T minus 17 hours and counting

I took this photo in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States of America in December 2013. When I was waking back to my hotel I found this sign to catch customer's attention about a New Year's Eve Party in downtown, Vegas. It was a lot of fun to shop around souvenir shops in Vegas during that time of the year. I enjoyed seeing many kinds of funny party gears for upcoming new year parties in Vegas. Not to mention it was so much fun to stay in Vegas during the holiday season. So many fun things to do and see there. Of course fire works were included. The city was really the city of entertainment.

Restauradores Square on December 1st

I took this photo at Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Portugal on December 1st, 2013. The photo shows the Monument to the Restorers (Portuguese: Monumento aos Restauradores) and a national flag of Portugal. A ceremony was held at that moment. I don't know much about history, but Restauradores Square is relate to memorization of the Portuguese Restoration War and the victory, and the war started on the same day of 1640, so the ceremony was for that, I believe. When a band was playing a music, a guy looked like in his mid-60s who was standing in front of me took off his beret hat and put it on again after the music. With that, I guessed that the music was supposed to be national anthem of Portugal.

It's more than 100 meters high

I took this photo in Milan, Italy by my iPad mini. The photo shows Duomo di Milano  (English: Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of St Mary of the Nativity or being simply called Milan Cathedral). It's a stunning Gothic Cathedral and is more than 100 meters high and 100 meters wide. It was a little too hard to take a photo of the whole building from the ground level, so this is just an example. When you look up the Gothic Cathedral from the square, the cathedral looks like this. Huge, isn't it? It was really a magnificent view.

Oh, it's a Poya day...

I took this photo in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka on a Poya on a full moon night. Every full moon day in Sri Lanka is called Poya in Sinhalese, and every Poya day is Buddhist holiday. So that means a lot of shops and restaurants are taking a break for a day. I think for first-timer tourists, it's a tad hard to find a place to eat ( can't drink alcohol on Poya days, by the way) on Poya day. Anyway, I was in Hikkaduwa on that night and took a stroll around along Galle Road and at least found a place to eat spicy Fish Curry and some rice. I took this photo while I was waiting my dinner at the table.

Christmas gift boxes

I took this photo in the Praça do Comércio (English: Commerce Square) in Lisbon, Portugal at the beginning of December 2013. A tall illuminated object was set up in the Praça do Comércio and it just looked like a golden Christmas tree. A star shaped object was topped on the top of the golden Christmas tree, and some large illuminated gift boxes were set at the bottom of it. A stunning view. It was actually my last night in Lisbon, so after taking a lot of photos in the Praça do Comércio, I walked around the streets to find out a nice place for my last dinner.

Party start at 007 pm

I took this photo in Pattaya, Thailand in December 2014. There were a lot of signs in the streets to catch customer's attention about upcoming their New Year's Eve Parties. The photo shows a sign from Mantra Restaurant and Bar Pattaya. According to the sign, the party named Casino Royale was held at Mantra Restaurant bar and the party start at 007 pm on New Year's Eve 2014. Mantra Restaurant and Bar Pattaya was voted 4th on TripAdviser's top 10 choice restaurants in Thailand. I've been to Thailand for a few dozen times and I've been to Mantra Restaurant and Bar Pattaya a few times. I was always satisfied.

Hey Lion, I need you...

The photo shows one of my favorite Asian beers named Lion. The photo shows Lion Lager. The beautiful gold just looks like the color of lion mane. By the way from my personal experience, beer Lion can be found anywhere in Sri Lanka, but once I leave Sri Lanka, it's next to impossible to find beer Lion again. Then I miss it more. It can be said an Israeli beer Goldstar. Goldstar looks like the most popular and the top-selling beer in Israel, but once I leave Israel, it's impossible to find the good beer again. Then I miss it more.

What are you looking at?

I took this photo in front of Harley Davidson Cafe Las Vegas in Nevada, the United States of America. Harley Davidson cafe is located at the intersection of South Las Vegas Blvd and East Harmon Avenue that the place where people love to take some photos of the huge display of Harley Davidson from the pedestrian skywalk or its escalator. Since it was in the middle of a holiday season in 2013, Santa Claus was also displayed in front of the cafe. Oh my goodness, it's been almost two years. Time does fly, doesn't it?

Christmas was coming

I took this photo in Pattaya, Thailand in December 2010. Christmas was coming to Central Festival Pattaya Beach and a snowman was ready to rock 'n' roll. Only one snowman on this photo, but there were so many snowmen around the huge Christmas tree in the garden. They were fun to watch. Central Festival Pattaya Beach is one of the post popular hangouts in the city. You can enjoy a shopping-spree, watch movies, eat and drink, and all. That time, I stayed at a hotel on Soi 9 which means I was there right next to Central Festival Pattaya Beach and those cute snowmen.

Enjoy a lot around there

I took this photo at near Westminster Millennium Pier in London, England, the United Kingdom. The photo shows Elizabeth Tower and a part of the Palace of Westminster. The Westminster Quarters (a.k.a. the Westminster Chimes) could be heard around there. Also, popular landmarks of London are within walking distance from there. For example the London Eye (the gigantic Ferris Wheel), it's just across from the River Thames. Also, Westminster Abbey (UNESCO World Heritage Site), it's just around the corner from there.

Genius bar @ Christmas market, Zagreb

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia when I was enjoying a delicious glass of mulled wine at a bar of Christmas market. Luckily, I found this very nice hot dog place on the second day of my trip in Croatia and I went to the same place several times during my time in Zagreb. Hot dogs and mulled wine are really well cooked and staff was kind and friendly. I really loved there. Sometimes I stopped by there just for their fabulous mulled wine. The menu showed it as Kuhano Vino which meant mulled wine in Croatian language.

Highlights of Sri Lanka

I took this photo on a beach in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. It seemed someone had a talent to draw an illustrated map of Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka is in the Indian Ocean south of India, and has 6 cultural UNESCO world heritage sites and 2 natural UNESCO world heritage sites. I've been to 6 cultural UNESCO world heritage sites. I think the illustrated map on a wall of a building depicts highlights of Sri Lanka very well. Beaches, UNESCO world heritage sites, gem field, tea plantation and so on. The building belongs to a tour agency. I dropped by there for a Thambili break.

When I hear the name Bond...

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom. Bond Street Tube Station was under construction to upgrade under way at that moment in October 2013. But at least I could take a few photos like this and now those photos are my fond memories. I know Bond Street Tube Station and the street of the same name are nothing relate to James Bond films officially, but for me the name Bond equals James Bond and 007. Yep, I'm a big fan. I watched SPECTRE at the theater most recently, and it was absolutely spectacular.

Feast on an Israeli Breakfast

I took this photo at my hotel's dining room in Tel Aviv, Israel and the photo shows Israeli Breakfast. So-called Israeli Breakfast amongst the tourists was originally from a kibbutz, but now you can enjoy an Israeli Breakfast wherever you are in Israel. At my hotel in Tel Aviv, I enjoyed having a buffet styled Israeli Breakfast. I poured a glass of fresh fruit juice as a starter and put it on a table. Then a waiter came to me and asked if I wanted a cup of cappuccino. I said yes of course, and went to buffet lines. They prepared so many kinds of hummus, bread, fish, meat, salads, fruits, desserts, and all. And most importantly, everything was very delicious.

Looks like a good beer place

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland some where in between Amsterdam Central Railway Station and Dam Square on the Damrak avenue. Christmas markets were held on the Damrak street and the photo shows a door of a beer place. There was a cute Christmas' sticker on the door and it seemed like Father Christmas had already gotten tipsy. Nice. After taking some photos on the Damrak street, I was really in the mood for a good beer. So I went to a Heineken place and ordered a cold one and some food. The Netherlands, the home of Heineken. I really enjoyed it.

Seems fine from this side

I guess I don't need to explain what the photo shows in this case, but it's Tower Bridge in London, England, the United Kingdom. I started to walk on Tower Bridge from the bottom of the Tower of London side, and crossed the bridge over the River Thames, and took this photo from the other bank of the river. Because of the sun. Some photos of Tower Bridge that I took on the bank of the Tower of London side were terrible. I was taking those photos agains the sun at that moment. After taking this photo and then some, I walked along the River Thames toward London Bridge, and crossed the River Thames again to the the bank of origin.