Here's a cliche picture of me and my fellow travel mates in front of Big Ben. London has a much, much, MUCH better winter atmosphere than Paris. I mean, it's not too cold and the loads of visitors there livens up the city. Visited the Malaysian Hall and had authentic Malaysian dishes. And of course, I had a mini reunion with my sister! Ah, I missed chatting with her a lot. Shopping in Oxford Street was enjoyable too (it was sale everywhere).
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Hey it's me again and this time I'm in front of the Louvre Museum which apparently is the largest museum in the world! Oh I bet you remember the scene of this museum in The Da Vinci Code movie. Well, this museum has about 30000+ collections of masterpieces around the world including the ever famous original piece of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It covers collections from the Mesopotamian to the ancient Roman and Greek periods. Totally worth the visit!
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Yes!! I went to...Disneyland! Good timing we had because we didn't have to wait long to have a turn on any rides but it was cold though and was snowing too which really adds to the fairytale feel. Took pictures with characters, saw the Disney parade twice and went to all the lands (Fantasyland, Adventureland, Frontierland, Discoveryland, etc). All in all, it was a fine experience indeed seeing the characters come alive and witnessing the happy faces of everyone there :))
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The most popular landmark in Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. God, the moment I stepped out of the metro, right in front of me I saw this tall, shadowy building that made my hair stand at an end. Behold! Antoni Gaudi's masterpiece. A highly carved Gothic cathedral that is due for completion in 2030 (note that the construction started about a century ago). It will certainly give you the chills even if you gaze at it in photographs.
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Hola! I had the opportunity to visit the 3rd largest bullring in the world! The name of this bullring in Madrid is Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. Here I am standing by the statue of a very famous bullfighter. Went on the bullring tour and had a very good look of the bullring (which was under construction). Unfortunately, there was no bullfighting as it only occurs during March-August.
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This is the Mezquita-Cathedral (mezquita is mosque in Spanish) of Cordoba. This place seriously suffers from an identity crisis. This is because it was first a cathedral, then turned into a mosque and then back again to a cathedral. So it has both the architecture and wall inscriptions of a mosque and a cathedral combined.
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When in Granada, it is a must to visit the magnificent Alhambra! A little hike up the hill from my hotel, and boom, the red walls of Alhambra. You can see the Court of the Lions in the picture above which is famously known to have perked the curiosity of Western scientists as it spouts water only during prayer times! But, all that has changed as it now continuously spouts water after the scientists meddled with it.
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