a personal blog of a Cebuana immigrant in Germany
There are many Restaurants in Meissen but for us, there is only Asian Restaurant Mekong and Bitter Chocolate Ice Cream from Eiscafe Venezia. The owner and chef of Mekong is from Vietnam and for about 7 years, has also witnessed our growing family. When in Meissen, one cannot miss the towering and impressive Albrechtsburg Castle…
The bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel was declared as a World Heritage Site by Unesco. It is also the largest European hillside park. Yes, it has gotten quite touristy but I don’t feel that claustrophobic because we were still able to walk around this huge park and NOT see anyone. Getting inside the bergpark is absolutely…
Sete Cidades is famous for its twin lake, lake azul (blue) and lake verde (green). Went there immediately after breakfast to beat a busload of tourists. Things to do: hiking and finding a different path to get to the lake through the forest, kayaking, feeding ducks, fishing, swimming and of course eating…. Damage of the…
Almost everything is closed on Sunday in a small town of Germany. To keep ourselves busy, we went out for a walk. A 5 hour walk. I found this difficult because I was not used to walking so much because of the heat in Philippines. Nevertheless, I walked without complaining. And regretting all the while…
I was backpacking in Singapore about 20 years ago. I find it an expensive city after converting my Pesos salary to Singaporean Dollar. I thought it was my first and last visit. But this Summer however, we decided to make it our stopover between Philippines and Germany instead of the usual Bangkok. And it was…
Our girl asked for a bunny for her birthday. So we bought a book for her to read first 🤭 while Mann built and prepare a house. We found 2 bunnies (Lionhead and mishmash of Lionhead and whatever) from Ebay at 15 euro each. Girl gave them a name of Chikka and Kiwi. Other than…
Almost 48kg after Philippines and this calls for desperate actions. So here we are, husband and wife at the gym. Pros and Cons of having my husband together with me: He sets up the equipment to my size. He is a mean trainer. The goals are: Reduce my weight back to 42kg if possible Be…
