Sunny Days with Juliette

All aboard the Orient Express!

Published by Juliette

Some months ago, I went to the Train World museum in Brussels to see the temporary “Orient Express” exhibition, which presented the history of this famous train and even...

August 6, 2022

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Local Adventures

Exploring Provence: Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

Published by Juliette

Located in the Verdon National Park in the South of France, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is a charming little town in the heart of Provence that has been listed as one of...

July 23, 2022

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Europe, France, Travel

My 2022 summer bucketlist

Published by Juliette

Summer is definitely underway now and I already have a lot of things to share, holiday plans and goals and vision for the time of the year, which is...

July 19, 2022

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Daily Life, Local Adventures

Monthly review – June 2022

Published by Juliette

After many months waiting for warmer temperatures, summer finally arrived in Belgium too, and with it lots of fun activities and things to do. It felt as if the...

July 1, 2022

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Daily Life, Monthly & Yearly Reviews

The Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo

by Juliette

When we visited Tokyo, we obviously went to see many traditional shrines and temples, walked along busy streets illuminated by countless billboards and ate a lot of food. But one of the most unique and peculiar things we visited was the Tsukiji Fish Market.

November 14, 2020

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Japan, Travel

The Rikugien Gardens in Tokyo

by Juliette

There are not many places that struck me as much as this park that me and my sister explored on a wonderfully sunny day in Tokyo, and that is why I think it deserves a whole post to itself. Not only this place seemed to come straight out of a Ghibli movie, it was also very quiet and far from the busy streets of...

November 7, 2020

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Japan, Travel

Local Adventures

All aboard the Orient Express!

Some months ago, I went to the Train World museum in Brussels to see the temporary “Orient Express” exhibition, which presented the history of this famous train and even...

Daily Life, Local Adventures

My 2022 summer bucketlist

Summer is definitely underway now and I already have a lot of things to share, holiday plans and goals and vision for the time of the year, which is...

Local Adventures

The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, Belgium

In the north-western part of the Brussels region, the area of Laeken is known for its huge park, the Atomium, the Mini-Europe tourist attraction and the Royal Palace and...

Local Adventures

Celebrating spring: the Floralia Brussels flower show

If you’re not new here, you may have realised that I have a thing for flowers: they brighten up a gloomy day with their touch of colour, liven up...

Local Adventures

The Ninglinspo hike in the Belgian Ardennes

Behind this odd name is a beautiful 6 km hike that follows the course of the only Belgian mountain stream throughout tall trees, slippery bridges (in winter) and beautiful waterfalls....

Daydreaming at the Tsars’ residences – Peterhof and Catherine Palace

by Juliette

Did you grow up in a royal family? Do you have a 15-bedroom villa in the countryside? Do you have very puffy (and impractical) dresses that you actually wear? If you answered ‘yes’ to at least one of the above questions, then we have very different lives.

Studying Russian in Russia for a month

by Juliette

I stayed in Russia for a month in order to study the language through language courses and immersion. It was an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn or improve their language skills, as immersion proves to be very useful to truly learn a language.