Archive: Jun 2007

I’m dancing ferociously, but not like a drunkard. I’m just dancing with fast beats and having a wild time with French friends in a countryside home of Anais’ friend, about an hour from Bayonne. Gourmet French food cluttered across the table and made my mouth water. It was so attempting to sit and eat every […]

In front of me where I was standing, there was a yellow house. This house is a western-American style. In fact, this house was inspired by this family’s trip to the west of US. These images that I was viewing are not new. I was returning to the place where I had loads of fun […]

As soon as I descended from the plane and enter the airport in Paris. Familiar smell of my favorite french food came under my nose. As I walked through the airport, I saw bakeries everywhere loaded with true french bread, croissants, and brioches. This gave me signal that I will be returning to “my grandmother’s […]

It’s 4:30 AM in the morning and the sun is just peaking above the ocean. The wonderful cool breeze makes my hair float in the air. I feel like I am flying in a high speed. Water splashes on all over me. As the sun peaks above the ocean, the sky glistens in pink and […]

As I was on the plane to Bayonne, I turned on my iPod video and looked at the photos of my previous France trips. I was thinking back in flashbacks of all the great memories I had in my past two trips to France and why it was so hard for me to say good-bye […]

Venice hearts in their specialty in glasswork, known as Murano glass. On another island, across from Venice, is Murano island. This island is an industry in making glass artwork. This island is no different from Venice in architectural design and urban layout. The buildings are just as charming as the buildings in Venice, and there […]

Everywhere I go, there are large crowds of people. I always felt like I squashed into a little space when I walk through the Piazza San Marco and through the narrow alleys. I hear more English than Italian. I see more Americans and other races than Italian. Just a day after I arrive in Venice, […]

When I first stepped on a small plantation, I immediately noticed a building that looked very familiar. It had ionic columns and a triangular pediment. The whole front reminded me of another famous building in United States, the White House. The White House was inspired by this building, and the White House is a neoclassical […]

Venice is a land of magic. I walked into a huge square area and noticed something that I’ve always thought it was a fantasy and it only existed in films. There were hundreds and hundreds of birds gathered in this large square. They were tweaking, playing with each other, and even playing with people. Quite […]

  I hopped onto the water taxi with my suitcase and sat in the very back of the boat where the roof was opened so that I could see a whole new world. The boat took off a few minutes later and traveled through a narrow canal where I saw the typical European old charming […]