Helsinki trip

Prints, pastels and leather

I just came back from my holiday in Switzerland. I have been there already second time and I loved it again. Me, my sister and my friend visited 3 cities, the mountains, the watter falls and beautiful swiss nature. In this post I show you few pictures of  pastels, prints and leather outfit combination that I wore during city break in Bern and Zurich. I also introduce you to my new Burnetie Hi trainers that I got here. It was really great choice! They are comfy, trendy and easy to combine because of their white color.

Nedávno som sa vrátila z dovolenky vo Švajčiarsku. Bola som tam už po druhýkrát, no opäť sa mi tam páčilo. Ja, moja sestra a moja kamarátka sme navštívili 3 mestá, hory, vodopády a nádhernú švajčiarsku prírodu. V tomto príspevku vám ukážem pár záberov outfitu, ktorý tvoria pastelky, potlače a koža, ktoré som mala na sebe počas potulkov po Berne a Zurichu. Taktiež vám predstavím moje nové Burnetie Hi tenisky, ktoré boli skvelou voľbou! Sú veľmi pohodlné, trendové a ľahko kombinovateľné i vďaka svojej bielej farbe.

Switzerland part 4 / Švajčiarsko časť štvrtá

 In 4th and the last part of my Switzerland trip Ill show you few pictures of Swiss mountains as there was not really great weather we had to stay down. The last place where we went was region called Ticino. Its kind of funny story. We thought that we are going to visit small town called Ticino (our friends description). We were looking for it few hours and we still couldnt find it. We drove around and around the mountains ...in the end we got on the high spot where was a market. The lady, I remember her, so lovely, tried to explain us that there is no Ticino town its the whole region! She didnt speak English at all so she used maps, hands everything just to try to explain. As there was no way go further we entitled that spot as the "End of the world". But really dont miss the pictures from our way to get there...amazing spots! Up there I felt like in history ages...most of the houses we made of stones. In of them we found a man who sold the cheese and wine. As I love wine I bought one and I have to recommend it! And there is one more thing that I have to recommend-fondue with steaks, so yummie!  Enjoy!

Switzerland part 3 / Švajčiarsko časť 3

The third place I would like to introduce you is Montreux. This place is on southwest of Switzerland and is surrounded by Geneva lake. I really liked the fact, that the town is at the foot of Alps. Montreux is very famous because of its Jazz festival. You can also find a statue of Freddy Mercury there. We had a chance to visit also Château de Chillon that is a castle that was visited by George Gordon Byron in past. What surprised me was a guide that was also in Czech language. As we had some time we also visited Nyon - small town which is located 25 km from Geneva's city centre. It also lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and it became a part of the Geneva metropolitan area. 

Tretím miestom, ktoré by som vám rada predstavila je Montreux. Toto miesto leží na juhozápade Švajčiarska a je obklopené Ženevským jazerom. Veľmi sa mi páčil fakt, že je na úpätí Álp.  Montreux je známe jazzovým festivalom. Taktiež tam môžete nájsť pamätník Freddyho Mercuryho. Som veľmi rada, že sme mali šancu pozrieť si známy zámok Chillon, ktorý v minulosti navštívil aj George Gordon Byron. Čo ma veľmi prekvapilo, bol sprievodca v českom jazyku. Keďže sme mali ešte trošku času, zašli sme aj do malého mestečka Nyon, ktoré leží asi 25km od centra Ženevy. Nyon sa tiež nachádza na pobreží Ženevského jazera a už v minulosti sa stal súčasťou metropolitnej oblasti mesta Ženeva.

Montreux

Switzerland part 2 / Švajčiarsko časť 2

The second part of Switzerland will show you two wonderful places: Geneva and Lausanne. We came to Geneva in early morning and we stopped right away next to Geneva lake. It was wonderful feeling. Fresh air, water, the ships and the birds. Simply imagine a quiet time with cup of hot tea in your hands. That was the feeling about. The city was also nice but it was not what I expected. Too many luxurious shops and the buildings made me feel that I missed something. However you could also visit some churches there or museums. Next stop by was in Lausanne. It was one of the nicest towns in Switzerland for me. Not too big, but not too small. I love towns on the water. And this is one of them. I simply felt very good there. You could walk everywhere but you could also use the underground transport. I can imagine to wake up everyday morning in Lausanne, take away coffee and have a walk next to the lake Geneva...beautiful imagination:). Did you find your place?

Switzerland part 1 / Švajčiarsko časť 1

This is a country where I spent one of the best time in my life! I worked there as an au pair but I also met wonderful people, my best friend and I saw so many nice places. It was not only about the work and break from University but also traveling, tasting wine and cheese and of course practicing my German. I have a wonderful memories of it. Bellow you will see pictures of great time in Basel and around, exploring main city Bern and visiting Emmentaler cheese factory! You can see that my trip partner was my leopard print scarf that is my favorite :) Do you also have some favorite piece? Enjoy!!!!

Toto je krajina, kde som strávila jedny z najkrajších chvíľ v mojom živote! Pracovala som tam ako au pair, ale zároveň som spoznala skvelých ľudí, moju najlepšiu kamarátku a k tomu všetkému som videla mnoho nádherných miest. Nebolo to len o práci a pauze od školy, ale tiež o cestovaní, ochutnávaní vína a syrov a samozrejme o zlepšení mojej nemčiny. Mám nato krásne spomienky. Nižšie nájdete fotky, ktoré zobrazujú pekne strávený čas v meste Basel a okolí, návštevu hlavného mesta Bernu a továrne na syr Ementál. Môžete si všimnúť, že mojím spoločníkom na výlete bol môj šál s leoparďou potlačou, je mojím obľúbeným :) Máte aj vy obľúbený kúsok?  Užite si to!!!

                      Cesta do Zoo / On way to Zoo                                  Na ruskom kole / On Ferris Wheel

2 days in Prague / 2 dni v Prahe

As I mentioned in my previous post I spent 2 beautiful days in Prague with my family and friends after my graduation act. We were really lucky because we had a great weather! It was sunny but kind of cold - I love weather like that. Fresh aiiiiir. At first we visited Charles bridge and admired wonderful view, took some nice pictures and went for a lunch. We chose U Fleku because its traditional czech restaurant where you get nice meal and a lots of beer or shots haha! And they also play traditional music there. We also went to see a square "Staromak" and Horologe of Prague. That day was more relaxing. Day after we decided to visit Castle of Prague. Very nice walk, views and af course architecture. We have seen Cathedral of Saint Vit from outside and inside too. This day we went for a lunch to very unusual restaurant that works as mediaeval restaurant. All waitresses wear clothes from that age. Interior is also very typical for Middle Ages. And the best thing is speech of staff. They actually really talk to you in way you feel like in Middle Ages. I really recommend this restaurant, its worth it! Then we went to shopping centre as usual :)

Stockholm / Štokholm

Water, the ships, cold weather, the bikes, ,, old school", nice people and clean streets....I could describe my first feelings of Stockholm like that. It is unbelievable how that city caught my eye. It is probably because of fresh air and city's beauty. Swedish people like everything in order I guess. We could also talk about their cultural monuments. Some of them are even on UNESCO list. You can see very different cultural monuments. On one part of isle you feel like in Peking but on the other side you will get into the park full of fantasy that is part of Museum of Modern Art. In the centre you can visit ice pub where they offer you many kind of vodka Absolut and they will wear you in warm coveralls with fur hood just to make sure you are not freezing down there as there is -5 degrees. They mix your drinks directly into the glasses made ​​of ice. Me and my friends, we really admired it.

 Voda, lode, chladné počasie, bicykle, ,,oldschoolovosť", milí a ústretoví ľudia a čistota....takými slovami by som charakterizovala svoje prvé pocity v hlavnom meste jednej z troch škandinávskych krajín- v Štokholme. Je až neuveriteľné ako ma toto mesto uchvátilo. Možno práve z dôvodu, že keď som sa nadýchla, cítila som čistotu a krásu mesta. Švédi si teda na poriadok naozaj potrpia. O kultúre nehovoriac. Nielenže je niekoľko z nich zapísaných na listine UNESCO, ale pamätihodnosti sú tak rôznorodé...Na jednej strane ostrovčeka sa cítite ako v Pekingu, a na jeho druhej strane sa ocitnete v parku plnom fantázie, čo spôsobuje múzeum moderného umenia. V centre mesta môžete navštíviť bar, v ktorom vám ponúknu niekoľko druhov vodky Absolut a pritom vás navlečú do overalov s kožušinovou kapucňou, aby ste náhodou v teplote -5 nepomrzli. Drink vám namiešajú priamo do pohárov vyrobených z ľadu. So svojimi priateľmi sme sa ozaj kochali.

Memories of Venice Carneval / Spomienky na benátsky karneval

It was on my birthday. Me and my friend from high school decided that we wanna see another nice place in Europe. The globe showed Italy. Coincidentally there was a famous Carneval of Venice. So we knew where we go. We traveled by bus long hours but the result was worth it. It was very a massive crowd there. If you wanted to see some cultural monuments or visit the museums you really had to wait long hours! We went up to the tower to see beautiful view and then simply enjoyed crowds of people in masks. Some of masks even made poses for us.  Later in the evening we joined one little Cafe where we got proper Italian cappuccino. My birthday present was a mask (lets surprise). I really recommend Venice during the Carneval if you dont mind crowds of course!

Bolo to na moje narodeniny. S kamarátkou zo strednej sme sa rozhodli navštíviť ďalšie pekné miesto v Európe. Glóbus ukázal na Taliansko. Zhodou okolností tam prebiehal Benátsky karneval. Takže sme vedeli kam ideme. Cestovali sme niekoľko hodín ale výsledok stál zato. Boli tam masy ľudí. Ak ste chceli vidieť nejaké kultúrne pamiatky alebo navštíviť múzeá museli ste čakať hodiny! My sme išli hore na vežu odkiaľ je krásny výhľad a potom sme si jednoducho užívali davy ľudí v maskách. Niektoré masky nám dokonca zapózovali. Neskôr večer sme zavítali do kaviarne, kde sme si dali pravé talianské kapučíno. Mojim narodeninovým darčekom bola samozrejme maska (nechajte sa prekvapiť). Veľmi odporúčam Benátky počas karnevalu, ak vám teda nevadia davy ľudí!

Lake Tahoe-Nevada

One of my last amazing experience in USA was Lake Tahoe. This name belongs to area on border of California and Nevada but also to a lake that brings there many tourists. I think that I do not have to say a lot how this second deepest lake in USA looks which is btw. deeper than lake Crater in Oregon only by 100 meters, because when you look at it, its famous view. Saint beach, the cruisers, water sports and many straw houses that  offer you cocktails with little umbrella in it will simply take your breath. You should really see beautiful nature around that offers you hiking, cycling or climbing and of course wonderful views on panorama. In winter you can also do skiing or snowboarding here.

Jedným z mojich posledných pompéznych zážitkov bola oblasť nazývaná Lake Tahoe na hranici Kalifornie a Nevady. Tento názov zároveň prislúcha aj jazeru, ktoré tam priťahuje turistov. Myslím, že netreba veľa písať o famóznom pohľade na toto druhé najhlbšie jazero v USA, ktoré o necelých sto metrov predbehlo jazero Crater v Oregone. Piesočnatá pláž, výletné lode, vodné športy a kopec slamených domčekov ponúkajúcich rôzne kokteily s dáždnikom dookola neulahodí málokomu. Dookola krásna príroda s možnosťou turistiky, cyklistiky alebo lezenia a následné výhľady na panorámu tejto oblasti si jednoducho nenechajte újsť. Samozrejme aj v zime si tu prídu na svoje najmä lyžiari a boardisti, ktorým sa z okolitých kopcov poskytne prenádherný výhľad na tento skvost.

A bit of American nature/ Trošku z prírody v USA

Another wonderful pick that stayed in my mind was Monte Diablo mountain, there is one fantastic view, especially when sun is going down. It is on south of Clayton town and on north of Danville town. The highest peak is 1,178 m high. There is also a chance to go up to the gazebo where you can see  by telescope fabulous nature around. But I have to tell you that it is not so easy to get there. If you go by car you should get ready your stomach because it was one of the most zig-zag drive that I tried. But if you are sporty you can use bike, Im sure its worth it.

Huge experience was a visit of National park Yosemite. Beautiful waterfalls, wonderful overgrow and amazing views around evocated euphory. Very high trees with jumping squirrels, colorful masterpieces of nature or crystal clear creeks made me feel happy and enthusiastic of that beauty. During a bit abrupt hike that brought us to the second highest waterfall in this park I thought about our beautiful High Tatras mountains.

Ďalšou vychytávkou, ktorá mi utkvela v pamäti je hora Monte Diablo, z ktorej je úžasný výhľad a to najmä pri západe slnka. Nachádza sa južne od mesta Clayton a severne od mesta Danville. Najvyšší vrchol meria 1,178 metrov. Je možnosť výjsť na vyhliadkovú vežu a s využitím ďalekohľadu sa kochať okolitou prírodou. Poviem vám však, že cesta tam nie je prechádzka ružovou záhradou. Ak cestujete autom pripravte si žalúdky, pretože je to jedna z najkľukatejších ciest aké som kedy skúsila. Keď ste zdatný športovec nebojte sa vziať bicykel, určite tá skúsenosť stojí zato.

Obrovským zážitkom bola pre mňa návšteva národného parku Yosemite. Úžasné vodopády padajúce nadol z nesmiernej výšky, nádherné a bohaté porasty a okúzľujúce výhľady z každej strany vo mne vyvolávali akúsi eufóriu. Vysokánske stromy s poskakujúcimi veveričkami, pestrofarebné,, kúsky“ prírody či kryštálovo čisté potôčiky vo mne spôsobovali pocity akými sú radosť a nadšenie z toľkej krásy. Počas mierne strmej túry k ďalšiemu a zároveň druhému najvyššiemu vodopádu v tomto parku som si spomenula na naše tak krásne Vysoké Tatry. 

USA part II / USA časť druhá

In this second part of my trip in USA I show you 2 awesome places. The first one is Napa Valley where we went to taste the wines. Its a castle that was made of European material so thats why you can think you are actually in Italy or France. We had a tour guide to whole castle, inside and outside. We could taste few kinds of different wines. White or red or rose. It was really great experience, I recommend it! The second place was more about fun than knowledge. We visited Six flags, its a place where you can try many kinds of carousels. I tried one and I had to say I was afraid! :D Or you could see swimming shows with whales or dolphins. You could also try how strong you are. Well enough of words, lets see some pics!

V tejto druhej časti môjho výletu v USA vám ukážem 2 skvelé miesta. Prvým sú vinohrady Napa Valley kde sme išli testovať vínka. Je to zámok, ktorý bol vyrobený pomocou materiálu dovezeného z Eorópy, preto môžete mať pocit, že ste v Taliansku alebo vo Francúzsku. Mali sme tam prehliadku celého zámku, vovnútri, ale aj vonku. Ochutnali sme niekoľko druhov vína. Červené, biele, ale i ružové. Bol to skvelý zážitok. Vrelo odporúčam! Druhé miesto bolo viac o zábave ako o získavaní nových informácií. Navštívili sme Six flags, miesto, kde môžete vyskúšať veľmi veľa druhov kolotočov či húsenkových dráh. Ja osobne som vyskúšala jednu a musím sa priznať, že som sa bála!:D Alebo máte možnosť vidieť rôzne šou s delfínmi či veľrybami. Taktiež si môžete vyskúšať vašu silu. Ale dosť bolo slov, pozrite si fotky!

USA part I / USA časť prvá

So many people asked me why I dont blog about my traveling experience as I have some. After a while I decided that I should. I didnt see whole world but there were some beautiful places that I would like to share with you. I will start with USA where I spent 3 months. I stayed in California but also had a chance to see a bit of Nevada. In this first part Ill show you some nice pics of San Francisco. You can see Exploratorium, Pier 39, Lombard street, Golden gate and another shots.

Už viacero ľudí mi kládlo otázku, prečo neblogujem o mojich cestách a výletoch. Po čase som sa rozhodla, že by som mala. Nevidela som celý svet, ale s niekoľkými nádhernými miestami by bola škoda nepodeliť sa. Začnem s USA kde som strávila 3 mesiace. Bolo to v Kalifornii, ale zároveň som mala možnosť vidieť kúsok Nevady. V tejto prvej časti vám ukážem niekoľko pekných obrázkov zo San Francisca. Budete mať možnosť vidieť Exploratorium, Pier 39, najkľukatejšiu ulicu Lombard street, Golden gate a iné postrehy.

Exporatorium