The city of lights

Posted in Europe with tags , on November 10, 2008 by yuchunngian

And since Paris is known for that, I’ll start with the night shots!

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Eiffel Tower.

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Arc De Triomphe. The world’s largest triumphal arch located at the end of Champs Elysee.

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Champs Elysee. The street for the ladies.

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The beautiful roof of Galleries Lafayette. Another place for shopping.

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Notre Dame. One of those cloudy days.

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The Louvre Museum.

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Château de Versailles. The humongous palace.

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A pretty street and a bookstore.

London – Part 2

Posted in Europe with tags , on November 7, 2008 by yuchunngian

Of the 5 days in London, I reckon only 2 of the days were bright and sunny. Hence all the photo taking opportunities were squeezed into those 2 short days.

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Buckingham Palace.

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Changing of the guard.

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Westminster Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The London Eye.

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Big Ben.

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Houses of Parliament.

Will post up pictures of Paris and Rome this weekend.

London – Part 1

Posted in Europe with tags , on November 4, 2008 by yuchunngian

My last visit to London was probably 10 years or more ago. My only recollection of it is my sister standing in the middle of Trafalgar Square holding biscuit crumbs with a dozen pigeons on her and that London was an extremely gloomy city. I’ve always referred to London as Gotham City.


True enough, before we even landed – I was once again reminded of the dark dark city.

The famous classic taxi and double decker bus
The famous classic taxi and double decker bus.

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The Natural History Museum (the Night of the Museum movie was shot in the US version of this museum).

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The tower bridge, or often mistaken as London Bridge which is actually a road across the river.

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St Paul’s Cathedral.

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Piccadilly Circus.

Stay tuned for Part 2.