Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
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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It’s a Japanese tradition to pack colorful boxes with different food for lunch. When I arrived in Tōkyō, Japan I was late (because my flight was cancelled) and hastily I went to my already started conference. I arrived shortly before dinner and was faced with my first Bento box.
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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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I’ve been to Venezia, Italy as a child with my father – but the first time I can really remember was when we returned guiding a tourist group at the time of the Carnevale di Venezia. A time when the city is especially crowded with tourists.
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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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