Sunday, March 27, 2016
Walk along a tram track
I took this photo in Zurich, Switzerland. There were so many Swiss flags above tram tracks and they looked cool. Zurich is a very big city (actually the largest city in Switzerland) so the areas where I could walk around for a day was very limited, but I saw a lot what I wanted to see and I enjoyed everything. For lunch, I had Zürcher Geschnetzeltes which was something very traditional local cuisine. It was kind of like a Zurich styled sliced meat cooked with rich delicious sauce. Very good one.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Durian ice cream
The photo shows a cup of durian ice cream which I had at my favorite Thai-Isaan place in Pattaya, Thailand. Durian (Thai: ทุเรียน) is a kind of a large-sized fruit well known as its unique smell can be found in South East Asian countries includes Thailand. It is often forbidden to bring back durian into your hotel room in Thailand, so please carefully pay attention to your hotel's signs or something like that. When it comes to a cup of durian ice cream, the infamous smell was not that strong, but still. It was really a cup of durian ice cream, you know what I mean. And it was yummy, absolutely.
Jewelry from various tombs
I took this photo at the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece. Taking photos were allowed in the museum, but no flash photos were allowed. The photo shows jewelry from various tombs (1100 - 1000 BC): bronze pins, finger rings, and gold hair ring. I was very surprised to know that Ancient Greek women had been using jewelry just like us. It was over 3,100 years ago, but they were already wearing something beautiful. It was quite surprising to me. For lack of a better word, but I wanna say 'Amazing!'.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
A reasonable accommodation in Pokhara, Nepal
The photo shows my room of a reasonable accommodation in Pokhara, Nepal. This one was one of the cheapest accommodations I've ever stayed, but with a nice friendly staff members and nice authentic Nepali curry dinner. My room had kind of like minimum facilities that I needed as a tourist: e.g. a bed, a desk and a chair and a private bathroom, and I'd say it was enough. When I travel abroad, I prefer to choose an accommodation which can provide a private room with a private bathroom. I know some people love to choose a dormitory, though.
On the rooftop of Casa Milà, Barcelona
I took this photo on the rooftop of Casa Milà in Barcelona, Spain. Casa Milà is a work of Antoni Gaudí. Since works of Antoni Gaudí is listed on UNESCO world heritage site, lots and lots of tourists who visit Barcelona are going to visit Casa Milà at least once I guess. If my memory is correct, I had to wait for half an hour or so to get an entrance ticket for Casa Milà. There were a lot to see inside of the building as well as the top of the building and I really enjoyed to know a lot about genius's work. It was really worth going.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
A piece of art in London, England
I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom somewhere in between Hyde Park and Harrods (world's most famous high-end department store). While I was spending time in London for a couple of weeks, I was based at a hotel near Paddington Railway Station. Hyde Park was like a shortcut to get to Harrods and its surrounding area on foot. After walking through Hyde Park and I was still on the way to Harrods, I found this creative statue. I din't know what they were and I still don't know what they are, but they caught my attention, so I took a photo of them.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Top of the World overlooking Sin City
The photo shows one of the most expensive steaks I've ever had in my life. I've had a full course dinner at Top of the World restaurant on the 106th floor of Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America and the steak was the fourth (and obviously main) dish of the 5 course dinner. Since Top of the World is a revolving restaurant, I could enjoy overlooking Sin City and its world-famous Vegas strip from above while I was having the delicious full course dinner with a few bottles of Budweiser. It cost 109.99 dollars included tax. I don't know the exact price of the steak, but again I could say it was one of the most expensive steaks I've ever had in my life. Everything was indeed superb.
A squeaky-clean BMW was parked
I took this photo in Lucerne, Switzerland. This BMW was parked in front of Lucerne post office. The vehicle registration plate looked so cute and it looked really Switzerland. Since I really loved the flag of Switzerland, I took a sneak photo of the rear of BMW. Considering the vehicle registration plate, the BMW seemed coming from Nidwalden, a 10-15 minute drive away from Lucerne. The BMW was squeaky-clean, because of that it had a reflected image of beautiful Lucerne on its body just like a mirror. Cool, isn't it?
It's considered to be the home of black tea
I took this photo in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The city of Nuwara Eliya is nestled in the hilly province of Central Sri Lanka and is at an altitude of more than 1,850 meters high. Due to its location in Sri Lankan highland, the temperature doesn't go too high in Nuwara Eliya. The location and temperature cause such a great effect on tea plantation. That is why Nuwara Eliya is considered to be the home of black tea a.k.a. Ceylon tea or Orange Pekoe tea. Even though you are a coffee person, you'd better order a pot of tea when you're in Sri Lanka. Your opinion on tea people will be dramatically change, I swear.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Some time in the future
I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. The photo shows one of the unique shaped architectures that I've seen in the capital of Israel. This building was on Tel Aviv Beach Road across from the long white sand beach, and my hotel was about a few minutes walk from there. I love Tel Aviv. The weather was pretty good, every local cuisines were so yummy, plus I loved to see those interesting architectures in the streets. I don't know when I will be able to revisit Tel Aviv, but it's always in my bucket list. I wanna go back some time in the future.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
A Thai-Belgian place on Naklua Road, North Pattaya
I took this photo at a restaurant-bar on Naklua Road in North Pattaya, Thailand. It's a Thai Belgian place which is relatively expensive and I stopped by there just for a pint of Stella Artois on draught. Although there are so many places for beer in Pattaya, Thailand, the places where you can have Stella on tap is pretty rare. But if you walk along Naklua Road in North Pattaya, you'll find more than one place for Stella, so have fun there if you'd love to. Yep, I'm the one who loves Stella Artois so much and I enjoyed a lot.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Sakara Gold 500ml : Alc. 4.0% by Vol.
The photo shows Sakara Gold which I had at my hotel's restaurant in Giza, Egypt after spending such a long time in the water and on a lounge chair in front of the Pyramids. It sounds surreal, I can imagine, but it was true. The hotel was this close to the three famous Pyramids in Giza, and their guests could enjoy viewing the Pyramids from the hotel's swimming pool, the poolside, the swim up bar and restaurant, and from their guest rooms. Of course, booking the Pyramids view rooms were relatively expensive than booking the other side's rooms, but how could I be so frugal when I book a hotel room in front of the Pyramids.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
TAP Portugal, the national flag career of Portugal
I took this photo somewhere in between Lisbon and Belém, Portugal. i've been to Belém twice. For my first visit to Belém, I caught a train from Cais do Sodré Railway Station in Lisbon and also I got back to Lisbon by train. On the train, I got an idea that probably it would be fun to have this journey on foot. So, for my second visit to Belém, I decided to get there on foot. It was a warm and beautiful day with picture perfect sky like the photo shows. When I was walking somewhere in between Lisbon and Belém, I saw some aircrafts flew to somewhere else. The aircraft on this photo is an aircraft of TAP Portugal which is the flag career airline of Portugal.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Hey limo, wait a sec. I think I need a photo.
I took this photo in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America. When I was walking on Las Vegas Blvd, I saw this white limo. The limo was about to hit the road onto Vegas strip from Hilton Grand Vacations on the Boulevard. I thought it was super cool, and took a photo immediately. What a fun city where I could see a lot of unusual things. The scale of almost everything was so different from many other things I knew. I've experienced a lot of different first time events in Vegas. Three years later, I went back to Vegas to spend some more time in that fun entertainment city.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
A beer hall in Munich, Germany
I took this photo at one of the most famous beer halls in Munich, Germany. HB. I thought it was probably the most famous one (I think still it is) and went there twice to have good beer with German signature meals in a very very nice atmosphere. The beer hall was packed of course, but was not cramped. I mean the beer hall was really spacious and the beer hall itself seemed like welcoming a lot of beer lovers there. A very enjoyable place to have cold ones. There, beer was served in a huge HB beer mug, and the food was served on a plate with HB logo.
Being myself under so many paper lanterns
I took this photo on Lunar New Year's Eve 2014 in Nakhon Ratchasima (a.k.a. Korat), Thailand near the Statue of Thao Suranari. A massive Lunar New Year's Eve Event was held in the heart of the city and I was right there at that moment. I enjoyed being there surrounded by so many paper lanterns, so many locals, so many stalls (which included very nice Thai food selections, not to mention), and so much more. I spent another 10 days in Nakhon Ratchasima and returned to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. I spent 21 days in Nakhon Ratchasima in total.
TG941 MXP - BKK; the 2nd meal; Jan 2014
The photo shows an in-flight meal of Thai Airways International flight TG941 Milan, Italy to Bangkok, Thailand (MXP - BKK). It was about an eleven-hour flight and the photo shows the second meal on the plane. It was served near the end of the long flight, and was like a European style breakfast. I enjoyed to have roasted potatoes, a roasted tomato, a grilled sausage, an omelette, and a croissant, plus some fruits and yogurt. I love Thailand so much, and Thai Airways International is my all-time favorite airline. I personally believe that fly with Thai means half the fun is getting there.
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