A couple of weeks ago K. was visiting Dublin and we rented a car to go for the first time to the Northwest of the country. We drove all the way to Donegal stopping by in Sligo and Bundoran. One of the highlights of the trip was without question the Slieve League cliffs. They are more than 600 meters high and the view is just stunning as you can observe in this picture.

I still remember how I felt the first time I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris (it was the same sensation I experienced when I visited the Taj Mahal): a landmark that you have seen so many times in pictures, postcards, movies, books, etc., but this time the place appears right in front of you, and you can almost touch it from a distance. Every time I go to Paris, I try to go to the Trocadero metro stop to get a really good view of the Eiffel Tower. Once, I was playing with my camera and I set up a long exposure while the tower was glittering, and that's how I got this shot.

In the summer of 2010 we were looking for a short break holiday and we found some cheap tickets to Bergamo, so we decided to go there. I was gladly surprised by this beautiful town, particularly the “Città Alta” area with its medieval town architecture, narrow streets, and a history you can breathe in every corner. We were not very lucky with the weather on that occasion (we experienced some torrential rain) and were in our summer outfits; nevertheless, we enjoyed the visit to this place, and I would gladly come back.

Last fall I went to visit my dear friend J. in the Netherlands. This time we took the train and visited the nice city of Utrecht. We walked around the canals, grabbed a cup of coffee, and enjoyed a lovely sunny day grabbing a beer in one of the terraces.

Last summer I found an extremely cheap flight ticket to Edinburgh flying in the morning and coming back in the evening, so I decided to make a "day trip" by plane to Scotland. I'm really glad that I did it because Edinburgh turned out to be a very interesting city with its majestic castle, and the one o'clock gun, bam!!!. I also solved a question during that trip that had been on my mind for a while (why Scotland and England are part of the same united kingdom). I also enjoyed walking around the city and climbing to this park where I got the chance to get a nice view of the city. I will definitely come back!

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