Category: big cities

  • Hotel Spadai, Florence

    Hotel Spadai, Florence

    Our hotel in Florence was Hotel Spadai Firenze (spadai means sword-makers in Italian), hence a pair of swords above the entrance. We love this 4-star boutique hotel and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone visiting Florence. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the…

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  • Snapshots from Kiev, Ukraine

    Snapshots from Kiev, Ukraine

    We spent a few days in Kiev (Kyiv) in Ukraine to see the 2018 Champions League final in June 2018. We knew little about Kiev or Ukraine, here are a few things we saw and learnt. Metro stop nearest to our hotel – Universytet (Університет) – the style of “M” is the same as in Moscow…

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  • Amman, Jordan

    Amman, Jordan

    I(Chris) had a business meeting at the Dead Sea Resorts area of Jordan. See previous posts. Amman is the capital of Jordan and is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities. It has one of the tallest flag pole in the world. Jordan is a monarchy, having gained its independence in…

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  • LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal

    LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal

    Just before catching my mid-afternoon flight home from Lisbon, I (Chris) had a walk through this place and a quick bite with a bunch of new friends (J, K, L, R & S). It was a really fun two hours. I took most of the text posted here from its web site, click here to…

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  • Belém waterfront, Lisbon, Portugal

    Belém waterfront, Lisbon, Portugal

    One evening after the day’s meetings are over, I(Chris) and friends walked along the Belém waterfront from the conference venue to a gala dinner. Here are some of the photos taken during the walk. We started from the Fundação Champalimaud at the western end of the waterfront – the sun was setting. The Monument to…

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  • Foro Italico, Roma, Italy

    Foro Italico, Roma, Italy

    Foro Italico, formerly Foro Mussolini, is a Fascist-era sports complex in Rome, Italy. I(Chris) saw this as a part of a tour of modern Italian architecture. The forum was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini’s Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti (according to Wikipedia). At…

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