Since I started this new blog I launched a successful series of blog posts featuring travel notes from my favourite travels. This is an opportunity to recall some of these popular posts with postcards from European destinations for you to enjoy. It is only relatively recently that I spent a week in Budapest and I discovered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, steeped … Continue reading Postcards from Europe ๐ผ๐๐ช๐บ
Immagini e note di viaggio a Berlino Continue reading Postais de Berlim ๐ผ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
National Gallery, London The National Gallery in London easily holds one of the best collections in the world of paintings of all times, accessible to everybody free of charge seven days a week. The collection was started at the beginning of the 19th century thanks to some large bequests of paintings donated to the country on the condition a suitable accommodation was provided for the exhibition … Continue reading Museums I like ๐๐ผ๐ฟ
๐ฌ๐ง This soft-toned portrait, In Summer – En รฉtรฉ, was painted in 1868 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir when he was 27, before the blossoming of the Impressionist movement, but already contains some impressionistic elements, like the roughy sketched out background, with broad brushstrokes of green tones. This is a portrait of Lise Trรฉhot, a young model frequently used by Renoir during this early period, possibly also … Continue reading Summer, by Renoir ๐๐ผ๐ซ๐ท
Increasing multicultural aspects in Berlin also translate into a myriad of different restaurants with cuisines from around the world. As a foodie into marine flavours, I have found also some nice seafood restaurants with fresh produce from the Baltic or local freshwaters. With an outside terrace for the good season, a varied fresh fish bar to choose from and simple but delicious preparations, Seaside restaurant … Continue reading My favourite restaurants in Berlin โค๏ธ๐ฝ๐ป
๐ฌ๐งWhen in Charlottenburg, in the area around the Berlin Zoo, whether for shopping or going to my favourite cinemas, I quite enjoy this Italian restaurant which has a varied menu of pizzas and other main courses, with a good service. During the good season one can also sit outside and enjoy the vibrancy of the area. One of the many good restaurants one can take … Continue reading Wartesaal, Berlin ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ป
Immagini e note di viaggio a Berlino Continue reading Postales de Berlin ๐ผ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
My top 5 music venues As a lover of classical music I do love attending live concerts, as much as I can, whichever city I happen to be in, at my favourite venues, which are always a guarantee of quality performances. London has a marvellous concentration of venues with great acoustics for classical music performances of all kinds. My favourites are the more intimate ones, like … Continue reading Concert Halls ๐น๐๐ถ
ย ๐ฌ๐ง With a fresh fish bar to choose from and simple but delicious preparations, Seasideย restaurant at Gendarmenmarkt in central Berlin is a great attraction for seafood lovers. No surprise this has definitely become my favourite seafood restaurant in Berlin. ย ย ๐ฎ๐นย Con un banco di pesce fresco da cui scegliere e preprazioni semplici e deliziose, il ristoranteย Seasideย a Gendarmenmarkt nel centro di Berlino รจ una … Continue reading Seaside, Berlin ๐ค๐ฝ๐ป
The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin exhibits an extensive collection of paintings and sculptures dating from the 18th century and 19th century from acroos Europe. A valuable part of the collection is represented by French Impressionist paintings, acquired in the early 20th century, when the museum was established as the German National Gallery but also started expanding to works of art from other countries. … Continue reading Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin ๐ผ๐๐ป
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