ผัดหมี่โคราช; Thai stir-fried noodles Korat style

The photo shows Thai stir-fried noodles in Korat style (Thai: ผัดหมี่โคราช, Pronounce: Pad Mee Korat), you can normally find this food in Nakhon Ratchasima province in North-eastern Thailand. If you are a Pad Thai (Thai: ผัดไทย) lover, you might love Pad Korat (Thai: ผัดโคราช) as well. I prefer Pad Korat (Thai: ผัดโคราช). I bought a pack of Pad Mee Korat at an Isan place on Chomphon Road near the Nakhon Ratchasima City Shrine, and had it in my serviced apartment room with a can of cool Thai beer. Absolutely yummy.

Well, maybe some other time.

I took this photo at Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo in Nakohn Pathom, Thailand. If I was brave enough to going inside of the cage of the couple of tigers, I could sit behind the tigers then could have my picture taken with the tigers right in front of me,  but I didn't do so. That was not my cup of tea. About half and hour later, I rode on an elephant's back and I pretty much enjoyed viewing everything from its back. However, I couldn't get close to the site where the couple of tigers were awaiting. Maybe some other time. Maybe.

Oh, there it is. An Egypt-ish image.

I took this photo on the corridor of my hotel in Giza, Egypt. The hotel was located near the Giza Pyramid Complex, and the hotel provides such creative attractions relates to Egypt or the pyramids which their guests are able to enjoy having a good time inside of the hotel as well as outside of the hotel. I thought this kind of displays were for photo opportunities, so I took a photo. Since my camera was not allowed to get inside of the Egyptian Museum, I only have a few photos look like this. To be honest, before I get to the Egyptian Museum, I didn't know the camera was not allowed, though.

TG641 NRT - BKK; the 2nd meal; Dec 2014

The photo shows an in-flight meal of Thai Airways International flight TG641 Narita, Tokyo to Bangkok, Thailand (NRT - BKK). It was about a seven-hour flight. In-flight meals were served twice and the second meal was like a cabin snack, a curious PIZZA BAR. It was rapped in a vivid red box with an airplane image on it. I had that PIZZA BAR with a glass of orange juice. They went well together, and they were so yummy. I've been to Thailand 31 times and I almost always take Thai Airways International flights to / from Thailand, but taking a TG flight being filled with the smells of melted cheese was my very first experience. I loved it too. Thanks Thai Airways all the time, I'm your big fan.

Breakfast @ poolside

I took this photo at my hotel's restaurant in Pattaya, Thailand. The hotel was located on Soi 8, and the restaurant was located next to their swimming pool. I had breakfast at the poolside restaurant everyday and took this photo while I was waiting for my breakfast was served. I very much enjoyed that lazy mornings in Pattaya, Thailand and I got itchy feet to go back to Pattaya sometime soon. I started to browsing Booking.com to find something interesting. I believe that half the fun is getting there and Booking.com is a dreamy web site.

The neon signs of Chinatown in Bangkok

I took this photo in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand. I think the Chinese neon signs are also one of the must-sees in Chinatown in Bangkok and I always enjoying to see them especially at night. That time, my hotel was right in the middle of Chinatown in Bangkok. I had a very nice dinner at my favorite Thai-Suki place on Soi Texas. After that I went back to my room for a while, then hit the town once again. I walked around the streets with my digital camera in my hand and took a lot of photos of neon signs and everything. It was so much fun.

Vegetable Roti and Sri Lankan Cutlet

The photo shows 2 Sri Lankan Vegetable Roti and 1 Sri Lankan Cutlet which I had in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. Normally, 2 Vegetable Roti was enough for breakfast, but that morning I was a bit more hungry and wanted to have a Sri Lankan Cutlet as well. If my memory is correct, that was a fish cutlet. The Roti shop was about a kilometer down onto Matara Road from Unawatuna towards Talpe. Vegetable Roti is my favorite Sri Lankan food, so I'm always very happy finding a place for Vegetable Roti and have them at least two.

Angurukaramulla, Negombo Buddhist Temple

I took this photo at a famous Buddhist Temple in Negombo, Sri Lanka. The temple is named Angurukaramulla Temple, but in Negombo, you can say just 'Take me to the Buddhist Temple' to a tuk-tuk driver, then you can reach the temple, it's that famous. I visited the temple more than a decade ago. Inside of the temple was very beautiful and colorful much much more than my imagination. The highlight of my visit was walking into the stunning room of this reclining Buddha statue. It's definitely an unforgettable cultural experience.

Please take off your shoes

I took this photo when I visited Bang Pa-In Royal Palace in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Bang Pa-In Royal Palace is a palace complex and is also known as Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. I went to see beautiful architectures and gardens there and I visited a lot of must-sees at once. This photo is just focused on some details, but you can find a lot of better photos of Bang Pa-In Royal Palace complex on the Internet, I'm sure. Since Bang Pa-In Royal Palace is in Ayutthaya, I went to visit Ayutthaya Historical Park after that, and went back to the capital Bangkok in the evening.

Eat lunch on a train in Thailand

The photo shows a lunch packet which I ordered on a train from the capital Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. I bought a second class ticket and got on the train to get to Northeastern Thailand. The train departed from Bangkok at 10:05. When the train was running somewhere in between Bangkok and Ayutthaya, Thai staff came into the car to take order for lunch. I ordered Khao Pad Gai (Thai: ข้าวผัดไก่) and paid 35 THB in advance. Khao Pad Gai is like Thai fried rice with chicken. A very good one. Thai staff brought me this lunch packet at the right time. Thanks!

Spanish Fingerpost

I took this photo in Barcelona, Spain. I found this Spanish fingerpost on La Rambla somewhere close to my hotel. When I booked a hotel room through Booking.com, I didn't know how fun walking around La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain was, but it was so much fun, much much more than I expected before. It seemed the street itself was a major tourist attraction, so La Rambla was always very busy except for early morning hours. I took this photo early in the morning after having a nice breakfast and latte at a cafe on La Rambla.

It was built in the heart of Milan, Italy

The photo shows inside of one of the world's oldest shopping malls in Milan, Italy. Its name is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and is located right next to Milan Cathedral. The architecture of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is extremely ornate and looked marvelous from every perspective. The photo shows a view of a barrel-vaulted ceiling and picturesque walls. I was standing in awe seeing the gorgeous architecture. I've read that the mall was completed in the late 19-th century. That is why the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is known as one of the world's oldest shopping malls.

Phla Mu : พล่าหมู

The photo shows one of Thai Phla style salads called Phla Mu (Thai: พล่าหมู). It can be translated as Spicy Pork Salad in English. I'd say the visible difference between Phla style salad and the other Thai style salads is a lot of sliced lemongrass. Phla style salad has quite a lot of sliced lemongrass. I took this photo of Phla Mu at a hotel's restaurant on Soi Buakhao near the Subway junction. The chef has a talent and I love the taste, and also I simply love the atmosphere of the restaurant. So I've had breakfast, lunch, afternoon break, and dinner countless times at the restaurant.

The eight-story pagoda in Chee Chin Khor Temple

The photo shows a view from a rooftop restaurant in deep inside of Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand. The view from the restaurant was just amazing. Lack of a better word, but just say amazing. That's the best word I have to describe that amazing rooftop restaurant. You can enjoy panoramic view from there. The eight-story pagoda in Chee Chin Khor Temple could be seen from the rooftop restaurant. The opposite side of the Chao Phraya river from Bangkok is named Thonburi, by the way, and the eight story pagoda and Chee Chin Khor is in Thonburi district.

LONDON STREET W2

The photo shows a street sign that I frequently saw in the city of Westminster in London, England, the United Kingdom. My hotel was on London Street and I saw this sign quite a lot of times, so this sign is also one of my fond memories of my holiday in London, England. The sign of LONDON STREET W2 reminds me of two fabulous British pubs, nice restaurants and a tourist-friendly corner shop and then some. I love them all. The pubs on this street served London Pride at the right temperature and I became a fan of English Ale.

Melt-in-your-mouth Francesinha

The photo shows Francesinha. This is one of the best known local food in Porto, Portugal. I should have taken a photo after I cut Francesinha to show its inside, but that Francesinha melted in my mouth and I totally forgotten to take a photo or something. It was just out of this world. I mean really really yummy. My long-lost acquaintance had recommended to me to have Francesinha in Porto. When I saw a menu board and name of Francesinha Especial at a restraint near Trindade station, I decided to take her advice and ordered it for lunch. Soon I knew that she was totally right.

Land on a land of native speakers

I took this photo right in front of PRADA in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States of America. Everything was much taller than me in Vegas... I was looking up something very tall almost all the time in Vegas. Everything looked so cool just like America. Last time, I flew into McCaran airport directly from Frankfurt in Germany. When I was asked 'Where are you from?' at passport control, I answered 'I'm from Japan, but today I'm from Germany'. The officer said that 'So you're from Japan and today you came from Germany'. That's right, sir. That's exactly what I wanted to say.