Olive's thought...

'Everything is good, if it wasn't then it's better. God takes the good to give the best'

Friday, October 27, 2006

Disneyland Hongkong

With Pluto




















Mickey and Minnie




















The enterance

Sunday, October 22, 2006

21 October 2006 Another day in Rome

At Coloseum













Inside the Coloseum












Arch of Constantine











Saturday, October 21, 2006

20 October 2006 ROME

Today we went to the Vatican, visited the biggest church in the world, Saint Peter's Basilica and the vatican museum. The arts inside the church and the museum are breathtaking...

In Saint Peter's Square in front of Saint Peter's Basilica












Inside the Vatican museum

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Inside the church with Michelangelo. Pieta. 1499.

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Then we go around in the city of Rome...

Us in front of Fountain di Trevi
The fountain was built by the architect Salvi (1735) in the time of Clement XII, and decorated by several artists of Bernini's school. It is the front of a large palace (Palazzo Poli) decorated with statues and bas-reliefs on heaps of rocks.The fountain is not only celebrated for its excellent water but for the legend that whoever drinks it or throws a coin in the fountain, will assure his return to Rome.




















17, 18, 19 oct 2006 Training in Bergamo, Italy

We had 3 days training from 9.30am to 5.30pm..It had been very good, we learnt lots of new things....Beside that the company had been taking good care of us, they brought us to very good dinners, we tried one of the best tiramisu in Italy...and it's indescridible, I don't think I had ever taste something like that before...Yummy!!!

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

15 October 2006 Venice, Italy

We moved from Austria to Italy...Vanice is one of the city that I really want to see since I was little, it's a city which is surrounded by water. To go from 1 place to the other we need to use boats...












Our picture infront of the gondolas, which is one of Venice’s most famous symbols worldwide. This typical Venetian boat is extremely ancient and is the result of a series of extremely complex craft techniques. A gondola is 11 meters long and weighs 600 kilograms.



















Sunday, October 15, 2006

14 October 2006
Swarovski Crystal Worlds and Innsbruck city

Today we went to the Swarosvki Crystal world, it's amazing place filled with crystals. (http://www.swarovski.com/kristallwelten/)


Me in the Swarovski crystal world's enterace
















It's the Centenar with 310,000 carats, the largest cut crystal in the world.















Then we went to the innsbruck city

Saturday, October 14, 2006

13 October 2006 Salzbruck, Austria and Herrenchiemsee Castle
Today we continue to travel to Austria. First we went to Salzbruck, a beautiful city which dedicate themself to music.

City of Salzbruck















Mozart's monument




















We went to Mozart's house (my picture with Mozart's piano)
















One of the chocolate eggs shop in city of Salzbruck















Then we went to Herrenchiemsee castle..
Castle Herrenchiemsee lies on the Herren island in lake Chiemsee in southeast Bavaria. This is the final castle of Ludwig II and the biggest and most expensive of all 16.6 million. It was modeled after the Louis XIV palace in Versailles. The castle is surrounded by a huge park with statues, channels and fountains. (http://www.herren-chiemsee.de/englisch/n_palace/index.htm)

We ride this chariot to go up to the castle...
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Outside the castle















Feel like Prince and Princess

Thursday, October 12, 2006

11 October 2006 Romantic road - Neuschwanstein Castle

Today we travel to this place called romantic road. It's a very awesome place, a combination of quaint medieval towns, castles large and small, and landscapes of rivers, lakes and dense forests.













One of the castle in the romantic road is the enchanting Neuschwanstein Castle, rising from the mist of the Alpine foothills, has long been a symbol of Germany and a must-see tourist attraction. Built between 1869 and 1886 to the fantastical specifications of King Ludwig II. It was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Walt Disney World. http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english/index.htm)
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

10 October 2006 - City of Munich, Germany

Today we go around the city of munich. It is a very beatiful place, where there are lots of castles, landmarks, churches and museums to look at....

Exploring around the city































The Munich Residenz
a magnificent palace which served as a residence of dukes, electors and kings from 1508 to 1918.


In the garden of the palace










In one of the room inside the palace















There is a relic room which is the most valuable room in this palace. Relic which is part of the body of saints which is stored and had been believed for many centuries by the catholic to bring them closer to God.


Here is the picture of the cross relic. It is part of the wood that were used for Jesus's cross and part of thorn crown of Jesus.




















Treasury of the Residence
The Treasury offers unique gold work from the Middle Ages right through to the classicism period.



















09 October 2006 Outlet city of Metzingen, Germany
We were refered by the local people to go to this outlet city of Metzingen. The about 60 factory outlets turn Metzingen into one of the most impressive and biggest FOC (factory outlet cities) in Europe. You can find the world's famous brand i.e Hugo boss, Escada, Armani, D&G, Enzo Lorenzo ect with 30-70% less price...Wow!! what a shopping paradised.

Monday, October 09, 2006

08 October 2006 Relax day in Zurich

Starbucks Zurich...yummy!!!


















Saturday, October 07, 2006

07 october 2006 Day in Luzern

Luzern, Swiss is a very beautiful city where we can see mountains and rivers all arounds...

Water Tower - Lucerne's trademark and the most frequently photograhed monument in Switzerland





























It was my first time tring Mini Kiwi....it's yummy!!!












Lion Monument - 'The dying lion of Lucerne' is 1 of the world's most famous manuments. It was craved out of natural rock in memory of the deaths of the Swiss mercenaries at the Tuileries in 1792. Mark Twain described the Lion of Lucerne as 'The saddest and mot moving piece of rock in the world'



06 Oct 2006 Shopping around Swiss...

City of Thun














City of Bern, the capital city of Swiss

Friday, October 06, 2006

05 oct 2006 My memorable birthday in Interlaken, Swiss










































Cruise to Iseltwald, Interlaken














Beautifull view at Iseltwald, Interlaken

















04 Oct 2006 Milan to Swiss

We rent a car, philip drove from Milan to Swiss, I was a bit scary for me at first as people drive on the left in Europe which are different from Indonesia and Australia.






















Swiss miniature,
in this place we can see all the buildings/palaces in swiss in small size...
















03 Oct 2006 3 countries in 1 day
So thankful for easy transportation...nowadays it is possible for us to just fly off from 1 place to another...We just found out that in Europe there is this airplane called Ryan Air, which is very cheap, much cheaper than using the train. Today we made the most out of it...guess what?!@ we flyed from frankfurt to london for only 25euro/person...WOW!!

Breakfast in frankfurt, Germany















Lunch in London, UK





















Dinner in Milan, Italy

















02 Oct 2006 Another day in Frankfurt