My walk to school, part 2

These are more photos of my walk to school. I've found a new route to school, and it takes me past a park with lots of ducks and swans in it. They're really cute, check it out!

Brugges!

My exams ended awhile back, and its been a long time since I last posted, sorry if any of you have been waiting long for more photos. Anyway, here are some of the photos I took when I was in Brugges!

Brugge is a really nice city, its known as the Venice of Belgium. Lots of canals and rivers here. The town is also very very old, and scenic. I also got to see the "Madonna and Child" sculpture which is one of Michaelangelo's sculptures in the main cathedral in Brugge. 

This guy is amazing, he literally painted that picture on the spot. Just look at how realistic it is! Best of all, he was only using a small palette of paint to do it.

This photo was taken in one of the shops in Brugges. The first thing I thought of when I saw all the wood figures was Pinocchio!

Paris, Part 6

Take a look at the ceiling, its all covered in murals! The entire upper section of the Louvre has rooms that are covered in murals such as this.

Italian Paintings Section.

Can you guess who is in the background? Hehe...

We had a nice dinner before we left Paris. The food was good, but the service was horrendous! The waiter we had was just so rude! I have been told before that the Paris experience is never complete until you get served by a rude french waiter. Haha, I guess my Paris experience is complete then.

Paris, Part 5

Cupid and Psyche.

This is the famous sculpture of Cupid saving Psyche's life after she opened a jar that she was forbidden to open. Sounds like a little like Pandora's Box ya?

French Sculptures Section.

This is my favourite room in the whole museum. =) Its sooo big, and all the sculptures here are made of marble, pure white marble! I spent the most time in this room.

Napolean Apartments Section.

This section shows us the kind of life that Napolean had when he was living in his palaces. Everything is so opulent here!

Paris, Part 4

Louvre Museum.

The Louvre is massive! Its like the largest building I have been in! I walked for the entire day, and still I was not able to cover the entire museum! Imagine a museum that is the size of Takashimaya, and you have a rough idea just how big the Louvre is.

And in fact, thats just the building in Louvre! The whole Louvre is actually the much larger than that. It also includes the gardens and walkway in front of the Louvre building, and the walkway alone takes around 15 to 20 minutes just to walk across!

This is the Egyptian section of the museum...

The Italian Scultures section...

Paris, Part 3

I'm sure you guys can recognize this landmark!

Eiffel Tower.

This is the queue on the 2nd level platform of the Eiffel Tower. To get to the top, you need to take the lift up to this platform, then queue for another lift that will take you straight to the top.

And here, I am standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower! The wind there is so so strong! It was actually hard to smile and pose for a photo because the wind blew so hard that it kept drying me eyes up and forcing me to blink. But, it was worth it! The view is amazing, and besides, its the Eiffel Tower! =)

Paris, Part 2

Arc de Triomphe.

This monument was made for Napolean to celebrate all his victories in battle. In fact, if you went under the arch, you would be able to see the names of all the battles Napolean fought.

I also managed to climb up the arch! There are spiral staircases that run up the pillars of the arch. Its a long climb though, 284 steps in total.  

Pont Neuf.

I don't really know what is the history behind this bridge. But I do recognize it from Bourne Identity the movie! This was the bridge where Jason Bourne arranged to meet the guy from the CIA.

This is me sitting in one of the alcoves along the bridge. If you look closely, you can see the Eiffel Tower in the background. The Louvre is also just behind me on the right side of the river. =)