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Good Gracious, It's Greece! - #1 The Landmarks

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A bunch of us, Indo gals and dudes, went to seek some real sun a week ago. By real sun, I mean the one that actually gives you warmth at your back. The one here in Manchester is fake, which only shows for decoration purpose. T____T So we went and I love every bit of it!! I love it so much I'll break it down into three posts: The Landmark, The People, and the best part: The Food. I am blessed to have the opportunity to visit these new places, deeply grateful for it. I'd like to share it here, hopefully you'd enjoy :) Parthenon in The Acropolis of Greece View of Athens from The Acropolis Oia, Santorini The most romantic place. Praying for a return visit someday. Amin . White basic and blue ornaments, typical Santorini color design. We ran around in Oia to find the perfect spot to take sunset pictures and found a quiet one. We were the only ones there, watching the sun set. Magnificently serene. Sunset in Oia, Santorini Playing fashion show at the small dock. If any of y...

Sagrada Familia

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10 things I want to do before I hit the bucket: - Watch Neri per Caso live in concert. - Go to Sagrada Familia in 2026, when they've finished build the church. - Spent a week in pretty city Haifa, Israel. - .... - .... Ok so I don't have 10 things, those three are what I have in mind right now. With this post, I add new label to this long lost blog: The Beauties. Tag in it are all k inds of things I find majestic like one of a kind building, nature scenery, designs,cities,etc. Sagrada Familia , a church design by Antonio Gaudi , located in Barcelona. I think it's the only building I constantly think about. Went there in 2004, when me an d my sister went backpack (well in our case - dragging tiny wheeled suitc ases) t o Spain and Italy. We couldn't afford taking tour w/ travel agents, so my sister arranged a modest backpack trip for us. On train, no tour guide, stayed at student hostels, pete-pete like flight, almost got robbed in Stazione Termini, walked around fr...