Sunday, March 27, 2016

Walk along a tram track

I took this photo in Zurich, Switzerland. There were so many Swiss flags above tram tracks and they looked cool. Zurich is a very big city (actually the largest city in Switzerland) so the areas where I could walk around for a day was very limited, but I saw a lot what I wanted to see and I enjoyed everything. For lunch, I had Zürcher Geschnetzeltes which was something very traditional local cuisine. It was kind of like a Zurich styled sliced meat cooked with rich delicious sauce. Very good one.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Durian ice cream

The photo shows a cup of durian ice cream which I had at my favorite Thai-Isaan place in Pattaya, Thailand. Durian (Thai: ทุเรียน) is a kind of a large-sized fruit well known as its unique smell can be found in South East Asian countries includes Thailand. It is often forbidden to bring back durian into your hotel room in Thailand, so please carefully pay attention to your hotel's signs or something like that. When it comes to a cup of durian ice cream, the infamous smell was not that strong, but still. It was really a cup of durian ice cream, you know what I mean. And it was yummy, absolutely.

Jewelry from various tombs

I took this photo at the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece. Taking photos were allowed in the museum, but no flash photos were allowed. The photo shows jewelry from various tombs (1100 - 1000 BC): bronze pins, finger rings, and gold hair ring. I was very surprised to know that Ancient Greek women had been using jewelry just like us. It was over 3,100 years ago, but they were already wearing something beautiful. It was quite surprising to me. For lack of a better word, but I wanna say 'Amazing!'.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

A reasonable accommodation in Pokhara, Nepal

The photo shows my room of a reasonable accommodation in Pokhara, Nepal. This one was one of the cheapest accommodations I've ever stayed, but with a nice friendly staff members and nice authentic Nepali curry dinner. My room had kind of like minimum facilities that I needed as a tourist: e.g. a bed, a desk and a chair and a private bathroom, and I'd say it was enough. When I travel abroad, I prefer to choose an accommodation which can provide a private room with a private bathroom. I know some people love to choose a dormitory, though.

On the rooftop of Casa Milà, Barcelona

I took this photo on the rooftop of Casa Milà in Barcelona, Spain. Casa Milà is a work of Antoni Gaudí. Since works of Antoni Gaudí is listed on UNESCO world heritage site, lots and lots of tourists who visit Barcelona are going to visit Casa Milà at least once I guess. If my memory is correct, I had to wait for half an hour or so to get an entrance ticket for Casa Milà. There were a lot to see inside of the building as well as the top of the building and I really enjoyed to know a lot about genius's work. It was really worth going.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

A piece of art in London, England

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom somewhere in between Hyde Park and Harrods (world's most famous high-end department store). While I was spending time in London for a couple of weeks, I was based at a hotel near Paddington Railway Station. Hyde Park was like a shortcut to get to Harrods and its surrounding area on foot. After walking through Hyde Park and I was still on the way to Harrods, I found this creative statue. I din't know what they were and I still don't know what they are, but they caught my attention, so I took a photo of them.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Top of the World overlooking Sin City

The photo shows one of the most expensive steaks I've ever had in my life. I've had a full course dinner at Top of the World restaurant on the 106th floor of Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America and the steak was the fourth (and obviously main) dish of the 5 course dinner. Since Top of the World is a revolving restaurant, I could enjoy overlooking Sin City and its world-famous Vegas strip from above while I was having the delicious full course dinner with a few bottles of Budweiser. It cost 109.99 dollars included tax. I don't know the exact price of the steak, but again I could say it was one of the most expensive steaks I've ever had in my life. Everything was indeed superb.

A squeaky-clean BMW was parked

I took this photo in Lucerne, Switzerland. This BMW was parked in front of Lucerne post office. The vehicle registration plate looked so cute and it looked really Switzerland. Since I really loved the flag of Switzerland, I took a sneak photo of the rear of BMW. Considering the vehicle registration plate, the BMW seemed coming from Nidwalden, a 10-15 minute drive away from Lucerne. The BMW was squeaky-clean, because of that it had a reflected image of beautiful Lucerne on its body just like a mirror. Cool, isn't it?

It's considered to be the home of black tea

I took this photo in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The city of Nuwara Eliya is nestled in the hilly province of Central Sri Lanka and is at an altitude of more than 1,850 meters high. Due to its location in Sri Lankan highland, the temperature doesn't go too high in Nuwara Eliya. The location and temperature cause such a great effect on tea plantation. That is why Nuwara Eliya is considered to be the home of black tea a.k.a. Ceylon tea or Orange Pekoe tea. Even though you are a coffee person, you'd better order a pot of tea when you're in Sri Lanka. Your opinion on tea people will be dramatically change, I swear.