Speak to me in kisses

Counting down to the second last post in the Balkans Travelogue series, we now arrive at the city of Ljubljana - a large bustling city in Slovenia. Expect to see some beautiful Christmas markets, love bridges, and even a panoramic of the Ljubljana from the castle overlooking the city...

Now we come to the 6th part of our Balkans travelogue - the beautiful city of Split in Croatia. It is here that we come to learn of the emperor Diocletian's customs, how he became emperor, more about his palace, beautiful Diocletian singing... among many others. I hope the pandemic has treated you, my treasured reader, well and that this travelogue is a respite for you in this period of travel lockdown. Are you ready for a relaxing tour of Split? Come on in...

Today, we journey through the countryside of the Balkans to arrive at the second destination of the trip - Sarajevo in Bosnia. The population of Bosnia is 3 million with 70% Muslims, and the rest made up of Catholics and Christian Jews. It also has the nickname of being the Jerusalem of Europe. Sadly, their unemployment rate is 40%, as their country is still trying to recover from the civil war, which ended in 1994. For 4 centuries, they were occupied by the Ottoman Empire, which explains the Muslim architectural influences on their buildings. Later on, the Austro-Hungarian brought technology like the first tramway in Sarajevo. Come in and let's explore Sarajevo together!

Hola at you readers! It's me, Sasha Bear here - and today we're FINALLY going to post about my trip to the Balkans circa October 2019. I hope this post cheers you up in these trying times due to the coronavirus, as I bring you on a tour around Europe in the dulcet tones of autumn. Come on in to read more!

Day 6: Poznan to Krakow, Krakow to Auschwitz

I have to say this leg of the trip was pretty heavy, like the mood and all, because I guess the tour guide wanted to convey the severity of the atrocities suffered by the Jewish population in Europe during WWII. He was showing Schindler's List on the bus - although it was a great movie, it did give this part of the tour a more serious tone.

The snacks on the street leading up to Fushimi Inari.

Saturday

Took a connecting flight from Singapore to Shanghai and then Osaka. We spent the morning in Shanghai and spent some time with Grandmamaw and Grandpapaw at Hongqiao. :) Pictures from the morning there!

Hi everyone! Currently halfway through my Osaka and Kyoto trip. Currently on a train to Kyoto. Some impressions of Japan thus far.

1) The MRT stations are like mazes. Like seriously, I would totally be lost if I were to come alone to Japan. Not only are the maps full of lines like a bunch of coloured spaghetti, the different lines on the same stations are also notoriously far apart, sometimes requiring you to go up and down several flight of steps.