Cat Wakes Me Up At Night

How to Deal with a Cat that Wakes You Up at Night

Since moving out of my childhood home, Tommy and Ricky no longer have a garden to relax and play in. I think it is clear that both my cats miss the garden, but it seems to be Ricky who has become especially bored since her indoor life in an apartment in…
Colorful Easter Decorations in Ruse

Colorful Easter Decorations in Ruse

After many cold and cloudy days, today was actually a nice and sunny day! So I decided to go for a walk to the city center and check out the colorful Easter decorations in Ruse! The city center of Ruse is currently decorated with lots of colorful eggs and other Easter-related…
Vegetable-filled Soup

Today’s Dinner: Vegetable-filled Soup! (+ Pork & Bacon)

Today I decided to buy as many affordable vegetables as possible in order to make a soup! Actually, I wanted to make a potato soup, and I placed my order online but the potatoes didn't come. -_- So it became a regular soup instead. I bought broccoli, cabbage, various types of…
Walk through Ruse Mladezhki Park

Walk in Ruse: View From the 8th Floor (Photo Blog)

Today I went for a 3 hour walk through Ruse! I walked a total of around 5 and a half kilometers and had a more than 14.000 steps on my counter when I returned home. My legs and feet are pretty tired! But it's a lot of fun and I definitely…
Potato Gratin with Fish Sticks

Today’s Dinner: Potato Gratin & Fish Sticks

Today, I made another potato gratin for dinner! I kind of enjoy mixing all kinds of ingredients though... so there was paprika powder in it, onion, a green pepper, garlic powder, Himalaya salt, black pepper, 2 eggs, mustard, some milk and a bit of corn starch. I actually forgot to add…
Porky's BBQ Ruse: Loaded Fries

Yesterday’s Dinner: Loaded Fries & Pleskavitsa

After a nice trip to Mall Rousse yesterday, I ordered some stuff from my favorite restaurant in this city, Porky's BBQ! I noticed they had loaded fries on the menu and, coming from the Netherlands and loving fries, I wanted to ordered that! I'll be honest - I really prefer to…
Mall Rousse

A Visit to Mall Rousse

Today is Liberation Day, officially known as the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Oppression, the national holiday of Bulgaria. Of course, this was celebrated in Ruse. Among others with the longest flag in Bulgaria (900 meters!). Unfortunately I didn't make it on time to see it, so I…
Snow in Ruse 2025

Snow in Ruse, Bulgaria 2025 (Photo Blog)

Last year, in 2024, when we arrived in Ruse in January, it only snowed for maybe a day that month. In January and the months after, it was still cold, but not that bad actually. This year, 2025, seems to be completely different! We now have snow in Ruse, Bulgaria for…
Destiny Deoxys Picture Book

Pokémon Nostalgia: Destiny Deoxys Picture Book (Japanese)

I'm actually really happy with some of the Pokemon items I managed to get my hands on through the years. In this post, I will share with you some pictures of Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys Picture Book from Japan, from the early 2000s. The cover: picture book closed. A picture of the…
Kawaii Blippo Backpack Unboxing

Unboxing Kawaii Blippo Backpack (Giveaway Prize)

A couple of weeks ago, I came across this YouTube video by Blippo, and it contained a giveaway! The prize for the giveaway is a kawaii Blippo backpack. To enter the giveaway, users were asked to comment whether they prefer Sanrio or San X. So I left a comment and wrote…