During the last Christmas and New Year holiday, we explored several villages, coastal towns and castles. Among all the interesting site seeings, the most impressive thing to me is actually a smaller and more common feature: the medieval timber houses. What impress me is not only that the 600-700 years old houses are still breathing (people are still living inside them), but also how commonly you can see them!
With probably the world worst sense of direction, I always feel frustrated that I can not remember where I have been. Especially I love exploring new places so much. To help myself build images of the cities I have visited, I started to draw my own maps after touring around. Just like writing notes after reading books, I also draw notes after reading cities. Thank goodness, it works really well to me!
People love traveling for different reasons, for great photos, for tasty food, or for experiencing other cultures. For me, the most exciting thing is hearing good stories, no matter historical or scientific stories. Feeling that I understand the world a little more is always fantastic. We are lucky to meet a wonderful guide Sibylle Gauby in this Graz trip, who is erudite and humorous, telling a lot of interesting stories, definitely the best guild I have met so far.
