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May 2015

Apr 2015

  • Europe trip photo dump

    Bubble Guy -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
    Carbonara!
    The view from atop the Centro Comercial de las Arenas -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
    Maria Reina Church in Barcelona
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    There's a mess of tunnels underneath what used to be the Colosseum floor - they raised up animals using trapdoor platforms from this level
    The outside of the Colosseum - the pillars are riddled with holes
    The Coronation of Napoleon ended the first audioguide tour we had decided to follow. The painting is huge and there were lots of details to take in
    Dona i Ocell' Sculpture at Parc Joan de Miro -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
    Diana of the Hunt. There's a replica of this statue in the hall of mirrors in Versailles
    We took the train ride to the top of the Eiffel, almost 300m above sea level. It was ridiculously cold at the top too, my hoodie was nowhere near enough
    After enjoying the view from the top of the tower, we descended and enjoyed the tower's light show
    A display atop the tower showed the distance from different capital cities around the world, and the height of the highest building there, for comparison to the Eiffel. I have no idea what this Stratford Residences is though
    Panoramic view from atop the tower. Please excuse my poor camera skillz
    Fountain Show -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
    One of the golden statues watching over the Pont Alexander
    Hospital Sant Pau -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
    Another view of the hospital
    Apparently there's always a big crowd around the Mona Lisa. I honestly found it a bit underwhelming, given how famous it is.
    Panorama of the view from the Montmarte hill
    Supposedly if you lie with your hand inside the mouth, you will lose your hand. I would have pretended to lose my hand, but the guy ahead of us in the queue already did that gag
    Yummy paella!
    The view overlooking the Roman forum and nearby ruins
    The roof of the columned area looks like shattered plates -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
    This lizard is kind of a big deal, souvenir shops often have keychains featuring it. Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
    Googling "barcelona street game where old men throw metal balls" tells us this is called Petanque. -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
    The bridge gives us a good view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance
    Our quiz night results -- who knows what place we finished
    One of the last rooms we visited was full of Rembrandts, who was apparently very fond of selfies somehow
    Sagrada Familia -- Under Construction
    South facade of the Sagrada Familia -- it looks like some sort of Nativity scene
    Europe trip photo dump
    There's a series of rooms with detailed paintings of Greek myths which left me looking up all the time. I think this Apollo one was my favorite
    The Hall of Battles was easily my favorite thing in the Chateau, I paid attention to each of the battles/paintings discussed by the audioguide. Typically, I have already forgotten most of the information, but I was well entertained
    The famous Hall of Mirrors in the Chateau
    There's a series of rooms where normal people could get a glimpse of the king and queen's daily lives, including their bedrooms and this dining room
    The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Well, I may have accidentally clicked on the detailed guide for  this piece and thus spent some extra time here
  • Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
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  • Previously: Overview | Barcelona Part 1 | Barcelona Part 2 | Europe trip photo album Wednesday March 11th It’s early in the morning when the shuttle picks us up to take us to the airport for our flight to Rome. When we first planned the trip a few months back, only Spain and France were on the itinerary. But due to a last-minute change in circumstances, we decided to add Italy to the trip.

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  • Europe 2015: Barcelona Part 2

    Previously: I went to Europe, decided I should tell you more about it and started talking about Barcelona Monday March 9th For today, we had decided to visit Park Güell, a Barcelona tourist spot created by this old-timey big shot to display the works of well-known Catalanion architect Antoni Gaudi. I say “well-known” but I’ll be the first to admit that my culturally-ignorant self had not heard of him before, but he’s kind of a big deal in Barcelona with many souvenir shops sporting some thing reminiscent of his works.

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  • Europe 2015: Barcelona Part 1

    My previous post only skimmed my trip to Europe. I did not want to write too much, partly because I was uncertain at how many would be interested to hear the sordid details and partly because while I was writing the post, the words did not flow as freely as I would have wanted. Despite this, I have received good feedback and more than one person had asked for more details.

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