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!!!

Another toy...

Bought myself a Limited Edition (only 2500 in the world!!) animated Darth Maul....

just something to remind me of my UK adventure....hehhehe........hey, it's cheaper than buying in Malaysia, so why not??!!

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.....

Over the weekend: Another picnic & La Clique

Taking a short break from all things Paree......

Went for a picnic on a nice sunny spring saturday at Kensington gardens...again!! don't know where else to have a picnic.

Had some homemade sandwiches and best of all had a few bottles of wine. so nice, can drink in a public park!!

steph, me, aips & eleanor

then chew ping (eleanor's flat mate) dropped by too, brought a bottle of wine but got no 'cork opener' so cannot get drunk..boo hoo!

saw this the other night, London is really a city under cctv

We caught a show on Moday which was a Bank Holiday, we watched La Clique, a circus type show. It was really good, worth the £10 that we paid per ticket....DAMN VALUE!! Got some 'interesting' performances too!! Check out the website!

the lights

the stage (no other pictures, didn't want to risk my camera being confiscated)

And since we're leaving London soon, we decided to have as much beer (as long as we can afford it) specifically Hoegarden on tap, as we can. £3.50 for a pint is DEFINITELY cheaper than RM30 per pint in KL, so we'll be drinking up till our last penny!!

1/2 pint and 1 pint (the beer, not the girls!)

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