7 March 2014 – Bangkok, Thailand
Another transit day. Having a (delicious!) dinner at Sai Tai Mai — south bus station waiting for our minivan from Bangkok to Phetchaburi.
Another transit day. Having a (delicious!) dinner at Sai Tai Mai — south bus station waiting for our minivan from Bangkok to Phetchaburi.
On our third day in Moscow, we visit the Elokhovsky Cathedral — one of the oldest in Moscow, and at one point (during Soviet times) served as the main or patriarchal Cathedral of Russia. A very spiritual 4 o’clock to you.
A walk around downtown Tbilisi, a look at the Freedom Square.
Exploring cave churches in the Zelve Open Air Museum — this one is a bit off the beaten path in Cappadocia, but actually turned out to be a pretty neat and extensive site. Lots of climbing, lots of fascinating dwellings — definitely recommend.
Ubiquitous in Vietnam, once exotic to us, we won’t hesitate to say that motorbikes are the way to go when exploring Vietnam. We got our first taste of the open road with EasyRiders. Once that happened, we never looked back on our ‘scooter short-term rent’ days. En route, Vietnam. We are working on putting together…
A visit to the princess islands – a short commute of 1.5 hours across the Marmara Sea – was one of the highlights of our stay in Istanbul. Mostly for the ferry ride and the cimit (turkish sesame bagels) that you can purchase on the boat.