Thursday, June 22, 2006

Memories of a Life Time!

This is so delayed...
16 days since I've been back!
but well, when the mood's right,
& everything blends in just right too..
it's TIME to yek about my recent
Europe trip with the other 6 marketeers!

Namely...Dawn, Ade, Jingsi, Elv, Karen & Andy! (:
Most of you guys would have heard allll abt the trip by now...
but no harm listening again ya? =P HAa!

Let's see...
A total of
18 days spent in Europe on the whole...
1st 12 days were with Contiki Tour Group,
& our last 5 days were free days spent in England!
For those who have not heard of "Contiki"...
it's a tour organization, which brings together travellers of ages 18-35 from all over the globe! It's a wonderful experience out of the norm. -
which will be filled just with Singaporeans. (Boring!)

Together with the travellers (there's a total of
48 of us!),
a tour manager & tour bus-driver will be with you for the entire journey~
Ha omigosh, am I advertising for them?
wellwellwell, It was a splendid experience! Really!
But if I were to tour Europe again in the future (Hopefuly! Prays hard! ha~*),
I would definitely choose to go OTOT on my own!
The country-hopping madness is too crazy for me! WahhAa!

Travelling really helps in all ways possible...
A breather which I so badly need then!
though our first 12 days were fast and furious,
they were awesome!
We "touched" , Amsterdam, Rhine Valley, Munich, Austrian Tyrol,
Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucern & Paris with Contiki~*
& amongst our last 5 days...
our 1st 2 days were spent outta London (Bath & Stratford-upon-Avon),
while the last 3 were in London!

All in ALL, I reaaally loved Europe!
Okay, before you guys fall asleep while reading..
Let's... check out some
Lovely Shots of the Tour!!!!



Tis is e backpack which accompanied me for 18 days!
Haa...speciaL thanks to Guoxing for lending me his 'precious'!


[on the tube to our hotel]




Me & Elv in the middle of the i-forgot-what square in Central Amsterdam! =)
Bikes, Bikes & more bikes in this city! More than the people even!


[Netherlands - Amsterdam]



This is where Ann Frank & her family hid from the Nazis during WWII.
It's located just by the Amsterdam Canal~


[Netherlands - Amsterdam]



What do us gals do while in the queue waiting to enter Ann Frank's hse?
- Take pictures la! Hohoho~*


[Netherlands - Amsterdam]



Here we are in the famous beerhall of Munich! - Hofbraufaus!
Germans love beeeeeer! & though I don't go for beer, their beers are really nice!

Oh yes, not to forget their famous pork knuckles & pork steak too!
I never n-e-v-e-r tasted pork like how I did in Germany! It was soo tender that it tastes like beef! (Serious! Gasps!)

[Germany - Munich]



*PROST*

[Germany - Munich]




White Water Rafting in Austrian Tyrol!!!!
It was such an exhilarating experience! Loved it!!
An amazing 1 & 1/2 hours of rafting through a total of 12 rapids!
with breathtaking scenery to enjoy...wat more can i ask for?!

[Austrian Tyrol]


Up in the hills for a night!!!
I was SO AMAZED when Elv actually lifted me off the ground!! Hee!


[Austrian Tyrol]




Ade & Andy...My lovely room-mates for the entire trip!
A well-decorated cum cosy lil' room in the Tyrolean village~


[Austrian Tyrol]



What an un-glam pic of me!
But for the beautiful backdrop...It's UP on my blog! Ha!
I lurve Austria!! Outta all the countries,
if I gotta choose 1, just 1 favourite place...

it's gonna be Austria! (:


[Austrian Tyrol]



Ready, Get set....GOOOOO!!!
Love this shot!


[Austrian Tyrol]



At the dock: Heading towards Venice - e land of romance!
Heard that Venice is one of the places slowly sinking into the sea!
Ahhh..NOOOOO!!


[Italy - Venice]



We've arrived at our destination!!

[Italy - Venice]




The Singapore-7 by the coast of venice!

[Italy - Venice]




The Colloseum: *Jaws Drop!* *Spectacular!!!*
I'm truly amazed by the skills of e roman engineers those days!

[Italy - Rome]

In the extremely loong queue to enter the Vatican Museum:

While we wait, we pose!

[Italy - Rome]


Ade is trying to hypnotise Dawn! (Ha, & yah she failed lah obviously. lol)
& me?!! Mua's just stealing the attention from them~ haha!

[Italy - Rome]

The mosaic floorings in the Vatican Museum~*

The walk in the Vatican Museum & The Sistine Chapel is absolutely intriguing!!

[Italy - Rome]



Our classic MTV Pose: Anytime, anywhere!
That's the actual pavement we're walking on!

[Italy - Rome]



The Roman Forum:
We walked from the Colloseum down to the take a look at the remains

of the enthralling Roman Forum which is on lower grounds.

I want more of rome!!!!

[Italy - Rome]




Nothing beats savouring delicious yummy Swiss Chocs that melts in your mouth!!

[Switzerland - Lucern]



Cruise in Lake Lucern:
We nearly got blown off the deck!


[Switzerland - Lucern]



Sweet! Love the spectacular views & breezy wind on board!
Definitely worth the price of 41 Swiss Franks! =P


[Switzerland - Lucern]



@ The Louve: Pyramid formation in front of e pyramid!
So immersed within the zillion art pieces in the Louve!!

Of cos, we got to see the ever-so-famous Mona Lisa!

Her facial expressions were really so scarily engaging!


[France - Paris]




Whee! Watch my flying-kick!

[France - Paris]




Pretty Eiffel backdrop!!!

[France - Paris]



Below the tower!

[France - Paris]




Notre Dame Cathedral!
Sucha mesmerizing gothic building!


[France - Paris]




It took us great pains & effort to pose for this shot wor!
Hor Elv?? Haaa, & i'm proud of it!! (:


[France - Paris]





Totally exhausted from the climbing of 284 steps up the Arc De Triomphe!

[France - Paris]



Top of Arc de Triomphe: Yes! We've made it!
All the energy lost in return for this captivating moment!
the glittering Eiffel tower is sooo pretty at night!


[France - Paris]

Tada! There you go! A preview of my Europe Trip!!!~*

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