Deduce the meaning of a word

The photo shows stunning Ljubljana Railway Station in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It may sound funny, but since a sign of the station showed ŽELEZNIŠKA POSTAJA, I guessed a post office was contained somewhere in the station building. However, a Slovenian word postaja means station in English, not post office. My guess was not even close to accurate. Even so, I could send some postcards from Ljubljana, Slovenia and my recipients were happy to receive beautiful Slovenian postcards. I bought several postcards and stamps together at a convenience-store like place in the station and dropped them into a post box nearby the station.

A cutting-edge technology

The photo shows Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy. I took this photo by my iPad mini. After thinking about things I needed for my trip, I took my digital camera and my iPad mini. I was thinking that my digital camera would be for photos, and my iPad mini would be for the Internet. During my trip, I was impressed with the picture quality of my iPad mini especially at dusk and night. My digital camera is not bad at all, but is not equal to the night view quality of my iPad mini. The best part is my photos that have been stored in my iPad mini link to a map and show the locations where the photos were taken.

Their Uzbek Pilaf really hit the spot

I took this photo at my favorite restaurant and music bar in Tel Aviv, Israel. Their chef had a talent and they serve a wide variety of homemade Eastern, European, and traditional Jewish cuisine. The photo shows one of their featured dishes Uzbek Pilaf. It was like tasty cooked rice with beef and I really loved it. After spending 14 days in London, England, I flew to Tel Aviv, Israel. I couldn't eat rice very often in London, so I was very hungry for rice on my second day in Tel Aviv. When I walked around nearby Opera Tower, I found a restaurant that looked good. I don't know why, but the restaurant had no sign about their name or something, but there was a menu next the entrance. The previously-opened page showed mouth-watering Uzbek Pilaf. It hit the spot, absolutely. So I went into the restaurant to have Uzbek Pilaf. It was excellent in taste. After that, I went to that no-name restaurant three times during my time in Tel Aviv. Everything was delicious.

The New Bridge in the city of Luxembourg

The photo shows the New Bridge (a.k.a. Adolphe Bridge, French: Pont Adolphe, German: Adolphe-Brücke, Luxembourgish: Adolphe-Bréck) in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. The arch-type bridge is one of the must-see sites in Luxembourg city. Pedestrians can cross the bridge as well as vehicles. You can enjoy sort of the panoramic view of the city of Luxembourg from the New Bridge. I crossed the bridge more than once to see the neatly-manicured green city from above, and took a lot of photos from there.

Early-morning view of Amsterdam, Holland

I took this photo after having a light breakfast at a cafe nearby  Leidseplein (a.k.a. Leiden Square) in Amsterdam, Holland. That morning, I had a large cup of cappuccino and the cheapest croissant of the cafe and paid 6.1 Euros. In my view, everything in Amsterdam was relatively expensive, I must admit that it's not only the cafe. Anyway, after breakfast it was drizzling. I put my folding-umbrella and walked around a little. I then went back to my hotel after took a couple of photos. Generally, I need some rest after breakfast. Also, it was a little too early to do everything. My hotel was just a five-minute walk from Leidseplein.

Epic shows on an epic night in Vegas

I took this photo during the world largest Light and Sound Shows at the Fremont Street Experience (a.k.a. FSE) in Downtown Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America. There were so many shows I could actually see in Vegas, but I went to see this Light and Sound Shows twice, because it was so much fun. After all of the casinos and shops turning off the lights, the epic Light and Sound Shows are displayed on Viva Vision over the crowded pedestrian mall. Viva Vision is like a barrel vault canopy, but the scale is so huge, nope, humongous. Everything was bigger in Vegas.

Destinations are listed alphabetically

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. When I started to make out my travel itinerary I couldn't imagine the entire route as a solid plan. What I would do after Portugal, before Italy was still up in the air. I wanted to use TAP Portugal Airlines from Portugal, so I browsed through their destinations first. TAP Portugal Airlines fly to a lot of destinations and the cities are listed in alphabetical order on their site. Then I realized that I didn't know many cities and I couldn't even imagine where the cities were. So I started to click from A to Z alphabetically, then finally made a flight reservation from Lisbon, Portugal to Zagreb, Croatia via Bologna, Italy. Zagreb was listed as their second last destination, so it took me some time before I clicked Zagreb at last.

Sagres Preta and "Green Wine"

I took this photo at a nice restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal. A bottle of Portuguese stout Sagres Preta and a bottle of Portuguese green wine Quinta da Aveleda with some cheese and bread. Portuguese green wine is called Vinho Verde. Green (Portuguese; Verde) doesn't mean its color, it could be translated as still young or very fresh. That day I chose white wine of "green wine". They had red wine of "green wine" as well. Portuguese stout Sagres Preta was very nice. I'd say it was not far behind from the world-famous Irish stout Guinness.

Where do you wanna go v. where I want to show

I took this photo in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Generally speaking, religious buildings are decorated beautifully not apply only to this city. This curved entrance was no exception. It had nearly symmetric stunning decorations as well as potted trees. It was so much fun to look around the city. By the way, one of my English acquaintances had asked me an interesting question. He said his girlfriend was going to come to a city where he was based in for the past a year. He said she didn't like museums, didn't want to visit temples. Then he couldn't decide where he should go with her to show his favorite city by far. I said they should just walk around and stop by when she was interested in to look a little closer or take a photo or something.

The 17th-century canal ring area

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. Amsterdam is famous for its canals and the 17th-century canal ring area was newly listed in as a Unesco World Heritage Site. It should be. I took many other photos of the city on sunny days, cloudy days, rainy days, and I also took a lot of photos in the nighttime. The photo shows a beautiful sunny day's view of Amsterdam. On a bright day, the surface of the canals glittered in the sunshine. The reflection of the buildings in the canal was stunning. Come to think of it, canal cruises are one of the popular tourist attractions in Amsterdam.

Take a shower with cold water

The photo shows the shower facilities of a hotel in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. I stayed in a Deluxe Double Room with Fan for 16 nights and had such unique experiences with the shower facilities: cool water was pouring down from a walled animal's mouth like the photo shows. The balcony provided a chair and idyllic mountain views, plus a tad obstructed view of the Indian ocean from its side. I loved to see colorful birds early in the morning, many stars at night from the balcony. The hotel was situated in the middle of the Strand which means it would be fantastic for party animals. Not to mention Unawatuna beach was a minute away just cross the street or kind of thing. Beloved staff members were smile full of bubbly young guys. They ran their lovely restaurant and its cosy Shisha bar enthusiastically. WiFi worked in some limited areas as a comp. On the other hand, Internet shops on the Strand cost 100 LRs per hour.

Photos are taken from various angles

I took this photo in front of Ljubljana Railway Station in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I saw a big statue in front of the station: a statue of General Rudolf Maister (Slovenian: Kip Generala Rudolfa Maistra). It was the first statue that I've seen in Slovenia, so I took a photo of the statue. When viewed in hindsight, probably I should have taken another photos from a different angle. Ljubljana Railway Station was a yellowish stunning building with a clock tower, and this handsome statue was located right in front of the station. Which means I could take a nice photo of those two of them together.

Ferrari Store in Milan, Italy

I took this photo at Ferrari Store in Milan, Italy. I talked with an Italian guy during my flight from Milan, Italy to Bangkok, Thailand. He asked me how long I stayed in Italy, and where I visited. I said I spent 5 nights in Milan. He said that was bad to hear. According to him, must-see site in Milan is only the Milan Cathedral. His opinion was counter to mine. There were a lot to see, to do, to eat and drink in Milan for me. Ferrari Store was one of them. I got so excited when I stood in front of the store. Ferrari Store is located this close to the Milan Cathedral. You can't miss it.

Look out to the right

I took this photo through a bus window. That morning, I took breakfast a little early and joined a bus tour to get to the Dead Sea. A person in charge of the tour company picked me up at my hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel and took me to the Dead Sea via Jerusalem. My tour director explained about his country quite well during the drive. When he said to look out to the right, everybody on the bus could see the Dome of the Rock clearly. My seat was on the right side and I could take this photo without moving to find the best angle. At the end of the day they dropped me off at the corner of my hotel.

Bitterballen

The photo shows one of the very popular Dutch snacks bitterballen. After I checked in at a hotel in Amsterdam, Holland, I got out of the hotel and started to take a stroll around the nearby square Leidseplein. After doing a bit of ground research, I realized that there were so many places to eat and drink in and around the hectic square. Before flew in Amsterdam, I googled about Dutch cuisine and was interested in bitterballen. First things first, I went into a large Heineken pub and ordered a cold one with bitterballen. Bitterballen are like freshly-deep-fried minced meat. I dipped bitterballen in mustard and enjoyed the taste of them. Overall I made a good start in Amsterdam.

People say I'm optimistic

The photo shows a stunning building of Bonn Frères in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. The weather was erratic on that day. At the beginning of my trip, I thought I was very lucky because it was a bright and sunny day like the photo shows. Unfortunately, the perfect weather didn't last. After lunch, I saw a dark overcast sky and it started to rain in the afternoon. Near the end of my trip, the sky was starting to clear up, but still had clouds with a chance of rain. If I put a positive spin on the erratic weather, I could enjoy three different weather in a day. It was a quite rare one-day trip.

Bubble wrap is so much fun, isn't it?

I took a photo of this unique building in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America. When I walked along the Strip, I found this wall in front of Planet Hollywood. The wall looked so cool. Seeing the wall reminded me of something I really loved when I was a kid. Bubble wrap. It may sound funny, but even now I feel like I wanna play with bubble wrap. It's a lot of fun to make the popping sound. Anyway, in Vegas, there were so many attractive buildings, advertisement, signs, and all. I think this wall is by far the most amusing creative work on the Strip.

Tulip-headed folding umbrella

What kind of things do you imagine when it comes to the Netherlands? I imagine a lot of things such as delicious cheese, wooden shoes, windmills, Heineken, tulips, and so on. What color do you imagine when you think about the Netherlands? I imagine orange, I don't know why. The photo shows one of my souvenirs for myself which I bought in Amsterdam, Holland. This is a folding umbrella. What's interesting is that a head of the umbrella was shaped like a tulip. There were many kinds of colors available for the tulip-headed folding umbrellas. I chose orange. I think it looks really a Dutch souvenir.

Get an opportunity to try new things

This place of Porto, Portugal had a unique view of Gaia (a.k.a. Vila Nova de Gaia). Gaia is a city across from Porto and is known as a city where delicious precious Port Wine is stored and matured in its caves. When I was in Porto, one of my acquaintances sent me an e-mail and asked if I had already tasted the world-famous Port Wine and strong coffee. If she hadn't sent me an-email like that, I wouldn't have visited a cave to taste Port Wine, because I'm more like a beer person. After I tasted Tawny Port Wine in a cave in Gaia, it became my favorite. I bought four miniature bottles of Port Wine as well.

A museum among museums

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. There were a lot of must-sees in Zagreb and this direction board indicated 13 different places to see. There were many kinds of museums or galleries in Zagreb and 10 out of 13 places of this direction board had the same icon. I prefer to do more outdoorsy and basically I don't go into museums, but often go there to see massive architecture. The only museum I went inside in Zagreb was the Museum of Broken Relationships. I love to see something creative or something different from all the others. I thought the Museum of Broken Relationships might be more my thing and I was right.

Could you help me place a call?

I took this photo at Antwerpen Centraal Railway Station (a.k.a. Antwerp Central Station) in Antwerp, Belgium. I saw these public phone booths there. When I travel abroad I don't take my cell. During my trip I needed to use a public phone several times in the past and it was kind of hard to use sometimes. That reminds me. When my flight from Madrid, Spain to Bangkok, Thailand was delayed for half a day, I tried to make a call to my hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The hotel offered free shuttle services from and to the airport and I wanted to let them know about my late arrival. I fed coins into a pay-phone, but I couldn't reach them. I ended up spending four Euros and could only get electronic sound.

Frankfurter

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. I went there to see Frankfurt Christmas Market 2013. I visited the market three days in a row and had a lot of fun. One of the main things tourists enjoyed at Frankfurt Christmas Market was food and drink. I enjoyed to drink cups of hot Mulled Wine, hot apple wine and so on. Not only that, but I enjoyed to have a wide variety of German food. The photo shows a hot dog. I'm not an expert, but I've heard that sausages were originally from Germany and were spread out all over the world. Also, there's a word Frankfurter to describe them. If my knowledge is correct, I was in a home of sausages and had them. That is why they were so yummy.

The Cercle Municipal

I took this photo in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. After I got out of the station, I followed the clear signs for "Centre" and hit a beautiful square named the Place d' Armes. It's a popular square where a lot of locals and tourists are hanging out. The photo shows the Cercle Municipal. You can see this stunning building at the eastern end of the Place d' Armes. By the way that morning, I had to skip breakfast in Frankfurt, Germany to catch a train at 06:38, so I wanted to treat myself to a good lunch in Luxembourg. Like the clock of the Cercle Municipal shows, it was about time to break for lunch. I started to look for a nice place for lunch after taking this photo.

My favorite Texas Suki

I took this photo in front of my all-time favorite Thai Suki place in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Suki is like an Asian hot pot and is very popular all over Thailand. My favorite place is named Texas Suki, and it's on Soi Texas in Chinatown, Bangkok. Thai word Soi means street in English. Since Texas Suki is very popular, the street was named after Texas Suki. This restaurant is technically a Thai Suki place, but they serve a wide variety of Thai food as well. Not to mention all of them are authentic and yummy. There are lots of locals there, as well as a little tourists. Now I realized that it's been more than 10 years since I visited Texas Suki for the first time. Time does fly fast.

Walk around and lose track of time

I took this photo in Jaffa in Israel. Jaffa is a few kilometers away from Tel Aviv. For someone who don't like walking I guess it would be a bit of a trek, but for someone who love walking or outdoorsy Jaffa is an easy walk from Tel Aviv, because it's visible from Tel Aviv promenade. From my experience, getting Jaffa was not too difficult, but narrow streets of the city were a tad complicated like a maze. I had a complimentary map of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, but it wasn't enough to explore real Jaffa. Anyway, it was a very interesting city to walk around. I just lost track of time.

Have a mathematical mind

I took this photo in Oxford, England, the UK. Oxford is a city where the University of Oxford is. The city was less than an hour-train ride from Central London, say Paddington Station. My train left Paddington Station at 09:50 and arrived at Oxford Station at 10:44 via Slough and Reading. I've heard that the University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking countries. While I was walking around the city, I found a gate with a large plate which said Mathematical Institute. Unfortunately, I don't have a mathematical mind, so I'm a bit out of my depth when it comes to math or similar subject.

Scenery from a train window

I took this photo through a train window while the train was running in Slovenia. The International train departed from Zagreb, Croatia at 06:50 bound for Frankfurt, Germany. I got off the train at Ljubljana, Slovenia at 09:06. Before arriving in Ljubljana, the train stopped at several stations in Slovenia such as Dobova, Krško, Sevnica, Zidani Most, Trbovlje, Litija. The scenery of this route was breathtaking. I couldn't stop taking photos through the train windows. The bright morning sunshine shined in through the window as well. Before the train arrived in Ljubljana, everything was covered by a thick fog, but it cleared up soon.

That's Belém for you

This is the cutest McDonald's' entrance ever. I found this cute pinkish building in Belém district in Lisbon, Portugal. I visited Belém from Lisbon on foot to see the Hieronymites Monastery (a.k.a. Jerónimos Monastery), Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém), and Monument to the Discoveries (Portuguese: Padrão dos Descobrimentos). The Hieronymites Monastery and Belém Tower are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cute Mickey D's was a five-minute walk from the Hieronymites Monastery. I wasn't hungry at that moment, so I just took a photo of the appearance and left. In hindsight, I should have sipped a cup of coffee or something there.

Serbian national dish: Pljeskavica

The photo shows very delicious meat dish which I had at a popular traditional restaurant in Zagreb, Croatia. The food was named Ljuta Leskovačka Pljeskavica and was translated as Spicy Leskovac Burger in English. Leskovac is a name of a city in Southern Serbia, so Ljuta Leskovačka Pljeskavica is like Serbian styled spicy meat patty. I had it with Butter Rice (Croatian: Riža na maslacu) and were match made in heaven. To be honest, even though Pljeskavica is national dish of Serbia and was translated in English, I didn't know anything about it. Also, I couldn't imagine what Spicy Leskovac Burger was. But, it was already 2013. I had my iPad mini and the restaurant offered free WiFi service. I googled Pljeskavica and saw a lot of mouth-watering images on the Internet before I ordered Pljeskavica. After taking my first bite, I became the biggest fan of Pljeskavica.

Pinch me, am I dreaming?

I took this photo at a hotel in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Katunayake is a city where Bandaranaike International Airport is. My hotel was in Colombo on that night, but I visited Katunayake for super-sophisticated Sri Lankan dinner under the stars. The good news is Colombo Katunayake Expressway E03 was opened in October 2013, and it doesn't take long anymore to get to Katunayake or Negombo from the capital Colombo. The dinner was like a dream. The hotel and its swim-up bar and restaurant were surreal. I wanna stay there next time.

Booking.com's headquarters in Amsterdam

The photo shows one of the most popular accommodation booking sites Booking.com's headquarters. This building faced crowded Rembrandtplein (a.k.a. Rembrandt Square) in Amsterdam, Holland and really stood out because of the clock tower. During my last trip from October 22nd 2013 to March 31st 2014, I needed to choose 18 different accommodations to stay in 17 different cities. In fact I made all of my reservations through Booking.com and was totally satisfied with their user-friendly service. Everything could be done at my finger tips and I didn't have any problem with my reservations and payments. Dank u.

Zebra crossing

The photo shows a crosswalk (a.k.a. pedestrian crosswalk) in front of Zagreb Zoo. I've heard that crosswalk is called as zebra crossing in the UK, and I think the crosswalk in front of Zagreb Zoo is quite literally a zebra crossing. When I was waiting for the traffic light to change, I found this zebra-stripe crosswalk. I was right across from the zoo and the street was kind of busy at the moment. Hence I couldn't take a nice photo of the crosswalk without any cars and people. But I wanted to. So after visiting the zoo, I waited for the right moment and could take this photo. Yay!

Cycle Rickshaw: รถสามล้อถีบ

I took a photo of a Cycle Rickshaw (a.k.a Pedicab, Thai: รถสามล้อถีบ) at a serviced apartment in Nakhon Ratchasima (a.k.a. Korat), Thailand. Cycle Rickshaw is like a pedal-powered taxi and is one of the important useful transportations for locals. During my last trip to Thailand, I didn't see them in Bangkok and Pattaya, but I saw many of them in Nakhon Ratchasima. If my memory is correct, I've taken a ride on a Cycle Rickshaw once in Ayutthaya, Thailand, and also once in Kathmandu, Nepal.

It tasted like America

The photo shows a bottle of drink that I bought at a convenience store in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America. On New Year's Day of this year, I walked around the Vegas Strip. The sun was sizzling and I felt very thirsty. I went into a convenience store and looked at refrigerators of soft-drink bottles. There were so many kinds of drinks of course, but I didn't know any. So I just chose my favorite color : green. This one tasted very very nice. It's kind of like  a sports drink, and had a touch of cucumber flavor. Eye-opening. I miss the taste even now.

It was a bolt from the blue

I took this photo in London, England, the UK. I was mistakenly thinking that this world's famous Clock Tower was named Big Ben, and was renamed as the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. But one of my English acquaintances corrected my big misunderstanding. He said Big Ben is the name for the giant bell of this clock tower. I didn't even know that the clock tower had a giant bell inside. It is often said that you learn something new every day, but I thought this one would be the biggest learning of the year.

Buy a ticket well in advance

I took this photo in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. It was the changeable weather the day I visited Luxembourg: 7th January 2014. I had a folding umbrella and had to use it off and on. The temperature wasn't too cold, actually it was much milder than I expected. When I took this photo the sky was starting to clear up, but it was on my way to the station to take a return train to Frankfurt, Germany. I bought a round-trip train ticket from Frankfurt, Germany to Luxembourg on the 17th December 2013 at DB Bahn office of Frankfurt am Main Hbf. The ticket was written in German, so I couldn't read anything, but a ticket clerk printed out useful English document which was titled Your Travel Connection. She kindly highlighted important word such as date, time, transfer stations and price. With that, I could enjoy my one-day round trip without any difficulties.

Clear and helpful explanation

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany at night; Mercedes Benz Building and Eurotower. Eurotower is one of the famous skyscrapers of Frankfurt and was visible from many places like this. During my last trip, I visited Frankfurt, Germany twice. One day around noon, I met a very helpful young woman near Eurotower. When I was looking at a map, she talked to me and asked me where I wanted to go. She gave me directions clearly and what is more she explained several characteristics of each street in Frankfurt before I asked. Her explanation was very informative. Overall, she made my stay.

Italian shoe shine sponge

The photo shows shoe shine sponge of a hotel in Milan, Italy. When I found this shoe shine sponge in the bathroom, I really felt like I was in Italy. Long story short, one of my Italian acquaintances had ever told me that Italian guys always wear polished shoes. He said when I see someone who looks like Italian, but I'm not sure where he is from. In that case, I don't have to ask, just check his shoes. According to my acquaintance, if the guy's leather shoes are mirror-shiny, he is Italian. If his shoes are dirty or too old, he's not Italian. I said thanks for the tip.

Never had it happened before

The photo shows Sri Lankan Vegetable Fried Rice at a restaurant in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. The fried rice was spicy and was alright, but I wasn't exactly happy when I paid the bill and received the change. There were so much hidden charges on the bill. I've been to Sri Lanka 7 times and spent 171 days in total. Eating-out all the time, but I've never seen that kind of ridiculous bill. I did a double take then I paid. After a while a waiter came to take my plate away. Also after a while he returned to take my beer mug away. Then after a while, I said eventually I didn't have my change back yet. He came back soon and gave me the change. The change was short. Never had it happened before.

Nature called me a lot on that day

The photo shows a door of a ladies' room that I saw at a bar in Amsterdam, Holland. The bar faced the hectic Leidseplein (a.k.a. Leiden Square) and was a five-minute walk from my hotel. At the bar, Belgian white beer Hoegaarden served from a tap with a lemon wedge. Obviously, I've had Hoegaarden Draught before not only once, but I totally didn't know that the Belgian white beer goes really well with a lemon wedge. When a bartender asked me if I wanted to have a lemon wedge, I thought "What, why?", but I said yes to try something new. After this happened, I believe that a pint of Hoegaarden is not complete if it doesn't have a lemon wedge.

What a beautiful mirror effect

I took this photo in front of the Croatian Parliament (Croatian: Hrvatski Sabor) in Zagreb, Croatia. The Croatian Parliament is situated in the upper town (Croatian: Gornji Grad) of Zagreb. The square which contains important government buildings including the Croatian Parliament is named St. Mark's Square, named after St. Mark's Church. When I walked through the square, I realized that the nameplate of the Croatian Parliament building had an interesting mirror effect for its surroundings. This is very beautiful, isn't it?

Chinese Gate of Van Wesenbekestraat

I took this photo near Van Wesenbekestraat in Antwerp, Belgium. There was only one Chinatown of the city and the photo shows the fairly new Chinese Gate. The gate was at the intersection of Van Wesenbekestraat and Carnotstraat. The location of this area was not too far from Antwerpen-Centraal (a.k.a. Antwerp Central) Railway Station and was easy to spot. I went to Antwerp, Belgium as a one day excursion from Amsterdam, Holland by train. From my point of view, Antwerp was a little more relaxed than Amsterdam and the air was much cleaner.

Look down a spiral staircase

The photo shows a spiral staircase of a clean and comfortable hotel in Porto, Portugal. I truly appreciated the hotel's welcoming, heartwarming hospitality. At the moment of my arrival to till my checkout, every staff member looked really happy to help their guests. It was just like a lot of Portuguese who I've met in Porto. Not only that, but the location of the hotel was very convenient. I personally believe that, your hotel can make or break your trip. After I stayed there for five nights, I sent several postcards to my friends and acquaintances and wrote that the Portuguese are the best in the world. Yup, I'm simple.

Professional-looking art

I took this photo at Ljubljana Railway Station in Ljubljana, Slovenia when I was waiting an international train to Zagreb, Croatia. I found a train which was painted with a national flag of Slovenia. English capital letters said "SLOVENIA!" next to the flag. It looked like one was painted by a professional. By the way, my train left Ljubljana at 14:45 and arrived in Zagreb at 17:13. The train was half full. I got a window seat and I truly enjoyed seeing stunning scenery from the train windows. Oh, I got through passport control on the train while the train was stopping at Dobova Railway Station in Slovenia.

The famous LV logos on the wall

I took this photo in Las Vegas, NV, the States. I found a Louis Vuitton store on the Strip and I thought the wall of the store is outstanding. As you can see on this photo, the wall was covered by the famous LV logos. I haven't purchased something at a Louis Vuitton store, so I don't know what do many other Louis Vuitton stores look like, but their Las Vegas Strip brunch caught my attention because of the wall. My current favorite two bags are very casual ones. One of them, the bigger one is from Colombo, Sri Lanka and the other one is from Pattaya, Thailand.

A pint of London Pride

The photo shows a pint of London Pride. This is one of the best-known ales in the UK and was my very first beer at an English pub in London, England. My flight from Bangkok, Thailand to London, England flew in Heathrow Airport at 19:30. I took Heathrow Express to Paddington Station and checked into my hotel around 21:15. I dropped off my luggage in my room and got out of the hotel in 10 minutes. The first thing that I wanted to do in London, England was going out to a pub for some drinks. On the way to my hotel from Paddington Station, I did a bit of ground research and had a gut feeling that the nearest pub from my hotel seemed like a nice place. I was totally right about that. Beers were served at right temperature, bartenders were excellent, the atmosphere was super. I really wanna be there right now.

Where am I, then?

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. To get to know the lay of the land of Amsterdam, it took about a few more days for me. I mean after staying for a few more days, I could walk around the city without a map, but before I got used to the city and its view, I just couldn't. I can laugh about it now, but for the first two to three days or so, every street and every corner of the city looked very, very similar or exactly the same for my eyes. Oh, come to think of that, I was asked a direction by a young Caucasian man near my hotel along Prinsengracht. He said he had to return a bicycle, but he couldn't find the bicycle rental shop again. We looked at my map carefully and finally found out the street name of the bicycle rental shop. The shop was on the next street from we were. After we found out the street name on the map, he said okay, and asked me again "Where am I, then?"

Ten out of ten

I took this photo in front of my hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel. I loved everything of this hotel and really wanted to expand my stay if I could. Every staff was moderate, but really helpful. The Israeli full breakfast was absolutely fabulous as well as nice morning Cappuccino with genius latte art. Plus, the Toiletries made my eyes lit up. Shampoo, soap, shower gel, body lotion were Dead Sea Cosmetics as comps. I'd really appreciated it. Not only that, but the location couldn't be better. The Mediterranean Sea was just a few minute-walk, post office was just around the corner, so many places to eat and drink were an easy walk from the hotel. Overall, I had such treasure moments there.

S.P.Q.R. mosaic floor of Milano Centrale

I took this photo at Milano Centrale (a.k.a. the main railway station of Milan) in Milan, Italy. This S.P.Q.R mosaic floor looked so cool. By the way, one of my concerns of my trip to Milan, Italy was how to get to my hotel from Milano Malpensa Airport. The airport is located about 50 kilometers away from the heart of the city. It was too far to take a cab to my hotel directly from the airport. Other than cabs, there were a few options to get to central Milan. One of them was the Malpensa Express. It's a train service which runs in between Malpensa Airport and the heart of the city. One of the other options was shuttle bus services. There were a few bus companies competed amongst each other. I then ended up chose Malpensa Shuttle Bus from the airport and got to Milano Centrale with free Wi-Fi onboard service. It cost 10 Euros. Next, from Milano Centrale, I took a Metro Green Line to Loreto. My hotel was a five-minute walk from Loreto and was easy to spot. Finally, I checked into my hotel at zero dark thirty. It was a little too late for a first-timer, but everywhere was absolutely safe.

Rare sight

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. I found a parked coach from Groß-Gerau which had a Mercedes-Benz Emblem and was marked with five-star paint or stickers. It looked like pretty rare sight, so I took a photo of it just in case. Speaking of coach, I've joined a 10-day coach tour and visited featured cities and its sites in Western and Eastern Germany. The tour started in Frankfurt and ended in Munich. I visited Heidelberg, Cologne, Rhineland area, Bremen, Hamburg, Wittenberg, Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, Nuremberg, the Romantic Road, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein, and Fussen during that 10 days. My tour director was from the Netherlands originally, but at that time he was based in Germany. He spoke perfect English and shared a lot of informative stories about his favorite beautiful Germany on coach.