Saturday, June 30, 2007

pictures paint a thousand words

eh hmmm.. here's the last edition of the photos.

berlin day 2-- used camera phone cos i was too tired the night before and forgot to charge. -_-


Schloss Charlottensburg


gardens @ Schloss Charlottensburg


part of the massive Pergamon Altar


Jewish Museum - stunning, understated and powerful architecture

day 4 bamberg

ducks along the river


castle atop a hill

day 5, 6, 7 - munich

gas chamber, dachau concentration camp


glorious decorations abound in the Residenz


porcelain cabinet @ residenz


ancestral gallery @ residenz


munchen marienplatz!


eating flammekuchen, bratwurst, drinking riesling, helles and being merry


rococo splendour in asamkirche, munich


chinese teahaus, 2nd largest beer gardens in the WORLD. first is of course where Oktoberfest is held

day 8 - neuschwanstein, fussen

the fabled castle peeking through the trees


my current desktop wallpaper


dinner @ fussen, schitnzel, blaukraut and bread pudding - local specialities

day 9 - ausburg *yawn

cathedral overlooking our favourite cafe


my msn pic - rathausplatz in ausburg


more yummy stuff!


king ludwig beer! and NO, i wasn't red cos i was drunk. i was burnt


gardens at schwartz palace, ausburg


two churches - one catholic, one protestant

day 10, 11 - along the romantic road - dinsklebuhl, nordlingen, rothenburg

ducks along cobbled alleyways


i love the quaint town feel


clothesline along an alleyway


rothenburg - the quintessinal medieval old town


rothenburg streets


door in the wall surrounding the city


food glorious food!and their wine speciality!


the christmas village @ rothenburg - the most fantastic, beautiful place that is made of stuff that fills children's dreams.


rothenburg's picturesque streets


we were getting bored waiting for food.. lol

day 12, 13, 14 - frankfurt zzz

romerburg - heart of the old city


bridge linking old and new frankfurt


my last dinner there - rosti with smoked salmon and sour cream @ Eckahus. yummy!

Friday, June 29, 2007

photos galore!



day 3 in Berlin - San Souci Palace Grounds


park below the palace


the amazing Chinese teahouse


my dream italian house


in my opinion, THE most beautiful palace in Germany - Neue Palace with the stupendous Grotto Hall -- a must see.


palace under construction (actually a university)


remnants of the Wall in Postdamplatz


day 4 - beautiful Bamberg!


Bamberg's beautiful roses and their beautiful gardens


my mom would so love this


the crypt of a church in Bamberg

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

back in ithaca!

yay! i'm back and settling in into my new house @ Valentine Place. It's a decent place though i dunno why my room seems slightly hotter than others (though not as bad as the oven @ the loft.. lol) school has started but the notion hasn't sunk in yet.. i'm still inclined to whip out my camera to snap a nice image along the way.. lol.. oh wellz.. must concentrate le lah

ok.. so since i'm lazy, i'll just slowly post photos by the fives.. cos of the flickr uploading rate also.. -_-


Karl Marx and pal watching the Berlin tower


signs galore along the old part of Berlin


i dunno.. i just like this shot.. it reminds me of Seurat's painting of bather's on a beach or smth..


Brandenburg Gate close up


statues along a bridge leading to lustgarten


dome of Reichstag