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{ 366 } 26.04.2012 . kidney mee suah @ seng kee
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{ 366 } 24.04.2012 . love is a four letter word
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View of Florence from Piazza Michaelangelo
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{ May 2011 - Florence, Italy } Piazzale Michaelangelo located on a hill just off the city centre of Florence has a lot of steps to conquer from reaching the top, and when we reached there, we realised it was just a big round parking lot. However, walking to the edge of the piazzale, the majestic panoramic view of Florence laid out before us. Built in 1869 and dedicated to the famous Renaissance sculptor and painter Michaelangelo, a replica of a large bronze David (who has now turned green) stood in the middle of square. As of all the squares in Italy, I love to people watch! From the locals to the tourists, and the artists and buskers, the piazza was a great place to relax, have some gelato and enjoy the amazing view of that beautiful and wonderful city called Florence. ::: Footnotes ::: { Piazzale Michaelangelo } The square can be reached on foot, by car or by bus. However, be forewarned - walking up the hill means climbing up (and down)
Shopping in Florentine Markets
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{ May 2011 - Florence, Italy } I love markets, and Florence has so many of them that you will be spoilt for choice! From the famous leather goods, to olive oils and cheeses, you can easily spent lots of time (and money) in the Florentine markets! I only managed to go to three of them during our trip, and I found them to be very different. Mercado Centrale An amazing indoor food market, Mercado Centrale on via dell'Ariento, would be a market that I would love to have near my home. We managed to buy cheese, olive oils and even Porcini mushrooms. Mercato Nuovo Also known as Loggia del Porcellino (Porcellino means piglet), the market sells leather goods, hand embroidery and souvenirs. The most memorable part was the not-so-little piglet in the front of the loggia. Called the Fontana del Porcellino (fountain of the piglet), the bronze wild boar's nose was rubbed by visitors to bring fortune. Not sure about the fortune, but the piglet's nose was definitely s
{ 366 } 14.04.2012 . homemade tagliatelle carbonara
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Europe 2012 by numbers
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16 days 3 countries France, Belgium, Netherlands 12 cities Paris, Versailles, Rouen, Mont St. Michel, Chartres, Giverny, Brussels, Brugge, Ghent, Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans, Keukenhoff 6 museums Rodin Paris, Van Gogh Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Musee de l'Orangerie, Musee d'Orsay, Lourve 8 churches Notre Dame Paris, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame Rouen, Mont St Michel, Chartres, Holy Blood Brugge, St Nicholas Ghent, St Bavo Ghent 1 cemetery Pere Lachaise 1 car driven Paris - Rouen - Mont St Michel - Chartres - Paris 5000+ photos taken
{ 366 } 07.04.2012 . mona lisa
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the experience of having so many people around me looking at leonardo da vinci's masterpeice mona lisa was amusing and entertaining - the rest of the museum was relatively quiet compared to that room. which begs the question - do all the people that queue around the pyramid at the lourve just walks straight to the mona lisa and leave?