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A full time engineer, a part time blogger and a lifelong tourist

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Hello and welcome. I'm Upeksha. A full time engineer, who loves to travel. This is where I record my travel experiences, and share a few hints and tips I've picked up along the way.

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Pretty Autumn colours at Ironbridge, Telford. Built in 1779- 1781 over River Severn in Shropshire, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. It is undergoing a major programme of restoration at present. Swipe to see the picture of the bridge. . . . #autumn #autumnleaves #fall #fallcolors #autumncolours #autumncolors #ironbridge #telford #shropshire #riversevern #englishcountryside
Day 12 of 12: The Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, and the Pantheon. And so, a 12 day trip across 6 countries and 8 cities draws to a conclusion. We saw some of Europe's best sights and did so much. A big thank you to my parents who joined me on this trip. You were perfect travel companions and real pros. We had many early mornings, late nights, dragging suitcases up and down countless stairs, and running to catch many trains. And I enjoyed every single minute! Read the full story on my blog now. See link in bio. . . . #europetrip #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #colosseum #visititaly #palatinehill #romanforum #pantheon #parents #travelingwithparents
Day 11 of 12: Vatican museums, St Peter's Basilica and the Trevi Fountain. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #italy #visititaly #stpetersbasilica #vatican #vaticanmuseums #visitvatican #vaticancity
Day 10 of 12: From Venice to Rome, via The Leaning Tower of Pisa. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #leaningtowerofpisa #pisa #leaningtower #ilovepisa #italy #visititaly #visitpisa
Day 9 of 12: From the hills of Switzerland to the Canals of Venice. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Venice. I find it very busy, crowded and not to mention expensive. But a trip to Europe would not be complete without a visit to Venice. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #venice #veniceitaly #venicecanals #ponterialto #ponterialtovenezia #visitvenice #visitvenezia #venezia #italy
Day 8 of 12: We went to see the Toblerone mountain! (aka Matterhorn). We got the cable car to Klein Matterhorn at 3883m - the highest cable car station in Europe. More mountains, more ice and blue sky! . . . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #matterhorn #tobleronemountain #cablecar #matterhornglacierparadise #mountains #ice #bluesky #kleinmatterhorn #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #visitswitzerland
Day 7 of 12: Reichenbach Falls and Jungfrau. Waterfalls, Mountains, and Glaciers. My favourite day of the trip. . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #jungfrau #europetour #bluesky #reichenbach #reichenbachfall #reichenbachfälle #meiringen #eiger #jungfraujoch #jungfraujochtopofeurope #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #switzerland
Day 6 of 12: From Paris to Interlaken, Switzerland. View of Jungfrau from the centre of Interlaken. Country No. 4. #mountains . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #switzerland🇨🇭 #interlaken #jungfrau #mountains #bluesky #blueskygreengrass
Day 5 of 12: A visit to Versailles, River Cruise on the Seine and sunset from the Eiffel Tower. . . . #versailles #eiffeltower #seineriver #europetrip #europetour #iloveparis @chateauversailles #visitparis #bucketlist #eiffeltoweratnight #versaillesgardens #versaillespalace
Day 4 of 12: Paris. The Louvre and a city tour. Country No. 3 . . . #parisfrance #paris #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #iloveparis #loveparis @museelouvre
Day 3 of 12: Grand Place Brussels. Stop on the way from Amsterdam to Paris. Country No. 2. . . #grandplace #brussels #visitbrussels #amsterdamtoparis #europetravels #europetravel #europetrip #europetour #ilovebrussels
Day 2 of 12: Amsterdam. Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House and more canals. . . . @vangoghmuseum @annefrankhouse_official #amsterdam #vangogh #vangoghmuseum #visitamsterdam #iloveamsterdam #europe #europetravel #europetrip #europetour
Day 1 of 12: Amsterdam. Our first stop on the Grand Tour of Europe. . . . #amsterdam #grandtour #grandtoureurope #canal #townhouses #europetour
Another day, another ceiling. This magnificent ceiling is from the Vatican Museum. . . . #amazingceilings #vaticanmuseum #ceilings
Our last activity in Russia was a cruise on the River Neva. This is a photo of the St. Isaac's Cathedral seen from the River Neva. One of the largest Cathedrals in the World.
The Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg. The scale of the collection of art, not to mention the building itself, is staggering. It is said that if you spent 1 minute on each exhibit, it will take 6 years to see the whole collection.
More from St. Petersburg. The Church of the Savior on Blood. Another iconic Russian cathedral
Last one from Moscow. The beautiful Kazan Cathedral, on Red Square. . . . #kazancathedral #moscow #visitmoscow #visitrussia #redsquare #goldendome #beautifulcathedral
One of many highly ornate Moscow underground stations. The underground in Moscow is an attraction in itself, built during the Soviet era. . . . #moscowunderground #underground #moscowmetro #visitrussia #visitmoscow
The Red Walls of the Kremlin. Did you know that Kremlin in Russian means citadel? . . . #redwall #brickwall #clocktower #tower #kremlin #kremlinmoscow

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