I'm all revved up

The photo shows my hotel room in Las Vegas, the States. I spent six nights in Sin City and stayed at a couple of nice hotels. I took this photo right after checked in to my second hotel, and while I was waiting my luggage to be sent up. I was all revved up to take photos, coz my hotel room was awesome right from the start. It was on the 44th floor and had great facilities with a really nice view. Also, the bed was pretty comfortable. I was wondering how many pillows should I sleep with. Not only that, but I loved the sofas by the windows. I could see down to the Vegas Strip from there.

I don't even know the name of the coffee drink

I took this photo in Barcelona, Spain at a nice sandwich place on La Rambla. I went to the place for breakfast and first of all I wanted to use some coffee with milk to wake up. I don't speak Spanish, so I was wondering how to get a cup of coffee with milk, but I just gave it a try to say 'Cafe au lait', they gave me this cup of coffee with milk and it was right up my alley. I think Cafe au lait is probably a French word, though. Anyway, what I wanted to say was I had a really nice morning coffee at a nice sandwich place in Barcelona, Spain.

Cut off nose to spite face

I took this photo in Pattaya, thailand. I got there by motor-bike taxi. There are two common transportation in Pattaya, Thailand. One of them are called Songthaews, and the others are motor-bike taxis. Songthaews are cheaper than motor-bike taxis, but I think motor-bike taxis are much more convenient. By the way, before I caught a motor-bike taxi to take this photo, some of the local drivers asked me to hire their vehicle to look around the city for a while. I hadn't set out to hire them, but I asked the price in case. That was a little steep. I know what the going prices are. It's often said that to not cut off your nose to spite your face, it will come back to bite you in the arse.

Early to bed and early to rise

I took this photo from my hotel room in Jerusalem, Israel. I heard the Adhan by the muezzin in a mosque nearby my hotel at dawn of day, then I woke up. I admired the early-morning view through the window and opened the window to take some photos. The whitish buildings glittered in the morning right and looked so beautiful. As the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. Oh, one more saying just sprang to my mind. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Everyone focuses on him

The photo shows the huge lion's paw of Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. Sigiriya rock is also known as Lion's rock and is one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka. It's located right in the middle of Sri Lanka. Things could see from the top of Sigiriya was mostly trees. I felt like I was in a tropical jungle or something. I've heard an interesting story about Sigiriya rock and the King Kashyapa. The King Kashyapa had built his palace on Sigiriya rock to use the rock as a fortress and also to use the rock as a pleasure palace. There're fresco paintings of half-naked Sigiriya ladies. I guess everyone focused on him and he enjoyed the attention.

It's their go-to, isn't it?

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany in front of a branch office of world-famous Mercedes Benz. The building had a huge Mercedes benz logo on the top of the building and it attracted my eyes quickly. It seemed like the building itself was taking on the role of an advertisement pillar or something. Well done, Mercedes, well done. By the way, that time I arrived in Frankfurt from Munich by ICE. Frankfurt was about three hours distance from Munich. From my point of view, Frankfurt looked more like a business district.

That's not gonna happen

The photo shows view of Budapest, Hungary. The bridge on the photo is the Liberty Bridge. The tram and the taxi and the bridge remind me of beautiful Budapest quite a bit. I flew to Budapest from London Heathrow Airport by British Airways flight BA868. One of the things to do at the airport is wait for one's suitcase at the baggage claim. At that time my suitcase appeared on the baggage claim before anybody else's suitcase. I'm pretty sure that it's not gonna happen again. My suitcase had stickers and said ' I LOVE BUDAPEST '.

Take someone's mind elsewhere

The photo shows Paro, Bhutan. I took this photo the day before I flew back to Kathmandu, Nepal. By the way, Paro is the city where the Bhutan's only international airport is. On the day of departure, my Bhutanese guide and a driver took me to the airport and we exchanged cards or something near the airpot gateway. Even though after I was left alone at the waiting lounge, I was still thinking about my trip in Bhutan quite a lot. Then, the passengers around me began to move toward the boarding gate, I came back to myself a bit and followed them impulsively. At the foot of the plane ramp, I asked the airport staff ' To Kathmandu, right? ' just in case. He said ' No! To Bangkok '. I didn't notice that there was another airplane ready to take off to Bangkok, Thailand. I may add that there was only boarding gate. So, that was why, but my bad on this.

It's on the house

I took this photo in Athens, Greece. When I walked around the city, I found this beautiful bell tower of the Russian Orthodox Church and took a photo of it. Athens is one of my favorite capital cities of Europe. It has good weather, delicious cuisine, and very nice people. I spent four night in Athens and visited the city's must-see sights, took a lot of photos, and really enjoyed yummy Gyros, Greek Salad and Greek yogurt. My very first Greek yogurt was on the house. Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Nice Vieille Ville

The photo shows view of Nice, France. I took this photo next to Nice Cathedral in Nice Old Town (French: Nice Vieille Ville) while I was taking a stroll around the beautiful city. It was kinda long way to get there. First of all, I rode on a huge ferry from Dover, England to Calais, France then visited Paris by coach. I spent for a couple of nights in Paris, then further down south by coach via Fontainebleau, Lyon, Avignon, then finally there, Nice. The beautiful seashore and complicated old town were sort of juxtaposed to each other. I really loved the atmosphere and had a really great time.

Gracious lunch at a former royal residence

I took this photo at a very nice restaurant at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rosenborg Castle (Danish: Rosenborg Slot) is known as the place where the parade of the Changing of the Guard starts off and ends off. The ceremony was as good as ever and I really enjoyed to see it. I didn't know that there was a restaurant, but I love eating and it was about time for lunch, so I jumped at the chance to have a course menu at Rosenborg Castle. The photo shows the second plate. Lucky for me, cured raw ham is my favorite. Hooray!

A photo with a snowy backdrop

I took this photo in Vaduz, the Principality of Liechtenstein. Vaduz is the capital city of Liechtenstein and I visited there for lunch and a quick sightseeing right before crossing into Switzerland. The photo shows Vaduz City Hall with a snowy backdrop. I'd say the snowy backdrop is fit perfectly into the landscape of Vaduz. In fact, two thirds of my photos of Vaduz are with snowy backdrop. Pretty standard. I enjoyed cool and crisp air of April and enjoyed viewing breathtaking scenery.

I guess I was bit of a creature of habit

The photo shows beautiful view of Frankfurt, Germany. I took this photo near the Römerberg (a.k.a. old town square) while I was taking a stroll around. I remember that day was the 50th day of my first trip to Europe. Actually, my first trip to European continent was 52 days long and at that moment I was almost the end of my 52-day trip. The biggest difference that I recognized was staple food. I'm Asian and my staple is definitely rice, but in Europe they eat potatoes or bread as their staple. To be honest, I was so surprised and surprised and surprised. I kept surprising for 52 days. Now I know.

Convenience always costs a little bit more

I took this photo at Royal Garden Plaza in Pattaya, Thailand. Pattaya is a two-hour drive from and to Suvarnabhumi Airport (a.k.a. Bangkok International Airport) and is my favorite city of all time. Normally, I take a cab from the airport or Bangkok city center to get to Pattaya. Also, I've taken a bus from Ekamai Bus Station. It took a little more time than cabs. I got off the bus at the intersection of Sukhumvit and Pattaya Nuea near Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. From right there, I got a ride on the back of a motorcycle with my heavy suitcase and asked the motorbike taxi driver to take me to Pattaya Soi 9.