Last Hours in Sofitel Luxembourg!

Little Red Riding Hood!

Littlest was riveted with the story as it unfolded.
Even though she've seen it and was told of the story several times.
She knew exactly at what point of the story to hide behind the door of the hotel room!

We are coming home with more orange bags than when we arrived!

My Little Pink Riding Hood <3 :)

Fooling around to relieve the going away jitters!

What a ham! <3 hahaha

Dada! Family picture! :D

A Beautiful Day in Luxembourg!

Mijn Liefste P & the Littlest preparing to drive with me to the LUX Marathon Expo

Toasting to our short and sweet weekend in Luxembourg!

A short and sweet post/proost to our very full day in Luxembourg!

Liberating Friday!

After Tuesday: Decision Time! mijn liefste P, Littlest and I are going to Luxembourg in high spirit!

Thursday's Travel: Schoolreisje!

As I've mentioned in previous posts of this year's Blogathon 2013, I am using this event to put into action ideas that I've wanted to put in effect for so long here but never quiet managed.

The family and I have travelled a lot together, separately, and yes, a few times each on our own. I've been meaning to record them all here because I was not able to record them right after we made the trip or after we have enjoyed the vacation.

The Month of June ~ in our Lives (left 2009, right 2007)

Today, baby step towards that intention.  Simple and short version to be followed some other time with a longer version.

Littlest was in a schoolreisje (school trip) for the second year in a row in Groep 1 (equivalent of Kindergarden).

It was very heartwarming to see how excited she was about it, and I was very proud of her that like last year, she did not shed a tear but had a huge smile of anticipation.

So proud that she was joyously and excitedly waving her goodbye.
I can cry - second year in a row! - my babies (13, 10, 5 y.o.) are all growing up too fast!

When she came back, she was exhausted!

"No pictures, Mommy!"
I beg her for some to show Dada, who can't be there to pick her up like we did last year.

Littlest's face covered in paint! :)

Aaah, she's relaxed a bit. :)

I took a stolen shot of Middle daughter. :D
She to had an awesome time!

Revisiting Berlin: A Passion

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Saint Augustine

I like this quote so much, and it describes how I see travel, eloquently.

Please click on the image for a better view of the collage :)

Berlin was on my mind tonight, and so I dug up images from our last trip there in July, 2009 and made a collage mixing it with tonight's 365 ~ self-portrait (bottom right).  Well, travel seemed to be the general theme of the evening.

Friday is mostly movie night for the family, and we had an early viewing of the film, Eat Pray Love (I got the DVD from P for Valentine's day) because we have to get up early the next day.  Everyone enjoyed the film! We all got to travel around the globe from the comforts of our couch.

Tomorrow we will do our own travelling to Germany, and although it is not our destination memories of our Summer trip to Berlin came back to me.  P and I spent 10 days with the littlest in this historic city almost 2 years ago.  It was not a liesure holiday alone but we went there for a specific purpose.  It was the Summer I gave up my Filipino citizenship, that I could become a German national.

There are a lot of stories to share about and surrounding those 10 day trip.  For P and the littlest, it was their first taste of the capital city of Germany.  For me it was the third.

I made a promise to myself that after a couple of years has passed I will be writing about  my Berlin stories, perhaps the memories will not be too emotional to revisit.

Berlin has a special place in my heart; a city I will definitely revisit many times in my life.

In place of stories I cannot yet share tonight, I leave you with quotes I will meditate on for affirmation :


Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

A traveler am I, and a navigator, and every day I discover a new region within my soul.
Kahlil Gibran

The way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart. For the traveler who knows his direction, there is always a favorable wind.
Stuart Avery Gold  

What places have you revisited countless times in your travels?