Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
It is the home of the current Tennō and an important place in Tōkyō, Japan: the imperial palace was built after the year 1873 when the former castle of Edo at this site burned down. Most parts are protected and guarded, you can only enter them after registering for a guided tour.
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The Suidōbashi Grand Hotel is a typical hotel in Tōkyō, Japan. During my visit to a scientific conference I was staying here and had the smallest hotel room of all times – only a bed fitted into with very little space surrounding it.
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When I was going to my hotel in Tōkyō, Japan I found a giant wheel and a rollercoaster in the center of the city. As I was quite surprised by this I decided to have a small walk and found the Tōkyō Dome, a baseball stadium used for the favorite sports of the country.
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Akihabara – also called Electric Town – is a city quarter of Tōkyō, Japan. Many tourists get here because of the special atmosphere created by shops for electronic devices, selling freaky gadgets in addition the ordinary stuff.
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I must admit I simply found it by walking through the streets of Tōkyō, Japan. Yushima Seidō is a temple dedicated to the doctrine of Confucius – a well-known Chinese philosopher.
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The airport of Tōkyō, Japan is located 66 kilometers afar from the city in a region called Narita. It was opened in 1978 and has three terminals. It is the second largest airport of Japan and all mayor Japanese airlines use it as a hub.
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The Altes Rathaus in Düsseldorf, Germany is the old and beautiful town hall located close to river Rhein. It was built until 1573 in renaissance style. Today it is the end point of a street named the longest bar in the world as there are so many clubs and bars there.
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The main railway station of Düsseldorf, Germany is passed daily by 250000 passengers and is therefore the #6 of the most frequented railway stations in Germany. It was opened in 1891 to replace three former railway stations.
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The Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta is a church on the island of Torcello belonging to Venezia, Italy. It is located in the so called laguna morta where you don’t recognize the tides anymore.
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Venezia, Italy is built in a laguna – with houses on wooden pillars. Where to have a graveyard in this situation? Venezia has an own island (San Michele) for this purpose and on this you can find the Cimitero di San Michele.
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