Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Cheers from Geneva.. view from Salle des pas perdu, UN Office in Geneva.. Cheers from Geneva! I am spending around a week in Geneva for Human Rights Council and flying through Istanbul again. As you can see on my previous post about the Blue Mosque, I got a chance to have a lovely transit in Istanbul. This time, we flew to the new Istanbul airport which is way bigger and much posher than the Ataturk one. And the weather is nice! Or rather hot indeed, reaching 35 degree C or around 90 degree Fahrenheit. Geneva is enjoying its summer...

WW: Blue Mosque, Istanbul

I have to admit I can never get enough of visiting Istanbul, Turkey. one of the domes of Blue Mosque, Istanbul Not only that this city has become cradle of civilisations since thousands of years ago, but also because they manage to preserve those precious traditions un until now, including Turkish magnificent architectures. As a big fan of thrilling history, Sultanahmet Square has long been listed on top of my must-go-to places in Istanbul. This time, I spent some times in Blue Mosque, Istanbul, to pray Dhuha and tahayatul masjid...

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls, and Friends

Here comes another week full of stories and work. I still need some serenities! Lebaran break is long gone and works are waiting. I have been traveling to Surabaya for work just days after Lebaran and now I am heading to Geneve, Switzerland, for work as well. I always feel bad of leaving my kids for all the traveling and the works but I sincerely hope they understand that I do it for them as well. Nevertheless, we tried to enjoy our family time whenever we can, like having dinner together and playing Uno. The kids are not yet enjoying their...

WW: Monumen Kapal Selam, Surabaya, Indonesia

A brief visit to Monumen Kapal Selam or Monkasel ni Surabaya, Indonesia. It's the monument of submarine Pasopati which used to be part of Indonesian marine. It was my first time visit to such thing and it's pretty cool to be inside a submarine and learn a bit more about its history. It was made in Russia so we saw many instructions in Russian. Interesting! Check out the photos I took from here. Monkasel is located at Jl. Pemuda no. 39, Embong Kaliasin, Kec. Genteng, Surabaya, East java. It's pretty close to the city center...