Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Tsai Family Visit - Cambridge (12, Apr.)



Cambridge scholar: Newton


















Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology


















St. John's college

















Inside of Bridge of Sighs St John's College 1831




















Tsai Family Visit - London (11, Apr.)



Tower of London. Here used to be the river in front of the palace.












Girls with tower bridge as the background.












Tower of London ravens,
they were not removed because Charles II was then told of the legend that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, the White Tower, the monarchy, and the entire kingdom would fall











Who can be the guard?



Tower Bridge viewed from Tower of London










Heavy helmets

























Outside London Dungeon





















Card bridge?







Tsai Family Visit - Paris (9, Apr.)



Flower market along the River Seine bank






Great glass work inside Notre-Dame de Paris (13th-century Gothic art)





Outside of Notre-Dame de Paris



Outside wall of Notre-Dame de Paris



Flying Buttress of Notre Dame


































Panthéon (Paris)


























Panthéon (Paris)













Outside sculpture
















Panthéon (Paris)































































Mark was making crepe for the kids


















Latin district
































River Seine bank











































Paris Street artist














Artist favorit spot











More of The Louvre Pyramids


























































Thursday, 23 April 2009

Tsai Family Visit - Paris (8, Apr.)

We took of advantage that Louvre was open late on Wednesday and visited two places with lots of "arts" in one day. In the morning, we headed to Palace of Versailles and came back Paris in the afternoon to visit Louvre.



Palace of Versailles grand building






Palace of Versailles back garden. It was a chilly day, so we didn't spend too much time outside.


Little boy tried to be lost.




Market in the neighbouhood of Versailles







Guess where did we take these photos?














"David and Goliath"






Grand hall inside Louvre























Jyhwen loves these sculptures.











































architect I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid









Karen or Samantha?













Beautiful staircase

















Samantha looks nice with this French Beret.