Krakow~~ / Thursday, July 26, 2007
Ok, next stop Poland.. The first thing I want to say is the cup pasta i ate on the budget flight there.. Yea, it was nice.. at least for me that is, but it costs 2 euros!! Yesh, 4 sgd for this cup pasta.. Expensive right... sianz... but dunno why, it tastes superb to me, although the rest of them dun think so..
Krakow is kind of a nice, rustic place.. Typical of eastern Europe... Old churches, palaces, rustic buildings.. Kinda different from the things you see in the big cities...
Some pictures of the castle and the cathedral in the premises.. Really nice..
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Brussels (Continued) / Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Ok, so the best thing 'bout Brussels isnt its chocolates and waffles.. To me, its TinTin!! Eh, Im not sure if it originated in Belgium, you can sure find it everywhere in Brussels.. From TinTin cookies to chocolates to a boutique shop..
Ok, the best part is yet to come, there is a comics museum too!! Yea, from smurfs to Asterix to TinTin, whatever you think of, they have it there!! Eh, thy dun hve japanese Anime though.. (Its Europe.. Duh..)
Ok, more to that, theres a comics library that you can go in and have a blast.. Yeah, for 1 euro, you can go in and read all the comics you want.. Yeah, from Asterix to TinTin.. Cool!!!
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6:41 AM
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Backz!! / Monday, July 23, 2007
Yay!! Backz in Singapore.. Ok, its been a week since I came back.. Dun flame me on my 'dead' blog... Just tiring after getting back, so didnt felt like doing anything now... See, 3 more minutes b4 Desperate Housewife starts.. Where got time to blog?? Haha.. Ok, will post all my travel adventures in time to come I promise... So stay tune, this blog is going to be updated very soon.. Haha..
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Out on tour!! / Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Hmm... I guess I wont have time to blog.. On a 1 month plus tour!!! Right now Im in Riga, Latvia.. Its currency is as strong as pounds but the things here are cheap!!! Going to watch pirates of the Caribbean for only 2 Latvia Liras only tomorrow!! Only 6sgd.. Ha.. cheaper than in Singapore!! Anyway, guess I wont be blogging much after the Brussels Blog, sadness.. Can only update them when Im back! Hopefully the hostels coming up are equipped with Wi-Fi too!! But the signal is so weak here, I have to sit along the corridor to have reception... bleah...
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11:11 PM
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Pis? / Sunday, May 27, 2007
Hmm, lets test your knowledge. Do you know whats the most famous sight in Brussels? Give up? Its the statue of Manneken pis!! Ya, it is exactly what it means.. Piss...
See it behind me... Yeah, the statue of a pissing boy, its very small though.. Until now, I still dunno why its that popular.. Anyways, do you know that he gets dressed every now and then?? Yeah, dressed!! To save him from the embarrassment, haha.. Well, its a custom for all dignitaries on a visit to Belgium to prepare a costume for him, and it will be worn for that few days.. haha.. crazy right.. I wonder if our minister will bring a sarong for him to wear when he visits.. lol.. Anyway, because brussels is the meeting place for the UN, I guess he really has lots of costumes to wear... lol.
The first day we visited him, he was in this funny scuba suit.. lol.. doesnt suit him though.. luckily, he was back to his original form on the next day we visit him.. Well, bothers me to say it, but I prefer him naked.. haha
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Brussels - Chocolate and Waffles? / Saturday, May 26, 2007
Hmm, what is Belgium famous for? Chocolates, Waffles? Lol.. there are lots more to it.. But well, these 2 are the most famous in Belgium, other than Beer of course....
Ya, despite our expression, its not bad.. I mean the icecream... the waffle is ok only I think, not spectacular, but the icecream is really nice, but its an Australian company.. lol.. Oh ya, try their belgium spice chocolate ice cream.. its really good, although I dunno why for those who ate it all got stomaches after that.. haha...
Who can resist chocolates? Haha.. Well, not me.. Got his box of exquisite chocolates from a store in the city, there are actually alot of them around, but kinda got tricked, cos they give us one free try at any of the chocolates they have, so after that no choice but buy one box from them.. argh.. but it was good lar, so many different kinds.. Got one baileys chocolate.. Woah, NICE!!!
Oh, do you know the famous comic Tin Tin is from Brussels?? No kidding, I only know that when i reached there...
I LOVE Tin Tin!!! Still can remember last time when we were brought to the library, all I borrowed was Tin Tin books, din give a hoot bout the other children books.. Lol... Saw a Limited Edition Tin Tin Swatch Wall Watch there.. It was selling at almost 150euro i think, and it was the last piece!! Limited to only 1000 in the world, BUT it had a crack at the back!!! Wasted.. Should have gotten it if not for the crack, and the shopkeeper din want to give me a discount, although it had a 20% discount to it already.. haha..
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Amsterdam - Warning!! For 18 years and above only / Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Hmm... Amsterdam... Drugs and the infamous redlight district?? Lol... Actually, Amsterdam is more famous for some other then that, trust me.. But no harm taking a look at those since you are here right.. Lets name some special stuff here... Hmm, a Sex museum, 'coffee shops' that sells hash and marijuana, a hash and marijuana museum (you can actually buy seeds from there), a whole area of 'windows' (erm, for those who dunno wat are those, dun ask.. ha!) Lol.. shall not post pictures regarding those here, if you want to see them can ask me... =)
Just for you all to wonder.. Y is the symbol of Amsterdam represented by the 3 Xs??.. XXX...
Yeah, it was decided some time ago.. Wonder if the people in the past had a vision for Amsterdam 'this' famous?
Anyway while you all ponder, let me tell you some things that you probably wont know about Amsterdam..
See the map of Amsterdam, what does it remind you of... Like an onion right... The different canals lining up around the main city centre.. Just like an onion..
See the houses.. All of them are slanted... Y? Blame it on the poor construction and ground conditions.. But dun worry, it wont fall.. Eh, at least thats what the tour guide told us.. And the beams on top of the buildings, it is actually used to lift stuff like furnitures up and down cos the stairs within the building are way too narrow.. o.0
Oh, and the key and castle symbol you see on top, they are actually how postman recognizes houses as they dun have formal address.. Woah, imagine a day of the postman.. When he reach the wrong house... "****!! Its the 4 keys with a castle and not the 3 keys with the castle house again!!"
Guess what is on the top right.. No, its not for you to put your shoes on, nor is it for flower pots.. They are pee deflectors!! Yea, not those that reflects back at you when you pee, they just make it so that your pee drips back at you when you do it.. Apparently it solves their public peeing problem.. =) The top right is a monument for WW2, ahem.. guess what does it look like (hint: its Amsterdam!! Ok, dun say out the answer)
The coffee shop at the bottom left is supposed to be famous, a part of the movie was filmed there but I forgot what is it.. ha... Oh, and the bottom right is a picture of our tour guide.. Dun be fooled by his huge earlobes and multiple tatoos and piercings, he is one superb knowledgeable tour guide!! Yes, if you visit Amsterdam, be sure to go on the free tour that starts near the central station... A must!!!
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