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Posted on May 3, 2009
The midpoint of our honeymoon took us to Interlaken , a small touristy town situated in the highlands, in the middle of 2 beautiful lakes – Thun and Brienz. The train journey from Prague to Interlaken took 16 hours with 2 train changes!! It was an overnight ride on sleeper cabins. Upon alighting at Interlaken West – one of the 2 train stations in town, we could immediately sense that the place felt different from Vienna and Prague. Everything somehow seemed more ordely, clean, and we also felt safer moving about in town.
When we reached our bed and breakfast accommodation, we found an envelop with my name stuck on the door handle. In the envelop was our room key and a welcome note. What was surprising was that the main door was unlocked! Singapore is known as a safe city but I really doubt anyone in their right minds would leave the doors unlocked. Does this mean it was so safe that people do not even need to lock their doors? Wow.
Anyway, we had the top floor of the house all by ourselves and it was all very neat, clean and cheery. On hindsight, this was our favorite place of stay in our honeymoon!
Taken in the train on the way to Interlaken. Don't you wish you could stay in one of those houses?
Our room!
One of the 2 churches (one catholic, the other protestant) in Interlaken. Guess which is this?
Same church, different angle and timing. Love the sunrays!
We went to the city of Bern on our second day to check it out…
A picture I took in the station while waiting for the train to take us back to Interlaken
Posted on April 27, 2009
I bet most of you have no idea where this place is. Same here. I have never heard of this place until my friend recommended us to check it out. It is a small medieval looking city 2.5 hours drive away from Prague. It is a quaint looking town that has a little castle built in it. For those curious ones out there, you can read more about Cesky Krumlov here.
Now to some pictures! I have applied some subtle effects on the images to try to bring out the characteristics of the place. Not sure if it works but hope you guys like it.
Posted on April 23, 2009
They call it one of the most romantic cities in the world. Since then, I have always wanted to go to Prague. Situated at the nothern end of Czech Republic, Prague is a charming city. Her cobblestone roads, red tiled rooftops and intricate architecture belonging to the old world all adds up to the mystery and intrigue of the city.
Prague was our second stop in our honeymoon and we spent the first day there virtually wandering along the streets with our eyes and mouth open admiring at the scenes before us. There were loads of tourists and the old city (as they call it) was simply bustling with activity.
The cobblestone road
The famous Charles Bridge in the foreground, with Prague castle in the background
This is the barbecue pit of the Old Prague Ham (I’m serious, this is what it is called). One person will slice off chunks of ham from the leg and then weighs it. You then pay according to the weight. The price? About 100 crowns (S$7.50) per 100g.
The famous astronomical clock at the Town Center
The many bridges spanning River Vltava
Prague Castle up close
One of the many statues erected along Charles Bridge. This one depicts the scene right after Christ's crucifiction on the cross
Many buskers and artists littered throughout Charles Bridge offering their wares and services to the multitudes
The shopping streets above may look busy and attractively lit, beckoning a night of shopping, but in many places in Europe, as I have discovered, shops close at 6pm. Yes, that includes all the shopping malls and major department stalls as well. Only the places like the pubs and restaurants are open till late. This was something that we could not get used to. What do they do after work each day??
Posted on April 21, 2009
Our first stop was Vienna, the capital city of Austria. Vienna is a city with a rich cultural history, and the city facade reflects that. There are many palaces and centuries old buildings littered throughout. We visited places like the St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Schönbrunn Palace and the Hofburg.
Public transport was pretty good, as we were able to traverse around the city using the extensive subway system.
Some pictures of the city to share below:
Statue outside the Fine Arts Museum
Just one of the many building facade of the Hofbug
Garden near to the Hofbug - the Imperial Palace. The crowd loves the sun and are just lying around the grass.
St Stephen's Cathedral
It's magnificent interior
Schönbrunn Palace
Another View of the Schönbrunn Palace
The vast back garden behind the palace
Posted on December 1, 2008
Over last weekend, I attended the kindergarten graduation concert of my friend’s children. All the kids were decked in colorful clothes, preparing for their performance items, and there were excited chatter and buzz from the kids and their parents all around.
When my friend’s daughter, Rowena (girl in blue), appeared on stage, we noticed that she looked funny. After sometime, to our amused horror, this was what happened!
Hmm.. Rowena looked funny..
Err..something's not right...
Oh dear, something's definitely not right!
Poor girl.. what happened to you?
Rowena was whisked off the stage promptly by the alert teachers and my friend went to ask what happened. She found out that just before the performance, Rowena was scolded by a teacher for hitting another child. My friend brought her to see the teacher and told Rowena to apologise to her, and said the teacher will sayang her after that. Well, she did and after a very short while, Rowena forgot all about the incident and was back to her usual cheeky self!
Kids!!!