Vatnajökull, Iceland

Vatnajökull is the largest and most voluminous Icelandic glacier. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8 percent of the country. Easy to reach by car in its beggining, just drive carefully and don't try going too far away without a guide. 

Miyajima island, Itsukushima, Japan

Itsukushima is an island you must see if you are visiting Hiroshima. 30 min by train and 15 minutes by Ferry. Covered by the Japan Rail pass. It is popularly known as Miyajima.
This sea is affected by strong tides. At low tide you can reach island's torii. At high tide, the sea covers all.


Reaching the top walking is really hard. Near 2.5 km with uncontable stone stairs among waterfalls, panoramic views and sweating because of the high humidity. However you can take the Miyajima Ropeway that carries visitors to within a 30-minute high to the top. If you are lucky you could see monkeys. Hundreds of deers run free in the island.    

                

Tokyo bay by train. The Yurikamome line.

The line is named after the black-headed seagull (yurikamome in Japanese), connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, giving you exciting views of Tokyo's bay. The Yurikamome line has fully automated trains controlled entirely by computers with no drivers on board. Trains run with rubber-tired wheels on elevated tracks guided by the side walls. 

          

         

Miraikan Museum Tokyo. Visit 1hour.

The National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation ( Miraikan)  situated in a new  building in the Odaiba District of Tokyo. Really curios and interactive.

Meet Asimo, the Honda robot in a show. It's just a 10 minutes show and in Japanese but really incredible!!

There's a replica of a section of the International Space Station signed by many astronauts.

Opening time: 10:00 - 17:00

http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/

                                 

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The cistern is located  very close to the Sophia Cathedral. Built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantin Emperor Justinian.

Really impressive. Try to do this visit at midday after visiting santa Sophia Cathedral, there will be few people.

Carcassone Castle, France

The Walled City of Carcassonne is known first and foremost as a fortified medieval town. On the western face of this primitive fortification rests the castle, built in the 12th century by the vicomtes Trencavels. Fortification works lasted throughout the 13th century, with the construction of the outer wall and the modernisation of the inner rampart, making this place an impregnable fortress.

It's included by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.

There's many shops, restaurants and little hotels to stay. Avoid summer season as it's really crowdy.

Try on winter time and enjoy having a hot breakfast close to a fire in a little coffee rest.

Tokyo tower and sorroundings. 1hour.

Walking through Zozoji temple to the Tokyo tower.
This is a pleasant walk, crossing the Zozoji temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zōjō-ji) you arrive to the Tokyo tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower) where you can take nice pictures from the first or the second observatory. A little restaurant is located in the first observatory. There's some souvenir shops at the exist.