October 5th, 2011 by admin
This is one of the best place in history to go for a spa. Sad to say, since it was included in the list of World Heritage Site since 1988, it is no longer allowed to bath in Pamukkale. We had a short stop in this area to take a look of its so-called “cotton castle”, the meaning of Pamukkale. It is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.
This place is an amazing wonder of nature. I can’t imagine how naturally it was made. I am just sad because the nice images taken by my canon lens camera was corrupted. Good to know that I still have another camera with me to take some snapshots of it.
taken during our short sightseeing last September 24, 2011.
The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey’s Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white “castle” which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away.
October 2nd, 2011 by admin
Another month is finally here! I hope everyone had a wonderful month of September. I cannot complain about last month. So far, it was another great month for me especially after spending a short vacation in Turkey.
October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin “octo” meaning “eight”) after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
October’s birthstone is the opal and its birth flower is the calendula. The Zodiac sign for those born in this month is either Libra or Scorpio, depending on which day you were born.
I would like to extend my best wishes for this month to everybody. Good health, love, peace and happiness for the month of October.
September 30th, 2011 by admin
Another travel wish came true. I finally had the chance to visit Turkey. It was quite a fantastic and amazing trip especially seeing the historical ruins of Turkey. 
One of the sights we visited in Istanbul was the Hippodrome of Constantinople. It was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Now this area in Istanbul is called Sultanahmet Meydanı or Sultan Ahmet Square.
On our way to Istanbul, our tourist guide name Memhet Ali was sharing about Turkish wedding. He mentioned about wedding bands, Turkish wedding tradition and the process of how a Turkish man courts a Turkish woman. The story was quite interesting and most of the time turn into a wedding. Thus, having a happy ending.
More updates about my trip to Turkey in my other travel blogs.
September 15th, 2011 by admin
The Verona Arena (Verona di Arena in Italian) is a historical Roman amphitheatre built in AD 30 in Verona, Italy. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind and very famous for its opera performances. If we only had enough time to visit this city, I would like to watch one of the performances there.
Imagine during those ancient times when people can already built an architecture like this without having modern tools and equipment like what we have now? Respect to the builders of this amphitheatre. Don’t you know that it can accommodate more than 30,000 spectators in ancient times? Truly amazing. I am happy to be there!
taken during our visit with friends last July 2011.
September 14th, 2011 by admin
I just remember while I was browsing my travel snapshots today the day when we picked a friend from Nuremberg airport. It was over a year now. Thanks to facebook that we can still see each other. When you go inside this airport, you will notice that they have security and police inside. I am not so sure if they are using these so-called bounty hunter metal detectors. Nuremberg airport is an international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg. It is so far the second busiest airport in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It is also a hub for Air Berlin – Germany’s second largest airline.
This is the same airport where we drove back our friend during her flight back to the US last year. I believed she had a great time seeing different cities and countries in Europe.
taken during our short sightseeing last September 24, 2011.
