tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39129190322205175702024-03-14T02:39:53.941+08:00brioche pleasepretty things and pretty peopleaorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-21781852551784740422012-05-29T13:22:00.002+08:002012-05-29T13:22:29.948+08:00{{ 2012 }}<br />
We have high expectations of ourselves. When we start to fail ourselves with those expectations, we grow less ambitious and less confident. It's until we see something extraordinary, are we inspired to pick up from where we left off, to convince ourselves that the drive is still there. Inspiration is much needed in our lives in this cruel world. It can be found anywhere and it can affect us in the most vulnerable ways. <br />
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This is one of the most beautiful films I have watched recently. It's pure. It's real. It's absolutely gorgeous. I am reminded of the different kinds of people in this world. Each of us have our own stubborness yet no one but ourselves can really sway our own perspective of the world. Our families and cultural backgrouncs make us who we are as a person, but it's the people we meet, the places we see, the experiences we have that change us profoundly. </div>
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It's never too late to try something new. It's never too wrong to take a leap. It is however a great disappointment to give up on ourselves. So do as they say and live life to the fullest. Absorb the beauty that is so easily camouflaged by reality. People who see the beauty of the world are not naive and ignorant, they are simply happy and appreciative. And that's how it should be. </div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-53594657994340822042011-12-25T15:11:00.001+08:002011-12-25T15:11:59.903+08:00is love real?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLHjpm3rUK8G2w42xQW70r7L_PZBbavagVjpwitmli9UWRZNoKB2iIJE5_V2vDgwkx5K_8Fy1jbbA3wwez7n_6aLnFDsXoOUihFINJx5Fexg1saf4-ZLn4Z7HFRaqnzbKg__jGkUdXo0/s1600/271060471291900695_A77VWthD_c.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689960206070686130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLHjpm3rUK8G2w42xQW70r7L_PZBbavagVjpwitmli9UWRZNoKB2iIJE5_V2vDgwkx5K_8Fy1jbbA3wwez7n_6aLnFDsXoOUihFINJx5Fexg1saf4-ZLn4Z7HFRaqnzbKg__jGkUdXo0/s400/271060471291900695_A77VWthD_c.jpg" /></a><br />merry xmas encore!<br /><br /><div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-61615474911964207162011-12-25T14:32:00.002+08:002011-12-25T14:33:32.385+08:00mele:kalikimaka<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItiPNpfOxBCwYsqNLcMb5jI9ErO9ycJ0mpUspeQYwd_nkDLgw426dewt7ZDHWtkbVvR-EYYs76kmR0jSxOPYGufz9ci-2MSR18d1xMN0CMmu8FL7nUTM2oADHu_4s4abh6UgypWk9XIw/s1600/185140234650922575_HxVT0bo4_c.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689950293461478018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItiPNpfOxBCwYsqNLcMb5jI9ErO9ycJ0mpUspeQYwd_nkDLgw426dewt7ZDHWtkbVvR-EYYs76kmR0jSxOPYGufz9ci-2MSR18d1xMN0CMmu8FL7nUTM2oADHu_4s4abh6UgypWk9XIw/s400/185140234650922575_HxVT0bo4_c.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Happy Christmas!</div><br /><div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-61826075089422623872011-11-24T08:16:00.001+08:002011-11-24T08:18:47.417+08:0015 minutes earlierIt's amazing how much one can accomplish when one uses time wisely. I woke up 15 minutes earlier than usual and was able to make myself a healthy, delish omelette. :)<br />
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Happy Thursday!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEM_2z6Sxk3NplulkIWzoR_PG3M5PtP7ldlj-wMKr297VpyLsVdUz9R4A3VBjvwDvxuXfFoROggiUY3tyL1b8-n_QhnPSF59wFaSEbkhQNxZRqoLxSqz2L5a2LoWNUJm1CcF65X2ClCE/s640/blogger-image-1604473825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEM_2z6Sxk3NplulkIWzoR_PG3M5PtP7ldlj-wMKr297VpyLsVdUz9R4A3VBjvwDvxuXfFoROggiUY3tyL1b8-n_QhnPSF59wFaSEbkhQNxZRqoLxSqz2L5a2LoWNUJm1CcF65X2ClCE/s640/blogger-image-1604473825.jpg" /></a></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-74699190877973746922011-11-16T21:24:00.004+08:002011-11-18T13:28:57.137+08:00feeling special<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIadykF3e8g0nhUF2sgRxjcKc56eFTG7CCqvhS54YOiuKet8tRHrufjDxipeeejxhf2Y-WKzeX11XvziL8Xz5x58PHgvWj8mDUAVHUBX2m4lJmD0LZ8iIUJzU8TUlq-7TDmzJlRYbOFo/s640/blogger-image-504899078.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIadykF3e8g0nhUF2sgRxjcKc56eFTG7CCqvhS54YOiuKet8tRHrufjDxipeeejxhf2Y-WKzeX11XvziL8Xz5x58PHgvWj8mDUAVHUBX2m4lJmD0LZ8iIUJzU8TUlq-7TDmzJlRYbOFo/s640/blogger-image-504899078.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p align="left">It's saying a lot to have the dom as a pre-dinner drink. I mean, at least for someone in my position. We were invited to a birthday party, his 13th one this year. Just by looking at the guests, one can see that he is a pretty well-respected person. </p><br /><p align="left">The other drinks are all finely selected. The Chapelle Chambertin had a rosey smell to it, thought I do prefer the Griotte Chambertin. The 1955 armagnac de Montal, his birthyear, was absolutely magnificent.</p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdadmPVoxdp2pB0dgYtcQY8EmaRRP4aP-YuDC0b4BvfgR6lPw5k4CJvheekI_4ZS43ZLBoyV9ZH7fjsFIOvSIov0P9tPtMnCRaZYMaUg-H1bHa5amM_sZJGDhnYO2jVZgjkdVWDR53Oig/s640/blogger-image--580313443.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdadmPVoxdp2pB0dgYtcQY8EmaRRP4aP-YuDC0b4BvfgR6lPw5k4CJvheekI_4ZS43ZLBoyV9ZH7fjsFIOvSIov0P9tPtMnCRaZYMaUg-H1bHa5amM_sZJGDhnYO2jVZgjkdVWDR53Oig/s640/blogger-image--580313443.jpg" /></a>For appetizers, we had fresh oysters imported from France, Iberico jamon melon wraps from Spain and assorted cheese. Yum yum yum...Oh, and mussles in little staub containers. The mussles were delectable. I counted, I had 17 mussles in here. Here are the before and after pictures. </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKu95bUxgP50EYG524NFwwRp95uqmKs__gqFpdzFr-9Gwzfe0xPOKKPQXzdPNbG77QJgQuhRJy62OGWXeD7u4YLnV3gHlUpWAUL2R0J256EuzArYBXAWr3oVa5VZ8syDayDZHOpPs0bA8/s640/blogger-image--135364737.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKu95bUxgP50EYG524NFwwRp95uqmKs__gqFpdzFr-9Gwzfe0xPOKKPQXzdPNbG77QJgQuhRJy62OGWXeD7u4YLnV3gHlUpWAUL2R0J256EuzArYBXAWr3oVa5VZ8syDayDZHOpPs0bA8/s640/blogger-image--135364737.jpg" /></a><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMItgZaXpAfsUX3GiKhwa_lGqymYWfA6O8vYPfvsLG0BCyQ4gBn66exwAjWfZucySFM-vTvX_0HUucpvw5LbTPC-IFdjA77NOjaVHX2f_JR79eRiSmpz1yRMvSG4OO9fGqxp8a-Dhmqk/s640/blogger-image-299034623.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">For the main course, I chose steak over fish and duck confit. Looks delicious eh? The hawaiian salt was very unique. It's coarse and dark gray in color. It was a dash of heaven with the steak.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO1HgSFaC4JUel-M8D5oEJGqgswN1gX1AIZRT3zn-JzoTxL1c7toLqLw22H6N9yQTqUg94ppcoIINHwvHLSLwOeJ4cF6gmJAA19_7U6j8evFPOrTjl4GQdDECtlPirED-OwErFSMGoqk/s640/blogger-image-65936761.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO1HgSFaC4JUel-M8D5oEJGqgswN1gX1AIZRT3zn-JzoTxL1c7toLqLw22H6N9yQTqUg94ppcoIINHwvHLSLwOeJ4cF6gmJAA19_7U6j8evFPOrTjl4GQdDECtlPirED-OwErFSMGoqk/s640/blogger-image-65936761.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left">So here you go, delicious food, fabulous night.</div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-51769898377305647222011-11-13T13:59:00.003+08:002011-11-13T14:22:56.109+08:00It's fruity!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhcQrdU33YFz6SwfAH9bwqNBHNz0vGoqdJIhGZxyNTCiDvwMBAYWL909GZgXcMZaqztCOHOS8o57Ssz_NrtZrtlv2p7fsZFWtnnca3i4eXBKGsjxFqbq9xsl-mmBiAQRue1VIjy3rLFQ/s640/blogger-image--527936626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhcQrdU33YFz6SwfAH9bwqNBHNz0vGoqdJIhGZxyNTCiDvwMBAYWL909GZgXcMZaqztCOHOS8o57Ssz_NrtZrtlv2p7fsZFWtnnca3i4eXBKGsjxFqbq9xsl-mmBiAQRue1VIjy3rLFQ/s640/blogger-image--527936626.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUDtv5xCz5Wi5PWjgFCqhz03GjNeDriaZB6T4mwInGikSRKD8xjSXJXfSgE6MeV88bjxL4JmYqDlILPKbrfEskyogan8bj0Guf_NHFKUugLRBCFqYet9zBn-JMxMMPdjTtbn1ftNu-l4/s640/blogger-image-259172120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUDtv5xCz5Wi5PWjgFCqhz03GjNeDriaZB6T4mwInGikSRKD8xjSXJXfSgE6MeV88bjxL4JmYqDlILPKbrfEskyogan8bj0Guf_NHFKUugLRBCFqYet9zBn-JMxMMPdjTtbn1ftNu-l4/s640/blogger-image-259172120.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">My little cousin started his first-year university couple of months ago in Hualian. It is his first time living away from home, and I think he is enjoying it. </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So he is in town this weekend and my aunt and cousin came to visit us. We went for lunch at an Italian restaurant near my house and had a wonderful time catching up. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-57069320747909063462011-11-13T11:30:00.002+08:002011-11-13T14:22:15.878+08:00an important meal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xntu6AMQchbviK8WX9QgxCt2idO1V4BbtCYoA3zj64QLi63RHNH1FzY-HSYyxpo_wm-is5mpDpzyLF6hHErxW8BpwObCYuOQ45QPnQUIUjGukJmaSIixnaDQ5tdcnXBwmVoX1aDzDIg/s640/blogger-image--660803957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xntu6AMQchbviK8WX9QgxCt2idO1V4BbtCYoA3zj64QLi63RHNH1FzY-HSYyxpo_wm-is5mpDpzyLF6hHErxW8BpwObCYuOQ45QPnQUIUjGukJmaSIixnaDQ5tdcnXBwmVoX1aDzDIg/s640/blogger-image--660803957.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">I love breakfast. it's the best part of the day! A lot of people can't seem to eat when they first wake up. I'm not saying to eat right away. I mean, that's why they discovered brunch right? </div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-10797308600512920232011-11-12T13:37:00.006+08:002011-11-12T13:57:27.014+08:00butter flour milk sugar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZGt1CiuhdMH79_hyphenhyphenEvfSgcgKBJWraSWMoXkhGq0FB1PqEsWZtFA-In_FAzzVP8KAEdVGC3htTyWiHZPvOhPRLnuaZvwc-BEK8OYpKgv9pVepsytAAdOUsEsfS_AsxMq02nn-EzTgB6M/s640/blogger-image-1905849905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZGt1CiuhdMH79_hyphenhyphenEvfSgcgKBJWraSWMoXkhGq0FB1PqEsWZtFA-In_FAzzVP8KAEdVGC3htTyWiHZPvOhPRLnuaZvwc-BEK8OYpKgv9pVepsytAAdOUsEsfS_AsxMq02nn-EzTgB6M/s640/blogger-image-1905849905.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">aunt stella's handmade cookies & cakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-67008628854958779302011-11-11T19:49:00.002+08:002011-11-11T20:10:16.868+08:00Currently TwiningsingI am. huge fan of chai, though it seems impossible to find in khh. boo :(<br /><br />my good friend Alexis had been so kind to mail some tea bags over from Canada. (best gifts ever! millions of hugs and kisses) My stash is running low so I kept my eyes out today for some comforting-flavored tea.<br /><br />Still no chai, but cinnamon is the closest thing. Seriously, how can the Taiwanese people not like chai? sad.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH47KgiPlvmco6jB1-7MIF-ckN4DQPwvnQWtQLdvNTuNa1VOtVQS7hiodGOHHs5HxcNSlSDYg7ClB6zT4jqyBwl-x9d2UP5BI9ffe7mdIL6_wKGyV2SnY_yICbD0UbbhyfiZCZ-W_GE_E/s640/blogger-image--461884100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH47KgiPlvmco6jB1-7MIF-ckN4DQPwvnQWtQLdvNTuNa1VOtVQS7hiodGOHHs5HxcNSlSDYg7ClB6zT4jqyBwl-x9d2UP5BI9ffe7mdIL6_wKGyV2SnY_yICbD0UbbhyfiZCZ-W_GE_E/s640/blogger-image--461884100.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-90045877363428260712011-11-11T16:33:00.002+08:002011-11-11T20:13:17.655+08:00A Little TreatFriday afternoon, I'm sitting in a cafe reading a mag, sipping on coffee. Is this all too good to be true? How long will this last?<br /><br />Keep it up folks. The world is your oyster.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblHXtyi5FYApyp4d0Lox97A_N2QM_YqDxs9b2_mV8C5efPXYQDRvOMSXd9LrTlzjOfMI0QZrgJu1qEJsr774-bEFtK4238sb2ev90_0eiiV35_eFXOp9BCUsOEZk3OynXG0JPPfHsCZ4/s640/blogger-image-1464422100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblHXtyi5FYApyp4d0Lox97A_N2QM_YqDxs9b2_mV8C5efPXYQDRvOMSXd9LrTlzjOfMI0QZrgJu1qEJsr774-bEFtK4238sb2ev90_0eiiV35_eFXOp9BCUsOEZk3OynXG0JPPfHsCZ4/s640/blogger-image-1464422100.jpg" /></a></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-28896001379646664102011-11-11T16:12:00.002+08:002011-11-11T20:23:18.991+08:00Find a Little PeaceI was going through my photos today and found a lot of them being close-up flower shots. Here's some of them before the next flower post.<br /><br />happy friday :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighaLF0NgIaCQGQYtkjY90It8obJGD8BrkpO23zCX8TSe7B54EwCoagqPR6VDTW9DHPROPTnNt1kM_Uq1CYlceEcri2ReSDor6_k5-he-qgYD5c91x78QIYeVlJtN7yUmaAF_w7cFlGVs/s640/blogger-image--1239359196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighaLF0NgIaCQGQYtkjY90It8obJGD8BrkpO23zCX8TSe7B54EwCoagqPR6VDTW9DHPROPTnNt1kM_Uq1CYlceEcri2ReSDor6_k5-he-qgYD5c91x78QIYeVlJtN7yUmaAF_w7cFlGVs/s640/blogger-image--1239359196.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCC_VfeMFoZhJT5ZXdvko8XXSr1zqm4kTb-BzflH_J7TcMaQegCGnfn7VCIoTsoe6E6RCPF8hd4SQ3h9vfZyenL6vJvisc761exTpPJeZwoEckiBZ6uOH1L4ujxh0PksHulySVKC-Ynk/s640/blogger-image-1443625760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCC_VfeMFoZhJT5ZXdvko8XXSr1zqm4kTb-BzflH_J7TcMaQegCGnfn7VCIoTsoe6E6RCPF8hd4SQ3h9vfZyenL6vJvisc761exTpPJeZwoEckiBZ6uOH1L4ujxh0PksHulySVKC-Ynk/s640/blogger-image-1443625760.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsPgDlPugwDYct-x67hnO2_HRJBuSt1zwYd8wFwYRyhq_Sn2Y3Z4BM3pZU_PvrsOCuPd8wva_8uoMS7wluUHUB5NE7p9jj7MmW-fC73qI-b8oSkatR7I_03UflxG9Xx4i8gHJdNWV9gQ/s640/blogger-image--1147864982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsPgDlPugwDYct-x67hnO2_HRJBuSt1zwYd8wFwYRyhq_Sn2Y3Z4BM3pZU_PvrsOCuPd8wva_8uoMS7wluUHUB5NE7p9jj7MmW-fC73qI-b8oSkatR7I_03UflxG9Xx4i8gHJdNWV9gQ/s640/blogger-image--1147864982.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM8qF00SA75cfhDK1_wQ4uMyq4PfY8DcTNmI-XWrgLRhqJRrtyW2qLOXai6rgcFk7AswGJ0riSgfKYznWH5jG5Ss2kScAS1TdPVryFwS0_2RNajjnJCTsT7oQJqFr4A_5oFP2JCCt-NU/s640/blogger-image-2077071367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM8qF00SA75cfhDK1_wQ4uMyq4PfY8DcTNmI-XWrgLRhqJRrtyW2qLOXai6rgcFk7AswGJ0riSgfKYznWH5jG5Ss2kScAS1TdPVryFwS0_2RNajjnJCTsT7oQJqFr4A_5oFP2JCCt-NU/s640/blogger-image-2077071367.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoge9H05Z_2d3yjqTyFlxbMGl_c0uVSPeN3UXRBhPfgR-vTvKrXmJtnsF-LO6nD1CTLjaY-EAUrswLoqzAHNr2Fil3nC8xaQyDyb0Bd5lJHpvHJVrcX2nSZYnQMl7cWNmRiNTLAoq1GM8/s640/blogger-image-915703026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoge9H05Z_2d3yjqTyFlxbMGl_c0uVSPeN3UXRBhPfgR-vTvKrXmJtnsF-LO6nD1CTLjaY-EAUrswLoqzAHNr2Fil3nC8xaQyDyb0Bd5lJHpvHJVrcX2nSZYnQMl7cWNmRiNTLAoq1GM8/s640/blogger-image-915703026.jpg" /></a></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-74700706744207000462011-11-10T18:36:00.001+08:002011-11-10T18:39:56.676+08:00tapa cravingI miss Spanish food. <br />
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<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8oAZgmMY8GC-Ce8u2ltnAjGV8LcvaBDGLIdPPwTo0WelEe7U-XdF_E6Fmq-uVTtJf_bd1lB0nwwD1G0RLILy4uxtfiL1jjtVNV7pZiCN4IgNdZ5cTCaE3i2RL76Z8cbU4fP8Hpl3PjI/s640/blogger-image-647289416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8oAZgmMY8GC-Ce8u2ltnAjGV8LcvaBDGLIdPPwTo0WelEe7U-XdF_E6Fmq-uVTtJf_bd1lB0nwwD1G0RLILy4uxtfiL1jjtVNV7pZiCN4IgNdZ5cTCaE3i2RL76Z8cbU4fP8Hpl3PjI/s640/blogger-image-647289416.jpg" /></a></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-85137384886557299452011-11-09T11:18:00.002+08:002011-11-10T13:28:03.048+08:00{{ bilbao }}<div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Semana Grande</i>, Spanish for Big Week, is Bilbao's main festival that starts on the 3rd Saturday in the month of August, lasting 9 days. Bilbao, 14 km south of Bay of Biscay, is the largest city of the Basque Country. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were there for two days, arriving on the 1st day of the festival!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TL0uCUUVrHPZnMX-jKKSHHXZ58JUruJ3PpgFV6tfMc6dPI9XT-WzL0GryP4LT0RjbTXPwb38SR7wZeOuPkiPtO1aVsRtZ1ocS3ILY7gvOP2aRAa3rqYxuwioUpXAQEAR4YQweCe0edc/s1600/DSC08861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TL0uCUUVrHPZnMX-jKKSHHXZ58JUruJ3PpgFV6tfMc6dPI9XT-WzL0GryP4LT0RjbTXPwb38SR7wZeOuPkiPtO1aVsRtZ1ocS3ILY7gvOP2aRAa3rqYxuwioUpXAQEAR4YQweCe0edc/s640/DSC08861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672854371180579170" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD2e4PZzVvPpsanO9Ns735dNbBk3IjG9qu0FPrvckTsOLJzr7Q489NRzWycsEhAc7Sr8j4JsJc2qLaBOw-3Y9SoLgl9Cw3OKb0JOtASZSkR3thbh_1sWD2biB0P3l2_7lfgvV76ChoyI/s1600/DSC08863.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD2e4PZzVvPpsanO9Ns735dNbBk3IjG9qu0FPrvckTsOLJzr7Q489NRzWycsEhAc7Sr8j4JsJc2qLaBOw-3Y9SoLgl9Cw3OKb0JOtASZSkR3thbh_1sWD2biB0P3l2_7lfgvV76ChoyI/s640/DSC08863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672854362297950802" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aOi2vKDC8DbfAsua7FYd0KhW8iZ7RA_GCOXHF3nAhMxwUgq0q5kzlMefAVQ1xbGH3In3M1rb4lV19dNpgA14b6G7r-vLeL3d13gb1DBFDefJe6VdDO4i7B1TSy1A9xmp8pUxnnRgT_E/s1600/DSC08864.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aOi2vKDC8DbfAsua7FYd0KhW8iZ7RA_GCOXHF3nAhMxwUgq0q5kzlMefAVQ1xbGH3In3M1rb4lV19dNpgA14b6G7r-vLeL3d13gb1DBFDefJe6VdDO4i7B1TSy1A9xmp8pUxnnRgT_E/s640/DSC08864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672854355031406018" /></a><br /><div>The architecture in Bilbao is a little mixed. I found it a bit strange to find modern looking buildings sitting on one side of the street and classical style buildings on the other. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXUyS3UB4A2thTDgtwT8qeeoFgN7dSOrIDPTth6Iy-_qbAIKdfLFuAdFELwAs-VApMp-CBF4smdnUQLXIP7ISUSjrkvdCKE48c2Te1vVVHYOABcCxqfP8E88mjboFhG9oi7trO8oK2_U/s1600/DSC08873.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXUyS3UB4A2thTDgtwT8qeeoFgN7dSOrIDPTth6Iy-_qbAIKdfLFuAdFELwAs-VApMp-CBF4smdnUQLXIP7ISUSjrkvdCKE48c2Te1vVVHYOABcCxqfP8E88mjboFhG9oi7trO8oK2_U/s640/DSC08873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672854350534691090" /></a></div><div>There it is again! Garbage bins out on the streets...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVMXrt6wxstnAaTyU_VgL12nf8-KABxi6KV2KPlHXmC4jcx2XPskbjxIhLUokc0CPvQq8_JnrHGAFGjdjuGY75k7zYXJ6BahximTvX6VScSfPZhoyMsxYjdu4gbHxV3ynd3_w2Tlqa1Q/s1600/DSC08879.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVMXrt6wxstnAaTyU_VgL12nf8-KABxi6KV2KPlHXmC4jcx2XPskbjxIhLUokc0CPvQq8_JnrHGAFGjdjuGY75k7zYXJ6BahximTvX6VScSfPZhoyMsxYjdu4gbHxV3ynd3_w2Tlqa1Q/s640/DSC08879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852772036886274" /></a></div><div>I quite like this. There is one single tree planted right in front of a police station. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2WVK2w2950Ae2f4SM_U_2BzASlF-BwX7ThdMzL-2utelwUISy6ipZjVvusjvdhDDBSrP3yTSjPjCVOmknHPRC-1hVFNLfQ0BWdbluVj4pns-JzBUDjCf896bKEGL6TzRexZFHg1dP5g/s1600/DSC08883.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2WVK2w2950Ae2f4SM_U_2BzASlF-BwX7ThdMzL-2utelwUISy6ipZjVvusjvdhDDBSrP3yTSjPjCVOmknHPRC-1hVFNLfQ0BWdbluVj4pns-JzBUDjCf896bKEGL6TzRexZFHg1dP5g/s640/DSC08883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852763581979922" /></a></div><div>Booths are set up for the festival...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYKb_VGAa0ZLXJuHKDt83XZsRDwKMId3VyMaSN0J0SWT-hA2ZLdXx8XsU9tUsG1l5sQHimWkxKdAo1vRExSjsJntmxXM9ktpXaknb_VSDRx9YBAoHUtq6NvN-q7hXmXogmjXk5WyOASk/s1600/DSC08901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYKb_VGAa0ZLXJuHKDt83XZsRDwKMId3VyMaSN0J0SWT-hA2ZLdXx8XsU9tUsG1l5sQHimWkxKdAo1vRExSjsJntmxXM9ktpXaknb_VSDRx9YBAoHUtq6NvN-q7hXmXogmjXk5WyOASk/s640/DSC08901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852756240146578" /></a></div><div>Churro stands...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE-G6n9MtDsKz1tRKKl4j9kTjsMsBQmCTaEPYiuGNzyOThqh9DnS4gTrjknhuWXenEtw9JUTTtQ6hhKAbD9wWKr7XHIftEJr4UdsqclQmXyUANx4snbfgtQd2P7VZKUto-m0qRUc0V1U/s1600/DSC08906.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE-G6n9MtDsKz1tRKKl4j9kTjsMsBQmCTaEPYiuGNzyOThqh9DnS4gTrjknhuWXenEtw9JUTTtQ6hhKAbD9wWKr7XHIftEJr4UdsqclQmXyUANx4snbfgtQd2P7VZKUto-m0qRUc0V1U/s640/DSC08906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852743634193506" /></a></div><div>A walker that I am, I once again dragged my brother into touring the city on foot for hours... The downtown area is surrounded by two mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres. Within the urban area, there are steep hills. And when I see hills, I want to go up on those hills...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdJ1hYobgNFODPoiJjJRFJ9ttq63WMrQX_ibecQ22sauq_bZmC21O442tV_duFli9gVermFmKY4hvJYfQBUAp_UaXri61Wk60D7ci65O815T7cv8Km70Urm06LDwAeuY1SagPNK3ysyM/s1600/DSC08926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdJ1hYobgNFODPoiJjJRFJ9ttq63WMrQX_ibecQ22sauq_bZmC21O442tV_duFli9gVermFmKY4hvJYfQBUAp_UaXri61Wk60D7ci65O815T7cv8Km70Urm06LDwAeuY1SagPNK3ysyM/s640/DSC08926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852740025151602" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESa-oupOy73VomJM8n8BT0qzq6QEbdOnDzJaYbWQrm66T-A2VanWh9aTcsCi0fEUik4RvCCGSL48okJyWRVCly0U1A-TL7RKm9qRtcjR4ypHC81_-xQVZ-36HaK-HMzoOSwdZUZ4HT8w/s1600/DSC08930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESa-oupOy73VomJM8n8BT0qzq6QEbdOnDzJaYbWQrm66T-A2VanWh9aTcsCi0fEUik4RvCCGSL48okJyWRVCly0U1A-TL7RKm9qRtcjR4ypHC81_-xQVZ-36HaK-HMzoOSwdZUZ4HT8w/s640/DSC08930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852224362886850" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSpSRs3_9xzjeuHKR49Rir0ZXc6N_jaJBKJU34dvi2Li57xJd4GoKlbBdWaunt3TfHzDG2mtoCOVuXpiZK9vs53GZZdVVImnxgdxavNH_vFG9X23sOpxoBkwK4_t1sgN0A1qk2YeoE6M/s1600/DSC08933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSpSRs3_9xzjeuHKR49Rir0ZXc6N_jaJBKJU34dvi2Li57xJd4GoKlbBdWaunt3TfHzDG2mtoCOVuXpiZK9vs53GZZdVVImnxgdxavNH_vFG9X23sOpxoBkwK4_t1sgN0A1qk2YeoE6M/s640/DSC08933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852218974670306" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuGhoQYy5OYHLvZENIIWg6dRkqDAgxROkpgMFfqhzJFUBom4Qwh_SDyHf9tu9zMkDVZHYFGt5c5fZJ4uDgMMxT5NeWrwGQ3rgmQdqvOhNCOoGfc6z3Ljwlp_wAij13B2e3KU7vPoWnUU/s1600/DSC08934.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuGhoQYy5OYHLvZENIIWg6dRkqDAgxROkpgMFfqhzJFUBom4Qwh_SDyHf9tu9zMkDVZHYFGt5c5fZJ4uDgMMxT5NeWrwGQ3rgmQdqvOhNCOoGfc6z3Ljwlp_wAij13B2e3KU7vPoWnUU/s640/DSC08934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852206087523714" /></a></div><div>This walkway on the right brings you to an elevator, which takes you down to street level at just less than 1 euro per person. I'm not sure how many metres above it is but from the photo, you can see how high up it is. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxgJy1JTkv5VGbL7Zyz-xaUyT5yAag7Em7ctL_ptozIo-i-PLx8pDHDNNKW8H_ACsON2mRpMHlHN6W2MUu4avf3NeAowiPENOTWCBIYp88By21Ps5ABU1jd6bGiuQnmAdlh_XIgdhsXg/s1600/DSC08935.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxgJy1JTkv5VGbL7Zyz-xaUyT5yAag7Em7ctL_ptozIo-i-PLx8pDHDNNKW8H_ACsON2mRpMHlHN6W2MUu4avf3NeAowiPENOTWCBIYp88By21Ps5ABU1jd6bGiuQnmAdlh_XIgdhsXg/s640/DSC08935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852195545847090" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ry7XRihGtjhKJsYiaWHFWdPw-mETse5zCrPY4O48-RqF9yvpQRNY84IxAVYhDKfK7-Fu2cu9CApUpa4RkyezxPbd57Jm4-lMYmnWdb_61FV21nTBa57xqDhLtD3SHzrkMHu5cBeoKz4/s1600/DSC08936.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ry7XRihGtjhKJsYiaWHFWdPw-mETse5zCrPY4O48-RqF9yvpQRNY84IxAVYhDKfK7-Fu2cu9CApUpa4RkyezxPbd57Jm4-lMYmnWdb_61FV21nTBa57xqDhLtD3SHzrkMHu5cBeoKz4/s640/DSC08936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672852195264150418" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfOfEU_6nWHwLc2ekyHb_7hQ2Om4qOuE5K16KdpSmWnLR3SnTMFJ5ZYr6udnpqCRVv4B-d0EUitjz4Cd1Z8_hv3ZwF72-8oDH9FkSLGmZCZus2dp4TdEAbWvWIAA-Eonl9cCD1M5EPSU/s1600/DSC08942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfOfEU_6nWHwLc2ekyHb_7hQ2Om4qOuE5K16KdpSmWnLR3SnTMFJ5ZYr6udnpqCRVv4B-d0EUitjz4Cd1Z8_hv3ZwF72-8oDH9FkSLGmZCZus2dp4TdEAbWvWIAA-Eonl9cCD1M5EPSU/s640/DSC08942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672850009729788002" /></a></div><div>These condos look pretty fancy...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWGoxe0cpxYcQJUfQ-padBmSxfmqW5L1ZCGrrUnoM8Jkc6t_Ub2hVKAUu4sk3gZTcF8Z-gCvNOT_rXYD0Pke6vWwHIsUaL0heiOX15eXB7_ZSeSn0qD9k9ZqIZQCq3Qi_WFwxXqn7bg8/s1600/DSC08960.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWGoxe0cpxYcQJUfQ-padBmSxfmqW5L1ZCGrrUnoM8Jkc6t_Ub2hVKAUu4sk3gZTcF8Z-gCvNOT_rXYD0Pke6vWwHIsUaL0heiOX15eXB7_ZSeSn0qD9k9ZqIZQCq3Qi_WFwxXqn7bg8/s640/DSC08960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672849996416471730" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5qrm35ejCQCs-6LHT69Xes0Mk8fZ4Ycg2OBSfViQCjM3suRP8AOg3_ORicdYhnH9EBScY3kYMyRwswEF0qia3BdbzSK_EVKo3uqE8Wlevx4Z64eWN9DsNCb0AL9jz8VPmiKvwC3IrxE/s1600/DSC08961.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5qrm35ejCQCs-6LHT69Xes0Mk8fZ4Ycg2OBSfViQCjM3suRP8AOg3_ORicdYhnH9EBScY3kYMyRwswEF0qia3BdbzSK_EVKo3uqE8Wlevx4Z64eWN9DsNCb0AL9jz8VPmiKvwC3IrxE/s640/DSC08961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672849987607905410" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBbMLg_76Z89atcXm1WpnD1B18PUdslkxaWdZcODciyAMQ7YDOz0zFbkGYdJ6oqeuQFiDbgft69su3HkvRDVw0vV8AfOLP-hhh3c6pEBu4RTP2tlHR6Wha_mRxXJqU3B41NbwtYsdwoE/s1600/DSC08963.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBbMLg_76Z89atcXm1WpnD1B18PUdslkxaWdZcODciyAMQ7YDOz0zFbkGYdJ6oqeuQFiDbgft69su3HkvRDVw0vV8AfOLP-hhh3c6pEBu4RTP2tlHR6Wha_mRxXJqU3B41NbwtYsdwoE/s640/DSC08963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672849974599344738" /></a></div><div>This is quite an awesome looking pedestrian bridge. The walkway is actually see-through, but because they've had some accidents with that, now the walkway is mostly covered with carpet. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjol0V3S9824iyyGHBo2ryGTX7ypPWuSLMvWQjwEAGyaOwIK7r47ci-XgKIEZWRxjLCvm9TXnj4kkD0eZl7ajnHZPzLdI-SAr0Bn2logzhTYolW6cIhASay2d8-1Dy985W4xc4Dod9-i-0/s1600/DSC08965.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjol0V3S9824iyyGHBo2ryGTX7ypPWuSLMvWQjwEAGyaOwIK7r47ci-XgKIEZWRxjLCvm9TXnj4kkD0eZl7ajnHZPzLdI-SAr0Bn2logzhTYolW6cIhASay2d8-1Dy985W4xc4Dod9-i-0/s640/DSC08965.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672849959724588482" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid62084j93crhaR68zyStB4CO0w0MV6FKIHhek9hZ1nC7R2BI-GSjrb8DgI-TvH2JZbOwwGb0z7Cl4t5Eli4meYDY5mZOEunyA74if-BqNUfMeJLxfcdmMhtbb4nzrZrXpdMpdhkFDE-s/s1600/DSC08968.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid62084j93crhaR68zyStB4CO0w0MV6FKIHhek9hZ1nC7R2BI-GSjrb8DgI-TvH2JZbOwwGb0z7Cl4t5Eli4meYDY5mZOEunyA74if-BqNUfMeJLxfcdmMhtbb4nzrZrXpdMpdhkFDE-s/s640/DSC08968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672837677288136786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJNBy_oaSV7P0zeghM5ZvCD-UXT5_KzRyn85EboVOSjJoQB192IIvSQhe9-eA-slLrHkBWAXV5iVX7RPCo_twpbeVdqWAeiDAGAh1-jE-OJRsOcL8pSkzKlabihbwi6AtL-5Ugoz_Y2w/s1600/DSC08971.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJNBy_oaSV7P0zeghM5ZvCD-UXT5_KzRyn85EboVOSjJoQB192IIvSQhe9-eA-slLrHkBWAXV5iVX7RPCo_twpbeVdqWAeiDAGAh1-jE-OJRsOcL8pSkzKlabihbwi6AtL-5Ugoz_Y2w/s640/DSC08971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672837651761868498" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDDapji9GDz6h0YDVgzcU-gmuuOZ_F6tvGVLNzsimKu8g-3tacB7bdbDrFfJcHLXB1x9UV8HAJmSDOgBa80iq-hqzjk_QzjiMQG2TGDFu4OsWIpnyZb6VGsOVkWZ8DZlU83fcO8XoSmw/s1600/DSC08978.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDDapji9GDz6h0YDVgzcU-gmuuOZ_F6tvGVLNzsimKu8g-3tacB7bdbDrFfJcHLXB1x9UV8HAJmSDOgBa80iq-hqzjk_QzjiMQG2TGDFu4OsWIpnyZb6VGsOVkWZ8DZlU83fcO8XoSmw/s640/DSC08978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672837647718962338" /></a></div><div>Gehry's famous Guggenheim...</div><div>Its more overwhelming to see it in person...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEqhMQG6nAtrz_qPVG3NVcnHmxpcobDoiPq4C_0A3e9l2Mg_SaPrffDKY3d5kjKXGol-SIi_1-ohQor7dPgoR-b9UZAqj3fslN-6hifaV-RcuY1Zuapbpzslh7st-GuYJMbpq5nLLqU4/s1600/DSC08980.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEqhMQG6nAtrz_qPVG3NVcnHmxpcobDoiPq4C_0A3e9l2Mg_SaPrffDKY3d5kjKXGol-SIi_1-ohQor7dPgoR-b9UZAqj3fslN-6hifaV-RcuY1Zuapbpzslh7st-GuYJMbpq5nLLqU4/s640/DSC08980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672837636497514418" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5LqCygtne7qOacht_AQIIQ9UmQ1OzcI-zJ7rD9VZp-6BQmXUvOamS5Jw7sc57vpMX_qVIi7DDNULsgy24c4sv6G1trDCbayTZj8zK2snluSYUG-hc2dVo1kpdaC2gTlDp5DfSCQ7vag/s1600/DSC08986.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-r-50TAbd9J4S6m0al15vkJWClE8Va97amv1_DCmCBIGK_yDU9toEfTHvRFvmjbU2eIaXYsWIyfeUGFlndeAyMQQa6UqiHQoFBCJUoHEFGS8e-HfyHSPt2MSR56fVDuYGfor9-I95Xo/s640/DSC09106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672831696255678146" /></a>they were extremely efficient at cleaning the streets....</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsSc9tbyXNxlvo26S_KC9DacKsdgKJIkSIHkPcIejfEGmkjbnepiU5CkglR_islu3NIv3k1fNFX3TpHIQpsijwt0RxZoeylUFHVtTt776vOpld-glfySNb6buGKJs79moNFKV_gsqHL4/s1600/DSC09115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsSc9tbyXNxlvo26S_KC9DacKsdgKJIkSIHkPcIejfEGmkjbnepiU5CkglR_islu3NIv3k1fNFX3TpHIQpsijwt0RxZoeylUFHVtTt776vOpld-glfySNb6buGKJs79moNFKV_gsqHL4/s640/DSC09115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672831695158212594" /></a><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-74492979724006528942011-11-08T15:08:00.003+08:002011-11-10T03:05:33.167+08:00{{ second largest Basque city: Vitoria-Gasteiz }}<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The <i>Fiestas de la Virgen Blanca </i>is celebrated each year from Aug. 4th to 9th. While the Spanish bullfighting - <i>corrida de toros</i> - is common in Spain, it only takes place during the festivals in the northern provinces. It is more common and occurs more often in the south of the country. I've never seen a bullfight nor do i know much about it. The only bits of knowledge I have of bullfighting is from the opera <i>Carmen</i>. That is saying a lot...</div><div><br /></div><div>There are some pretty modern looking buildings. This is the library...It kind of looks like a ship.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTrcVY7iAn_z_DcvHbA7qxjEFhTlbcIN0oAw47NaP0Nvn9EoXmXWBnHRwYf1XUiSopk5eDSMV3o39hIKgzl4NkRJtAOLBScrs8_6BYqBnxCopjO-8ugW1eqO5xNmpl3qS7F8L3HMnNrw/s1600/DSC08772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTrcVY7iAn_z_DcvHbA7qxjEFhTlbcIN0oAw47NaP0Nvn9EoXmXWBnHRwYf1XUiSopk5eDSMV3o39hIKgzl4NkRJtAOLBScrs8_6BYqBnxCopjO-8ugW1eqO5xNmpl3qS7F8L3HMnNrw/s640/DSC08772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521659051110114" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CEWUqjj4gWQE70LrSsSHb9qBxME-Djfn6JRhkEX-DPXP-zW2f3zgDmpahxip7K_FZHiJ-y33tdgK8yrWS6ZDhiwuqXzjky9uCtv7u4NgbNtr4I-S4SfL20YlP5M2gpwCyzNf-mI9Ud0/s1600/DSC08773.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CEWUqjj4gWQE70LrSsSHb9qBxME-Djfn6JRhkEX-DPXP-zW2f3zgDmpahxip7K_FZHiJ-y33tdgK8yrWS6ZDhiwuqXzjky9uCtv7u4NgbNtr4I-S4SfL20YlP5M2gpwCyzNf-mI9Ud0/s640/DSC08773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521649342527906" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div>In spain, all the garbage and recycling bins (big and small) are not even hidden in small alleys, but lined up along the sides of big streets. They're very obtrusive in the street scene. You occasionally see different, more artistic designs, which can pass as public art. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6e8a10wNVPrjbhlFA-UjtwwlTwRBJ0D0t2jjozCzUtZPr7IoKwWOWnj20Fc-FHewKEAeUlouNYa4mBA69LMJOqNZ1fNzYsqv3zabv1AXW0Qj32uCwgB7uzucFUzx1JEebl_QzNjic6c/s1600/DSC08779.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6e8a10wNVPrjbhlFA-UjtwwlTwRBJ0D0t2jjozCzUtZPr7IoKwWOWnj20Fc-FHewKEAeUlouNYa4mBA69LMJOqNZ1fNzYsqv3zabv1AXW0Qj32uCwgB7uzucFUzx1JEebl_QzNjic6c/s640/DSC08779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521641832464610" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhidMF8KieHZiX4shIuQkbodhyyAciCw_qEq85ev-PHuOn_3TEjabsQJEUCtXDUzku3H1O2t4wkQVGnEmllDfABEJKTpeKAOF14uQY378-NTFxHyBRUrQmeR4xj2OvCYyT8zsrV3CnqAI/s1600/DSC08780.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhidMF8KieHZiX4shIuQkbodhyyAciCw_qEq85ev-PHuOn_3TEjabsQJEUCtXDUzku3H1O2t4wkQVGnEmllDfABEJKTpeKAOF14uQY378-NTFxHyBRUrQmeR4xj2OvCYyT8zsrV3CnqAI/s640/DSC08780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521291241516226" /></a>Like Hong Kong, Vitoria is quite a hilly town. So like Hong Kong, they've implemented these moving walkways to save people the trouble of walking uphill.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj_TxD_yPXGjtK0_HcREvW2XnkYMzzD6kK8rmvfO431tA1O475Pc5HOji80lN943-wgLGa8wkccB5z_J9fyJtf3hJunif7yiUNkXUN8RL96YehQmFaqq3SOO6Q_qegHGoDsDDnhbjjrM/s1600/DSC08783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj_TxD_yPXGjtK0_HcREvW2XnkYMzzD6kK8rmvfO431tA1O475Pc5HOji80lN943-wgLGa8wkccB5z_J9fyJtf3hJunif7yiUNkXUN8RL96YehQmFaqq3SOO6Q_qegHGoDsDDnhbjjrM/s640/DSC08783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521284127259346" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIOXwS6ylrROarB5qHx_Sutp93qlJ3oncdjTPZut7nOgRKYLQxvYkKuwWK0F4tnquysVuD-bCZ-1E1s-lYgxvuAhciY-OFRSHwmwLf8f6E1foKMk3xK9BKmR3hreCFlk657vf6Ch-UqU/s1600/DSC08786.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-73780279048216897012011-11-08T14:04:00.001+08:002011-11-10T01:19:00.917+08:00{{ weekend trip: Olite }}<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Olite is a gorgeous small town about an hour away by bus from Pamplona. We visited this little town on a Saturday with some other students from school. It was the perfect weather for a little trip. While we had the entire day to visit this town, most of us got bored after 3 hours. It's that small...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKy3ZFlYDJom_waBEzhf3eV-e1CWAO6SUrYDL8Vw5kJ7pdYjaN_2OcbvNdk12IgGNxAJtjeEfFVIL3OS92irJNRY-K1N8A6cEsFsz4W-Ed2zKlHvFe6qcn3BrhKlTX-Z7LsjwIigOevm4/s1600/DSC08662.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4WuvzbtReln3Zhf1qv59OdCeM5gbA-m9CEThoWrxVMaLzKYDPjP60s45eQJSY9auqeNvXj-G2xl_2VRgDsfAy-GPZ8kFA0zDbhgNa9wTkj0P76tiTjFRpGiCNf-T0MFmRalVxO7UhtU/s640/DSC08645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672504600373849746" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOcblmjTBjAWZ0X8LDAmdtRqAAayA8DWQDF0U5Ol4mnrkSzueIJSAkG6b0Xo-o1zdZuj6Ggw5INIo3mKuwhYYsUWEWDHIVg0TgJQrRUU2Gp8XZFTFMu0Io_XR80HjVvKbUhRxi3kEbEQ/s1600/DSC08651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOcblmjTBjAWZ0X8LDAmdtRqAAayA8DWQDF0U5Ol4mnrkSzueIJSAkG6b0Xo-o1zdZuj6Ggw5INIo3mKuwhYYsUWEWDHIVg0TgJQrRUU2Gp8XZFTFMu0Io_XR80HjVvKbUhRxi3kEbEQ/s640/DSC08651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672504562435213138" /></a><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmewAmGywA2JvksAfu2G7Jwf51xYvahiZEE2CJXuXzg3GHZjth2X7T-x1TeJo0eNK4tehpf62XaFldoTU9caJ9kWZBnd_AO-Q6sm2okOz4O1EzyPWx_rL6rajbNRmQbYrt6U7micwqU/s1600/DSC08652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmewAmGywA2JvksAfu2G7Jwf51xYvahiZEE2CJXuXzg3GHZjth2X7T-x1TeJo0eNK4tehpf62XaFldoTU9caJ9kWZBnd_AO-Q6sm2okOz4O1EzyPWx_rL6rajbNRmQbYrt6U7micwqU/s640/DSC08652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672504559125181346" /></a><br />The Palacio Real de Olite is a gothic style castle, a former residence of the Kings of Navarra. Our teacher had signed us up with a tour guide. I don't know what she was thinking because the tour guide was speaking only in Spanish. Forget me, she was speaking so fast that the more advanced students didn't even have a clue what she was saying. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmewAmGywA2JvksAfu2G7Jwf51xYvahiZEE2CJXuXzg3GHZjth2X7T-x1TeJo0eNK4tehpf62XaFldoTU9caJ9kWZBnd_AO-Q6sm2okOz4O1EzyPWx_rL6rajbNRmQbYrt6U7micwqU/s1600/DSC08652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlMsViS5C8kL3sQyP0fi9mdw3XYz0Ac6pSqJdCEmgO8AuQtnLBOpiduxQ6ouCKugkjSRu7JrI42LPDzXWtDCj0haKpUu5EESr13HeWCuYP_zsajdap5mf0-c8jPogQ0lNbDbMpYCwRXk/s640/DSC08657.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672505715718193522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlx1sLWVkY6Crwb5SLaojwziy4o4WD4yoKZuxIZJPtMHByKtj4J2yma02iiTOBOabT-5GrZ8lQWQYDDwOvRwnMltxyKxiIBy2rMUaKHEKtbegP9txeTAlFgEFyH-o5NXukg75JJ2OkqQ/s640/DSC08654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672505708707233714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">we still had fun anyway...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmewAmGywA2JvksAfu2G7Jwf51xYvahiZEE2CJXuXzg3GHZjth2X7T-x1TeJo0eNK4tehpf62XaFldoTU9caJ9kWZBnd_AO-Q6sm2okOz4O1EzyPWx_rL6rajbNRmQbYrt6U7micwqU/s1600/DSC08652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKy3ZFlYDJom_waBEzhf3eV-e1CWAO6SUrYDL8Vw5kJ7pdYjaN_2OcbvNdk12IgGNxAJtjeEfFVIL3OS92irJNRY-K1N8A6cEsFsz4W-Ed2zKlHvFe6qcn3BrhKlTX-Z7LsjwIigOevm4/s1600/DSC08662.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKy3ZFlYDJom_waBEzhf3eV-e1CWAO6SUrYDL8Vw5kJ7pdYjaN_2OcbvNdk12IgGNxAJtjeEfFVIL3OS92irJNRY-K1N8A6cEsFsz4W-Ed2zKlHvFe6qcn3BrhKlTX-Z7LsjwIigOevm4/s640/DSC08662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672505736306671730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai18xKLuh8fUwMNrCfMT_dq7VA8GlY9oJFqT9W5VKy2KiYM3LuKled_QyN2LE2pcETS-0E0_tLrG_8MdJyicGqrlhdCMOwz1F4nv-HGfXGfE81ciP6V2rfnjCzmxYHRB2mZcAbtWd4TY/s1600/DSC08658.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai18xKLuh8fUwMNrCfMT_dq7VA8GlY9oJFqT9W5VKy2KiYM3LuKled_QyN2LE2pcETS-0E0_tLrG_8MdJyicGqrlhdCMOwz1F4nv-HGfXGfE81ciP6V2rfnjCzmxYHRB2mZcAbtWd4TY/s640/DSC08658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672505731207386322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhwRiw8Ui4hhW4MMpwkLdEFygvLZ3umRgUjiO31kSIT0Y8IdOks1846Inf4AHPBsqOj-jltVT33NrPHgpVp47E7pTQO0Q-3QdBuqrijbPnEtIud-6dtK9j1ZT_o0MzEbG0jwOSo0w3N4/s1600/DSC08655.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhwRiw8Ui4hhW4MMpwkLdEFygvLZ3umRgUjiO31kSIT0Y8IdOks1846Inf4AHPBsqOj-jltVT33NrPHgpVp47E7pTQO0Q-3QdBuqrijbPnEtIud-6dtK9j1ZT_o0MzEbG0jwOSo0w3N4/s640/DSC08655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672503954849442450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N80qOZYjrDFUrIouGkAEOw9DdkcA1ybbUkqUyi2FrX-yoqDdFdCf1DUmW7GIDT3l-jrTJKV4ccsnEGmJPatW169GasLJwQRj53EdIlC38BjUN8NwUeqKtChoz3d8chBa3qn6RRm4Xm0/s1600/DSC08668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N80qOZYjrDFUrIouGkAEOw9DdkcA1ybbUkqUyi2FrX-yoqDdFdCf1DUmW7GIDT3l-jrTJKV4ccsnEGmJPatW169GasLJwQRj53EdIlC38BjUN8NwUeqKtChoz3d8chBa3qn6RRm4Xm0/s640/DSC08668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672503945428120066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1oJk3p-C7n5AcQ4qIzQGa6fjaJ3LfxRRoWSTMm8CJaKpCsr-JAH7i_ImnY7DbEvLwWaJdlNlR4n0XPohqGhnKR7FKKQMB6E5IxNwp_NIqwiEJtreyMef6KwqjQ8a_bTuy-sORjs-Ba8/s1600/DSC08674.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1oJk3p-C7n5AcQ4qIzQGa6fjaJ3LfxRRoWSTMm8CJaKpCsr-JAH7i_ImnY7DbEvLwWaJdlNlR4n0XPohqGhnKR7FKKQMB6E5IxNwp_NIqwiEJtreyMef6KwqjQ8a_bTuy-sORjs-Ba8/s640/DSC08674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672503937805968978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG8S0NiEXGAv45V4NtUi4OTpjmo0N-NzvklHpEIu4kQ7pcJ_DsDFtmvGgXarnxOn4Bpa8AzallyDmxa7bHGBoVhGQ_LSxvRkBu1wKguZo0cbXd1XRQ0D7N1de7B0Fz5RrHcSbz3RjWEo/s1600/DSC08704.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG8S0NiEXGAv45V4NtUi4OTpjmo0N-NzvklHpEIu4kQ7pcJ_DsDFtmvGgXarnxOn4Bpa8AzallyDmxa7bHGBoVhGQ_LSxvRkBu1wKguZo0cbXd1XRQ0D7N1de7B0Fz5RrHcSbz3RjWEo/s640/DSC08704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672503929210814898" /></a><br /></div><div>aren't these beautiful?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZksi88YPyvNmDpDfOq8L7NNVpTXiS8_lezq6Lbtb1tAzZmchg9mWFMhC9-DDIX9Vj7a-J3iKHql-c79uXz0OVOcWpADISFSsXypP8pvaGt7CMlroqiKiUlpYZ5UCabtIdKeW3DJllZIc/s1600/DSC08707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZksi88YPyvNmDpDfOq8L7NNVpTXiS8_lezq6Lbtb1tAzZmchg9mWFMhC9-DDIX9Vj7a-J3iKHql-c79uXz0OVOcWpADISFSsXypP8pvaGt7CMlroqiKiUlpYZ5UCabtIdKeW3DJllZIc/s640/DSC08707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672503924868184082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3hRBR71DI7H8SaZ7T__iwLBIlkaRxQ0m4GfRvlKND3Ga0QQC5jkVTFizAmFfG4a5fpkxu5uG3kpbLsHgkWWwFdOqtA97G6g5tS2p76cVdmzpqPJChJVkLsz4CX3eSpmJKRecWnDdq3g/s1600/DSC08708.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3hRBR71DI7H8SaZ7T__iwLBIlkaRxQ0m4GfRvlKND3Ga0QQC5jkVTFizAmFfG4a5fpkxu5uG3kpbLsHgkWWwFdOqtA97G6g5tS2p76cVdmzpqPJChJVkLsz4CX3eSpmJKRecWnDdq3g/s640/DSC08708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502665406239874" /></a><br /></div><div>I love the rustic colors... </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNmvSp93T2TX4q1mWjc4xRjdqo5uWBVQ0b8pI-Wps4mTPOI0TXPb0JHxuPK4hFJ9jT6bMZDp2X49Dl-UXB1NAZV7JZPCOSsEVjhC5fRompigIwxgrXIaANsRZL-jMVWx4jrmfU66In-Y/s1600/DSC08713.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj8_sOITRL5jxUZ91hTE5DRTGXoUwPq1kwzlB5nruL2ygrMUHiUZXV7z9jhxlaU1h1mWeOvMoq25xR_mEKg9ZLjil9yIqhyphenhyphenUq7QW0IP4hf9hQNwkysGEXEWu3rwjgh5O32uPL5wWHSZw/s640/DSC08736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502247695545666" /></a><br /></div><div>So since it was Saturday and because we're in Spain, all the stores are closed after 12pm. (They really know how to live, don't they!) Maybe that's why we got too bored... </div><div><br /></div><div>I dragged my brother to walk around with me. We came across a Spanish wedding, which I didn't have a chance to take any photos of. Shame on me. It was a beautiful event. It's amazing how much you learn and appreciate as an observer. The Spanish culture is everything a novel describes, is everything a painting portraits. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, we walked further... and further.. I think to a less touristy and more residential area. It was really interesting to see some of the more "local" scenes. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAZUP_gKjRacXTv_ya7F40pESyN5njt1qKiIjUOrh6_kI5FyxlwvPDedb75yrmax9f_yNXlvbuuUtR4hChYs0cNZIXu-H6trfMIsXMv9-QuChPTZeWC6riGsFahTH8G3Kp75y0bj6B5w/s1600/DSC08760.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAZUP_gKjRacXTv_ya7F40pESyN5njt1qKiIjUOrh6_kI5FyxlwvPDedb75yrmax9f_yNXlvbuuUtR4hChYs0cNZIXu-H6trfMIsXMv9-QuChPTZeWC6riGsFahTH8G3Kp75y0bj6B5w/s640/DSC08760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502240327501842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraaLWvdNTN5uom6DT2FbIHNWjTf4cZBtShBm7q_Eb95IqtdTcI6cLk0K3JauaRzKsGSopLUaWXhLjB6HT9VxY4d8ih2Iu1hmlkkNwOK8W6guvywEo1Dh9GYGjJCQCbTkxgfRv76P_nAA/s1600/DSC08761.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraaLWvdNTN5uom6DT2FbIHNWjTf4cZBtShBm7q_Eb95IqtdTcI6cLk0K3JauaRzKsGSopLUaWXhLjB6HT9VxY4d8ih2Iu1hmlkkNwOK8W6guvywEo1Dh9GYGjJCQCbTkxgfRv76P_nAA/s640/DSC08761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502231891312530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeEHw0KEf5nFceoC39sAYucT1zVLmLxC5an-bnLC-yKXiQyZFz7dHuqAGsIiXu6hZIRmwg-e6sgKygM7IK_xurpA3JT3dPA6Sw1h-PVDA2WosnlvaGwKWRIfcI4c41uaFpi_O_stxkIE/s1600/DSC08763.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeEHw0KEf5nFceoC39sAYucT1zVLmLxC5an-bnLC-yKXiQyZFz7dHuqAGsIiXu6hZIRmwg-e6sgKygM7IK_xurpA3JT3dPA6Sw1h-PVDA2WosnlvaGwKWRIfcI4c41uaFpi_O_stxkIE/s640/DSC08763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502223470163426" /></a><br /></div><div>I've never seen anything like this on garage doors in Canada, but it's very common in Europe (at least in Spain and southern France).</div><div><br /></div><div>I think it's pretty sweet...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JQlygslPKsMOrcVSej2CW-Ew5JHbvKwhM95EmNOCjKBvrE5RXXTS0s1mtZfm6DA8HhIkRzohsjjUd1-BQAmcLncCrZptH_iPV6rtR6Q5F9T7ltiUjkgcXxL5tej5QlYgeYRCf8MTzFc/s1600/DSC08765.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JQlygslPKsMOrcVSej2CW-Ew5JHbvKwhM95EmNOCjKBvrE5RXXTS0s1mtZfm6DA8HhIkRzohsjjUd1-BQAmcLncCrZptH_iPV6rtR6Q5F9T7ltiUjkgcXxL5tej5QlYgeYRCf8MTzFc/s640/DSC08765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672502215985343666" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-80815758713905159912011-11-07T15:01:00.001+08:002011-11-10T01:23:08.191+08:00{{ Rocking Out in Pamplona }}<div><br /></div><div>Pamplona is the historical capital in Navarre, Spain. This little city gets a lot of tourists in July. Why? It is famous for its San Fermin festival from July 7 to 14. Its "running of the bulls" is one of the main attractions and had been made world-known in Hemingway's novel, <i>The Sun Also Rises</i>. (...it's on my booklist...)</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily and unluckily we weren't here in time for the festivals..Hooray for not crowding around with too many tourists and Boo for not seeing the bulls...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghikuFpNT_lkkdS9qkAEmahlAWIg5PISToOZowcp-oTr1TyaJ8GhA-ipa5Kjk8xWJB2dT3OrUCA5JY-A6vT0iArPsTgPrp_Go0q6-Hv5WI38hfNlwTbCCuxPNqWmCzKaV5L26n99rC_nk/s1600/DSC08566.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghikuFpNT_lkkdS9qkAEmahlAWIg5PISToOZowcp-oTr1TyaJ8GhA-ipa5Kjk8xWJB2dT3OrUCA5JY-A6vT0iArPsTgPrp_Go0q6-Hv5WI38hfNlwTbCCuxPNqWmCzKaV5L26n99rC_nk/s640/DSC08566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147746667681378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYbH320jfS00TffcvRYzDx9mz4OWwCKU1N60GcFbOXQMlMJ2SE6W8wnA907LwTQ2bB68aZgBH7N9iIqBbByM35g3UyIUQvVgOkIle-LqZPSBeHR7qaHMqbSauTRhg0icI7svRM5qV0TQ/s1600/DSC08567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYbH320jfS00TffcvRYzDx9mz4OWwCKU1N60GcFbOXQMlMJ2SE6W8wnA907LwTQ2bB68aZgBH7N9iIqBbByM35g3UyIUQvVgOkIle-LqZPSBeHR7qaHMqbSauTRhg0icI7svRM5qV0TQ/s640/DSC08567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147737351723266" /></a><br /><div>Statue of Ernest Hemingway outside of the bullring</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4z5qZIto0MnY1NiVwKfjfhX5Jm3wFFo_K-89Mu9BY9hYLOvUZGW2Qo2TED-AGIKkq_qcyRABfcq_tbPsvGFdQd2EmXK1THidfuUCCGcjz50m1IEJ1oreqVzfr2CPXmNLkQzoyTN3X0s/s1600/DSC08569.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4z5qZIto0MnY1NiVwKfjfhX5Jm3wFFo_K-89Mu9BY9hYLOvUZGW2Qo2TED-AGIKkq_qcyRABfcq_tbPsvGFdQd2EmXK1THidfuUCCGcjz50m1IEJ1oreqVzfr2CPXmNLkQzoyTN3X0s/s640/DSC08569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147727687229586" /></a><br /></div><div>This plaza is packed with people in white and red scarves (the traditional attire for San Fermin) during the festivals. Somebody fires a gun on the balcony of this building each year on July 7th to announce the start of the San Fermin festival. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc17LQ4xxXiDUyDSN8s9zY9RmrBfqtViAWeWt_0BUeMEhYY6w5LqJMjr20bS7SdP1SZhnK0IsLGdRXEzibHgAUaWLTlvq0yxGNwBF3HSRalF2tDoCX0Y_QTbM1vnree_JbMOFyLEVlm4/s1600/DSC08575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc17LQ4xxXiDUyDSN8s9zY9RmrBfqtViAWeWt_0BUeMEhYY6w5LqJMjr20bS7SdP1SZhnK0IsLGdRXEzibHgAUaWLTlvq0yxGNwBF3HSRalF2tDoCX0Y_QTbM1vnree_JbMOFyLEVlm4/s640/DSC08575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147716452713762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffKM1PMcYlElLM3mLbNT2qCHwrq6uWLy2j0ZHBGw-5jLw23DbTsPM0zFVldnycArBIHUlLdI1wkzf3TJjUIuRuL1b40oIexjcwk6kdFuKK2kLGqWj40s9X1cC2WPPf4Ry5R-TvSE1wjA/s1600/DSC08581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffKM1PMcYlElLM3mLbNT2qCHwrq6uWLy2j0ZHBGw-5jLw23DbTsPM0zFVldnycArBIHUlLdI1wkzf3TJjUIuRuL1b40oIexjcwk6kdFuKK2kLGqWj40s9X1cC2WPPf4Ry5R-TvSE1wjA/s640/DSC08581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147711447806738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhPb4rMiBLGbCsYxhuFvolfpuhbPI25VLHK0XLPk2Bb7F49QLhYbOeQgHoK3iWPd3MAgxbRHRQYa2eO8P9RuPj38xXJRcFE-rspkFDbei8Hk9BT1cFHueEHkhgAxMiLkmlK527KbsNF8/s1600/DSC08586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhPb4rMiBLGbCsYxhuFvolfpuhbPI25VLHK0XLPk2Bb7F49QLhYbOeQgHoK3iWPd3MAgxbRHRQYa2eO8P9RuPj38xXJRcFE-rspkFDbei8Hk9BT1cFHueEHkhgAxMiLkmlK527KbsNF8/s640/DSC08586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147237927725970" /></a><br /></div><div>This gated "parking lot" is where they keep the bulls the day before the "run". Each day, 12 bulls (6 tame and 6 wild) are "released" from this lot and they run along the designated route of 825 metres towards the bullring. The bull run or Encierro consists of participates who are sober and over the age of 18 running with the bulls. It's quite a dangerous activity where accidents do happen each year. This doesn't really stop many young men from participating the run though. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKUoLk_5hAsvTHk8_m7hD5uVc-HfkpD93mG3Cl7cj3DC4NGEUC_BcXShFv33cq7a9hATokQpXsJKa1ZfgG2vVqnILlxI4koJH-D_SjZ-2L9UCMKLCKNGljy1ww_qY5HIE8sA8Z7WEj2U/s1600/DSC08588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKUoLk_5hAsvTHk8_m7hD5uVc-HfkpD93mG3Cl7cj3DC4NGEUC_BcXShFv33cq7a9hATokQpXsJKa1ZfgG2vVqnILlxI4koJH-D_SjZ-2L9UCMKLCKNGljy1ww_qY5HIE8sA8Z7WEj2U/s640/DSC08588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147231756615282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWE8jNdgGhvem4u99hwn6abasPGTIJggC0bL4EuNSqxc7n3N83MatzDh2lbu2Mo0Wq_ExZXUCZJuzWOnAdRhFEDVV9V3uy3wUfWIp5Qo0JDzrKsJN444exFbOc8f8rVdGJICtIj-VIwc/s1600/DSC08587.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWE8jNdgGhvem4u99hwn6abasPGTIJggC0bL4EuNSqxc7n3N83MatzDh2lbu2Mo0Wq_ExZXUCZJuzWOnAdRhFEDVV9V3uy3wUfWIp5Qo0JDzrKsJN444exFbOc8f8rVdGJICtIj-VIwc/s640/DSC08587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147224936841346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGSzMp2pbDsjTV12OoG92hGGPb_s2Vph5wvKQu2wliLP1WaamjjUw4XlNR-h2NW8pAB2wTptIwU2lBV9NsAUdFSqYfQfLg0DVe-TdWXdvg3fXjoZ4WUyikoi24Db-Yd7gxemSV_wYQU/s1600/DSC08597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGSzMp2pbDsjTV12OoG92hGGPb_s2Vph5wvKQu2wliLP1WaamjjUw4XlNR-h2NW8pAB2wTptIwU2lBV9NsAUdFSqYfQfLg0DVe-TdWXdvg3fXjoZ4WUyikoi24Db-Yd7gxemSV_wYQU/s640/DSC08597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147214008946098" /></a><br /></div><div>This used to be the only entrance into the fort...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBcusj0kFNjfn1PF_74arP9lpqoBth_qVDtVPmm4mxESIIGV33ljC-tBN3q5C0raxRHL1c_PWijY8vQ1dWXpRVO0w-t58IJDibSFInjMlovpHy-p2MchoEpyTuKcDYl8SpHAjWMHG9JE/s1600/DSC08600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBcusj0kFNjfn1PF_74arP9lpqoBth_qVDtVPmm4mxESIIGV33ljC-tBN3q5C0raxRHL1c_PWijY8vQ1dWXpRVO0w-t58IJDibSFInjMlovpHy-p2MchoEpyTuKcDYl8SpHAjWMHG9JE/s640/DSC08600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672147205244471938" /></a><br /></div><div>Beautiful works...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVghGl0vgzD2gK2UOCd_S9lc2dfSQsH7MLjoj8feO8PrqD0CzVZNzqH9osNxjIkdjORB6pdCkgCH5mOL-CT_S0Lc15L80nZOLS71zX13dNBMqDau_reXYwPYbRGdaCfbYM5GEOEnep6b4/s1600/DSC08607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVghGl0vgzD2gK2UOCd_S9lc2dfSQsH7MLjoj8feO8PrqD0CzVZNzqH9osNxjIkdjORB6pdCkgCH5mOL-CT_S0Lc15L80nZOLS71zX13dNBMqDau_reXYwPYbRGdaCfbYM5GEOEnep6b4/s640/DSC08607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146819099121938" /></a><br /></div><div>I freaked out the first time I saw this. It's creepy no? Then I started to realize that they are everywhere...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3QpAfTc5Q67NGMhvPTFFP4yl8yBIiJmJ7Luad1mrcsy5PlvWKdNFiljRU4dDC476JaJSEE2jRvpq_8tyQT8Mo0avJHu6GyCeA76zUD3uoqq6urnvuCxDC6H2Yp7XXc5TTWy2hHn064A/s1600/DSC08615.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3QpAfTc5Q67NGMhvPTFFP4yl8yBIiJmJ7Luad1mrcsy5PlvWKdNFiljRU4dDC476JaJSEE2jRvpq_8tyQT8Mo0avJHu6GyCeA76zUD3uoqq6urnvuCxDC6H2Yp7XXc5TTWy2hHn064A/s640/DSC08615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146808676816626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBNrQ5lTWVqkPptvJDdW7Aih_88hzq4cnteeYmABMZZoMIXdXCF45gPTTU2ZQN6xgvluQGaGgxh1v-AA6sySqYxzoBcRaHKAQAKI3usEsKLyW1tOvI2kCfwfdD2b3GFxHCpu-AgSFxzA/s1600/DSC08618.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBNrQ5lTWVqkPptvJDdW7Aih_88hzq4cnteeYmABMZZoMIXdXCF45gPTTU2ZQN6xgvluQGaGgxh1v-AA6sySqYxzoBcRaHKAQAKI3usEsKLyW1tOvI2kCfwfdD2b3GFxHCpu-AgSFxzA/s640/DSC08618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146803287253202" /></a><br /></div><div>Cathedral of Pamplona...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BbILuMIts8Dk2Rb7UTrd530JiRQ7w0lYJQdN4MRpxPBJ5dVxbLmufYLQ0B-oiqRszRurVBfpfq1JdM_Dxljo-KppmRFHN-9Ld-gFTTItZmiBrbl5Dg2Qy5uTmJqo1xnuK-EzqGG_d-A/s1600/DSC08620.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BbILuMIts8Dk2Rb7UTrd530JiRQ7w0lYJQdN4MRpxPBJ5dVxbLmufYLQ0B-oiqRszRurVBfpfq1JdM_Dxljo-KppmRFHN-9Ld-gFTTItZmiBrbl5Dg2Qy5uTmJqo1xnuK-EzqGG_d-A/s640/DSC08620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146795511924082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_QMmjFe9PGDeJVNZc2E_TG3aQHQJrOHebNCFgnLlTh5ibgN1Ilvcu8vBgsnZMjJUWXKNHHvsUvzw5DPGs2HEk2l93H7GRimXMeW3Iez1i-J6NLhNJR80TKdv0-aBd5nVHpq3YQJgkqk/s1600/DSC08621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_QMmjFe9PGDeJVNZc2E_TG3aQHQJrOHebNCFgnLlTh5ibgN1Ilvcu8vBgsnZMjJUWXKNHHvsUvzw5DPGs2HEk2l93H7GRimXMeW3Iez1i-J6NLhNJR80TKdv0-aBd5nVHpq3YQJgkqk/s640/DSC08621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146794070808082" /></a><br /></div><div>Technically Pamplona isn't one of the Basque countries; however, there is still a Basque population here. You can see their cultures in restaurants, in the streets and well, on the balconies. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mvwglnd8sX_19Sg-zx81QAt7eYEAfqm8WnoHKN56Z9UUmyzBJ943KQ-dIW_RtpYVcIty67KvV8J8t91hcN-iQoNMcVdjN7-suiyMDKQhwPmne7Tnzm1Y2dJ1BZSqwdHZ0W4SCqBjl9s/s1600/DSC08628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mvwglnd8sX_19Sg-zx81QAt7eYEAfqm8WnoHKN56Z9UUmyzBJ943KQ-dIW_RtpYVcIty67KvV8J8t91hcN-iQoNMcVdjN7-suiyMDKQhwPmne7Tnzm1Y2dJ1BZSqwdHZ0W4SCqBjl9s/s640/DSC08628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146280013256546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBCskeSq2y51Ay_SzG9hWafEKGLI3ZP7xv7Tv_nZXM1ZpvZyaMDEjplUXT1scsZ6BDuy5O_FgrD1-7gEpHbAGJnRZNrid5AHVAuKUSJaJ_v3h8va66q2SiajO6xx-Pz_GycWKRbFuW3g/s1600/DSC08628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPTqO8VZoemGUenWI0iTCrUzDw1_b5rXctPIXOGHfOddzKk4fc8tpj7On6MjT_JdQYK3tpqDZ_tjtQ3bUSEXOrT0mhX3sdFkNOAfJeu2myzSS9LqdEDAOAWhVVX5VpO7bdgc0egxt2J0/s1600/IMG_2729.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPTqO8VZoemGUenWI0iTCrUzDw1_b5rXctPIXOGHfOddzKk4fc8tpj7On6MjT_JdQYK3tpqDZ_tjtQ3bUSEXOrT0mhX3sdFkNOAfJeu2myzSS9LqdEDAOAWhVVX5VpO7bdgc0egxt2J0/s640/IMG_2729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146267462769906" /></a><br /></div><div>Plaza de Castillo is where we spent most of our afternoons</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uD5Qmowe3ijXx8YMtGwIKQ-91VcDaas9evWIw23PF44Zh0221jONPjWYTGoj4Hr452JtuEqpEvbu06oBVH6GfDSEzTohle7pGFg3udufTFbED05zisOXIsGUMhqcWvIgkwyZ8hIJvdc/s1600/IMG_2757.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uD5Qmowe3ijXx8YMtGwIKQ-91VcDaas9evWIw23PF44Zh0221jONPjWYTGoj4Hr452JtuEqpEvbu06oBVH6GfDSEzTohle7pGFg3udufTFbED05zisOXIsGUMhqcWvIgkwyZ8hIJvdc/s640/IMG_2757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146255263352242" /></a><br /></div><div>I LOVE spanish food... The variety... the pinchos... the jamons....the pimientos....the fritos....the tortillas.......yum yum yum.....</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO7-K5EgVLVqBkZRYukjxUj3bGubPvTCZnFNUvkkMTxr_cW6oddBgoaicMdCA9BuxIgKtUKkZmdXk64_ybtRDIuK4mDtsvTDGM_gvuBh_pHbqeUCupFXsQBq2nO6d6L_YK5L7H4KVlyg/s1600/IMG_2814.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO7-K5EgVLVqBkZRYukjxUj3bGubPvTCZnFNUvkkMTxr_cW6oddBgoaicMdCA9BuxIgKtUKkZmdXk64_ybtRDIuK4mDtsvTDGM_gvuBh_pHbqeUCupFXsQBq2nO6d6L_YK5L7H4KVlyg/s640/IMG_2814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672146252869010770" /></a><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-39509381645937202642011-11-07T13:52:00.001+08:002011-11-10T01:27:29.372+08:00{{ TPE - AMS - MAD }}<div>7.27.2011</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to get on the plane. This is my first time flying KLM and to be totally honest, I was very very impressed. The service is better than all of the other airlines I've ever been on. The food is surprisingly delicious. </div><div><br /></div><div>Flying from Taipei, we made a brief stop in Bangkok, and continued to Amsterdam. From there, I got the stamp entering EU in my passport (woot!) and transfered on another plane to Madrid, Spain.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm9nndhi5rKAD08iHYPYC10JClC9j-_wUPil29gUxzkGns3NyECQtUgaod3nosNCwePuDWQw3tDqZyyMqm_-_MPHWfUI8Cgh28YvYbE5OCUuRfzbs_ABG49HDHWkYS2HF3FdT2pRxqdM/s1600/DSC08257+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm9nndhi5rKAD08iHYPYC10JClC9j-_wUPil29gUxzkGns3NyECQtUgaod3nosNCwePuDWQw3tDqZyyMqm_-_MPHWfUI8Cgh28YvYbE5OCUuRfzbs_ABG49HDHWkYS2HF3FdT2pRxqdM/s640/DSC08257+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130997116891906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptoBEY9oA5oxQeeuMgAK3L0yGgYTQQbtnDvaJPo3ZcfV6QM1Ff0SEtIN0n3aKoxMg9juLil1puTC0rDzKsxDePQHD2B4U_4ppZaKMV8raSE2TrCKYxiYNvZlZpfnxd0fxSvxToXkFI6k/s1600/DSC08269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptoBEY9oA5oxQeeuMgAK3L0yGgYTQQbtnDvaJPo3ZcfV6QM1Ff0SEtIN0n3aKoxMg9juLil1puTC0rDzKsxDePQHD2B4U_4ppZaKMV8raSE2TrCKYxiYNvZlZpfnxd0fxSvxToXkFI6k/s640/DSC08269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130988773855938" /></a><div><br /></div><div>This was my first time in Spain. I did not know a single word of Spanish, which is a little surprising for someone who's lived in Western Canada. Also, the Spanish really don't like to speak English. I'm not if it is because they don't know how or they just refuse to. There were some interesting moments when I did try to speak spanish from the phrasebook in my hand. </div><div><br /></div><div>I stayed at a hostel (which is a lot nicer and cleaner than most hostels that I'm aware of in North America). The location was perfect. It was a block away from Plaza Mayor and a few from Puerta de Sol.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_GvSZDVLpjEhidnzzewHD9NG6RPSsvlCkEeeUyC-6JH8WfFCuew0PrZDng_ScR2Eco9fImtZXZgy-LO9oeyQGQvDj6a9NSZYLC2mwzb2bKJYS7854gXG6WZDdmvFU8NYGqDwOkg0zNU/s1600/DSC08278.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_GvSZDVLpjEhidnzzewHD9NG6RPSsvlCkEeeUyC-6JH8WfFCuew0PrZDng_ScR2Eco9fImtZXZgy-LO9oeyQGQvDj6a9NSZYLC2mwzb2bKJYS7854gXG6WZDdmvFU8NYGqDwOkg0zNU/s640/DSC08278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130817740125106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoOeu3SMwb9UvR37P3kp_ki79VtD-XKqfPGAkQC0IUfKlPscz768VCT65F4uVVNnqHxYAB7egDs7bQPyOvR4E-4PGuf-SFF_aQzGrdCho1QwPMDVzTesu1M1tglFqeHaC9gQuZUJQBjw/s1600/DSC08285.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoOeu3SMwb9UvR37P3kp_ki79VtD-XKqfPGAkQC0IUfKlPscz768VCT65F4uVVNnqHxYAB7egDs7bQPyOvR4E-4PGuf-SFF_aQzGrdCho1QwPMDVzTesu1M1tglFqeHaC9gQuZUJQBjw/s640/DSC08285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130814747986610" /></a><br /></div><div>I absolutely love the street signs. These tile street signs are hung on the walls of the buildings. Aren't they adorable?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuBZzR93a0Sulo7t-KYCmF0Zb5kx6aAzHemjoGXTwPyRpLbCXppO8VGllUWEm2-nR1DFhnSkksjCm6YL9boP4P5MHni2TTW1w3gSLZCPiL0ND12UgOEAyStSDUD5u4nq68DEDzW4tyx8/s1600/DSC08286.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuBZzR93a0Sulo7t-KYCmF0Zb5kx6aAzHemjoGXTwPyRpLbCXppO8VGllUWEm2-nR1DFhnSkksjCm6YL9boP4P5MHni2TTW1w3gSLZCPiL0ND12UgOEAyStSDUD5u4nq68DEDzW4tyx8/s640/DSC08286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130803355614674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMdbKZ3QopPkhcSToDbMM8HmvKi6SDDLEWUNbqqt0jESyoFMNSP2t2N_-Vlmayn8JNmvGElwhO65KAOdfEz0btwe8DmFJ3nyRXP7Jjnrd2u7UrcQMDxDVQMal3dDDJJA9Za-iRz2g1h8/s1600/DSC08287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMdbKZ3QopPkhcSToDbMM8HmvKi6SDDLEWUNbqqt0jESyoFMNSP2t2N_-Vlmayn8JNmvGElwhO65KAOdfEz0btwe8DmFJ3nyRXP7Jjnrd2u7UrcQMDxDVQMal3dDDJJA9Za-iRz2g1h8/s640/DSC08287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130802934245026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJHjWDwcLqqMDxw9NrblCSdQSZwXOXZux42vaVRNJlhHmqSHsOqEi1ZXQHvYsDLU0uIzCSCyx1mkV05apXqiQzuzjjQVTQT15-LFjUTO0mw6GEA2lne0RhNDnfXMkrxMux2R7nKIyrUQ/s1600/DSC08309.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJHjWDwcLqqMDxw9NrblCSdQSZwXOXZux42vaVRNJlhHmqSHsOqEi1ZXQHvYsDLU0uIzCSCyx1mkV05apXqiQzuzjjQVTQT15-LFjUTO0mw6GEA2lne0RhNDnfXMkrxMux2R7nKIyrUQ/s640/DSC08309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130792510576802" /></a><br /></div><div>Palacio Real</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT6d8Zo0US2ThyphenhyphenOU602SeNVrQStIATy3a3KNJg7S1LXII6-s2wjzak1L8qkilvRvATuFa0Y3E9qbLBGPSG9YKsYJxygPkVteLrmdTdGJBmCHGDawh5qkW5cWPszLccyDR9AKj3GaE2fA/s1600/DSC08323.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT6d8Zo0US2ThyphenhyphenOU602SeNVrQStIATy3a3KNJg7S1LXII6-s2wjzak1L8qkilvRvATuFa0Y3E9qbLBGPSG9YKsYJxygPkVteLrmdTdGJBmCHGDawh5qkW5cWPszLccyDR9AKj3GaE2fA/s640/DSC08323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672130008595980434" /></a><br /></div><div>Catedral de la Almudena</div><div>The plan of the cathedral is actually quite bizarre...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxP3JLKyX8Vn1ayAkAcnAE1mo35pZg9I9sUCYRWpYXmslzfX4vCQODIHbJfP_1JyiRhZDc_9HjhAU8jjmUjAI4TLKkGkyQaTsQ12l6Epk69iqBq5uU0Yb_58p054100dKhK_C_8rm3wk/s1600/DSC08324.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxP3JLKyX8Vn1ayAkAcnAE1mo35pZg9I9sUCYRWpYXmslzfX4vCQODIHbJfP_1JyiRhZDc_9HjhAU8jjmUjAI4TLKkGkyQaTsQ12l6Epk69iqBq5uU0Yb_58p054100dKhK_C_8rm3wk/s640/DSC08324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129998313354946" /></a><br /></div><div>The later the night, the more lively it gets. Around 9pm is when people start coming out for dinner. Madrid is a very energetic city.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7nG5h1ZHJQ_A6wVwALUigBRedGlQobirfY92Mfuq4KWBcRI8mNhtHHVhy4DD6ZGa0sCBYkGNjqSCtex4TgOlIzygOcB9F1zAwJexwWyA4c2z5EV8kN0-kLNHsn-EKJrfe1EyLE-tpp4/s1600/DSC08346.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7nG5h1ZHJQ_A6wVwALUigBRedGlQobirfY92Mfuq4KWBcRI8mNhtHHVhy4DD6ZGa0sCBYkGNjqSCtex4TgOlIzygOcB9F1zAwJexwWyA4c2z5EV8kN0-kLNHsn-EKJrfe1EyLE-tpp4/s640/DSC08346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129991110300722" /></a><br /></div><div>Madrid is quite cheap for food. This place has the best calamari sandwiches (bocadillos de calamares). I spent 2 euros for the sandwich and 1 euro for a beer. 1 EURO FOR BEER! I swear this is all I drank in Spain.. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySA5pHX31q34mYOQ25zBKXPi5VPJ1tQKOc85PwpRQTI9Y_yTaGgPUFZLwDyCjSeqS1ePiLcLtVpGPhBbSXue3K-HN7wDh_VUOQA2WrNy6Av-8-Z8eSNfex3XdFPItwMQV2xvwV0Q1SMI/s1600/DSC08353.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySA5pHX31q34mYOQ25zBKXPi5VPJ1tQKOc85PwpRQTI9Y_yTaGgPUFZLwDyCjSeqS1ePiLcLtVpGPhBbSXue3K-HN7wDh_VUOQA2WrNy6Av-8-Z8eSNfex3XdFPItwMQV2xvwV0Q1SMI/s640/DSC08353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129981460129682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ4u5gUaJQeEY1P_4sYHYet_ghGQYGJMA3rzgeWSPiKlgG13xfPrJ7bNESwNtraj3KxT1gAEIMKCldpNxi-IOFB5XhI3RAq7E57CiG2aPKr6b-Hl-3Ri40rgjFk-kHTx_C1pspi_eHV0/s1600/DSC08357.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ4u5gUaJQeEY1P_4sYHYet_ghGQYGJMA3rzgeWSPiKlgG13xfPrJ7bNESwNtraj3KxT1gAEIMKCldpNxi-IOFB5XhI3RAq7E57CiG2aPKr6b-Hl-3Ri40rgjFk-kHTx_C1pspi_eHV0/s640/DSC08357.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129978894766354" /></a><br /></div><div>Of course they are also more pricy places as well, mostly for tourists. I was a tourist and after hours of walking around, all I wanted to do during the siesta hours ( ~ 2-5pm) is to have paella, drink sangria, and people-watch. That, is exactly what I did. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMUtTtYTPr2JOaRuf5HdNAXxQztpF8lEiwDswvLtPi2GuMRmG4Zel6HvouSxo2uHPclGB-bF_EPA4-MWIYQY2Wmg38r0IVrQsmNlmBKGP144b0gyVk6uY2yrX0SPbwtQDiLJc3PHr4Ck/s1600/DSC08361.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMUtTtYTPr2JOaRuf5HdNAXxQztpF8lEiwDswvLtPi2GuMRmG4Zel6HvouSxo2uHPclGB-bF_EPA4-MWIYQY2Wmg38r0IVrQsmNlmBKGP144b0gyVk6uY2yrX0SPbwtQDiLJc3PHr4Ck/s640/DSC08361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129549449133618" /></a><br /></div><div>A trip to Spain is not the same without tasting the famous churros! Chocolateria San Gines is in every single travel book for Spain (at least the ones I've ever flipped through). Unlike the churros you can get in Canada that's covered with cinnamon and sugar, most people here like it plain with just icing sugar. Since I was at a chocolateria, I figured it'd be worth my dollars, i mean euros, to try their chocolate. The hot chocolate sauce you dip into with the churros is delectable. It's extremely rich and thick, in the best possible way. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtoVU4vZjOqC5Psn1cJg8lGpAlnyT217OYRJvJ3EYL9PxLapp47nlCWO5mLnwRDbflD_jMfCwM-OwmaOrmTGVLCAiXT_PNCGXMSp13dCCO4-RcYGscRh7AG1_wAyi1BfQcV7UKeFK2uM/s1600/DSC08391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtoVU4vZjOqC5Psn1cJg8lGpAlnyT217OYRJvJ3EYL9PxLapp47nlCWO5mLnwRDbflD_jMfCwM-OwmaOrmTGVLCAiXT_PNCGXMSp13dCCO4-RcYGscRh7AG1_wAyi1BfQcV7UKeFK2uM/s640/DSC08391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129537456898642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZmH-W8rI8dRILJIw9TbC3-pa2TaQvYLZR7uhgh4es05UIuiKobXhMAUgrsNC4F4x2kzB4nl0_IjOVYkJiBH_EMUncIVIjJi7ZXGpAI5AX5C9qYXrK-wHtKZm1kMqtflQyQ7SGr2_0Js/s1600/DSC08401.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZmH-W8rI8dRILJIw9TbC3-pa2TaQvYLZR7uhgh4es05UIuiKobXhMAUgrsNC4F4x2kzB4nl0_IjOVYkJiBH_EMUncIVIjJi7ZXGpAI5AX5C9qYXrK-wHtKZm1kMqtflQyQ7SGr2_0Js/s640/DSC08401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129524341470530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Pw-JRBNAOGJs_C-BcGpHv0WRsyV0_s6rOxI0VMTH2yLHOen2JcTPbGyuJhmRT3ZC85Hk75M_0JYbNY0GZuZrtzJfssRavj18_qidLjK2vmCLGMnUjshlnZQOU9johXM8hgaKxYb_GFw/s1600/DSC08402.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Pw-JRBNAOGJs_C-BcGpHv0WRsyV0_s6rOxI0VMTH2yLHOen2JcTPbGyuJhmRT3ZC85Hk75M_0JYbNY0GZuZrtzJfssRavj18_qidLjK2vmCLGMnUjshlnZQOU9johXM8hgaKxYb_GFw/s640/DSC08402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129519813025346" /></a><br /></div><div>Lots of scooters. Lots of vespas. </div><div>Why not? It's the perfect weather for it..</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF5E3dMopx_mzThU6hwkqyodNYMtZo_9eW3yJNwWOlZxAxlxWDb4DpNI-G0MasvPdRXdT6rALZxkErlo30NS8RQxp1dJWCmstFDqILIxcAfoSZZk_mpeIm-vR4icQoSVpF8spp9yEKfc/s1600/DSC08410.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF5E3dMopx_mzThU6hwkqyodNYMtZo_9eW3yJNwWOlZxAxlxWDb4DpNI-G0MasvPdRXdT6rALZxkErlo30NS8RQxp1dJWCmstFDqILIxcAfoSZZk_mpeIm-vR4icQoSVpF8spp9yEKfc/s640/DSC08410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672129515392435026" /></a><br /></div><div>Told you Madrid was cheap...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9K_hZ2sCofwXRvA1vlvnYtqv-DIt2bWDnXcC0TUcoq_2YlRGbIGZOpstoe5GzTOtclcQ1UkjQ7cGYZSJ0tXisuRppEIQHuy5Lr1YbD-sQ_mQgyZwsBjpDw1yEKvdPWycPHo1oANAU0Y/s1600/DSC08415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9K_hZ2sCofwXRvA1vlvnYtqv-DIt2bWDnXcC0TUcoq_2YlRGbIGZOpstoe5GzTOtclcQ1UkjQ7cGYZSJ0tXisuRppEIQHuy5Lr1YbD-sQ_mQgyZwsBjpDw1yEKvdPWycPHo1oANAU0Y/s640/DSC08415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672128906866199026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KsDw9kEeTw6f4hY_BRUF5xQDy5iyrEjiMoYwNeUDU9w7NsA2aSOp3gasaciXjDQKw37JuWYqZDpJeOjXSB6tU76Y6rBZHUEHb6W1yXIy-6vS8o9T89Y8wth1mza92Odv2kx0-QgiPgg/s1600/DSC08416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KsDw9kEeTw6f4hY_BRUF5xQDy5iyrEjiMoYwNeUDU9w7NsA2aSOp3gasaciXjDQKw37JuWYqZDpJeOjXSB6tU76Y6rBZHUEHb6W1yXIy-6vS8o9T89Y8wth1mza92Odv2kx0-QgiPgg/s640/DSC08416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672128898160773874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkRdvHwC7SxQeTdicviKyELZ2cRVOS7S81ABcvA_8VqQpfsqr2NaGz1ofowBHbYg17IYCh4XEEii6W6EWAQwm9PbB3wqMHAWzfSqeoypM7uUTlHUrpE7IPxgPkPHdKOV3vdoUohysu0o/s1600/DSC08422.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkRdvHwC7SxQeTdicviKyELZ2cRVOS7S81ABcvA_8VqQpfsqr2NaGz1ofowBHbYg17IYCh4XEEii6W6EWAQwm9PbB3wqMHAWzfSqeoypM7uUTlHUrpE7IPxgPkPHdKOV3vdoUohysu0o/s640/DSC08422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672128895543492098" /></a><br /></div><div>I followed Minnie for awhile...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfYvGpXQjrp9GH1uno3v65JM-Mu8yjH9ahvxbxd6Uhpwj4vv7z99H8XBlf8svrByUzIydJk_h_KjJfoy24bp0i3dFSKT02xfzfj2maRHLUb9YSqxHiQ3nDRI8r1g4gX8CWg2D0piOFPI/s1600/DSC08424.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfYvGpXQjrp9GH1uno3v65JM-Mu8yjH9ahvxbxd6Uhpwj4vv7z99H8XBlf8svrByUzIydJk_h_KjJfoy24bp0i3dFSKT02xfzfj2maRHLUb9YSqxHiQ3nDRI8r1g4gX8CWg2D0piOFPI/s640/DSC08424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672128884387703954" /></a><br /></div><div>We spent two days in Madrid, Spain. I wished we were there for a couple of days more to visit the parks, the museums etc... but now it's time to take the Renfe and move on to our next destination. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap4pX1v3F0MR432xb42iL13NhSb11l6C0yFyEe0BlMmyVrl_5j7ID4BvOvW2bul1DuVIBZH5mPU1Nh3wE3GO6f66wNoJ-KtMu32x9EbovYyAOZYEwUL-JLJMhxvRmgp9JyDnGIyNKBuA/s1600/DSC08441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap4pX1v3F0MR432xb42iL13NhSb11l6C0yFyEe0BlMmyVrl_5j7ID4BvOvW2bul1DuVIBZH5mPU1Nh3wE3GO6f66wNoJ-KtMu32x9EbovYyAOZYEwUL-JLJMhxvRmgp9JyDnGIyNKBuA/s640/DSC08441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672128880055114962" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-60808120266519453902011-11-07T10:55:00.001+08:002011-11-07T11:11:03.268+08:00{{ The river still flows }}Hello! <div><br /></div><div>It's been 3-days-till-7-months since my last blog post. Shame on me. I haven't been very good at updating my blog, but I assure you that a lot has happened. Not only did I quit my job, I had been traveling in Europe for 3 months. It had been an amazing experience and I plan to share this with photos. Soon. I promise. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the mean time, I am now back in KHH and am going to take the next couple of months refurbishing my room/house. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao for now. </div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-51489314378128045692011-04-10T22:54:00.000+08:002011-04-10T22:59:35.451+08:00{{ waiting for magic }}<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcP5FU7fog9mmxKQXT63iikNLUdinjXt-xDeljzodvv3cpeNYRmLiUSohslYph0NQuTgEbIomL8i049b9-mWh-NZ7BWjMy1-f1_E5GTygITwARhYJRwCTixWoe_4CXMmz89qhcv6GUZc/s1600/12643154_0GQxddPZ_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcP5FU7fog9mmxKQXT63iikNLUdinjXt-xDeljzodvv3cpeNYRmLiUSohslYph0NQuTgEbIomL8i049b9-mWh-NZ7BWjMy1-f1_E5GTygITwARhYJRwCTixWoe_4CXMmz89qhcv6GUZc/s400/12643154_0GQxddPZ_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593968983728634530" /></a><br /><div>Is it possible that there is no longer any means of knowing how you are?</div><div>I'm thinking about you</div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-23077887908340572232011-04-08T20:44:00.000+08:002011-04-10T23:48:56.569+08:00{{ 25 minutes }}<div>Time is a scary thing.. then again so is love. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's scary because it's vulnerable, and uncontrollable. </div><div>It's scary because it's without logic, and without reason.</div><div>It's scary because its beginning and end comes without notice.</div><div><br /></div><div>This must the phase that so many songs, poetry and stories are about.</div><div>This must be the feeling that so many artists express with passion in public spaces.</div><div>This must be the part of our lives where we learned the most about life itself, </div><div>and most of all, about ourselves. </div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-27823083309100706802011-03-26T01:03:00.000+08:002011-03-26T01:05:15.832+08:00{{ where's the coolness now? }}<h1 style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: -5px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; ">I'm not afraid<br />Of anything in this world<br />There's nothing you can throw at me<br />That I haven't already heard<br />I'm just trying to find<br />A decent melody<br />A song that I can sing<br />In my own company<br /><br />I never thought you were a fool<br />But darling, look at you. Ooh.<br />You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight<br />'Cause tears are going nowhere baby<br /><br />You've got to get yourself together<br />You've got stuck in a moment<br />And now you can't get out of it<br />Don't say that later will be better<br />Now you're stuck in a moment<br />And you can't get out of it<br /><br /><br />I will not forsake<br />The colors that you bring<br />The nights you filled with fireworks<br />They left you with nothing<br />I am still enchanted<br />By the light you brought to me<br />I listen through your ears<br />Through your eyes I can see<br /><br />You are such a fool<br />To worry like you do.. Oh<br />I know it's tough<br />And you can never get enough<br />Of what you don't really need now<br />My, oh my<br /><br />You've got to get yourself together<br />You've got stuck in a moment<br />And you can't get out of it<br />Oh love, look at you now<br />You've got yourself stuck in a moment<br />And you can't get out of it<br />Oh lord look at you now<br />You've got yourself stuck in a moment<br />And you cant get out of it<br /><br />I was unconscious, half asleep<br />The water is warm 'til you discover how deep<br />I wasn't jumping, for me it was a fall<br />It's a long way down to nothing at all<br /><br />You've got to get yourself together<br />You've got stuck in a moment<br />And you can't get out of it<br />Don't say that later will be better<br />Now you're stuck in a moment<br />And you can't get out of it<br /><br />And if the night runs over<br />And if the day won't last<br />And if your way should falter<br />Along this stony pass<br /><br />It's just a moment<br />This time will pas</span></h1>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-24955392542590158002011-03-14T21:34:00.000+08:002011-03-14T21:50:47.773+08:00{{ peace is what we need }}Nothing quite says peace like the serenity of "white". My thoughts and prayers are with the people who have been affected by the tragedy that has happened in the past few days. Stand firm and stay grounded. It is time for the world to reunite and help those in need. It isn't a time to dig up history, but a time to lend out our hands.<br /><br />The world is sick, but we need to keep living, keep understanding, keep discovering and keep searching for ways to make this world a better place.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D54OwOHjV3_2SCFv54hwBxva5sN9sLGDHbOwDEgnypm2HM0rYmOd_DeQkcrYb2zbsQzDrRxyXOo0AkNfraRPs4bNV-nobyoEm2bcSjsNuqGAZwlLvRDQLOBrFjQ452pqWALsUmIe49g/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583928863497472386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D54OwOHjV3_2SCFv54hwBxva5sN9sLGDHbOwDEgnypm2HM0rYmOd_DeQkcrYb2zbsQzDrRxyXOo0AkNfraRPs4bNV-nobyoEm2bcSjsNuqGAZwlLvRDQLOBrFjQ452pqWALsUmIe49g/s400/3.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CZf0ZI8sfoA3XPrg8jYBAr0U4rhzE85MkN5_wbfc0ziLdd6tJB1SfFp-99CQzCgvPfFM4kKVseHzGot5YLrnk6Rl9lO9tUC-N7ce9s4g1nr5Qz4GfcicFbdhtwFvuffWrSHu0ljY04c/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583928861234076082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CZf0ZI8sfoA3XPrg8jYBAr0U4rhzE85MkN5_wbfc0ziLdd6tJB1SfFp-99CQzCgvPfFM4kKVseHzGot5YLrnk6Rl9lO9tUC-N7ce9s4g1nr5Qz4GfcicFbdhtwFvuffWrSHu0ljY04c/s400/5.jpg" /></a> photos via<a href="http://www.lilacandgrey.com/"> lilacandgrey<br /></a><br /><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-83099230370508207122011-03-06T22:32:00.000+08:002011-03-06T22:50:28.771+08:00{{ Maybe one day we can go there }}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAr4C1eBuHkrkQLhimoMnjW7zo9n30Cix1Df_tna5YJiXErP4xVIsQ17Hsbv8LdhoL6vS4EDcvDw-ZkaPwVGIJxdl2JbsdpYTrqKtn5qLGOW2SGBdHQnYa2SaCk34svqMgDw6q6QbWMM/s1600/greece3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAr4C1eBuHkrkQLhimoMnjW7zo9n30Cix1Df_tna5YJiXErP4xVIsQ17Hsbv8LdhoL6vS4EDcvDw-ZkaPwVGIJxdl2JbsdpYTrqKtn5qLGOW2SGBdHQnYa2SaCk34svqMgDw6q6QbWMM/s400/greece3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580978812494496130" /></a>Recently I've been thinking about my life and how both amazing and ridiculous it can be. I'm in the process of learning to enjoy life more, not letting the little things get to me. At the end of the day, what's the use of wasting time on frowns and anxiety? Yes, we are only human and we can be emotionally unstable. Yes, we are only human and we can be selfish. The Stones said that "we can't always get what we want", but that doesn't mean we want others to have it either. <div><br /></div><div>It's easy to think too much when you're alone and it's difficult to distract the minds from the thoughts. It's painful to learn the truth. It makes you feel hopelessly empty when he doesn't anymore have eyes only for you. The world is endless and full of possibilities that nobody can be certain of. Yet, when it's just the two of you, life can be so balanced, almost perfect. Why is that?</div><div><br /></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-14145006424287039642011-02-26T09:50:00.000+08:002011-02-26T10:01:36.822+08:00{{ a year is all I ask for }}Wouldn't it be great if we could travel wherever whenever we want?<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyCRqBtnAFlS40P4FKUdSy9MP6R0E4ej-m5I_aTKXo-HeAsRYOPOQUVUcrWGQX8o3oNwIAncCmE21HAYQdVAxo16vp0pI8WVqAK_anltX1pZIxl2NsSwZXbjhR2AFq8AU6n4971Ni3Tw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-18+at+5.45.40+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyCRqBtnAFlS40P4FKUdSy9MP6R0E4ej-m5I_aTKXo-HeAsRYOPOQUVUcrWGQX8o3oNwIAncCmE21HAYQdVAxo16vp0pI8WVqAK_anltX1pZIxl2NsSwZXbjhR2AFq8AU6n4971Ni3Tw/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-18+at+5.45.40+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577809935491774370" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u>via<a href="http://lepetithappy.blogspot.com/"> le petit happy</a></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyCRqBtnAFlS40P4FKUdSy9MP6R0E4ej-m5I_aTKXo-HeAsRYOPOQUVUcrWGQX8o3oNwIAncCmE21HAYQdVAxo16vp0pI8WVqAK_anltX1pZIxl2NsSwZXbjhR2AFq8AU6n4971Ni3Tw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-18+at+5.45.40+PM.png"></a>You've been visited by so many including me, yet my memory of you is slipping away. Have you changed? Does time change all things? I think it does. It's part of life. You grow just as I do. We become more mature, more sophisticated, more full of secrets. But I, like you, enjoy the warm beam of sunlight, the smell of fresh baguettes, the colors of strangers' attire, the soothing comfort of flowers, the red lips on beautiful women, and the smell of wine in the afternoon. <div><br /></div><div>When will I see you? Will you still be there when I grow up?</div></div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912919032220517570.post-368204407427776422011-02-26T09:48:00.000+08:002011-02-26T09:50:42.317+08:00{{ just keep going }}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyuT7wvBARDOb317VIGrCr23rVMdu_CrqgHX1v7KoxEZeeEX5AAqk99uj9M4Sx3q0n3Jv1JGAZHT9tOwbllQNCy4S5xXvchPyxAfoP4Cg9q5GgukTLjU97G3TAAL26YYcYRxdnLaB4Qc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+10.19.24+AM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyuT7wvBARDOb317VIGrCr23rVMdu_CrqgHX1v7KoxEZeeEX5AAqk99uj9M4Sx3q0n3Jv1JGAZHT9tOwbllQNCy4S5xXvchPyxAfoP4Cg9q5GgukTLjU97G3TAAL26YYcYRxdnLaB4Qc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+10.19.24+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577809370834659538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyuT7wvBARDOb317VIGrCr23rVMdu_CrqgHX1v7KoxEZeeEX5AAqk99uj9M4Sx3q0n3Jv1JGAZHT9tOwbllQNCy4S5xXvchPyxAfoP4Cg9q5GgukTLjU97G3TAAL26YYcYRxdnLaB4Qc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+10.19.24+AM.png"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u>via<a href="http://lepetithappy.blogspot.com/"> le petit happy</a><br /></u></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Life may be cruel, but life is colorful</div>aorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946578458211782194noreply@blogger.com0