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Chapelle St. Michel d’Aiguilhe
Place Vieux Marché
After the sun goes down in Rouen
Department de la Seine Maritime at the background
A fiery sunset in Rouen
Half-timbered houses
The Church of St. Maclou
Bronze statue of St. John Baptiste De la Salle at Place Saint Clement
The Church of St. Joan of Arc
Bust of Ferdinand Magellan at Pont Boieldieu with Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen on the background
Place Saint Clement
A giant mechanical spider
The Metro along Rue de Vesle
Hotel De La Salle – the birthplace of St. John Baptist De La Salle
The rose window inside Catedrale de Notre Dame de Reims
Catedrale de Notre Dame de Reims
Sunset in Boracay
Boracay Sunset
Category Archives: Travel
An Austrian Village Called Fucking
Note: Nowhere in this article will you find profanity or obscenity. This article contains pictures that I did not personally shoot but still shows my appreciation of the beauty of this world through other people’s lenses. Being interested in Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Strange Place, Travel
Tagged Austria, fucking, Pronunciation, strange place
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Chapelle Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe
This is probably the most fascinating site I’ve found in France. I see this awesome site every year since 2010 to 2012 and it never fails to amuse me. It’s still 2013, and who knows I may still have a … Continue reading
Posted in pilgrimage, Travel
Tagged Aiguilhe, architecture, Santiago de Compostela, Saugues
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Lost in Rouen? C’est impossible!
Another French City that is significant in the life of St. John Baptist De La Salle is Rouen, pronounced as “roo-ah.” In fact, St. John Baptist De La Salle spent his last days in Rouen. It is the historic capital … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sunset, Travel
Tagged gros horloge, long exposure, Rouen, rouen pronunciation, Saint Maclou, st john baptist de la salle, St. Joan of Arc, Sunset
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Reims, France: Reems, Reyms, Rans?
I was amused to find out that there are several threads in a number of online forums that asked for the correct pronunciation of Reims, a city in the Champagne Region in France. A lot of guesses and speculations were … Continue reading
Lost in Chinese Translation
Translating from one language to another is definitely a difficult task. Some translations that were either done through direct translation or translated based on how they are pronounced result into a funny translation or simply leave the reader with a … Continue reading
Boracay Sunset
Boracay is an island of the Philippines approximately 315 Kms south of Manila and 2 Kms off the the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is politically within the jurisdiction … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Boracay, Island, Philippines, photography, Sunset, travel
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Window Seat, Please!
I am privileged to have a job that gives me a chance of taking frequent flights, and a common request that I make during short-haul flights is “window seat, please.” During long-haul flights (typically beyond six and a half hours … Continue reading
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