The traditional dance of Betawi

Ciao a tutti :)

How are you?

It is already Thursady, time flies so fast!
I'm preparing to go to Rome, I will have the train in a couple of hours. Rome is a very beautiful city!
I'm going to meet also my cousin but I won't have time to visit nothing since I'm going there for work!

Very nice and sunny day in Milan, in Rome I will find the same weather! ;) Spring is in the air!

Well today I'm flying to Indonesia :D Sun, amazing beaches, hot weather, relax are the words that make me think of this beautiful country so far away from me.

This postcard isn't a place but a part of the local culture: a traditional dance called Betawi. This name is also the name of the local people and it derived from the name "Batavia", the old colonial name of Jakarta.

In my opinion these costumes are very unique and colorful!

Erika is the girl that sent me this card :) 

Here is a video if you wanna watch a bit of this dance: 

Short post to show you this piece of Indonesia :)

Have a great day guys!

Best,

Giuliana

Two B for you: Borneo & Brunei!

Heyyy :D
how is going?

Guess what? No rain, finally today it was a very sunny day :) A small break since it tomorrow it will rain again!

Today, I had a very long day! I went to Padova, a nice city close to the famous Venice, for a presentation of my university. This little trip took me back a few years. I had been in Padova during my secondary school trip :) Mmm, about ten years ago!! Omg, I feel a bit old! :D

And, I have more to tell you, I made a "discovery": I tried the McDonald cappuccino and I really liked it :P Hahaha

I also had a UNICEF video conference for a kind of a new project and I met two lovely polish girls, we went to a nice live music pub here in Milan, had a great cocktail and shared experiences! A very nice evening!

Anyway, the postcards of today are from Borneo and Brunei :)

Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the largest island of Asia. It is close to Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. The card represents the Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in south east of Asia. This is one of the most important biological sites in the world.
That's not amazing?
I wanna say thank you to Fiona, the girl that sent me this nice postcard! :) She also got mine from Milan!

  

Brunei is a sovereign state also located in the south east of Asia. This city, Kampong Ayer also called Water Village, has a very particular characteristic: all buildings are constructed on stilts above the Brunei River.

That's not cool?
Thank you so much Yani :)

I "googled" the distance from Milan to Brunei, well, more than 16000km :O That's a lot!!

I really appreciated these two postcards! Did you like them? :)

It's time to go bed, I feel a bit tired and tomorrow I will have another long day!

See you,

Giuliana

First postcards that I've received :)

Are you ready for the first postcards that I got?!

Here we are: Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia!
I got these postcard from the same person, her name is Jaja and she is from Philippines :)

Philippines

Taal Volcano is located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions.

Even it is a volcano this postcard makes me relaxed, I don't know why, maybe the nature, the water, the amazing view!

I've never been to Philippines, I really wish one day!

Thailand

A lovely floating market from Thailand. 

This is the market of Tha-Kha, in the Samut Songkhram Province, one of the central provinces of Thailand. This market still is part of the villagers’ way of life. The villagers here do farming and grow various plants. They usually paddle a boat to bring their produce to sell to each other.

 I was in Thailand about two years ago, one of the best trip that I've ever had. I visited Bangkok and some islands in the south of the country: Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Nang Yuan (my favourite). What an amazing country! So different culture from Europe, lovely people and amazing views. I'd love to come back to discover the North of this beautiful country. 

Thailand will always be in my heart!

Cambodia

An amazing sunset from the province of Siem Reap.

The Angkor Wat is a Buddhist temple in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. This temple was built lots of time ago, in the early 12th century. It is a symbol of Cambodia, in fact it appears also on the national flag. 

My boyfriend was there about two years ago with his friend. They described me as a fascinating and so misterious place, a must to see!

Another place on my travel wishlist ;)

So, did you like my first postcards? I love them!

Have you ever been in these places?

All the best,

Giuliana