Cezara Munteanu

March 17, 2019 In Travel – Around the world By Cezara

Walking Through Brussels

Oh, Brussels! This week we reach the Belgian capital. A wealth of history, wonderful places and art all the way. The Baroque architecture impressed me so much, you can spend hours on the streets full of charm and discover an impressive number of statues, parks and churches. The smell of chocolate is everywhere and that's what makes every walk even more enjoyable! There are so many things to see in Brussels but fortunately it is very easy to see them step by step. I tried to put them in random order because they all worth seeing, tried and tasted! Grand Place It’s the central square of Brussels. Europe’s most beautiful square. Measuring at 68 x 110 meters, it is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, and even declared as Europe’s most beautiful square in 2010. Incredible surrounding architecture. The square it is dominated by the Royal House, the Town Hall and the medieval guildhalls. The most prominent structure is the towering (315 feet) City Hall built back in the Middle Ages that somehow looks like a Gothic church. The foundation stone was laid in the spring of 1402 and was completed in 1450 when a statue of St. Michael defeating a Dragon was put on the top of the tower. The original statue remained on the top until June 1996 when it was replaced with a new one. The legend says that the architect suicides by throwing himself from the building when he found out that the...

December 1, 2018 In Travel – Around the world By Cezara

Walking through Bruges, with a little stop in Gent and Louvain

It has frozen outside and I am a lucky lady to be able to sit on my couch with a cup of cocoa while listening some carols in the background. Actually, that’s what makes me think about fairy cities. That’s why I decided to write this week about Bruges and another two beautiful cities from Belgium, Gent and Louvain. When I say Belgium, the first think that comes in my mind is Chocolate and then beer. Of course, that depends on each one tastes, especially when asking the opinion from a man’s side. Most probably, you got the point of it. Belgium is the place of the chocolate heaven because everywhere you go you smell and see chocolate, so it’s a MUST to taste the Belgian chocolate. Even more than that, you get the extra bonus if vising residents from Bruges as they may have their own home chocolate factories. People are doing their own chocolate with recipes from their ancestors. (aka grand grand grand and so grand continuing list grandpa’s). So, be sure that it will be the kind of unique experience you are going to have. Well, as I know that there may be as well some gentlemen reading my stories around here, I would like to make them happy and say that Belgium is also the beer heaven. More specifically, people from here love the beer so much that they even built a beer pipeline. This occurred for the first time in the world and it has been inaugurated like...

November 24, 2018 In Travel – Around the world By Cezara

Walking Through Prague

Prague Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year. Christmas is coming, so I’ll write about a very beautiful place where you can spend the winter holidays. Besides the gorgeous architecture of the city, Prague also has an amazing Christmas market. I was lucky to discover this place and I was surprised by its beauty. I think that this city is a place with so much touristic potential and it is not so popular like others capitals. For me, Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and I think that it should be on everybody’s wish list. I was in love in this city, I fell in love also with this city and every time I think about it, a smile appears on my face. This places charmed me and I feel like I was so amazed that I don’t remember so many things, but when I look at the pictures, I realize that it really happened, I was there. I love road trips because they make the journey way more interesting. Even though you don’t have time to stop sometimes at least you have the opportunity to see many beautiful places and to admire the surroundings. We went by car in Prague. We drove for 17 hours, but on our way back we stopped for a night because we were very tired after visiting and celebrating the new year. It was an amazing place for Christmas and New year. First on “must see” list is the Old...