The Rua Augusta Arch

The photo shows the Rua Augusta Arch (Portuguese: Acro Da Rua Augusta) on the Commerce square in Lisbon, Portugal. I'm no expert, but I've heard that the arch is a commemoration of beautiful Libon's stabilization from the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755. When I was in the square, a young Caucasian couple asked me to take a picture of them including a view of the Rua Augusta Arch and the statue of King José I. The square is huge and stunning. It's located in Baixa district along the Tagus river. You can't miss it.

Wat Yan Nawa

The photo shows Wat Yan Nawa (Thai: วัดยานนาวา) in Bangkok, Thailand. A junk ship shaped Buddhist temple. It's located near Saphan Taksin BTS sky train station (thai: สถานีสะพานตากสิน), and it's on Charoen Krung Road (a.k.a. Thanon Charoen Krung, Thai: ถนนเจริญกรุง) . I've stayed a river view hotel on Charoen Krung Road, then I found this place by coincidence. From what I remember, there was a very nice Isan food restaurant (a.k.a. Isaan food restaurant, Thai: ร้านอาหารอีสาน, pronounce: Ran Ahan Isan) somewhere in between the temple and my hotel.

Chitwan National Park

I've seen an elephant bathing in Chitwan National park in Nepal. There were so many elephants in Chitwan and people could enjoy wash an elephant, ride on an elephant, go on a jungle safari with an elephant. Ride on a back of an elephant and explore for a long time in the subtropical jungle. My hotel room was absolutely cool. There weren't electric lights, so hotel staff brought in a couple of small oil lamps to each rooms. One of the oil lamps was for my bedroom, and the other one was for the bathroom. The lamp had old familiar scent of good old days.

In the name of Mythos

The photo shows a very nice bottle of Greek beer that I had at a Gyros place in Athens, Greece. When I was looking for a nice place for lunch, a waiter said that they had the best Gyros in Greece, so I chose to have lunch there. So then, when I was confused about which beer I would have, the water recommended for me to have Mythos and served the beer with an icy cold glass. It was fantastic. I'm not a linguist, but I've heard that Mythos is a Greek word means legend in English. I'd say just like myth. The beer has stories in the name of Mythos.

Early bird

I took this picture in Barcelona, Spain. In the morning, I took nice breakfast at a Sandwich & Coffee shop on La Rambla near my hostal. That day I was planning to visit Casa Batlló, Casa Milà and all, but it was a little too early to do that. So then, after breakfast I just walked around popular La Rambla and took a lot of pictures. This is one of the pictures. I was interested in the unique decoration of the beautiful building. After a while I bought some beautiful postcards on the street and returned to my hostal.

Lisbon at night

This is a night view of near Restauradores square in Lisbon, Portugal. I took fabulous dinner around there, and after that I had an opportunity to take pictures like this. I'd say Restauradores square is like the heart of the city. There was a tourist information and a Portuguese post office called Correios. Also, Restauradores square is within walking distance from the picturesque old city called Baixa district. A very nice place to enjoy a lot of things. The dinner place was fantastic. I took dinner at the restaurant two nights in a row.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame

The photo shows a part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A lot of people were trying to find their favorite Hollywood star's name and took pictures with the star. It's a fun place to walk around. I'm a run-of-the-mill person, so it was interesting to see world-famous people's names on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. By the way, I got there by LA metro. When I bought a metro ticket from a vending machine, I received some coins in change. It was my first time to see one dollar coins in my life.

A work of Antoni Gaudí

The photo shows Antoni Gaudí's beautiful tiled mosaics on the ceiling. It's kinda unique, but I think it's so beautiful. The place is a part of Park Güel in Barcelona, Spain. Also, the place is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. There were so many people loitering around the famous elements, sitting on the unique shape of bench, or just taking a ton of pictures. Park Güel is on a low hill, so the tips of Sagrada Família was visible from the park, so I took a picture of the view as well. After Park Güel, I had a great Paella lunch near the park.

Piazza della Signoria

The photo shows a replica of Michelangelo's David in front of the Palazzo Vecchio which is a town hall of Florence, Italy. The replica of Michelangelo's David is staring into Piazza della Signoria where the place you can see many other statues, Loggia dei Lanzi, and all. Piazza means square in English. It was so much fun to be there and I lost track of time. Around this square, there are so many places to visit. Il Porcellino is near the square which is a bronze fountain of a wild boar. Rubbing the boar's nose means I'll be back here one day. I put a coin into the boar's jaw and spun the wheel of fortune.

Dare to be different

This is another view of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. I'm not an expert, but I've heard that the wall was a part of Iron Curtain. In November 1989 the Berlin Wall collapsed into the ground and the rest is history. I took this picture in May 2007. When I was joining a half-day coach tour with a local guide, my coach stopped by this place. I got out from the coach and took some pictures. After the coach tour, I took a train and visited Potsdam, because the coach took me almost all historical places in Berlin, so I wanted to visit somewhere I've never been.

Khao Kluk Kapi

The photo shows Khao Kluk Kapi (Thai: ข้าวคลุกกะปิ). One of my favorite Thai food. I took this dish in Pattaya, Thailand. It's kind of like a fried rice using Thai shrimp paste. Basically, it's served with various vegetables, meat, chilies, eggs and such, and generally eat them all together. My favorite place is located on Pattaya Klang (Thai: พัทยากลาง), near Tops supermarket. If you come from Pattaya beach, the place is on the right. I'd say almost right after the bustling intersection of Tops supermarket. Can't miss. It tastes like heaven.

Supernatural power

I took this picture in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. A view of St. Peter's Church and Mediterranean Sea from a zodiac sign of the wishing bridge. I've heard that the bridge has a supernatural power. People cross the bridge, stop in front of their zodiac sign and look at the Mediterranean Sea, then touch own zodiac sign and pray for their wish to come true. Yep, I'm Libra and I did just like everybody else. Anyway, Old Jaffa was such a beautiful place. Also, I liked the widespread superstition that the bridge has, so I enjoyed being there.

Shoeshine parlor

The photo shows a shoeshine parlor of my hotel in Giza, Egypt. When I was going to go to a poolside to see the Pyramid, I found this space. It looked so gorgeous and beautiful, so I took a picture of it. Unfortunately I didn't have any shoes to shine up, so I didn't ask shoe shiner, but actually it was interesting to see something new. There was a small gold shoe on the shoeshine box and I guess customers put their shoe on it. The chair was also luxurious. Next time, I'm gonna take a pair of nice shoes and back to the shoeshine parlor.

Wat means temple

The photo shows a model of Angkor Wat (Thai: นครวัดจำลอง). I've never been to Cambodia, but I found this place at the Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว) within the Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง) in Bangkok, Thailand. The Wat Phra Kaew is also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, but I think if you want to get there by cab, public bus or something else as you like, you'd better try to pronounce the Wat Phra Kaew. There are a lot of "Wat" in Thailand. Wat (Thai: วัด) means temple.

Staring into space

When I took a stroll around Madrid, Spain, I found this beautiful white building. I don't know how long did it take to make this building, but I was just impressed by a lot of work to decorate the building. The balconies were awesome. There were a lot of stunning images in various shapes. Some of them were naked ladies who were staring into space. The roof top was also fantastic. I liked the horn-ish decorations. Every parts of this building was so nice. It looked like a huge wedding cake made of dairy cream.

Bang for the buck

This is a view of Ratchaburi, Thailand. I took this picture on the "way" to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (Thai: ตลาดนำ้ดำเนินสะดวก) where the place you can buy fruits, food, souvenirs from a lot of tiny boats. In addition, you can hire a boat and you'll be able to enjoy negotiate prices with Thai vendors on the boat. I had some fruits including fresh Rambutan (Thai: เงาะ), drank some coconut juice, bought a croaking wooden frog and then some. The floating market is one of the common tourist trails in Central Thailand. I went there twice, and I enjoyed being there.

Sri Lanka is intriguing

This is a view of Sigiriya from Dambulla. Sigiriya is famous for Lion's rock, and Dambulla is famous for Cave temple and both of them are UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka. I went to Dambulla from Kandy. Also, I went to Sigiriya six days later. I already told to my Sri Lankan guides that I loved Sigiriya, so they showed this wonderful view. Actually, I didn't know that Lion's rock was visible from Dambulla, so I was blown away. Sri Lanka is really intriguing country. I spent 144 days in total.

Habas Con Jamón

I really love Spanish cuisine and the photo shows one of them. Habas Con Jamón. I took this dish in madrid, Spain at the last night of my trip. When I ordered this dish, I already had a couple of nice dishes, but it was going to be my last dinner in Spain, so I wanted to have one more extra and I chose this dish. It was kind of like beans and ham tasted like a bit salty, but really tasty. I'd say one of the best dishes for beer. My hostal was just around the corner from the restaurant, so I enjoyed some more beer and returned to my room, then passed out.

Kirke's tower

The photo shows Kirke's tower in Copenhagen, Denmark. Generally, people are able to climb the outside spiral staircases to the top, but when I was there in January the spiral staircases were closed until spring time. I noticed that the spiral staircases looked slippy and icy because of the season. That's why. Come to think of it, I knew about this place as a tower, but actually it was a church; the Church of Our Savior (Danish: Vor Frelsers Kirke). So, when I was there many people were waiting in front of the door to go inside.

The Chapel Bridge

I took this picture on the Chapel Bridge (German: Kapellbrücke) in Lucerne (German: Luzern), Switzerland. The bridge had roofs, so actually this picture shows inside of the bridge in a way. The bridge was kinda long and there were so many paintings like this. I'd say it looked like a historical museum of Lucerne. I don't know much about arts or paintings, but all of them which I saw were so nice and beautiful. Also, I've heard that the Chapel Bridge is the oldest wooden bridge in Europe, so I was excited to cross the bridge.

Absolutely trustworthy

If you've been to Thailand, probably you know about this huge beautiful statue. This is Yaksha (Thai: ยักษ์). I don't know how I can describe about Yaksha, but I'm understanding that it's kind of like a security guard in this case. I think you can see a lot of Yaksha at a lot of places in Thailand and their work is vary. I mean you can see some more Yaksha in different styles. I took this picture at the Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง) in Bangkok, Thailand. One of my favorite places in Bangkok.

Elephantine daily routine

I've been to Pinnawala Elephant orphanage near Kandy, Sri-Lanka. I'm no expert, but I've heard that the place is for elephants who have problems to live in the wild. According to my Sri Lankan guide, the elephant on the center of this picture had the right forefoot blown off by a landmine. Pinnawala Elephant orphanage has a spacious space to watch over the elephants like them and shows some elephantine daily routine for the tourists from all over the world. One of the polar daily routines is giving milk to baby elephants.

Blow with the wind

This is a streets view of Malmö, Sweden. It was so lovely and cozy city in Scandinavia. The shapes of buildings and its colors were so cute and I really enjoyed to see them. Actually, I love to see Scandinavian designs on books or brochures or something like that, so the city itself was also interesting for me. There were lots of eye-catching things spread out whole over the city and it was so nice. I didn't have any solid plans in Malmö, so I was there just like a person who turned left toward a beautiful street light, then turned right toward a interesting wall decoration or something like that.

It was just a desk plan to reach the pyramids on foot

This is another view of Giza, Egypt and the Pyramids. I really enjoyed seeing the Pyramid. I wanted to visit there for a long time, and finally last year I decided to celebrate my birthday in Giza. When I saw a map of the Pyramid area on a desk, I was thinking that the area seems like walkable. However, right after I arrived there, I quickly learned that it was so hard to get to the pyramids on foot. Then I gave up my plans, and hired a guide and two horses. On the other day, I hired a guide and a camel and did the same thing.

I can laugh about it now

When I headed to Berlin, Germany from Hamburg, I had a lunch break at a Chinese place. Of course there were some German restaurants as well around there, but I chose the Chinese place to have rice. I ordered a fried rice with vegetable and a can of beer. It was nice lunch actually, but before I left I needed to use a restroom and I went there, but the key was broken. It was pretty uncomfortable, but actually it was one of my good memories of my trip. When I saw this picture, the memory popped out in my head. I can laugh about it now.

Rain rain go away, come again another day

This picturesque place is Chester, the UK, and the building is Chester Cathedral. Very beautiful one. When I was in the UK, unfortunately the weather wasn't so nice almost everyday. I mean it was mostly cloudy, and I often had a chance of rain, but when I was in Chester was not the case. I must admit, it was not a perfect weather, but it was much better than my another days in the UK and it was very nice for me to take a stroll around the unique walled city. By the way I've talked about weather with an American guy. We talked about our cultural differences and asked each other what do we do when we want a sunny day tomorrow or what do we do when we want a rainy day. I don't remember what he usually do when he wants a sunny day, but when it came to rain, his answer was hilarious. Wash a car.

The Powder Tower

I found this beautiful Gothic gate in the old town of Prague the Czech Republic. It's called the Powder Gate or the Powder Tower and is one of the must see sites in Prague. I took this picture on the third day of my visit and it happened to be the first picture of that perfect morning in Prague. The night before I had a yummy roasted duck with good beer. The next morning when I woke up I still couldn't forget about the dreamy taste of the roasted duck. A while later, I took buffet breakfast at the hotel's dining and it was also nice. After breakfast, I looked at a map on the bed to make a tentative itinerary in my head then after that got out of the hotel. First things first, I took a picture of the Powder Gate and continued to walk aimlessly.

The Grand Palace in Bangkok

The photo shows a part of the Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง) in Bangkok, Thailand. I've visited this place several times by a bus, a mini bus, a car, on foot and all. I love to stay in Chinatown (a.k.a. Yaowaraj, Thai: เยาวราช), and from there bus route No.1 and more are convenient to get to the Grand Palace. There are a lot of things to see in a huge area. Like I said this photo is showing just a tiny part of the huge Grand Palace. I have a lot of pictures of this beautiful place, so I'm going to upload the pictures some time.

What are you looking at there?

I found a floating man at Port Vell in Barcelona, Spain. I don't know what this is, but it was kinda funny stuff. The statue was floating, so it was turning around in the beautiful port. When I saw the statue, it was located near Maremagnum, but I'm not sure the statue is always there. Maremagnum is a huge shopping place including some places to eat. I bought a purple winter jacket, a casual long-sleeved shirt, and black pants at Maremagnum. I was in Spain at the end of October. Night time was a bit colder than I expected, so the winter jacket really came in handy.

Caesar Salad @ 50's American place

The photo shows Caesar Salad. I took this salad for breakfast at my hotel in Las Vegas, the States. Caesar Salad is my favorite, and wanted to have it in the States, so it was great. I liked the big croutons and taste of cheese. The restaurant was located next to a huge casino and had fun exiting atmosphere. Also, according to their information, tables, chairs and walls are decorated in 50's American style. I'd say it was like a scene from a fabulous American movie. I really liked many details of the restaurant including dreamy surprise.

Come in handy

This is a metro sign of Lisbon, Portugal. I took metro lines several times in Lisbon and it was very nice. To be honest, I didn't exactly know how to use the ticket vending machines, but staff in the information booths or passersby were really understanding and helpful. One of the staff who sitting in an information booth gave me a metro map before I asked, and marked the place where I was, and where I wanted to go. The map came in handy all the time. I still have it for the next chance to visit Lisbon. This picture reminds me of good memories of nice Portuguese people a lot. I want to thank them again from here right now.

How about Salzburg?

Salzburg, Austria is known as the birth place of a great famous musician Mozart. This is a view of Salzburg and the Salzach river. Before I visited this beautiful city, I was teetering between Innsbruck and Salzburg. I listened to some opinions from a Dutch tour guide, tourists from the UK., the States, and such. Someone recommended to me to see Salzburg, on the other hand, someone really loved Innsbruck. Back then I was in Munich, Germany and I had only one day to visit another place. I was thinking about it, and more I thought about it, then finally chose to visit Salzburg because of Mozart.

The Zappeion in the National Gardens of Athens

I found this beautiful building in the National Gardens of Athens, Greece. The Zappeion. After I visited 1896 Olympic Stadium (a.k.a. Panathenaic Stadium), I walked around aimlessly seeing stunning sceneries, then found this place. I liked the beautiful symmetric design and its color. Also, this place is not too far from the Temple of Olympian Zeus, so it's like located in the heart of the city. Athens is really fun place to walk around. Great scenery and good weather, also it's easy to find nice places to eat or drink.

Holy pond in Lumbini, Nepal

I took this picture in Lumbini, Nepal, one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Lumbini is the place where Buddha was born. I've heard that the place is also known as one of the Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The photo shows the Holy pond where is the place known as Buddha's first bath. I visited there by a car right after Kapilavastu, and spent a night in Lumbini. I was supposed to arrive there the day before, but I couldn't because of horrible traffic jam caused by a landslide somewhere in between Kathmandu and Chitwan. I was worried about my hotel reservation, but it was okay.

Khao Pad Plamuk

This dish is called Khao Pad Plamuk (Thai: ข้าวผัดปลาหมึก). It's kind of like a fried rice with squid Thai style. Khao Pad (Thai: ข้าวผัด) means fried rice, Plamuk (Thai: ปลาหมึก) means squid. Thai locals love to squeeze a Manao (Thai: มะนาว) on a fried rice, so Thai fried rice is usually served with a Manao wedge. Manao is kind of like a Thai lime. You can find on the picture. I took this dish at a popular Thai Suki restaurant in Yaowaraj (a.k.a. Chinatown, Thai: เยาวราช) in Bangkok, Thailand. One of my favorite places in Thailand.

Tourists from all walks of life

One of the places where I really want to revisit is Venice, Italy. A lot of things I saw, I did, I heard were just like a movie script and it was totally fun and interesting to explore around the beautiful floating city. When I was there, the weather was perfect, so I took a lot of pictures and this is one of them. Very nice color of walls and decorated balconies and foliage plants. I thought that those foliage plants were not only for their guests, their decorated balconies were pleasure to the eyes of passersby from all walks of life including my eyes.

A picture is worth a thousand words

This is an eye-opening view of Las Vegas, the States from 108th floor. It was about 260 meters above from the Vegas strip. The highlight for me was the desert. It was just outstanding. I went to Las Vegas from L.A. by a plane. I usually ask to have an aisle seat, but that time was not the case. I asked to have a window seat to see the desert from the plane windows. Before I went to Las Vegas, I already knew about the fact that Sin City is in the desert, but I wanted to see it with my own two eyes. A picture is worth a thousand words.

How would you like that done?

When I'm abroad, one of my interests is what I can eat in this city or in this country. I took this dish at a nice restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meat was really tender and juicy, plus, it was cooked just right, looked fantastic. Just like many other restaurants in Scandinavia, the steak served with French fries. Also, the sauce was truly nice. The restaurant had a bar as well, and had tasty tap beer. In addition, there were a few slot machines next to the bar counter and some people bet money on them. It was quite fun place with friendly bartenders.

The Stepped Pyramid in Sakkara

The photo shows the Pyramid of Djoser (a.k.a. Zoser), in Sakkara (a.k.a. Saqqara), Egypt. This pyramid is commonly known as the stepped pyramid (a.k.a. step pyramid). I've heard that this is the oldest Egyptian pyramid. I hired a driver and went there from Cairo by a car to see this very interesting pyramid. Compare to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the stepped pyramid is a bit smaller, but I'd say the shape is more eye-catching. I was just impressed that ancient Egyptian people made this like huge beautiful pyramid many moons ago.

Go on a road trip

I took this photo in Bacharach (a.k.a. Bacharach am Rhein), Germany on the second day of my coach trip in Germany. A lot of marks of high water. I love solo-trip and usually can do so, but travel around Germany was not the case. My coach started from Frankfurt and headed to Cologne via Bacharach. My tour guide spoke perfect English and gave me a lot of information on the coach and in the cities, but I don't remember all of them, I'm sorry. Germany is a big beautiful country, so I think join a coach tour is sort of a great idea to see a lot in Germany at once.

Talat Sao

Talat Sao is one of the popular must see sites in Vientiane, Laos. It's a huge morning market and is located in the heart of the capital Vientiane. There are a lot of shops and I think you can find a lot of things that you want to see in Laos, and also you can find places to eat Lao food. I bought a Lao designed green bag, and a shirt which had Lao letters, and what else? I don't remember well, but I really enjoyed the market. Oh, before I forget, the market is called morning market, but it opens after morning time as well. Can't miss.

Never a dull moment

Pattaya, Thailand is my favorite place in the world. The city is quite unique. It has a couple of long beaches, and boardwalks. Entertainment district is adjacent to the beach, and has a ton of places to have fun, to have authentic Thai cuisine, to go on a wonderful shopping spree and such. I'm sure I'll never have a dull moment in Pattaya. When I'm in Pattaya, I'm always excited from very early morning to late at night. Food, people, atmosphere, temperature, and so on everything is definitely right up my alley and I'm always happy in Pattaya city. I wanna be there right now.

String hoppers

This is my breakfast which I had in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I think it was around 7:30 a.m. I called a tuk-tuk driver at 9:00 a.m. to my hotel to headed to Unawatuna. Before that, I needed to buy a bottle of water and wanted to eat something. First, I went to a Tamil shop nearby my hotel to buy a bottle of water. The place was serving breakfast as well and it was my favorite string hoppers (a.k.a. Idiyappams) with sambal, so I decided to have breakfast there. Everything was so nice; staff, Tamil curry, sambal, string hoppers, and all.

Out of place

I like to let loose on my vacation. I love beaches, boardwalks, poolsides, and such, and I go there just to relax. Generally, I don't have to wear formal dresses or suit on my vacation days. However, when I went to Monaco from Nice, France was different. I changed my all clothes, shoes, a bag and also changed makeup and headed to Monaco by a coach, but still. I don't have any experiences to attend high-class parties or something like that, so I felt myself out of place. It was so nice to see beautiful city like the photo shows, but I was a little nervous in Monaco.

I don't blame them

In Bangkok, Thailand there was a huge night bazaar above Lumpini (Thai: ลุมพินี) station of Bangkok Metro. It was called Suan Lum Night Bazaar (Thai: สวนลุมไนท์บาซาร์). I was in Bangkok in January 2011, so I went to Lumpini to see the bazaar, but it was already closed. There was a sticker on the map and it said OFF. Well, I returned to Yaowaraj (Thai: เยาวราช) where my hotel was, and on the way to the hotel I took this picture. This is a view of the beginning of Yaowaraj street. The street is always full of cars and buses and tuk-tuks and all.

Jump at the chance

The photo shows a view of the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I went there by a tuk-tuk from Negombo. One day in Negombo, I didn't have any plans, but I just got out of the hotel to take a stroll around, then a tuk-tuk driver asked me where I wanted to go. Before that, I didn't want to go anywhere, but unconsciously I replied that I wanted to see Colombo. I went to Negombo directly from the International airport and at the time I've been spending a couple of weeks just in Negombo, so it was my first time to see Colombo.

All-inclusive except for beer

The photo shows a part of the capital Thimphu, Bhutan. I liked the view with a lot of sunflowers and prayer flags. When I went there, each tourist needed to pay 200 bucks per day, and the cost included a car with a Bhutanese guide and a driver, accommodations in each city, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and such. I paid costs of beer, postcards, stamps, and some souvenirs by myself in Bhutanese currency Ngultrum. I didn't have to travel in a huge group, but traveling in Bhutan was a bit different from my many other solo-trip experiences to many other countries. I was able to request what I wanted, where I wanted to go, but I needed to stay with a guide and a driver all the time.

Four-star hotel

I took a quick photo of a gorgeous hotel in Budapest, Hungary. I stayed at a different hotel, but I was just curious. I've heard that this hotel is four-star hotel and has a huge Spa place. I love Spas, so I should have checked it out, but I didn't go inside, so this picture is just for my memory of beautiful Budapest. I saw a lot of beautiful buildings in Budapest and this hotel is one of them. Like I said before, by far the most beautiful building in Budapest is the Hungarian Parliament building. It's breathtaking.

Use up the money at the station

As soon as I arrived to Zurich, Switzerland from Frankfurt, Germany by a train, I got out of the station, and started to take a stroll around. I thought I was able to find exchange places in the city, but I couldn't. I don't know why. Then after 20 minute-walk, I returned to Zurich station to exchange some Euro for Swiss Franc to enjoy a day in Switzerland. Don't worry, I had enough time to do that. Anyway, while I was waiting at a red light, I took a picture of Zurich station. At the end of my exploring in Zurich, I still had some pocket money left in Swiss Franc, so I spent all of them at a shop in this station, then returned to Frankfurt.

Moo Manao

I took this dish at my favorite Thai Suki place in Yaowaraj (Thai: เยาวราช, a.k.a. Chinatown) in Bangkok, Thailand. The place is one of the popular Thai Suki restaurants in Bangkok, and also there are a lot of fabulous Thai food available on the menu. This dish is called Moo Manao (Thai: หมูมะนาว), it's kind of like a boiled pork with spicy Thai seasoning. Moo (Thai: หมู) means pork, Manao (Thai: มะนาว) means Thai lime.The sauce tastes like chili, but it's more like lime, so I'd say it's spicy, but sour. My favorite type of sauce. I took this dish for lunch and it went well with cold Singha beer.