Girls trip – Travellerella

Edmonton 2019

April 15, 2019 TravellerellaLeave a comment

For the last three days I was in Edmonton. My mother and I had to pick up some paintings to bring back home. We had a large van so we decided to stay in a motor inn. The motor inn my mother chose was Executive Royal Hotel West. It was a really good hotel and I definitely recommend it if you don’t want a pool at the hotel. During our stay in Edmonton we picked up the paintings, went to West Edmonton Mall to shop and go to the World Waterpark, go to Muttart Conservatory and The Art Gallery of Alberta. Here’s some photos from our stay in Edmonton.

Executive Royal Hotel West

The hotel room

Outside the hotel room

Breakfast at the hotel

At West Edmonton Mall

World Waterpark

At Cinnaholic

More Edmonton scenery

Muttart Conservatory

Art Gallery of Alberta

The Carlton, Edinburgh

October 30, 2018December 10, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

A glimpse

The Carlton

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Out on the streets

Edinburgh Castle

Holyrood Palace

A Viator Vatican Tour

December 18, 2017December 10, 2018 Travellerella1 Comment

Vatican city is the smallest country in the world, it is also located in Rome. The outside of the Vatican doesn’t really seem real to me and my pictures don’t do it justice at all. If you plan on looking inside, taking a tour will fast forward you into the Vatican. You’ll be saving yourself from lost time and fainting from the heat, which I almost did a couple of times.

The area shown below is off limits to public, however it is allowed with the tour.

winding up and the lookout

…and outside

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Hotel an der Oper

November 2, 2017January 8, 2019 Travellerella2 Comments

Hotel an der Oper

Located in Munich

The dining space

The room

The welcome candy

and the not so secret passageway…

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Nymphenburg

November 1, 2017December 10, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

On my final day in Germany I walked from my last hotel the Holiday Inn Express Munich City West to Nymphenburg. Walking over was much better than taking a taxi because of the fall colours and surprisingly warm weather. Unfortunately after a few hours at Nymphenburg I was so tired that I had to taxi back to the hotel.

The Mystical Castle

October 30, 2017December 10, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

The night before touring Neuschwanstein Castle with Viator, a staff member at Hotel an der Oper gave my mom and I some insight about the connection between Neuschwanstein Castle and Walt Disney. Neuschwanstein Castle was an influence for some of Walt Disney’s creations, such as the film Fantasia. Along with the castles connection to Disney, there is the historic yet unresolved tale of King Ludwig II “The Fairytale King.”Stories take place everywhere, but even just walking into the castle feels like walking into a storybook.

Top two places in Rome to eat

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 TravellerellaLeave a comment

Antico Forno

The grab and go

Hotel de Russie

The calm sit down

Hever Castle

October 25, 2017April 2, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

Hever Castle was the childhood home of Mary, Anne and George Boleyn. It was an easy and short trip from the Gatwick Airport. The castle holds several paintings, some of the love letters that Henry VIII wrote to Anne Boleyn and a letter that she wrote to him. Hever Castle felt like a grand home, that I wished I grew up in.

Hotel Dukes Palace, Belgium

October 23, 2017December 3, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

On a train I passed the border which separated The Netherlands and Belgium. After the train ride I took a taxi, which was a shorter ride in a quainter space.

I arrived in Brugge in almost no time at all. Brugge looked like the setting in a fairytale and I happily got lost in it.

Hotel Dukes Palace

…and into Brugge

Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii Tour

September 29, 2017October 27, 2017 TravellerellaLeave a comment

Touring Pompeii with Viator

Early morning in Rome, I met with the group and travelled to Pompeii. There was one stop along the way, which I used as time to buy chocolate. The day was guided with amazing storytellers.

After exploring Pompeii, it was time for pizza in Naples; the essential for climbing up Mount Vesuvius. How far you climbed up Mount Vesuvius was your choice, which made the tour suitable for all age groups.

Snow cones and then it was back to my temporary home in Rome.

London in a day

September 23, 2017July 6, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

One day in London goes in this sort of direction

Big Ben

Trafalgar Square
In the day and the night lit up

Caffe Concerto
desserts and pretty interior

The Shard
floral cocktails and a city view

along the water

Tsarskoye Selo

September 18, 2017July 6, 2018 TravellerellaLeave a comment

Tsarskoye Selo with Amawaterways

Travelling to Pushkin from Saint Petersburg, we were early enough to beat the lines at Tsarskoye Selo. Amawaterways gave us a tour of the palace, taking our group through the history of the different rooms, including a romantic spot for Catherine the Great. There was a great amount of destruction there from World War II, as some parts were still being restored. Once the tour of the rooms which we were able to see was over, it was time to explore the gardens freely.