In the south coast of Ireland, very close to Cork, there is a seaport that could be easily known as ‘Titanictown’ since most of the shops, pubs, and restaurants have reference to the famous British passenger liner. The name of this was Queenstown until 1920, and its history is tied to the Titanic because this port was the last European port where it called before heading to New York, and you know the rest of the history. Last year I had the opportunity to visit this town twice, and in one of my visits, I took a picture of the old pier where the boats were bringing the last passengers boarding the Titanic.

I have to confess I'm a Beatles fan. When I was a child, this group was played over and over at my grandparents' house, so it stuck on me. Last year in August I had the opportunity to make a day trip to the city where this famous band was formed. A very interesting part of the city was the Albert Dock. This structure has a very interesting history because it was the first warehouse to be created with iron, stone, and brick (until that time, they were wood-based). Today it's a very vivid tourist attraction with a lot of visitors, shops, coffee places, etc. This place was one of the highlights of the short visit (besides the whole Beatlemania).

I really like Barcelona. It's probably my favorite city in Spain where you can find very nice weather, some very good food, and the amazing Gaudi architectural landmarks. One of them is the 'Casa Batllo', a house bought by Josep Batllo in 1900, but refurbished by Gaudi in 1906. Last year I got the opportunity to visit the city again, and I was able to take a nice shot of the city on a sunny day.

The Montreaux Jazz Festival takes place in July every year in this Swiss city, and it's probably one of the most famous ones in the world of its kind. Last year we had the opportunity to go there, and when we visited the city, we found out the Château de Chillon is one of the most visited places not only in this city but also in the whole country. The history of this castle is actually very interesting: it was controlled by the Counts of Savoy who used to tax most of the goods coming from Italy, given its strategic location. We were hesitant about visiting the castle, but I'm glad we did it because it was worth it.

At the end of April I had the opportunity to visit one of eastern European cities that was on my list "to-go" for a really long time: Budapest, and I was not disappointed at all, since it's indeed a beautiful and very interesting city. I was very fortunate because the weather was quite warm for being spring time, so I experienced a mini-summer over the weekend. I visited the famous Fisherman's Bastion, the Royal Palace, the Parliament, and climbed the stairs to the Gellert Hill. On the day I got in, I took this picture of the Parliament and the Royal Palace (Királyi palota) from the Margaret Bridge.

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