Barcelona Preview

Just a couple of pictures from Barcelona. A stark difference from Rome where all you see are 'old bricks and stones', Barcelona is more of the Modernism feel.

the highlight of the trip, The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família. It is a big interesting construction site!! It will only be complete in 25 years time. So me and aips are making a pact to MAKE our kids send us to Barcelona when we are old so that we would be able to attend a service in this church.

Casa Milà or more famously known as La Padrera as it looked like a stone quarry, people do still live and work in this apartment building. It is truly amazing, there is not a single straight line in this building, everthing is based on nature

Casa Batlló another one of Gaudi's work. He revamped the whole facade of the building, you can't beleive the before and after pictures of this building. Truly another amazing building. Too bad the entrace fee was too expensive at 16,50€per person, otherwise it would have been really amazing to see the interior of this building

Park Güell another one of Gaudi's designs, a must visit for every architecture student, why don't people build builidngs like these anymore??

OK, just a preview. Full story after i post up Paris and US.....

Angels & Demons trail in Rome

After a lot of walking and aching feet and legs, we're finally back from Rome and London. No internet connection while there la, very the ex to pay for internet access, about 15€ for 24 hours, that's like RM80!! Crazy.

So, we had a quest while in Rome. Besides visiting all the old stones and buildings, we also had to find the signs from Angels & Demons. After i read the book the first time, i knew i had to come to Rome. I made aips read Angels & Demons, and amazingly she finished the book in the 2 days that we were in Rome. It was like, read the book, find the sign..... and now, we can't wait to go watch the movie.

the Pantheon, Langdon thought that this was the place that the first cardinal would have been, but he was mistaken.

the cardinal was here, in Chigi Chapel....unfortunately the church decided to cover the statue and the symbol on the floor. This was the for the EARTH symbol.

this is the Ecstasy statue, where the symbol for FIRE led them.

Fountain of the Four Rivers, this is where the WATER symbol was and where the cardinal was found.

the symbol for AIR

at St. Peter's square....

and this is where the heroine was kidnapped and almost the finale of the book

and this is where the finale happens, at St Peter's Basilica

can't remember if they have a scene inside the basilica

So, yeah, we did it, we found all the places that was described in the book and now we're going to watch the movie!! Have to spend £8 for the movie tickets, can't wait to go home to KL and pay RM10 eventough it's only a week away.

Other sites that we passed by as we were sightseeing around Rome.

the colleseum

inside of the colleseum

trevi fountain

Yeah, this is just a short preview....will write more later. And we didn't get mugged or cheated, so it's kinda good la..

Aiyo!! Forgot, haven't finished Paris yet!! And US haven't ever started yet!!

A trip to Brighton

Sunday, Sunday roast day....no photos, too hungry, devoured the beef, yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes too fast, forgot to take picture as usual.

After the most satisfying Sunday roast i have ever had in my time here in the UK, we headed out to Brighton.

here also got ladyboys!!

Then we went to the famous 'The Lanes' a series of narrow lanes with shops, bars and what nots.....quite interesting, a bit narrow, but it has it's special feel.

i want one of these

beer break after all that walking through narrow shopping lanes

Guiness Cold, cannot get in Malaysia, so must whack more!!

grafitti's all over Brighton back streets

fluffy clouds

the scene at Brighton beach, got a lot of cafe's, beer gardens, basketball court, volleyball court (with 1 bikini babe) and loads of people

the really hard to walk and really painful if you fall pebble beach

the burnt down and never replaced pier

carousel

Brighton pier, a carnival like feel to it

the rides

disco ball

Brighton beach

Overall, i liked Eastbourne beach better. It's a bit too chaotic here. Not many nice shoot locations and an almost too city feel to Brighton, but still much better than London anytime.

Back to London today and then it's off to Rome. So probably no updates until after Rome & Barcelona.

Or maybe will have posts....depends

See yaaaaa!!!

Eastbourne Trip

We're in Sussex now, more specifically Uckfield (these British towns sometimes have really weird names...uck???!!) staying over with my aunt. Man, didn't realise that i would prefer the english countryside or country living as compared to city life in London.

With quaint little cottages and rolling hills and small roads lines with gorgeous green trees and foliage and the occasional sheep and horses and cows we see in people's farms. So nice. What a refreshing change from the double decker buses, fast moving people and the dirt in London.

First she took us to this high class apartments in the marina. Really nice, can park your boats downstairs. Or just take your boat out for a nice short sail to France.

Then she brought us to Eastbourne, damn nice place i tell you. She took us to have really good Fish & Chips in Harry Ramsden's. It was really good, and the best part was that the chips, which were real potatoes instead of those frozen fries were bottomless, can ask for more. Heaven!!!

cod & haddock, only in UK can you have cod fish for your fish & chips...better whack more before getting back home where eating cod will be a luxury

with beerrr.....

aips with the Eastbourne pier in the background

us on the pebble beach, interesting, pebbles instead of sand on the beach

photo op location

since got no pre wedding couple to shoot, we re-enact la

another photo op location

feet and pebbles

underneath the pier with beautiful golden light

camera obscura on the top of the building on the pier

photo op location??

the pebble beach

Eastbourne Pier

I am quite shocked that i enjoy the country life more than the hustle & bustle of the city.....wish we had explored the British country side more instead of just hanging around in London.....oh well, there's always next time....we hope.

Tomorrow, home cooked English roast and another pier, Brighton pier.....