Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

A Sweet Getaway

Elllo! So Zhi and I finally got ourselves heading on a short trip to the capital on 17th September. It was Ryna's Wedding day. Started our journey at 5.30 am and we arrived just in time for the wedding.

To make the best of travel time, I applied my makeup during the car ride. Needless to say, it was quite the experience, but it didn't look like a total train wreck when I was done, so I suppose it's alright.



Me and the gorgeous bribe!



It was only a day trip, but Zhi and I were glad to get to spend some time alone, and date for the rest of the day!



And finally ... ta-da! I got myself a new pink lace umbrella that I've always wanted. :)


Saturday, February 28, 2009

♥ Italia - Milano ♥

♥ Milan
(while not recognisable for its sights, Milan is more about the lifestyle of enjoying worldly pleasures, a paradise for shopping, fashion, opera and nightlife)



♥ Milan Central Station ♥
(one of the main European railway stations)





♥ Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ♥
(named after the first king of united Italy, this Galleria is the site for many luxury goods' shops, like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton)







♥ Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral Square
(the vital "central core" of the capital of the Lombardy region)





♥ The Duomo ♥
(the majestic cathedral of Milan,
a massive late Gothic church in white marble, with hundreds of spires and thousands of statues on its exterior and a famous façade, dedicated to "Maria Nascente")




♥ Interior of the Duomo ♥
(ethereal Gothic nave)



(window of the apse with a detail of the Last Supper)




♥ Duomo Rooftop ♥





♥ Piazza della Scala ♥
(Statue of Leonardo Da Vinci)



♥ Castello Sforzesco ♥
(home to the noble Sforza-Visconti ruling families of Milan from 1368 and later the Austrian governor's residence, when Lombardy was part of the Hapsburg empire)


(Piazza d'Armi - Torre del Carmine)



(Cortile della Rocchetta)



♥ Piazzale Cadorna ♥
(Claes Oldenburg's modern, brightly-colored sculpture entitled
Needle, Thread, and Knot)




♥ Santa Maria delle Grazie - Saint Mary of the Graces
(houses the famous Last Supper)



♥ Cenacolo Vinciano ♥
(holding the tickets to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Last Supper")



♥ San Siro Stadium ♥
(the home stadium for two of the most successful European clubs, AC Milan & F.C. Internazionale Milano)









♥ Milan Central Station - InterCity Train ♥
(leaving for our next destination, Florence)


Thursday, February 12, 2009

Ciao Italia!

It’s been almost a week since we’re back in Nizhny.. Italy is a beautiful country, a place of olive oil, pasta, wine, mafia and sunshine, roman ruins and renaissance palaces..






I'm totally in love with Italy.. ^.^