the lighter side

In a previous post, I said I’ll show later the architecture of Litomerice (”in another post: The Architecture of Litomerice … in time please”), and so here are some of their quaint and charming buildings, crafted with much meticulousness, as in other European designs of old!

The first church at the intersection. The spires are very [...]

As I stated in a previous post, that I’ll be back with the pics, so here they are:

There you are! Two mothers ages away, but of course not for comparison, but as a reminder to moms that they should take heart as Mama Mary, our top model of motherhood, also went through all the joyful [...]

There were so many thoughts I wanted to share during our travel but which I couldn’t due to time constraint. Now, as I go over the pictures, I’m glad to have found time to share some which I had back then.
One such random thought involved this photo taken in Litomerice when we made our historical [...]

It’s so sad to hear about the Finland shooting. This has caught my attention as we had been there just two months ago, and we could only praise the country in superlatives! The beauty, the peace, its being one of the richest countries in the whole world, the leisurely life of the Finnish people, their [...]

Rauma is a town in the west coast of Finland, and 50 kilometers south of Pori, where we stayed. While still under Sweden, it was granted town privileges in 1442. Old Rauma (Vanha Rauma) is one of the two UNESCO cultural heritage sites of the town (which has grown into an industrial city now), so [...]

One thing that has fascinated me in Europe is the way the flowers bloom. It must be due to the cold weather that flowers there when they bloom are so profuse, it seems they give their all, to the delight of the beholder. Just like my previous post, the “Oh Lovely Daisies”. One of [...]

(written July 6, 2008)
How time flies! We arrived at the Helsinki airport, on the evening of June 22, Sunday, with our daughter Cookie and her own cute Anzel to welcome us, and conduct us to Pori City where they now live.
It’s so unbelievable that we can set foot on these parts of the globe, and [...]

(written July 1, 2008)
For baby Caite’s “10th-month day” celebration last Friday, she had her stroll at Kirjurinluoto Park. I wasn’t with them that time as it was my “holy hour” (time of my after-lunch nap - or sleep? ). They were impressed by the cleanliness of the air (no pollution), the extensive playground with [...]

(written June 27, 2008)
Hurray for baby Caite today, at ten months, and in chilly Finland! We thank the Lord for our little “apo”, for her good health, strength and endurance during our travels, even with the changing climate for different places/countries, and in the different stages of her growth.
Special mention here: when both her dad [...]

(written June 20, 2008)
Tuesday, June 17, was an Interesting day of history, when we visited the Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky klaster) with its famous library, and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center. Our gratitude goes to Karel, our gracious host and Mart’s dad, who sponsored for us a very knowledgeable tour guide. He explained to us in [...]