Author: Traveling Rockhopper

France – 1st of May and Lily of the Valley

Paris, France

A long time ago, I was reading that on the 1st of May people in France give to each others lily of the valley as a symbol of good luck (apparently in Belgium they have a similar tradition).

The white lily of the valley of a lovely scent is my favorite flower and since I was a little girl, I was dreaming to hold a bouquet of these flowers for my wedding (the dream came true 😉 ).

Anyway, when I heard about this tradition, I really wanted to spend 1st on May in France. Fortunately, I had a chance. 🙂 And it was a lovely day! 🙂 I was in Paris, and the lilies were sold in many places in the city what looked very beautiful. And almost everyone who was walking from the bakery with a bagette was holding also a small bouquet of lilies of the valley.

France – Paris

Paris, France

Does everyone want to visit Paris?
-maybe…

I wanted to go to Paris when I was a child. Later, when I had to travel many times to Paris, I wasn’t so excited any more. But, I found its charm and now I have my favorite places in Paris, and like to visit the city a lot.

So take a good pair of shoes and walk a lot, behave more like a local not like a tourist, eat some delicious foods and visit the Towers of Notre Dame.
And simply enjoy Paris! Don’t follow the crowds. 😉
Take it easy, it’s a nice city. 🙂

Thailand – almost-Komodo on the Beach

Asian water monitor lizard, Thailand

I remember sitting on the beach while this big lizard came from the stones.
Not the best experience…
As fast as I could, but slowly, I moved to the safer arrea. 😉

I thought, it was a Komodo dragon, but they don’t live in Thailand; it’s a close cousin of komodo, called Asian water monitor lizard.

Thailand – Elephants

Elephants in Thailand

Unfortunately, Thailand is famous for e.g., elephants.
I wrote unfortunately, because many places with animals in Thailand are of quite poor quality, and it’s very sad they exist, and poor animals have to be there.
Of course, you can also find a place own by people who love nature and animals and treat them well; but it’s a challenging task to find this kind of place in Thailand…

Thailand – Mountains

Mountains, Thailand

I remember a long time ago, my dentist said that one of his friends considers mountains in Thailand as the most beautiful mountains in the world. Of course, it’s a very subjective opinion. I’m in love with Patagonia, but the point is, Thailand is not only country with islands and beaches; there are also mountains with the highest peak of 2,565 m above sea level.

Thailand – Geysers nearby Chiang Mai

Geysers nearby Chiang Mai, Thailand

Geysers nearby Chiang MaOn today’s picture you can see a small geyser, protected with a fence.
There are some hot springs and geysers in Chiang Mai province‎.
As in similar places around the world, locals boil eggs “in the geyser” and sell them to tourists. 🙂

Thailand – Bridge on the River Kwai

“Bridge on the River Kwai”, Thailand

“Bridge on the River Kwai” is a title of a fictional British-American war film, that was based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
It has a very characteristic song that’s whistled in a movie several times.
You can see that bridge in Thailand.
Well, it may be nothing special, but I remember this song from my childhood, because my father was whistling it very often, so I really wanted to see that bridge. 🙂

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