Day Trip to Howth , 5 February 2008

Thank you friends!

Dublin , 3-6 February 2008

Molly Malone

What's my best experience in Dublin? Was it nursing the famous Guiness beer? Or was it walking around Temple Bar? Or could it be buying fresh veggies in Asia market? I guess nothing could beat the hospitality rendered by all the friends there - the chocolate cheese cake , lemon cake , walnut carrot cake , nasi lemak , sweet and sour chicken , dark soya chichen , kangkung , fried bee hun...

Fourth Courts

Kilmanhan Jail , reminds me of Prison Break

Trinity Collge , Ireland's Premier university

Bank with no window at all (Forgot the name of the bank)

St Patrick's Church

Tour around Dublin

O' Connell Street , see the Spire?

Phoenix Park

Liffey River

The Last Supper?

Temple Bar

Krakow , 1-2 February 2008

Krakow, a city founded upon defeat of a dragon, is packed with beautiful historic buildings and streetscapes. Though nothing as superb and magnificent as those in Vienna , it remains to hold its own charm and mystery , each telling a story of its dark gloomy past.

The Barbican , a defensive bastion leading towards the old town

St Mary's Church in front of Rynek Glowny ,
Europe's largest medieval town square

Krakow at dawn

Wawel Cathedral
Castle Ground

Street in Old Town

Church of SS Peter and Paul

A trip to Poland won't be complete without visiting Auschwitz ,
the location of history's most extensive experiment in genocide.

Auschwitz , this is where the Nazi killed millions of Jews

Vienna , 29-31 January 2008

Vienna needs no further elaboration. This is not my first trip here , and yet every time i am here , there are more to be seen , more to be explored.

I like the place , the people , the weather , the sights , the shopping and of course the world famous Sacher Torte. You have not tasted Sacger Torte until you try the authentic one from Hotel Sacher , the recipe of which still remains a secret until now.

UNO City - United Nation's Headquarter in Vienna

With our tour guide

UN office interior

Conference room

Hofburg Imperial Palace

Schloss Schonbrunn Garden

Rathaus

HundertwasserHaus , where men and nature live together.

State Opera House at night

Salzburg , 28-29 January 2008

Who could have forgotten the evergreen "Sound of Music" which remains one of the best ever produced musical.And here i am in the town where this 1965 film was shot - Salzburg. The best town i have visited so far.

Fairy-tale like small town with cobbled street , from Gothic and Renaissance to Art Nouveau architectural heritage and horse carriage , these are a few of my favourite things...

Charming little town , where Mozart was born

Salzach River

Town of Salzburg

Festung Hohensalzburg (fortress) perched on top of the hill ,
overlooking the whole town

View from top the hill , with the Alps behind

Postcard-like scenery

Leopoldskron Castle , used as the Trapp family home.
Leopoldskron lake where the children were boating and later fell into it.

Nornberg Abbey , where Maria was a novice here

The Gazebo , where Liesl was singing "i am 16 turning on 17..."

Lake District

Remember the scene where the children were clinging on the trees?


Wedding church of Mondsee

Mirabell Garden where Maria and the children sang "Do , Re , Mi"

Mouth drooling apple strudel with vanilla ice cream