Wong Tai Sin Temple (黃大仙祠) was the first tourist spot we visited in Hong Kong. The Taoist temple is arguably the most famous temple in Hong Kong, and is often mentioned as a highlight destination in Hong Kong tourism brochures.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon, or Avignon Cathedral in short, is located just beside the Palais des Papes at the Place du Palais.
The cathedral was built in 12th century; the most prominent feature of the building is the gilded statue of Virgin Mary on top of the tower.
Montmartre means ‘Mountain of the Martyr’; it is the highest hill in Paris. Located at the summit of Montmartre is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Basilique du Sacré-Cœur).
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After visiting Notre Dame, we wandered into Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin) to have our dinner. I got a crêpe jambon-fromage-oeuf (crepe with ham, cheese and egg), which was absolutely yummy.
Latin Quarter is one of the oldest sections of Paris, located at the left bank of Seine. The name Latin Quarter came from the widely used Latin language by the Sorbonne’s Latin students during Middle Age. (Sorbonne is the common name for University of Paris).
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A few more pictures taken at Notre Dame de Paris. You can read my stories about the cathedral from my previous post instead.
After a short break at the hotel, we hopped on to our bus again and headed for our first travel destination in Paris… the Notre Dame (Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris).
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Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious places in England, probably around the world as well. I always wanted to visit Stonehenge; the rock formation has been on my must-visit list ever since I first learned about it on TV when I was around 5. Seems like my childhood dream came true.
The Stonehenge was first erected more than 5000 years ago and being re-modified (categorized into 3 phases in general) until the most recent at around 1600BC.
There are a number of hypothesis for Stonehenge, but nobody really knows who and why they built the monument. The stones are said to be arranged astrologically and the general belief is that it was built for worship purpose.
My sister who visited the site earlier had warned me that the stones are much smaller than expected… it’s true. Stonehenge isn’t as gigantic as I anticipated, but it’s still pretty huge though. Set the size aside; I was really glad that I was able to see Stonehenge with my own eyes, it was a wonderful feeling.
What I didn’t expect was that the location of Stonehenge is actually pretty close to a highway (you can see the cars from the site). Modern development vs. prehistoric monument… such irony.
I grabbed a sandwich and found a bench just outside of the Bath Abbey’s West Front. They were some street performers playing musical instruments and doing some tricks at the small square; and a group of Japanese girls were there to show a short Japanese traditional dance too.
