The sweetness of doing nothing - that's what it means. And it actually neatly sums up this Europe trip. But right now, I miss being productive and am sooo glad that I will FINALLY be starting work in prolly less than two weeks' time :D Im gonna do a freakin' analysis and write about my job search process in the past months (in my tangible diary tho) I feel like ultimately, it boils down to tenacity and luck (on top of qualifications, skills & experience) Anyhoo, back to Italy!!
PISA
Visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa and you could see all these people making funny poses like attempting to push it straight up (facial expressions on point as well, when in reality they were just 'pushing' air hahaha) And damn many statues in Florence but we didnt get to see 大卫 ?????
FLORENCE
ROME
Vatican City was interesting at least. The insides of St. Peter's Basilica was just WOAH, not so much of a spiritual experience for myself but more like taking in an architectural beauty. We even got to enter through the Holy Door which most of the time is cemented shut and only opened for Jubilee Years (every twenty five years). A special jubilee on the theme of mercy is holding from 8 December 2015 until 20 November 2016, and I think the next time the Holy Door opens would be 2025!
But apparently for the purpose of this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis extended a temporal privilege throughout the world for an ordinary bishop to designate his own Holy Door so that pilgrims don't actually have to travel to Rome. So those are temporary Holy Doors, and there exists a few permanent ones, but we passed through THE Holy Door ok hahaha
Arch of Constantine / Colosseum / Trevi Fountain
So, this marks the end of our Europe trip (: It had been a good ten days of roaming around (esp on our own in London & Paris!!) and for once, I didn't actually have to worry about accommodations or entrance tickets to attractions or how we were gonna get from one place to another etc. HAHA it's just about taking in the sights and snapping away on the phone (even tho we sort of don't-give-a-fuck anymore on the last day coz we got too tired from the walking and shopping and everywhere started to look the same WHAT KINDA LAZY TOURISTS ARE WE LOL) Somemore VAT refund at the airport shagz af TOOOT
Anw I realized I could be really indecisive when shopping for scents, like I don't trust my sense of smell (which really sucks btw) And Im really glad my Ravenclaw scarf came in handy ^^v Bought it at this Harry Potter exhibition a few years ago! And I need to give credit to Dawn for those photos that are dated; the rest were either taken by adeline or myself (share share uh)
AND LOOK AT THIS PLANE THAT I WAS ON IT'S DAMN COOL
Qatar Airways has got this airplane view mode in their in-flight entertainment system whereby you can view where exactly on earth you are (think they have the cockpit view also, I can't really remember) So, this is me looking outside from the inside HAHAHA does that make any sense ????? Watched Tomorrowland on the flight bound for London, and Gravity on the flight back (: I probably could have watch eight movies with all that time on the plane, but I guess Im more of a listen to songs till I sleep and wake up to eat and go back to sleep kinda person.
And I discovered some really good songs during flights and from mtv channel in hotel rooms (even tho I kept looping My Heart Will Go On & Hymn To The Sea) Im just gonna list them down for memory's sake!
月光爱人 / A Love Before Time - 李玟
Whenever, Wherever - Shakira
Your Eyes - Cook da Books
On écrit sur les murs - Kids United
Chrismas Isn't Christmas 'Til You Get Here - Kylie Minogue
(It was December, what ya expect hahaha)
Ocean of Night - Editors
Locked Away - R. City ft. Adam Levine
Dreaming of You - Selena
Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall - Simon & Garfunkel
xx