Europe
X: Goodbye, Europe
Realised I left out a lot of information about my Europe trip after going through the digital footprints on my laptop. Particularly fish and chips from North Sea Fish near Passfield Hall, with vinegar instead of mayonnaise. My last couple of days in Europe were spent getting wasted every night with [...]
IX: I Love London
Hopped onto the Eurostar from Paris to London in 2 hours! The train traveled so fast it made my ears pop! Finally, people who speak English! I was putting up at the London School of Economics, Passfield Hall. Very, very clean and cosy rooms with a fantastic spread of an English breakfast! [...]
VIII: The Lourve and Dirty Old Men
I figured I’d better finish writing about my Europe trip now even though I’m really keen to write about my adventures in China. Here goes!
Lucky me, I had the cabin all to myself on my way back to Paris! The sleepers are actually quite comfortable if the ceiling isn’t right in [...]
VII: Venice
Sorry if I come across as being insensitive about the catastrophic potentials of a flood but I was really curious when I saw the news on the ‘deepest flood in Venice in 22 years’ and hoped to experience the acqua alta (high water) for myself.
Ryota-san warned me in Florence that vino brulé [...]
VI: Milan is boring
“Argh! Leonardo’s Last Supper is closed on Mondays! Milan is boring…” – Dec 15th, 2008 from Twittelator
Many seem to disagree with my statement and claim I should be there during Fashion Week.
I couldn’t remember the name of the church I visited; Nick told me minor details like that don’t matter because it’s [...]
V: Verona – Money isn’t everything
Just for kicks, I booked a night at the Casa Padri Stimmatini del Santuario di Nostra Signora di Lourdes monastery via Monastery Stays. I thought it’d be a good idea since it’s pretty cheap (17.50 EUR a night) and sounded interesting. Well, it would’ve been if I weren’t a noob.
I took [...]
IV: Florence and Pisa
Hopped on to the Eurail to Florence from Rome and stayed at Hotel Domus Florentiae. I made a few hotel reservations via venere.com and they’re reliable. The hotel is actually very near Santa Maria Novella (SMN) station but somehow, I walked about in circles as I tried to follow the directions provided by the hotel [...]
III: Jam-packed, Rome in One Day
Armed with a map of Rome that Marcel gave me (I think that’s his name), an umbrella and an empty stomach, I headed for the Colosseum with much excitement to watch the sun rise behind the ancient gladiators’ arena. Did you sense something amiss with the statement? It didn’t occur to me that I wasn’t [...]
II: Rome, finally
I was so relieved when I saw the sign Roma Termini. Didn’t matter if it was slightly wet that morning, I followed the directions and found myself at Yes Hotel. The lift was broken so we had to use another one located at the back of the hotel which turned out to be a vintage [...]
I: Paris to Roma
“This is it,” I thought to myself as I stepped through the customs at Changi International Airport after waving goodbye to my teary-eyed family and friends. Backpacking isn’t common in Singapore, not to mention alone. It was a blasphemous decision to everyone I knew. When I belted up on the plane and felt the familiar [...]
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