Hello, everyone. I wonder that no one mentioned this special day in blogs :( So let me do it for you.

Today is a special day for many people on this planet - today is a Victory day and a day when the Nazi were destroyed and the Great Patriotic war as a part of the Second world war was over. Also it's an Anniversary here -  70 years have passed after that day. 

Many people were killed, many villages were burnt, many children were tortured and many cities were destroyed forever. But on this day I want to say "THANK FOR THE PEACEFUL SKY AND MY HOMELAND" to all those soldiers who defended my country and all people. 

Need to tell you that 3\4 of my population were destroyed during WW2 , all villages and cities were partly or fully destroyed. So today is a very special day for me, my family, families of our country and many other countries too. 

My grandad was a soldier during the WW2 and he told me many things about that awful and scaring time. Thanks, grandad, for your victory and fight for the best future of my mother and your family. My red tulips to all those innocent victims who turned into a priceless price of peace. 

Bend your knees, modern people.

RIP, brave soldiers and my grandad. 

 No comments....Second world war in faces.....

Those who survived will always remember that day...

Hello, travelers of the world! 

As you know, I went on so called holidays so I want to present you my views about the cities I've visited. i decided to write 2 different blogs about the 2 different cities I've seen coz the worth it. 

So, my first stop was in Warsaw but I wrote about this city so I won't repeat again it. After it I went to Berlin. Need to say that I went there not alone and not by myself as I did it. We went with a big group of people but I didn't have any choice :)) So Berlin met us very friendly and with a warm spring. 

We had a nice bus tour around the city and here are the things that you can see while you visit this great capital city of Germany. 

p.s. As usual, all photos are mine :) 

So our first stop was in Reihstag where Hitler and his team worked on the plans of the WW2. Need to say that this building is awesome and I felt very uncomfortable. maybe because of the knowledge of the history and the fact that nazi killed 3\4 of the population of my country and here I am - standing on that place where a person around 80 years ago gave a command to burn my nation. 

Anyway, have a look: 

Do you see that spheric glass roof? You can go there and observe the city. If you want to do it, you can register online only and you can't buy the tickets there. We didn't know it so couldn't go upstairs. 

Near Reihstag you can find some memorials that were  dedicated to the WW2 history. Have a look: 

Also we went to the cemetery of 500 000 of gipsy people who were destroyed by Nazi soldiers. Those who survived organized this memorial place. It is a lake of tears with a single flower in the middle and around it you can hear the sad music. 

Also not so far from this place you'll find the visit card of Berlin. These are "Brandenburg's Gates". 

Don't forget to visit this nice square where you can find this marvelous building. It's not so far from the places I wrote before. 

As for the buildings in the city, you'll find many nice architectural masterpieces but what I didn't like about Berlin were dirty streets and roads. I had a feeling that there are no people who clean the streets and roads at all! 

As for the food, Germany is a very tasty country with nice cafes and supermarkets. The average price for food in the cafe is around 15 euros per person but personally I like to go to supermarkets and buy their yummy bread and sausages and cheese and diary products and fresh fruits in plastic glasses. Anyway, you won't starve there. 

Need to say also that many people speak English here so you won't have a problem in communication with people there. 

As for transport, you can use buses, trams, and different kind of trains. The price for ticket was around 2,70 euros per trip. 

We were told that here is where Angela Merkel lives :) 

This is my third visit of Germany but I have never been to Berlin. Traditionally, you can go shopping there and you can find out that the prices are very nice and it's a real women's paradise! I brought 2 suitcases this time :D 

What else can I say about this city? Breakfasts in German hotels are always tasty and big so you'll assess it only if you come here. 

Have a nice day, folks :) Enjoy your trips! 

Best regards, Honey bee :) 

Hi! Ouch! 

Well, this picture reflects what I felt these days every day I woke up and went to my bed. My mum tells that I'm like a walking electrical station and every object I touch has some problems. 

These days were awful. Every day a net of accidents and problems followed me like a shadow. 

I broke several cups, my new laptop, I fell down on the icy and hurt harshly my leg, I lost my password key system, I lost all office documents from the laptop without recovery...

what else.. banking card, no money, forgot the wallet somewhere.....aggrrrrr

and finally yesterday I decided to wash my jeans and the new washing machine is broken as I see. And my fav winter shoes, too....

And all this happened in 3 days. I wanna say just GOD! just stop this waterfall of accidents one by one or I'll lose my last nerves :D 

....until I got a thought from an old person that when such things happen it means that something really bad could happen to you or your family but you paid a lot of small prices by these physical losses and accidents instead of paying one but the biggest. 

What do you think about it? Do you believe in such things? 

Thanks in advance. Your shocked HoneBEE

Good afternoon. 

The reason for typing this blog is a very tragic one. A very close member of my family died today. Besides all feelings of sorrows and sadness that we all had and have and will have inside, I came to the thought that everything must be in time in our life. 

How come that people who were very dearest to us heard sweet and warm words not as often as it should be? And only when we lose them physically without any change of returning back to this world, we realize that we could do this and that but now it's too late. 

And there it is...this part of your family that is lying in the coffin with a gentle smile around flowers and you can't do anything now, just feel regret and cry. 

 I was shocked that the kid of this person, an young man in his 25 years was crying like a baby near this coffin. Why didn't we tell our close and dear people IN TIME that we love them, we care about them? We only consume what other people give us and think that it is normal. I'm not asking to give everything you have to this world. But a feeling of one family is a sacred one and is on the top of all values in this world. 

I know that I'ma person who is seeking happiness inside myself and not in other people but nevertheless my family is the most important part of myself. If to confess, I have hard relations with my own mother but today she told me one phrase when we were standing by the coffin. She told me "Don't cry, I haven't died yet". 

In this life everything must be in time. Words of love and care - in time, words of friendship and help - in time. Sharing good emotions, loyalty and devotion - in time...

As a religious person, I know that she went to a better world than we have and she'll be praying God to make our life better and forgive us for all sins we made. But the feeling of the empty place is pressing very hard now. And I was late in my words and deeds... 

I want to tell this world that write, call and tell your family that you value and love them right now.

Because tomorrow may be late...

Rest in peace, my second mama. I will always remember you. 

Thank you for your attention. HB.

Hi, travelers and those who are interested in the Earth's exploration and opening this world. I continue my blogging about travels I make in my life. 

This time i went to Poland and Lithuania. I've been there from 26.12 to 31.12. Actually it isn't my first time when I go to Poland and Lithuania. But I explored these cities during Christmas for the first time! As usual I try to tell not only about the trip and show you photos I made but also I want to share some useful tips you need to know about these cities! So, take your bag packs and let's go! 

At first, how did I get there? I used a bus company "Ecolines" for my travelings. I booked all tickets online so it was cheap, comfortable and fast. By the way, if you book a return ticket, Ecolines give you -20% from the ticket price ;) That warmed my soul and wallet. 

I took my bus early in the morning and went to Lithuania. By the way, Ecolines company has wifi in buses so you can travel and stay online whenever you are. 

It took me 3 hours to get to Lithuania, Vilnius. The weather was cold, around -10, and it was around 10 o'clock in the morning so not so many people were on my way. 

When you get to Vilnius, railway and bus station are close to each other. From the 1st of January Lithuania uses euro but if you come with dollars, you can change them in Medicinos Bankas. It's almost in the same building as railway station and next to bus station. Pay attention that if you change money in Lithuania, you pay the commission. 

My bus to Warsaw was lately in the evening so I started wondering around the city. I went to the old city and there was a Christmas fair there. Here is the main Christmas tree of the city. 

There you could buy not only souvenirs, but also hand made things and yummy things as well. Like this 

Actually Vilnius isn't my favorite city and I feel depressed there (I don't know why) but some views are good. Check it! 

When you go down by Gedimino avenue to the Old city's direction, you'll see the old building that is called "Gedimino's tower" (that orange tower on the photo). You can go there and see the city from the roof! 

Useful tips about Vilnius: 

1) The price for the public transport is 3,50 lt (around 1 euro). Pay every time you go otherwise you'll have the problems. 

2) There is no underground in Vilnius. Only buses and trolley-buses. 

3) I can recommend 2 shopping centers for you. One is "Acropolis" (take bus 53 from the railway station and after 25 minutes you'll see it) and another is "Ozas" (almost the same place where Acropolis is). There are sales there so you can find good clothes and shoes for yourself :) 

4) If you are hungry, you can go to every cafe or pizzeria. Everywhere is tasty and you'll spend around 40-50 lt if you want to eat good! (it's more than 10 euros). 

5) People use English here but not all. Many speak Russian. 

6) If you need to go to Vilnius airport, there is a public taxi car from the Bus station to airport. The price is around 1-2 euros. Airport in Lithuanian is called "Oro Vostas". 

7) If it is cold outside and you need to wait for your train\bus, wait on the railway station. It is warmer and saver there. 

Around 20 00 I came to the station and decided to buy some magazines to read while going to Warsaw. It was great that I bought my favorite magazine about the Earth and travelings  in Russian there and also it was great because the seller gave me a flower just because he liked me!) So here it is. I put this flower in my suit case and it made me happy in my Warsaw's hotel. 

At 22 00 there is a bus to Warsaw (Poland) and you arrive in the polish capital city early in the morning at 5 o'clock. You can stay on the central railway station if you have time (there's wifi point there). But remember that toilets are opened after 6o'clock in the morning but if you go downstairs there's 24 hours working WC :) Also you can change money here to Zloty. the price of the toilet is 2,5 zl (around 1 dollar). 

Also you can find a lot of cafes downstairs if you need to wait for your hotel check-in. And I found mine! 

If I need a hotel, I use the site booking.com where I read about the hotel, check the map and the destination and read the feedback from people who were there. This time I chose "Mercure hotel". It's 100 m from the Central railway station, 4 stars, and it is situated in front of the shopping centre. I chose it because of the destination and the feedbacks people gave on the site. And I support them coz the hotel was awesome! I'll use it again and again every time I go to Warsaw. If you leave the hotel, you'll see a splendid view - a combination of Hi-tech and old buildings. Check it here! 

This time I went to the shopping malls (as a true woman) and went to the Old city. By the way, it was a sales' time (after 25th of December) so women can feel as if they are in paradise. If you want to get to the Old city, take a bus 160 from the Central railway station and go on the bus stop "Staroe Miasto:. And there you are! I suggest you to view some of my photos to imagine that atmosphere! Enjoy! 

So here is my favorite shopping centre "Zloty Tarasy" in the morning time when there are no people :) 

Useful tips about Warsaw: 

1) When you exchange money, you pay no commission here. Be careful because the amount of money you can get for your euros\dollars is different in each place. 

2) All cafes are tasty in Warsaw and the price you pay for every time you eat is almost the same as in Vilnius. 

3) Be careful with your bags and suitcases. Sometimes people aren't save here:) 

4) Warsaw is a city full of places of interests so you need a week to see everything. I'll come back here for the third time for sure !! 

5) Poland is my shopping paradise! :) 

6) Warsaw has trams, buses and underground as public transport. Pay every time you go or you will have problems. 

7) Most people here speak English so it's very comfortable here. 

After several days in Warsaw I returned to Vilnius and came back home by bus after midnight. What I can say about these days, I like them thought it was -16 sometimes outside :D 

If you have some questions or you go to these cities, feel free to ask me. Honey Voyager will always share the knowledges and tips about these places :D 

 While traveling at winter time, don't forget to wear warm things like I did. And thank god I had my scarf, mittens and warm coat with fur boots. It doesn't matter I looked like a polar bear but  I feel warm inside  :D 

And this is all for this time. My next stop will be in Krakow (Poland) so see you around :D 

Always yours, Honee BEEbeeeBEE :) 

Hi, everyone. 

Thanks for a brilliant idea that I was given in the previous blog. I decided to search for the most famous quotes about self-confidence and make a  short interview for you :) 

So what is "Self-confidence"? What does it mean when people say "you are too self-confident", etc. At first let's be sure that we are talking about the right object. 

So Wiki says that it is "The socio-psychological concept of self-confidence relates to self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc.". 

After reading the article about it I found out that I have next questions: 

1) Does self-confidence have grades\levels of development?
2) Can it turn into a sin? 

3) What opportunities can you have if the level of your self-confidence is high\low? 

4) how can you develop self-confidence in your life? 

I decided to make an interview with famous people for you and maybe we can find the answers on these important questions. 

Question: "How to develop self-confidence?" 

Answers: 

Question: "Why should I develop self-confidence?" 

Answer: 

Question: "What will I get if I have a high level of self-confidence?" 

Answer: 

Question: "Can you show the real stories of self-confidence development?" 

Answer: 

So what is the conclusion?

I found out inside myself the thoughts i got many years ago. You can imagine which one - I'm not a good daughter, or I'm not such a lovely person as others wanted to see me,m or I'm not the first one on my work and so on. When you finally catch yourself and put all these thoughts into the mind trap, you can easily breathe from this moment. Understanding and testing these thoughts is the clue to your self-confidence development. 

Now when I have all of them in my mind trap, I can move further. What about you? 

Find yourself and good luck. 

Always yours, Honey bee

Hello, everyone. 

Yesterday I talked to one of my colleagues and we remembered many quotes by the famous and outstanding historical person - Winston Churchill. 

I won't start my blog from his biography because you can read it in Wiki. But I want to explore life by Churchill's eyes and perception through his quotes. 

What do we usually think when we hear the word "life"? Everyone will have his own images in head but I'll share my own: 

-  questions and answers 

- enjoy, overcome 

- be patient 

- give and share and get 

- blossom like a rose during the life, etc. 

I have many images in my head now but the first place is devoted to "Questions and answers". We always have life questions and we always try to find the answers for them.

I found out (re-read Churchill's quotes again) that his answers are very close to my life perception and position. And that's what I want to share with you. Maybe it will help you. too. 

Question: "What is success? Is it money? Social success? What is it?" 

Answer: 

Question: "What do the word "tact" mean? And how to tell people that you are fed up with them?" 

Answer: 

Question: "How to reach your life goals? Which steps should be done by you?" 

Answer: 

Question: "Life is a long way and we learn a lot of things on this way. How to be successful in getting this life lessons and how to make them effective?" 

Answer: 

Question: "People are divided into pessimists and optimists. Who am I?"

Answer: I'm the optimist ;)

Question: "What is the difference between plans and planning?" 

Answer: 

Question: "How to live this life?" 

Answer: 

Of course, Winston Churchill had many life quotes and can read them by your own. I found out for myself many useful thoughts that I wanted to share with you. Life is a long road with questions and answers and again questions and answers and it is an endless process. 

We all have different perception of life and different life roads but to my mind we all go to one destination. Some people reach it for 40%, some for 89% and some will never reach even 10%. Why?

Get your own answers ;) 

Always yours, Honey Beerchill :D 

Hello, everyone. 

I suppose that is not a traditional topic here but I want to make an order in my head and maybe share some thoughts I have inside. I was thinking the whole night about the topic I posted earlier. And the first thing I couldn't get was the difference for myself in "vices and sins" in our life. I decided to check the dictionary and  found these definitions: 

1) Vice is a practice, behavior, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, sin, depravity, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption.

2) Sin is a transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.

After that it is needed to define what virtue is: 

3) Virtue  is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being.

I suppose that vices are wide-spread and can be seen more often than sins. Or no? I suppose virtues nowadays sometimes have a base of a sin or a vice. Or no? 

In Christianity you can find 7 mortal sins and a lot of vices but I suppose that evolution of sins turned into another way when common vices turned into mortal sins and the list of it is growing with the progress of humanity. So what are the 7 sins of the Humanity: 

• Gluttony (overeating) 
• Lust (an intense desire of something) 
• Greed (pursuit of material possessions) 
• Pride (I suppose it's the source for other sins) 
• Sorrow, despair 
• Wrath (a high level of aggression and hatred)
• Vainglory (too strong love towards yourself) 
• Sloth (a high level of laziness) 

Add a sin of envy and what will you get? Yep, life in the 21 century full of lust for money, self-centered love, wrath towards each other and as a result of this - endless wars around the planet. If we check the history of our humanity we'll see that these sins have been becoming more powerful and widespread even if we talk about good virtues and deeds. Then why do these sins put the roots inside us and blossom like a cherry-tree in the spring? 

Didn't you think that speaking about virtues and doing them is a bit different thing? Why if we speak so much about virtues and a good side of the human people we still have wars (wrath and lust), suicides (despair and sloth), murders and crimes (lust, wrath, pride), so many fat people that is abnormal (gluttony)? We are spreading these sins in out society but we pretend to live according to the rule "See no evil". 

To my mind, these sins have transformed with time and now they are hidden under the mask of silence and virtues in people. If we can't dig inside ourselves, taking our sins to public light and putting them to the virtue hospital, we can't stand against it. And pity, but a sad end is waiting for us in the future. 

I was analyzing my deeds in life and thoughts during this night and the result was - Wow, I found the roots of all 7 sins inside my character. And I can admit it on public because I want to sweep it out of my head. 

How many sins can you admit in yourself? The Catholic exorcism service knows the fact that the main duty of the exorcist is to find out the name of the demon that attacked the human. Only thus he can sweep it out of the body.Don't you think that by naming our sins to each other we can turn this life into right direction? 

Thank you for your attention. 

Always your, Honey beeee-beee-beee 

Hello, everyone. 

Didn't you ask yourself what kind of English do you learn every day? 

Today I asked myself about the history of the language I've been learning for many years and I want to share a very interesting video with you. Listen and improve your listening skills :)

Anyway, the language itself is a living substance that is always developing in times :) 

Enjoy your English. 

Always yours, Honeus Beeebeeebekus

Hi again. 

I wrote about New Year traditions of celebrating and now it's time to show how we celebrate Christmas. 

Here Christmas comes on the 7th of January because I'm an Orthodox Christian. 

Traditionally we, Orthodox Chrtistians, have a dilemma :) The thing is that from the end of November and till Christmas we have a strict fasting when you aren't allowed to eat food like meat, dairy products and fish. So when the New year comes, we have a lot of fruits, vegetables and dishes that are prepared from non-animal food. All those dishes I mentioned in my previous post we cook for Christmas. 

The preparations for Christmas starts on the 6th of January when we clean our houses till shining, cook a lot of delicious foods we could't eat during the fasting. 

Traditionally all Orthodox Christians go to the churches and are there almost the whole night. 

This is what you see inside. But add a lot of people :) 

During the holy service all people pray to God and are very happy that Jesus was born many centuries ago. At the end of the holy service as a good Christian you need to confess in all your sins and have a Blessed Ordinance. 

After that you go home early in the morning and have all your family at home. You can celebrate the holy Christmas and be happy for the whole year:) 

Always yours, Honey Be-be-be-be

Hello, everyone! 

Winter has come here and very soon we are going to celebrate the beloved holiday by all people known as New Year. I suppose that every nation has its own way of celebrating and I want to present you our New year style of celebrations. 

At first, I want to mention that we have a real new year with tons of snow and icicles here. If you look at the window, you'll see this: 

It depends on the family traditions but by the 31st of December all Christmas trees in the houses are ready to get the presents from Father Frost. Actually we don't have Santa Claus here. We have Father Frost with his granddaughter known as a Snowgirl (Snegurochka). 

On the 31st of December people start cooking all delicious dishes. The traditional dishes for New Year here include: 

1) different meat dishes

2) a lot of salads 

3) and of course - a lot of tangerines and chocolate candies

4) cold champagne and red caviar 

As for my family, we always cook a salad beloved by all USSR and known as "Olivier' :D 

You will need: 

- salt cucumbers, boiled potatoes and carrots, boiled eggs, ham, mayonnaise. 

Chop everything in cubes, add mayonnaise and feel yourself a part of us :) By the way, I love this salad from my childhood. 

Also we cook a delicious meat that is called here "A french meat" (I don't know why by the way) :) 

You will need: 

- meat (beef or pork), cheese, mayonnaise, onions, tomatoes, salt, pepper, spices. 

Chop the meat, add salt, spices. Then chop all tomatoes and onions and put them on the meat. Add mayonnaise and cheese and put it in the oven for 1-1,5 hours. And enjoy! 

I remember when I was a child I liked to find these presents next to my Christmas tree: 

All these boxes are full of candies (caramel and chocolate) and the weight was around 1-2 kilos :)))) And the biggest happiness for me was to eat all those candies in 2 days))) Because after the New year it wasn't allowed to eat so many candies! 

When it was a soviet time here, sometimes we didn't have money for a lot of candies and my mum bought some of them and we put them on the Christmas tree like this: 

So, what do you need for New Year in my country? 

1) a frosty weather and a lot of snow 

2) a big Christmas tree, Father Frost and presents

3) Salad Olivier, Champagne, red caviar, tangerines and other delicious dishes 

4) New Year movies from USSR times  :)))) (people who speak Russian know them) 

And at midnight you'll be ready to meet 2015 year!) 

Happy holidays! 

Always yours, Honey bee-e-e-e-e :) 

Hello, everyone. 

Today I was thinking about my past and about my childhood in particular. I remember so many things from that time and today I bought one. It was a tasty thing right from the age when I was 4-5 years old. And it caused the waterfall of my memories and I want you to show my past. 

When I was in my kindergarden, it was the USSR time so not so many things were available there but at the same time we were dreaming to get all those stuff I'm going to show you. So, the time machine is ready and let's go......

The thing I bought was this: 

It's a well-known thing for those who was born in the USSR and for those who didn't I''ll explain. This is like sweet cottage cheese in chocolate. very tasty and you need to eat it cold. So I ate and remembered....

Don't tell me you don't remember that, victims of the former USSR childhood!) We could sell our soul for "Turbo" and "Donald duck". And do you remember the feelings when you read the text on the picture from "Love is..."? Some pictures were connected with bed-topic and we were blushed coz we were kids)))))) 

After that I remembered the most sacred wish of every person under 10 of that times. It was: 

Yes! Our first "Kinder - surprise" eggs with that lovely toys. I still have that crocodiles and penguins and lions and hippos on my shelf. Do you have them? 

My father used to have business affairs with some European countries in 90's so once he bought me the girlish dream of every girl of the ex- USSR :-)))) 

Oh yes! I felt that I had everything and my life is full-filled :)))) What a naive girl I was. But at that time the german Barbie was like having a new Bentley nowadays. All girls were envying me at that moment. But I was happy. 

We, children of the USSR, didn't have so many toys as modern children have, but we went to the backyard and we had a nice game called "The knives". 

What you needed to do is draw a circle, then you throw a knife, and cut as many land as you can. The winner is the owner of the biggest territory inside the circle. I loved that game!!!))) 

Automatically I remembered the delicious natural food from the shops. though sometimes you could;t buy something coz of crisis but I remember all those cartons and boxes with milk and mayonnaise and so on :))) 

And of course - back in USSR's chocolate dream :) 

This is my history. Maybe someone's too. Nowadays there are so many products and things around us and we became a society of consumers that value nothing but its desire and wish. I miss the times when "Kinder-surprise" was just WOW and a hot news for the kids in the backyard. I miss the feeling when I got my Barbie and I was so damnly happy and I thought I'm the happiest girl on this planet who has a real Barbie - doll from Germany.

I think it's time to value small joys and happiness in our life and stop consuming and getting from this world. Let's start the back process. I mean - giving something in turn. 

What about your past? Can you share something with me too? 

p.s. I would be happy to see people who had the same past in his or her childhood and can put some photos here, too. Thank you for your attention. 

Always yours, Honey Bee

Hi, again. I was searching for my new English books and I found interesting facts about this language and I'd like to share it here. So, here they are :)

• Challenge your friends ! Ask them to find rhyming words for any of these five words - Orange,Month,Silver, Angel & Bulb ! You will be surprised to try that these five words don't have any rhyming word !
• Do you know that if you really get excited on finding new words,learn this special word for youself ! The word is logophile.It means "lover of words"
• The word 'swims' when turned upside down will still look like same i.e.'swims'.
• The sentence 'Are you as bored as I am ' can be read backwards and would still make sense!
• Now test your friends, ask them to say ‘the sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick’.It is known to be the toughest tongue –twister in English language.
• Do you know a funny fact about the word 'listen'? It contains the same letters as the word 'silent'!
• Do you know there used to be a word in the dictionary (from 1932 to 1940), which did not have any meaning? The word was ‘Dord’.It happened due to some error, this word was later known as Ghost word.

• Do you  know that there are few words in English language, which only exist in plural form? Here are few –glasses, scissors, trousers, jeans, pants etc.
• Going into history of dictionaries, would like to tell that first English dictionary was printed in 1755.
• Here is one interesting fact about a word 'Bookkeeper'.It is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters!
• Do you know that the adjective most often used to qualify the noun 'heart' is 'broken'

Hasi ;) 

Usually we think that all problems in life come from women but: 

Then we ,women, always dream about ideal men: 

Men, do something! 

So if you still think about gender superiority, then: 

We are different but we are together :) 

Good afternoon, folks. 

And today we'll continue traveling around the world with Honey bee as a travel agent :) 

Today's stopping is in Milano, Italy. I visited this place in August, 2014 so all info in this blog is fresh and a brand-new. 

I got to Milano from Venice by train and it was around 80 euros per ticket. We got to Milano late at night so I wasn't impressed much when I saw it first. Need to say I was deadly tired after endless walkings in Venice :D 

p.s. as usual, all photos are taken by Honey Bee :) 

We booked Hotel "Dateo" - it's a nice and not expensive hotel. But there you must pay for conditioner and the bathrooms are for dwarfs :) But it stands on the train station so it's very easy and fast to go to the city centre. So next morning we decided to go to the city centre and first thing we saw was the most famous building in Milano - Duomo. The underground station has the same name. 

Next to it you'll find the famous shopping area where all famous names are found - Prada, Versace and etc. 

Actually this place is an art masterpiece so you can watch its floors and ceilings for hours. 

Prepare a lot of money if you want to buy something in this area. Most people go to the same shops around Milano where the prices are friendly and nice. 

After that we took a bus tour around Milano and it costed 15 euros per person. My general conclusion was a thought that I wash't impressed so much with this city. it was a bit boring tour if compare to other city tours. I heard that all famous castles are around Milano and they are splendid but we didn't have time to go there so the only thing we could do - explore Milano! 

Here are the typical views of Milano. 

As for the prices in this city, they are similar to Rome and there are supermarkets where you can buy some foods and snacks. As for cafes, I didn't eat there so I can't tell you the prices. 

You see, I have nothing to write about this city :) It turned to be a boring time for me so in 2 days we left to Bergamo :) 

Save trips, folks :) (photos are in my next posts)

Hi, everyone. 

I've got a countryside house where my parents live most of the time in a year so I like coming there and usually I take photos in the forest and ...yes yes, I take my basket and I gather mushrooms and berries there. It's logic that I know the names of the mushrooms in my native language but what about in English? And I started googling.....(as usual, all photos are mine). 

Need to say that I never buy mushrooms in supermarkets. The whole family of mine every summer gather a lot of mushrooms and berries and this is enough for the whole year. So meet my collection of beloved mushrooms. 

#1 - Chanterelle

#2 - Red Boletus (or Orange-cap Boletus) 

#3 - Russule 

#4 - Brown-cap Boletus 

A photographer died inside me :) 

COFFEE! 

Every day I wake and I see you in my favorite white cup.

Every day I feel your yummy flavour that comes from my kitchen. 

When I wake up at 5-6 o`clock every morning, my eyes are still sleepy and my feet don`t want to go anywhere. And if only I go to the kitchen, switch on my electric kettle and open the coffee jar....mmmmmmmm... I feel you. 

When I sit in my chair surrounded by millions of emails, reports, tasks and telephones, I realise that now I need to have something really close and even intimate.  And it`s you, my precious. It`s COFFEE! 

When I meet with my friends and we have a lot of nice chats, I feel that a part of me is lost. And I know where to find it - in my nearest cafe with the best coffee in my city.

Coffee, I come to you every day and I don`t want to share you with sugar, milk, chocolate or cookies.

♥You`re mine and I`m yours. And this thing will last forever♥

Hello, folks :) I know that many of us have a lot of hobbies. 

My hobbies are connected with travelling and reading as you already understood. But also I like to create different humourous and not only things from the old stuff I found in my house. I like hi-tech quality things but I really love when my friends give me hand-made presents. 

In this blog I want to show you the things that can be made of different materials and may be it will be usefull for your lessons, kids and not only! 

So the first thing I want to show iiiiiiisssss......."Martin and Maria"!) 

And this is William!

These owls are made of old CD-disks just for fun. What you need: 

- CD discks (it depends on the owl size) 

- glue 

- paper and plasticine for the eyes 

it`s very easy to do these nice birds :) (to be continued...) 

Good evening!

Several days ago I had a wonderful chat with one of the EC members and I got the thought (that is still in my head till this time) "Where is my real life" and "What is my real life"? Are the things I do every day in my house and at work my life? Or did I imagine that all those chats, works, friends, family could be called the real life? 

From the other hand, if all those things mentioned earlier, disappear one day, what will remain? Only you, your thoughts and your perception of the surrounding things. So if I may make a conclusion, life is your own perception of the things around you. And these things include your family (you could be born as an orphan), your work (you could be jobless), your friends (you could be a patient of an asylum), etc. These are only your life decorations and what is a permanent thing is "yourself". 

I guess the life looks like a messy room where we should make a general cleaning process :) Sometimes we can do it for 20 years and sometimes for the whole life. All memories must be at one place, all desires in another, all feelings are separated from far too intellectual thoughts....

Where is my mistake?