona

The Roman Theatre in Verona also houses the Archaeological Museum. It is a very cheap museum and incredibly interesting and also big. There is a lift to get to the top floor before coming down by stairs. There are gorgeous views of Verona from it. I will share a few short descriptions and a lot […]

Casa di Giulietta - Juliette's balcony

Casa di Giulietta, Verona

Casa di Giulietta is a museum in Verona. The story of Romeo and Juliet was written by Luigi da Porto and published in 1531. The story was read in France before reaching England. William Shakespeare’s The most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet made it into the story we all know today. In […]

Holiday in Italy

Holiday in Italy

Holiday in Italy – where I’ve been is what I’m going to blog about in the next 3 months. Yes! It will take me 3 months to blog about the highlights, as I’m not blogging daily and I will have other posts to blog about too. As our holiday was for about 2 weeks, it’s […]

Highlights from Bucharest

Highlights from Bucharest

In July I shared details on where I grew up. The post was popular with my readers and it was lovely to make. So, today I’m sharing Highlights from Bucharest, a city I lived in for years, before moving to UK. I shared previously two posts from Bucharest, from the park Herastrau and Comana Monastery. […]

Cazino Constanta

Where I grew up

I do not talk often of my childhood, so I thought it would be interesting for my readers to see where I grew up. I do not have pictures, as I did not think of taking any of the places I am so familiar with. So, instead, I searched on google and their embedded street […]