The lowest land in the world

This is my another photo of the Dead Sea. The Israeli side of the Dead Sea was one of the most popular day trip destinations from Jerusalem, Israel and was much more closer than I expected before. The Dead Sea was just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Jerusalem. In my case, I took a one-day bus tour to visit must-sees in Israel and the Dead Sea. An Israeli tour guide described that the surface of the Dead Sea is about 420 meters below sea level and is the lowest land in the world, so according to that, the photo shows Earth's lowest land and the sea surface.

Pop a shutter against the blue sky background

I took this photo at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece. Compare to the Acropolis of Athens, there weren't so many tourists,  but people who stayed there for a long time seemed like enjoy to take a lot of photos from many different perspectives. In my case, especially to take this photo, I looked up the temple's Corinthian capitals from below and popped a shutter against the blue sky background. Remember, you can see the Acropolis of Athens from the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Don't miss it.

Teach me to be considerate

I took this photo while I was crossing the Chain Bridge (Hungarian: Lánchíd) in Budapest, Hungary. Before I got there, I saw lots and lots of beautiful photos of the Chain Bridge and I went there to see the bridge. The Chain Bridge was my first priority. It's sort of like my expectations were too high. So, when I stood there, I felt like "Wow, I'm finally here" or like that, but if I looked closely, the bridge was exactly like the photo shows. I didn't know that the most of the Chain Bridge was covered in graffiti.

Save the best part for last

I took this photo at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. I was planning to leave Copenhagen, Denmark to Bangkok, Thailand on the following day and visited two must-sees where I haven't visited; Botanical Garden and Rosenborg Castle. There were lots and lots of must-sees in Copenhagen and I thought Rosenborg Castle was farthest away from my hotel, so I saved the best part for last. I enjoyed to see the parade of the Changing of the Guard starts off and ends off. Not only that, but I was impressed by the number of exhibits.

It couldn't be better

I took this photo in Lisbon, Portugal. The photo reminds me of a fabulous restaurant nearby Rossio railway station. I went to the same restaurant two nights in a row even though I had only two nights in Lisbon. I really enjoyed their very nice local cuisine with good cold beer. Also, I was really happy with the location. It was very convenient and was so much fun to stay. The place was full of locals and some tourists. I love places so full of life like there; Beira Gare. The restaurant is one of my most vivid memories in Lisbon, Portugal.

Stroll up and down at dusk

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. The Goethe House and Museum. It was my second time to visit Frankfurt, but I still haven't gotten the lay of the land. While I was taking a stroll around, I saw Eurotower, Mercedes-Benz office building and visited the Römerberg (a.k.a. old town square) and so on. Eurotower is a 40-story skyscraper and is the European Central Bank headquarters. I'd say the Römerberg is one of the most beautiful must-sees of Frankfurt and the square is known as the place where Frankfurt's Christmas market is hold.

Feels like temperature

I took this photo in Vientiane, Laos. In the one afternoon when I walked toward Ptuxai, I found this trilingual signboard on Avenue Lane Xang. Patuxai is a war monument in the heart of the city and Avenue Lane Xang is the high street. I went to the top of Patuxai and looked down the beautiful six-lane street from above. It was about the end of May. April and May are in the hottest season of the year in Laos and North East Thailand. It was a scorching hot day. The feels like temperature was 40 or so.

I had a blast

I took this photo when I was taking a little break at the point of altitude 3,150 meters in Western Bhutan. The place is called Dochula and I visited there twice. At that time I was heading to Punakha to see stunning Punakha Dzong (a.k.a. Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong) from the capital Thimphu by car. After dropped by Punakha for a while, I headed to Wangdue Phodrang where my hotel for that night was. At night, I visited the heart of the city of Wangdue Phodrang and had a blast drinking and eating.

I enjoyed the Cairo Tower in descending order

The photo shows the Cairo Tower from below. The tower is about 187 meters high and is the tallest tower in Egypt. If it's a sunny day, you can see the famous three pyramids in Giza from the observation deck on the top of the tower. I took this photo after I bought an entrance ticket and right before entering the tower. Inside of the tower a lift man was waiting with an inviting smile. I took the lift with him and Bulgarian coupe. First things first, I went to the observation deck and viewed Cairo and Giza from above.

Do a double take

I took this photo in Negombo, Sri Lanka. It was nearly 7:30 in the morning and was a little bit earlier for breakfast, so I sat on a chair in the balcony and looked up the sky. WTF? I would never have guessed that not in a million years, but I saw the moon above the water storage tank. I did a double take, but the moon was still there, so I took an evidence photo just in case. Now, I guess that I hadn't seen the moon during the day is because I don't have enough time looking up the sky during the day. So, that's why.

Krienseregg - Fräkmüntegg - Pilatus

I took this photo on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. When I went down Mount Pilatus to Lucerne, Switzerland, I enjoyed taking flash gondolas. As the signs on the photo shows, I took an aerial cableway from Pilatus to Fräkmüntegg and took an aerial gondola from Fräkmüntegg to Krienseregg. Lucerne is one of my favorite European city. I'd say the city itself was kinda cozy and had very nice relaxing atmosphere. Plus, there were lots and lots of cute Swiss souvenir shops.

A memory of pan-fried Tibetan dumplings

The photo shows an early morning view of Damside in Pokhara, Nepal. That morning, I could see the Himalayas behind Sarangkot hill like the photo shows. My hotel was located in Damside, but I had lunch in Lakeside almost everyday. Both areas are located within walking distance and I really enjoyed a wide variety of restaurants and their food in Lakeside. One of my favorite restaurants was Tibetan place and my favorite food was pan-fried dumplings. It was so nice and it went well with a bottle of Everest beer.

Spring to someone's mind

This is my favorite kind of photo of a cityscape. The photo shows one of the narrow streets in Malmö, Sweden. As it was a Sunday morning, there weren't many people on the streets. This street was the place where I've exchanged a few words with the locals for the first time in Malmö. It was too short to call this a conversation. I'd say it was a few words just to go by each other, but it's still remembered to this day. So, when I saw this photo in this morning, this story has sprung to my mind.