Blog Archive: January 2020

Hotel Lenno (Italy)

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4-star hotel Lenno is set in an elegant building just off the main road, and right on the shore of Lake Como, in the fantastic Gulf of Venus. There is free Wi-Fi.

We booked this hotel in mid-November 2019, during our week-long trip to Italy/Switzerland and paid about $110 per night. We arrived here from the lovely town of Lecco

We were lucky and managed to get a baby crib for our 16-month old daughter:

Hotel Room at Lenno hotel

The room was spacious, we even managed to order some food to our room and paid just some EUR 30 extra for some pizzas and salads:

Ordering dinner at Lenno hotel

At Hotel Lenno you can taste typical Italian dishes and prestigious wines, enjoying an enchanting view on the lake.

At Lenno hotel I learnt that it's OK to order a glass of Merlot for dinner. Now I know one more smart word - Merlot

Lake Como near Lenno hotel

From Lenno hotel you can visit Como by boat and return to the hotel in the same day, or take the funicular railway up to Brunate and admire the lake from above…


Tbilisi Christmas Market 2020

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In today's Piece of Life series, a brief photo story from the Christmas market held near Radisson Blue hotel Tbilisi. 

To get here we took a taxi from our apartment to Keti's bistro. After finish steaks and Cokes we were ready to explore the market. The little one was excited the most.

Christmas market in Tbilisi 2019/2020

From traditional Georgian souvenirs to hot wine. All the classical Christmas market stuff.

People at Christmas market

I did find this picture funny  - smoking is still very popular in Georgia, especially among young people. I wonder what it will be like in 10, 20 years?

The main Christmas tree in Tbilisi

Christmas decorations in Tbilisi

Christmas decorations in Tbilisi

Happy new year everyone!


New Year's Eve Fireworks 2020 Tbilisi

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As every year I contribute to fireworks photography, 2020 was no exception, from our Tbilisi apartments balcony I made dozens of long exposure night photography.

A sturdy tripod, ISO 400-3200, f stop 3,5 up to f11 and exposure from 4 sec up to 10 seconds. The magical beauty of night photography.

Tbilisi fireworks 2020

With SPX still trading I found myself running from the balcony to inside the room to check if SPX has reached 3224 levels (at the end it closed above 3230)

Long exposure to fireworks photography

Fireworks from Tbilisi 2020

That said, have a very prosperous 2020. Trade safe