Monday, March 19, 2007

Granada ++ Alhambra ++ Forgot what this was, but the white buildings in the background is the Albayzín, still a part of Granada. Its supposed to be a medieval moorish town. Narrow windy roads...=)
Granada ++ Alhambra ++ Another picture of the fountain and greenery! It just looks good =)
Granada ++ Alhambra ++ I just so love this place. Its so pretty and calm. In the next few pictures, notice that the fountains are all one-of-a-kind? I guess muslims like serene atmospheres. Just to let you know, Alhambra is...
(From Wikipedia)
The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء = Al Ħamrā'; literally "the red") is an ancient palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. It was the residence of the Muslim kings of Granada and their court, but is currently a museum exhibiting exquisite Islamic architecture.


Valencia ++ Cathedral of Valencia ++ Built between the 13th and 15th century. Gothic style, but has elements of Baroque and Romanesque architecture.
Valencia ++ City of Arts and Sciences ++ Looks like an eye =). Its called L'Hemisfèric, a 3-D Cinema. In other words, The Hemisphere.

Valencia ++ City of Arts and Sciences ++ Museum. The architect is kinda nice, although I don't think the water is for swimming.

Valencia ++ Science Park ++ Big place. Those white grills? They are the foundations for creeper plants to grow on. Probably a few years down the road, this whole stretch will be green, filled with plants etc etc. I think it will be pretty.
Decided to update my blog on the Spain trip once and for all. No more backlogs. Or rather, does anyone see this blog ever? I'm starting to think this is useless, but what the heck. Maybe someday someone sees this blog and gets a rough idea of how these places look and I end up doing advertisement!
I'm staying in ACJC for good, can't go anywhere else, stuck in 1SC2, with half of the 'old' ones gone. Only 22 people! Sweet! Smaller is better. Guess what, 1SC1 has 30? Thats just too many.
Happy to say that I found good friends and I hope my stay in ACJC will be a good one. I forsee my days in ACCO as eventful? Thank you Jia Ying, Clarrissa, Meiqi, Stevie. Thanks to all my classmates in 1SC2 old and new.

Valencia ++ Dolls ++ Just walking around the town and we saw dolls. Obviously they were rather expensive, so I took a picture of them, beats bringing back home nothing, eh?
Valencia ++ Bull ring ++ I think its in use? But there are shops open at this time of the day, my mom got a pair of leather(?) gloves at a great price apparently.

Thursday, January 11, 2007


Barcelona ++ Las Ramblas, La Bouqueria ++ Cool shop, chocolates outside. Its winter...and I didn't buy a piece...looks too much for me to take.
Barcelona ++ Casa Batllo ++ We are poor, we just took the outsides. So if anyone interested to go Casa Batllo, you might want to pick up books in the bookstores to see what the interior is like before paying entrance fees. Do buy the headphones too, if thye have it, normally priced at 1 Euro or maybe more. It gives explanation to chosen spots/objects or whatever.

Barcelona ++ Casa Milla ++ I'm fascinated with the stairs. Real neat stuff we have there.

Barcelona ++ Casa Milla ++ Sunset on the roof. Yes, the roof desgin is weird but beautiful. Best place to be.

Barcelona ++ Casa Milla ++ A basic overview what this building is supposed to look like.

Barcelona ++ Casa Milla ++ Fascinated by the floor tiles (?!), yees, they are nice.
Barcelona ++ Casa Milla ++ Cool chair and mirror. Replicas of the furniture Gaudi designed for the house.

Barcelona ++ Casa Milla / La Pedera (sp) ++ Yeah Gaudi's work again. A weird house which looks great. It has been recontructed and probably lodt it charm to me, cause when my mom came here 12 years ago, it looked like a ghost house. Now.....well, not that spectacular to me.
Barcelona ++ Park Guell ++ My favourite spot (?) in the park. Looks...great, or at least to me.

Barcelona ++ Park Guell ++ Cool mosaic by Gaudi...and no, its not an Iguana, its a dragon.

Barcelona ++ Park Gurell ++ Another cool design by the genius Gaudi. Its a gate (duh) and resembles a butterfly.