One of the highlights of 2018 was visiting Europe with family twice.. The first time was with my in-laws and in the beginning of Summer where we visited the beautiful countries Austria and Slovenia 💗 The second time was with my family a few months after where we visited multiple cities in romantic France 🗼 and as both visits were filled with activities and places to visit, I'll breakdown the things we did in multiple posts so that I get to write the most I can without you getting bored 😉

Starting with our first trip which was in May and lasted around 10 days, we arrived in Munich, Germany where we met with the whole family and rented the cars. At the end of the trip we all traveled back to our countries from Munich Airport, so our trip was almost like a round trip through Austria and Slovenia then back to Munich through this route:


An important step prior to traveling, though, was to plan ahead 💡 (that's a light bulb, lol) and I mean planning everything, especially because we were traveling as a big group.. This phase took a very long time and effort from my husband and his brother-in-law who took on the mission of researching the cities we'll be visiting, the hotels we'll be staying at, the restaurants we'll be eating at, even the car we'll be renting - and we all sat down at the end and voted on what we'd like or not like to do, until we came up with the plan and schedule that would please all.. And even though it took a long time, it was absolutely worth it! And here are the best things to do and places to visit, starting with Austria:

FINALLY! My fall semester has ended and I'm finally able to write and blog again, and it feels so good to be able to do so :') Inshallah i'll be able to upload a chapter of Backwards and a few other blogposts during this week off - yes, I only have a week off for I'm gonna start my winter semester next Sunday :( boohoohoo..

Anyway, here are a LOT of pictures of mine and my family's visit to Miracle Garden in Dubai. That place was amazing, but it was a bit upsetting that although it was filled with flowers, no beautiful scent could be smelt :( *sigh*
Nevertheless, here they are! Enjoy xx

hooray for the family shadow picture :P hehe

Hope ya like these pictures and i would REALLY recommend you to go there and see the beauty for yourself :')
Until the next blogpost, take care <3 Salam! xx

So, our trip to beautiful Oman took three days, and it's the second day that was the most event-ful! you can read about the first day here :D as this post is about day number two!


SO! a new day in a wonderful place, the night before was peaceful as i slept with my middle brother - who thankfully doesn't twist and turn in bed - however, we were woken up by our parents at 7:30, for we wanted to have breakfast before exploring the city of Muscat.
And that's when we met at the reception desk, then ate at the hotel's restaurant which was next to the pool, and further ahead the sea.. the view was amazing, and the food just made everything amazing-er!
The restaurant was called Tropicana, and its buffet was filled with delicious food! - it actually has been a bit of a long time for us since we ate at a buffet like that, so you can just imagine how are plates looked like...................... yup, *covers face*

my first plate............

Anyway! enough about breakfast!! because what happened later was also worth telling! *getting excited allover again AAH*

Thankfully, since we didn't know much about the city, the hotel itself provided a shuttle that took us on a small tour around the landmarks of the city, and so first, we went to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, which was breathtaking! it was huge and beautiful - despite the fact that i've been to Sheikh Zayed's Grand Mosque here quite a few times, Sultan Qaboos' Mosque was insignificantly different.. Its outside was calm and neat, and the inside was beautifully designed, colourful yet very welcoming.
a fun fact, is that this mosque has the world's second largest hand-woven carpet and chandelier!
ok, back to the story :D we went inside and spent about a couple of hours, waling around, taking pictures and reading Quraan..






Later on, we went to Souq Muttrah, which is an old marketplace filled with goodies.. from clothes, to souvenirs, and traditional food.. it was also very dark, but thankfully not so crowded inside. It also took me back to Al Hamidiyah Souq back in Syria, however, this one was slightly less like home..






after buying a few souvenirs, we decided to have lunch in a near-by restaurant.. Unfortunately, there weren't many places to eat at, well except for two restaurants facing the street.
we weren't so sure about the quality of the food there and all, but well! we decided to take our chances and experience something new :P haha!
However, the food turned out to be not-so-bad! and we kind of were too tired and hungry to complain anyway..



























later on, we went to Muttrah Mall where we did some shopping bla bla bla, and FINALLY! we were back at the hotel - we were so tired all we wanted was to lay down on our beds/ bunks and watch TV! but later on the evening, my brothers went back to swimming, and surprise surprise, i went to the beach *O*
there was this small 'cave' nearby which i wanted to 'climb' to since the day before, and i finally was able to do so! it was so sandy and the rocks were a bit sharp, and i instantly regretted not wearing my shoes while climbing, but anyway, my feet weren't as bruised as my younger brother's.. poor kid had a scrap on the back of his foot he couldn't walk very well at first :(

and again, here are some pics of the beeaaach!

look at me being all artsy and romantic :P

inside the 'cave' *O* :D

and with that the day sadly, ended..

The following days were a bit boring though, some more time at the beach and the hotel, and then coming back to AD..

it was a great experience though! and a great escape of the very busy life we've been crammed into! :D Hopefully we travel some other place soon, for i most definitely wouldn't mind a new adventure!


until the next post! :D stay safe x
and Live, Laugh, Love, and keep smiling ;) x

Unfortunately, spring break was over two weeks ago, and schoolwork has been giving me headaches ever since :( HOWEVER, this spring break was so well spent, and i'm so proud of myself for accomplishing loads in it!
and the biggest highlight of it would be our family trip to Omaaannnnn!!!

It all started with the thought of la familia not spending some 'quality time' together, mostly because of school and dad's job... etc. We even left for the airport a day after dad's arrival from his business trip in France! (And poor him :( he was so tired!)
Anyway! we left for the airport at about 7 am, and my brothers and i were so pumped up since this was a very different kind of adventure for us, and we haven't traveled anywhere in a bit of a long time.. So we packed our handbags, got dressed, and headed to the airport where we had breakfast and waited a bit for our flight to be announced. And i don't know if it's just my parents, who like to head to the airport at LEAST two hours earlier (so yes, you can imagine us in the airport killing time on the airport's free wifi - thank God for that :P)

i don't own these pictures because i couldn't really take proper pictures from the taxi we were in :(

saw this at the main entrance, and thought it was super smart and cool!

the rest of the day was a relaxed day.. we had lunch at the hotel's restaurant (which wasn't veeeeeeeeeeeeeery pleasing :$ hehe) and my brothers went swimming later on, and surprise surprise, i went to za beach!