View of Frankfurt from Main Tower

I took this photo from Main Tower in Frankfurt, Germany. Main Tower is a place where you can see Frankfurt from 200 meters above the ground. I waited in a line for several minutes and got on an elevator to get to the top Main Tower. Inside of the elevator was really looked like a high-tech country, Germany. A local woman kindly explained to me about the technical details of the elevator and I was so impressed how good it was. I remember my jaw hit the ground and now I realized that I forgot to take a photo of the high-tech equipment.

Ćevapčići with Riža na maslacu and Lepinja

The photo shows Ćevapčići with Riža na maslacu. I took this dish at my favorite restaurant in Zagreb, Croatia. Ćevapčići is a Southeastern European dish. It's kind of like a grilled minced meat with lots of spices. I really love it. Ćevapčići is commonly eaten with a piece of flatbread (a.k.a. pita bread) named Lepinja, but I wanted to have it with some rice as well. This photo is showing the result of my order. You can see Lepinja on the upper part of the photo. Also, you can see Riža na maslacu on the lower part of the photo. Riža na maslacu is like a rice dish cooked with butter. I had the same type of rice dish at a Bosnian restaurant as well. Oh, before I forget, beer on the photo is named Karlovačko. I loved the label as well.

It was an unforgettable daycation

I took this photo in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. I have a lot of cities in the world that I visited there as a daycation that only lasted several hours. Luxembourg city is one of them. I managed to squeeze one more country in before I left the European Union. In hindsight, it wasn't exactly enough to see the whole city, but at least I could be there. When I took this photo, I was looking up the sky from a canyon of those stunning buildings and thinking how beautiful Luxembourg was. I took 125 photos in Luxembourg.

I'm a big fan of the Oyster card

I took this photo right above Charing Cross tube Station in London, England. Greater London has a convenient public transportation system commonly nicknamed the Tube. Also, there's an awesome electronic ticketing system named the Oyster card. One of the station staff of Charing Cross tube Station recommended I get the card and kindly helped me purchase it. The Oyster card is like a top-up card to take the Tube faster and much cheaper. It made my trip in London. On the day before the end of my journey, I went to a ticket office of Paddington tube Station and returned the Oyster card. The station staff asked me to show my passport. She also handed a piece of paper to me and asked to fill in a few blanks. I wrote down my name and contact details. With that, I got paid back for the deposit and some leftover I've topped up. I received 6.1 British pound in cash. I used up them till the end of my journey.

The National Assembly Building in Ljubljana

The photo shows the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The main entrance was decorated with a lot of life-sized sculptures of humans. Because of the extraordinary decoration of the main entrance, the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana looked like one of the eye-catching buildings in the city. In fact, you can see familiar scenes of life through the life-sized sculptures. By the way, Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana, Slovenia was about a five-minute walk from the National Assembly Building. The building of the U.S. embassy didn't look like an American made, it looked more like Europe.

Monastery of São Vicente de Fora

The photo shows Monastery of São Vicente de Fora (a.k.a. Church of São Vicente de Fora) in Lisbon, portugal. I took this photo from the Castle of São Jorge. You can enjoy a panoramic view of Lisbon from the Castle of São Jorge and the photo shows only a small part of stunning Portuguese capital Lisbon. I don't remember how long I spent time at the Castle of São Jorge. The castle itself and the view from there was that great. The road to the castle was a bit of complicated, but half the fun was getting there.

A hotel for the first few days

I took this photo in my hotel room in Colombo, Sri Lanka. My flight from Bangkok, Thailand flew in Colombo around midnight. So I booked this room from previous day and sent an e-mail to let them know about my late check-in. Next morning, I decided to have breakfast at a hotel's restaurant. Sri Lankan styled breakfast tasted like heaven. My favorite coconut sambol was cooked just right and I really enjoyed it. I also had lunch there on my second day. I ordered Sri Lankan signature meal Rice and Curry. It was beautiful and tasty. Seriously, I ate like hell. The location of the hotel was kinda unique. It's in a commercial area nearby Maradana Railway Station. There weren't many places to eat and drink nearby the hotel, but I found a nice local roti shop about a hundred meters away from the hotel.

Lunch at a local bistro

I took this photo in front of a local bistro in Amsterdam, Holland. When I found this place by coincidence, I thought that I've been walking around broad Amsterdam to find a place like here. I loved the atmosphere of this little great bistro and also loved people who run this place. The bartender was a cheerful young guy and he was really a good communicator. On the other hand, the chef was as quiet as a cat, but she had a talent for cooking. As you know, Amsterdam has a very unique geography, so it's a little too hard to describe where exactly the place was, but it was less than a five-minute walk from Anne Frank House. I remember the human-sized Dutch doll to find this fabulous place again.

Vindaloo Chicken in London, England

The photo shows Vindaloo Chicken. I took this curry at an Indian restaurant in London, England, the United Kingdom. One of my English acquaintances had told me that Vindaloo was the spiciest curry he had ever had. If my memory is correct, he said he took his first Vinadloo in the UK, I don't remember which part. Anyway one day in London, I wanted to have some rice for lunch, and went into an Indian place. I looked at their menu and found Vindaloo. I ordered it with Veggie Basmati Rice. The curry was spicier than many other Indian Curry I had ever had, but it was not the spiciest for me. The spiciest curry I have ever had is Jungle Curry (a.k.a. Kaeng Pa or Forest Curry, Thai: แกงป่า). Currently, I use a photo of Jungle Curry as a title image of my blog. Yeah. This is it.

14:45 vs 18:35

I took this photo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I found this lovely building on a street where a lot of shoes and umbrellas were hanging on wires. I looked up the umbrella from below and saw a bulb inside of the umbrella. I guess the umbrella is like a lampshade and the lamp will light up at night. It will definitely be the beautiful night view, but I couldn't stay there until dark. If I missed the 14:45 train, the next international train wouldn't come for about four hours, so I must caught the 14:45 train to go back to Zagreb, Croatia. Probably, there were some other train options to go back to Zagreb, but I was just a first-timer tourist and didn't know much about cross-border railway systems. The 14:45 train was a direct train. I went through passport control on the train.

Travel light with high-capacity gizmos

The photo was not taken in Paris, France. I took this photo on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, the United States of America. There's a huge hotel and casino named Paris Las Vegas and its Eiffel Tower is one of the best known landmarks in Sin City. I've been to Paris, France and of course I went to see the Eiffel Tower, but I don't have any photos of the world-famous iron tower. Back then I went to France in 2007, I had a limited amount of memory to take photos. Because of that, I had to pick landmarks or something that I really wanted to take a photo of them. Time went by, my previous digital devices became outdated. During my recent trip, my small digital camera could handle large amount of photos. Not only that, but I could update my blog using my iPad mini from many cities in the world. Now we can travel light with high-capacity gizmos. Times have changed.

Well-prepared tourist

I took this photo near a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Every full moon day is called Poya day in Sri Lanka. Poya days are public holidays for Buddhists. That day, I visited an area near a Buddhist temple to see so-called "temple elephants". A lot of elephants were put in chains and eating grasses there. I touched the tip of an elephant's nose. Mmm... the situation wasn't like that technically. The elephant touched me using its long nose. By the way, the truck on the photo was going to take the male elephant to the area that I visited. When I was going to cross the street, this truck drove through right in front of me. Yep, I had a camera in my hand beforehand.

What does Stamppot taste like?

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland while I was looking for a place for lunch. That day, I felt like something traditional Dutch food. Then I chose a restaurant where several Dutch traditional dishes were written on a blackboard next to the entrance. I selected Stamppot from the menu, but unfortunately Stamppot wasn't available at that moment, and I chose another dish instead. I had a few more days in Amsterdam, so I thought I could eat Stamppot some other day, but I couldn't. Now I wonder what does Stamppot taste like?

A post office in Luxembourg city

The photo shows a post office in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. What a beautiful building of a post office. My first shopping in Luxembourg was several postcards and postage stamps. I looked at city's beautiful landmarks on each postcard and tried to visit those must-sees as much as possible. I do so most of the time in each new city. Anyway, while I was walking around the city, I found a post office and dropped my postcards into a post box in front of the post office. The building of the post office was this beautiful, so I took a photo of the entrance.

Phaya Thai: พญาไท

I took this photo at Phaya Thai station in Bangkok, Thailand. Phaya Thai station is known as an interchange station of the BTS sky train and the Airport Rail Link City Line. The Airport Rail Link City Line is much cheaper than the Airport Rail Link Express Line, but the City Line trains are normally way more crowded than the Express Line trains. The Airport Rail Link is a convenient special train system in Bangkok, Thailand. The City Line trains run in between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Phaya Thai station via Makkasan City Air Terminal. The Express Line trains run in between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Makkasan City Air Terminal. You can transfer to MRT (a.k.a. Bangkok Metro) at Makkasan station. By the way, the small three-wheeled vehicle on the photo is named tuk-tuk. It's a taxi of Thailand. Remember, you should negotiate the price with a driver before you take a ride.

TG2902 CMB - BKK; Mar 2014

The photo shows an inflight-meal of Thai Smile Airways flight TG2902 Colombo, Sri Lana to Bangkok, Thailand (CMB - BKK). It was a three and a half hour red-eye flight. The plane took off at 01:20 and almost all passengers have been dozing off when the in-flight meal was served. I woke up when a wagon came right next to me. I had this Midnight Chicken Curry with white rice, and had three kinds of tropical fruits for dessert. It was delicious and also smelled very nice. I love curry. The other passengers who were seated around me just skipped the midnight in-flight meal and stayed asleep. What a pity. By the way, Thai Smile Airways is a fairly new lower-cost airline which is operated by Thai Airways International. Smiling flight attendants were fresh and bubbly Thai females and they looked much younger than a stereotypical flight attendants.

A view of St. Mark's Church from Zagreb Eye

I took this photo when I visited Zagreb Eye in Zagreb, Croatia. Zagreb Eye is a viewpoint where you can see sort of 360-degree panoramic view of Croatian capital Zagreb from above. Also, it was the only place that I could see my favorite St. Mark's Church from above. I mean maybe some other place in the city provides different view of the church from above, but I just didn't know about that, so it was the one and only best shot. Other than St. Mark's Church, you can see a lot of landmarks from Zagreb Eye. Check it out.

The stairs of the Goethe House

I took this photo when I visited the Goethe House (German: Goethe-Haus) in Frankfurt, Germany. Actually, I've visited the Goethe House "three times" in my life. My first visit was in 2007. I looked the Goethe House from outside and didn't go inside. In December 2013 and also in January 2014, I visited the Goethe House again and took time to see detail of a house. So then I learned that the famous German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in a very wealthy family. When I looked at the stairs where the photo shows, a couple of young Caucasian women asked me to take a photo of them in front of this picturesque stairs. After they left, I took this photo.

Must-see station in Antwerp, Belgium

This was my first photo of Antwerpen-Centraal (a.k.a. Antwerp Central Station) in Antwerp, Belgium. I took this photo with my iPad mini right after got out of the train. The station is known as one of the most beautiful stations in the world and I thought it definitely is. I was in awe of its beauty. By the way, there was an information desk next to an exit. I asked a clerk that if I could have a city map. He handed me a lovely map and the map was easy-to-read. After exploring the city,  the map turned into a favorite souvenir from Belgium. I still love it so much.

The Alton Assembly Rooms

I took this photo in Alton, England. When I walked along high street, I found a building of great architectural beauty and its tidy little garden. I stopped and looked around me for a while. The building is now used as the Alton Assembly Rooms. Later on, I learned that the historical building was used as a Red Cross Hospital during a certain time in its history. The architecture was just stunning and it didn't look like a hospital, though. To be honest, I learned the long history of this building after I left Alton. As the cliche goes, better late than never, right?

Risotto alla Milanese

The photo shows one of my favorite Italian dishes named Risotto alla Milanese. I had it at a popular restaurant bar on hectic Corso Buenos Aires in Milan, Italy. Risotto alla Milanese is kind of like a creamy rice dish that contains plenty of dairy products. The vivid golden yellow comes from saffron. I've heard that people tend to order Risotto alla Milanese with a meat dish, so I ordered Cotoletta alla Milanese as well. A waiter asked me if I wanted to have the risotto and the cotoletta at the same time. I said yes, and he brought them together. Fabulous.

I don't mean to eavesdrop

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. I got a foggy view of the city with a canal at an unattractive time. After taking this photo, I made a rush for the Anne Frank House. I thought it was still early in the morning so I didn't have to wait in a line for a long time, but my prediction was completely off base. Before I reached the Anne Frank House, I could know where the Anne Frank House was. So many people were waiting in a line at a tourist mecca. With that, I had to wait in a line for more than half an hour. By the way, people in the line were from all over the world and so many languages were spoken. Two young guys who spoke English in American accent were waiting in the line right behind me. They were talking like everybody else. Maybe after a 15-minute wait, one of the guy complained that "I hate that many people speak English. I don't understand what they say, but they understand what I say." His friend replied "That's true." and they stopped talking. I've never thought about it before. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but their English was clear enough.

LOOK RIGHT

I took this photo close to Marble Arch tube Station in London, England, the UK. It was my fourth day in London and I was going to go to Bond Street, Oxford Street and then some. That morning, I googled to know how long it was going to take to get to Bond Street from my hotel. It looked like within walking distance, so I decided to go there on foot. Then I realized that LOOK RIGHT traffic signs were everywhere on the streets. In the UK, vehicles tend to come from right as well as my country. I had to be more careful when I walked around the city, though.

I'm not fit enough to run around, but...

I found this steam locomotive outside of Zagreb Main Station in Zagreb, Croatia. I went to the station to buy a day return international train ticket to Ljubljana, Slovenia in advance. There was a small kid who was running around the steam locomotive overzealously. I took this photo while she was running behind the body of the loco. If I were a kid, I'd spend spend all day running around the loco, but I was too old to do that. So I walked around the loco twice and then left. After that, I visited Zagreb Eye and Zagreb Christmas Market.

A Porto wine cave in Gaia, Portugal

I took this photo at a Porto wine cave (a.k.a. Porto wine cellar) in Via Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Via Nova de Gaia is a city which is commonly known as Gaia. It's easy to get there on foot from Porto, Portugal. It's on the other side of the Douro River. There are so many Porto wine caves in Gaia and the world-famous Port wine is stored and matured. I visited one of the caves to taste Tawny Porto and some more. A piano was located at the back of the cave, and it was for early-night Fado show. I returned to the cave in the evening and enjoyed having 20-year-old Tawny Porto as well as fabulous Fado show.

Heathrow Express

This was my first photo in London, England. After I flew in London Heathrow Airport, I took an airport rail link named Heathrow Express to get to London Paddington Station. It was about a 15-minute train journey and cost an arm and a leg. The ticket price made me realize early on that I arrived in England. If I put a positive spin on it, I paid that much money for the convenience, not only for a train ticket. There was a little hiccup at the end of the 15-minute train journey, but it was just a slight delay. A guy standing behind me started to talk on the phone and said "I'm almost there, almost there, but the train got stuck. I don't know somewhere near Paddington." or something like that. The good thing is, passengers can use their mobs throughout the train journey.

A difference between step on and stamp on

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. It looked like a small animal stepped on fresh concrete. Speaking of which, one of my English acquaintances had talked about a difference between 'step on' and 'stamp on'. According to him, if someone says 'He stepped on my foot' he sees that a thing happened by accident. On the other hand, if someone says 'He stamped on my foot' he sees that a thing happened on purpose. When I talk to him, I keep making small mistakes, and he feels something is wrong with my usage of English.

Scampi, salmon and prawn salad

I had this scampi, salmon and prawn salad at a semi-fancy restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium. The restaurant was located on high street and I could see the city through windows on the street. My main purpose of a day trip to Antwerp, Belgium from Amsterdam, Holland was to have some good Belgian beer with fine food. I took a look at the menu and chose this salad named after the name of the restaurant. My first beer at that restaurant was a glass of Stella Artois. My favorite Belgian-made pilsner beer. The scampi, salmon and prawn salad and Stella Artois were a match made in heaven.

Locate the best location

I took this photo in a hotel room in Amsterdam, Holland. As you know, when in Amsterdam, everything is relatively expensive, but a hotel where I booked through Booking.com let a cozy and comfortable room to me in much lower price than many other hotels that I browsed through the Internet. The location of the hotel was the best thing for me. Hectic Leiden Square was a few minute-walk from the hotel and I could enjoy cool Heineken beer in nice pubs around the square. Not only that, but so-called "city center" wasn't too far from the hotel. For example, the pretty famous red light district was about a 20 minute-walk. Also, Wi-Fi worked great in my room and I could make a plan for a day trip to Belgium without any frustration with slow Internet connection. Thanks a lot.

Start out partially sated

I took this photo when I caught a 2nd class AC car of the State Railway of Thailand to get to Nakhon Ratchasima (a.k.a. Korat) from Hua Lamphong Railway Station in Bangkok, Thailand. I got on the train at platform number 10. Before that, I walked around inside the station. There's a food court beside the waiting area. First things first, I went into the food court and bought coupons to have a late breakfast. After having a meal I walked around platforms. There were food venders selling Thai signature foods, plus I saw barber who gave a guy a haircut on a platform. I loved being there.

Wait till the time is ripe

I took this photo from the Golden Jubilee Bridges in London, England at night. The night view of the London Eye and the Palace of Westminster was really fascinating. That day I went on a day round trip from London Waterloo station to Alton and returned to London Waterloo at 16:01. I started to walk around the beautiful area and asked the staff of the London Eye what time the color of the London Eye will change color. He told me that I could see a stunning view of the London Eye around 17:30. I waited till the time was ripe.

Raise brand awareness

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. Half-naked women statues warmly welcome their guests above the entrance of a world-famous fashion brand: United Colors of Benetton. I didn't buy any clothes in Zagreb, but this building looked very nice, so I took a photo of it. My last trip was much longer than my another trips. Plus, I visited one Southeast Asian country, one South Asian country, one Middle Eastern country, 10 European countries, and the United States of America. That means I had to wear clothes appropriate to various temperatures and my suitcase was full of cloths. Sorry Benetton, maybe some other time.

A triangle-shaped building

I took this photo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A tall building close to Ljubljana Railway Station was really unique in shape. I found this building when I walked to the other side of the station. It was almost time to catch an international train (a.k.a. EC, EuroCity) bound for Vinkovci, Croatia to go back to Zagreb, but I still had some time to explore the city. I wanted to see the other side of the station a little and I did that. I didn't have enough time to walk around, but at least I could take a photo of this stunning building. Hooray.

Souvenirs from Porto, Portugal

I took this photo in my hotel room in Porto, Portugal. On the first day of my stay in Porto, I bought some souvenirs while I was walking around the city and I took a photo of them in my hotel room. I left these souvenirs in my room and got out of the hotel again to have lunch. Before that, I've already decided where to have my first lunch in Porto, but when I had a look at the restaurant that looks good, their tables were packed with the locals at the moment. With that I went back to my hotel to save a bit of time, and leave my souvenirs. When I returned to the restaurant after a few moments, there were some empty tables and I could enjoy very nice Portuguese lunch.

Healthy and colorful salad

I bought a pack of salad at a super market, and bought a can of beer at a convenience store in Zagreb, Croatia. The super market was selling many kinds of beer as well, but they seemed like keeping all beer at room temperature, so I went into a different shop to buy a cold one. The colorful salad was fresh and tasty. One of my English acquaintances had told me about five a day. He said people should eat five kinds of vegetables and fruits per day, and it should be in five different color. If so, this salad looked like the lack of something yellow. Beer could be the one?

Watchamacallit

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. Three Saint Andrew's Crosses were depicted on watchamacallit. What is the name of the metallic thingy on the ground next to a trash can? I have no idea even in the language of my mother country. Come to think of it, there are so many things in the world that I don't know their standard name. For lack of a better example, but one of my mentors had told me about a clogged toilet. He said there's a special device to fix a clogged toilet. The device is normally made of a plastic long handle with a rubber cup, and it's called plunger. He said this is very important word, be sure to remember the name. If he say so.

The CFL

I took this photo at a platform of Luxembourg Railway station in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. I took this train from Trier Hbf (German: Trier Hauptbahnhof, English: Trier Central Station) in the city of Trier, Germany. It was a two car train which was operated by the CFL and ran the distance between Trier, Germany and Luxembourg city, Luxembourg in just under an hour. The CFL stands for the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois and is the national railway company of Luxembourg. So says Web.

That's insane in the membrane

One of the Rides of Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Nevada, the United States of America is named Insanity. The photo shows the strong arm of the second highest thrilling ride in the world. I took this photo at the top of Stratosphere tower; 900 feet above the Strip. Summary of this attraction is pretty much insanity. The massive arm takes the passenger seats out of some kind of comfort zone and not only that, but the passenger seats starts to spin and forms into an arc in the air. Remember, it's 900 feet above the ground. That's insane in the membrane.

Qumran Caves and the Dead Sea Scrolls

I took this photo through a bus window in Israel. I went on a day trip to the Dead Sea by bus. During the drive in between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, I could observe Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in between 1946 to 1956. The Dead Sea Scrolls are texts from 2,000 years ago. The first scroll was discovered by a Bedouin boy. He went into a cave to find his animal or something, but the fruit of serendipity, it turned into the world's greatest archeological discovery of the 20th century.

We Love London

I took this photo under the London Eye in London, England, the United Kingdom. There was a souvenir shop and they put up a cute umbrella over the roof. The umbrella is the most frequent form of transparent plastic umbrella which is so-called a bubble top or something like that, but the design was fascinating. The umbrella depicts the Union Jack. I think it shows the successful example of typical British souvenir for hard-core the UK lovers. Of course I wanted to buy it, but I wasn't sure I could carry this type of umbrella with me on flights or it would be not allowed. In the end, I didn't buy it, but I still want to have it.

X X X

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. Three Saint Andrew's Crosses were depicted on the face of a clock what seemed like the ones you can see in the flag of Amsterdam. By the way, the flag of Amsterdam is based on the coat of arms of Amsterdam. Back when I visited Amsterdam for the first time, I bought a little bottle opener attached to a key chain. The bottle opener depicts three Saint Andrew's Crosses and is painted red, black, and white just like the flag of Amsterdam. The souvenir came in handy soon after purchasing.

I was impressed with a wide variety of sausages

I took this photo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A fabulous Christmas Market was held in the heart of the city and I had lunch there. I stopped by a booth to have a thick Slovenian sausage in Pita bread and a cup of Slovenian mulled wine. Lots and lots sausages were boiled up in a gigantic pan. The special sausage pan was potholed and was full of steaming water. I asked a woman in the booth to take a photo of mouth-watering sausages. She was wonderful. She looked like a fantastic hostess who cooked yummy food and delicious mulled wine for her guests. I think I was very lucky that I could find the right place for fine Slovenian food and drink.

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

The photo shows the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London, England. There are several Royal Parks in London, England and Hyde Park is one of them. It's a huge one. I visited there in the previous autumn. I think the timing was right. The leaves were turning yellow and brown, and they were picturesque. I saw many locals who took a dog walk through the park. Not only that, but I saw people who took a horse ride as well. Even though there were large and small animals, the park was not loud, but rather quiet and relaxing.

Red-light district, Amsterdam

I took this photo in a red-light district in Amsterdam, Holland. The red-light district is illuminated with self-explanatory red lights like the photo shows. A wide variety of sex industries are available on either side of a canal. Not to mention the red-light district and its surroundings are one of the most exuberant hangouts in Amsterdam at night. It is also a popular tourist destination. So many people from all walks of life go for a stroll around the red-light district nightly. Just my two cents, but it kind of looked like a parade of strollers. I don't want to rain on your parade, but the red-light district was a little too touristic for my taste. Put simply, the red-light district was a zoo at night.

I'm not a light drinker, but...

I took this photo when I got out of the train at Frankfurt am Main Hbf in Germany. It was at the end of my day trip to Luxembourg. I was thinking about dinner and what to do after that. There are so many places to eat and drink around the area. Before returned to my hotel, I just dropped by a familiar liquor shop to buy cans of Beck's and a bag of chips. When I bought them, I didn't expect they turned into a quick dinner of the night, but actually they did. I'm still kicking myself, but I passed out all too soon that night.

Green Gold Club

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia on the way to my hostel from Zagreb main station. That day, I went on a day trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia and returned to Zagreb, Croatia after nightfall. I was thinking I was going to have dinner at my hostel's restaurant, but there was a huge party was going on at the restaurant. So I needed a plan B. I just changed my outfits in my room and backtracked along the street until I got to the place where I took this photo minutes ago. Green Gold Club (a.k.a. Green Gold Complex) is just a ten-minute walk from my hostel. It's a fairly new entertainment complex with fabulous bars, restaurants and then some. It was a Saturday night and Green Gold Club looked like the most popular hangout for locals, but I squeezed myself into a Bosnian place. At first, a waiter told me that their tables were fully booked, but he also said if he could have a moment of my time. After tried to talk his boss for a minute, the waiter kindly conducted me to a quickie table in the restaurant. Overall, I had a very nice Bosnian dinner with a memorable experience. Thank you. You are very considerate.

Chocolate Souffle

The photo shows Chocolate Souffle which I took at a cafe in Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, the Netherlands. Back when I was waiting my night flight from Amsterdam, Holland to Porto, Portugal at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, I found a tempting cafe which is named Cafe Chocolate. I looked at a wide variety of chocolate desserts on display and ordered this Chocolate Souffle for my last meal in the Netherlands. The strawberry-topping souffle was coated with sort of hot-melt bittersweet chocolate. It really went well with a nightcap.

Everything has a reason

Right in the middle of the photo shows the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The Lion and the Unicorn are the UK's symbols. I took this photo when I walked through Wellington Arch in London, England. Wellington Arch is located near Hyde Park Corner tube Station and I was going to go to Buckingham Palace to see Changing of the Guards. Come to think of that, one of my English acquaintances had ever taught me that the reason of the three lions on the English crest. The lion come from Richard I of England whose nickname was Richard the Lionheart. Everything has a reason.

Obrigado

I took this photo in front of a mirror in a bathroom of my hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. The light bulbs had a unique shape. I loved them. I chose the hotel to go to my favorite restaurant in front of Rossio Railway Station quite a lot of times during my time in Lisbon. The location of the hotel couldn't be better and I was really happy about that. On my last day, I had to go to the airport early in the morning. A receptionist knew about it and stayed up to call me a cab at 4:00 a.m., then helped my luggage. He was very helpful. Obrigado.

Journey of a Luxembourgish Euro coin

I took this photo in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. As you know, the Euro is the common currency used in the Eurozone countries, and the national side of Euro coins has each country's own design. In Luxembourg, I paid the bill and received the change a few times, but I couldn't receive Luxembourgish Euro coins. I first received Luxembourgish Euro coin in Milan, Italy. It was a 50 cent coin and I kept the coin for a couple of days. On my second last day in Milan, I paid the coin at Milano Cadorna Railway Station due to the call of nature.