Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

Another Winter Market

Just stopped by at the winter market at the monument...there were stalls from France, Spain, Peru, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and England...












Sunday, November 25, 2007

Festive mood...

Yeah, Christmas at Fenwick...a window display for the christmas...this year with the animals theme compare to the last year's the guliver adventure...








and the last year one...







Saturday, November 24, 2007

Lonely Planet - Autumn in Dublin

A brief visit to Dublin in autumn...

and i met mr oscar wilde at the park...let me hang on you...


The landmark in the city centre...The Spear! If you lost, just look out this structure...


and...i wanna bring it home...uhhh...uhhh...uuhhhh...


More photos at my facebook...

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Lonely Planet - Italian Job!

Yeah! some photos taken during my trip to Italy...

I went to Roma and I conquered her...hehehehehe....

Oooooppppppsss...this one only for 18sx...

But, unfortunately i didn't manage to see neither the Pope nor Marco Polo...so just visit my facebook to see more!


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Monday, November 19, 2007

My angel...


The famous landmark to the North East England - Angel of the North...









Saturday, November 17, 2007

iPhone activated!

Yeah! my iPhone has just activated this morning by O2...what a great gadget...i love it! from phone calling to internet...



Friday, November 16, 2007

Next itinerary...

Hhhmmm...the Christmas break will be in a month's time...well, this time i will visit Barcelona, Espana...managed to get £0.01 flight ticket for one way from Ryannair...so, from now i have to clear all the paperworks...

will update my Italy trip soon...cheers!

I'm back...

Aarrrgghhhhh.... after Roma, i could not update my blog...no internet at the hotel where i stayed...so, i just enjoyed all the time in Venezia...ooopppsss...Venice...will update later...just touched down at Newcastle International Airport from Milano at 2015hours@Nov.15...the temperature was 5 degrees, well still ok and just nice for me...hehehehee...

Monday, November 12, 2007

Lonely Planet - Italy update: Roma

attencion: the pics will be posted later...

my second day in roma...continued wandering around...walked to roma termini to check theck the departure time to venice...bought the train ticket for venice and also i pyrchased the train ticket for milano thru venice...then, i continued my roma conquering...went to Piazza della Repubblica and the Santa Maria degli Angeli...after looking around the church, continued my metro journey and got off at the Barberini halt...stopped a while at the Fontana del Tritone before proceeded to Fontana de Trevi...whoah! what a magnificient fontana! then, took the metro again and stopped at Spagna to visit Trinita del Monti...an old church with tall spear...so many people around...and then i walked along the narrow street full with high class boutiques...passing Tiffany, Prada, Dolce & Gabanna to name a few...with the body guards outside the shop...then arrived at the Piazza de Popolo with two indentical buildings...afterthat, acrossed the Fiume Tevere to Vatican City at Ottaviano...actually went last night but the Basilica San Pietro was closed...so today i had the chance to see around Basilica...a big church on the top of the hill...but did not manage to meet the Pope...well, after toured around the Holy Land...i went to check the biggest Islamic Centre in Europe at Campi Sportivi...but when i arrived, the Islamic Centre was already closed...well just managed to snap the centre from outside...later i went back to Termini to have my dinner at the Turkish restaurant...had chicken with bread and when i sprinkle some olive oil...OMG! so havenly taste of the olive oil full of fruity taste not like the one i have at home (eventhough i have an extra virgin one, but this one tasted nutty)...yeah! what a great taste of the oil...i more thing that i hate so much is the pizza here...i mean the price...what a pricey one even it is a staple food here...okay...have to go to prepare my trip to venice...ciao!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Lonely Planet - Italy update: Milano Bergamo - Roma

left NCL around 2130hours after an hour delayed and landed 10 minutes after midnight in bergamo, milano. took the last airport shuttle and reached milano termini around 0200hours and the central station was closed until 0400hours...while waiting outside the main entrance, i witnessed a group of local people, the polizia and immigrants had a little argument...well, drunk people...a cold morning and the central station looks so grand with its architecture...then around 0350hours, the door opened and i went straight away to the ticket machine to get the first train to rome...i have to pay 51 euro for a single trip and it took me 5 hours to reach roma termini...a little bit confusing with the signs...and at last i managed to locate the tourist information centre...well, have to bear with italian style over here...hehehehe...got the map of rome and i purchased the day ticket for unlimited travelling until midnight which cost me 4 euro...so i can take tram, metro or bus ride around rome...then, i straight away went to my accomodation near san givanno area...unluckily, there was no one answered the door...actually, i booked the arrival time at 3pm...so i could not blame the hotel, i decided to have an italian lunch...hhhmmmm...guess what...i had pizza with anchovice...yummy but salty...hehehehee...but it was really yummy...after that, i went to colosseo ( hope i get it right the word in italian)...just popped out from the metro station...whoah! just in front of my eyes...colosseu! s, took some pics and and went around it...arrrghhh...quite big complex of ruins...will visit again tonight after settling my accomodation...but will have to go again tomorrow morning...so, i went back to san givanno and luckily the caretaker was there...but i have to change the location and with better room...ensuite...and the caretaker too so kind telling me where to go and so on...the new place actually an apartment cum office...with all great facilities...actually. i am using the free internet in my room...ok, will continue and the pics have to wait until i come back to newcastle...ciao!
ding...dong...prossima fermata termini...

Saturday, November 10, 2007

tripple joy

2007-11-09 - a joyous day started in the morning with an email from a long lost japanesse buddy who are now in Burkina Faso doing volunteering work for JICA, submitted my draft proposal and end of the day, iPhone made it debut...a worth long queue outisde the Monument's O2 outlet...lalalalalaa...

Friday, November 09, 2007

iPhone...my iPhone

yeah! 6:02 p.m. ...it's mine at last...what a great day!


waiting for activation...from O2, welkome iPhone, my iPhone...


iPhone...



yeah! the waiting is over and at 6.02pm today, it will make it first appearance in UK...to buy or not to buy...hhhhhmmmmm...

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Winter is coming...


It's a sign of winter to come soon...green leaves turn yellow and red, and daytime becomes shorter...i love winter, it's time to have a break too...will discover milano, roma and venice soon...

Monday, November 05, 2007

Let's light up the sky...

This year the fireworks display was at the Elswick Park. I was lucky enough because I thought it will be at the BBC field as like last year. Coincidentlly, i went to Elswick Park for a swimming session but the pool was closed because of the fireworks display! But i did not bring my camera. Just lucky that my friend brought his...






Snow Effect