While in Helsinki we had dinner with my parents in this unique restaurant called Kellohalli that operates in an old slaughterhouse. The area was constructed in 1933 when it housed the City of Helsinki’s abattoir (slaughterhouse). Used for wholesale in the recent years, the historical compound is now being taken over by citizens. The historical spaces […]
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INSTAGRAM TRAVEL THURSDAY : HELSINKI FOOD
As you may know, we spent one week in Finland just last week and during this trip we ate so much great food. Every restaurant we picked was excellent and I was very happy to notice that they all had at least one vegetarian option on the menu. I had delicious chanterelle soup at Fransmanni […]
GREETINGS FROM HELSINKI
Green smoothie and riding Jopo. That’s what summer in Helsinki is about. Hello and sorry for such long radio silence. We’ve been traveling the past two weeks and I did not bring a laptop to take time away from my vacation. Those who’ve followed my adventures on Facebook know that we went to London (new […]
HOTEL MONACO SEATTLE REVIEW
I picked Hotel Monaco Kimpton to stay in Seattle due to being a fan of Kimpton Hotels (we stayed here in NYC) and it seemed to be centrally located. Husband had to come to town for business and I tagged along since I always wanted to visit Seattle (since my teenage grunge days). We stayed […]
MERMAID PARADE IN CONEY ISLAND
My dear friend Heidi participated the fun this summer in Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade. It’s still in my own bucket list of things to do… Next year I must go!