Rugby and Richmond

Today i attended a rugby game @ twickenham stoop. Harlequins vs Gloucester!!

rugby is pretty intense, the saying goes: "rugby is a hooligan's sport played by gentleman"
home team (harlequins) win!! crowd went wild.
on our way back, we took a detour to Richmond, a quaint and beautiful town a few train stops out of central London.

definitely worth the detour =)
glowing around sunset... really tranquil

fashionably tiny portions in paris

these chicken skewers cost me 20 euro!!! it was not a satisfying meal. went for a big mac afterwards, im tasteless, i know


french onion soup. slightly more vinagery than im used to.

aha- a bag from Laduree, a beautiful and pricey confectioner boutique on champs-elysees. full of macarons!!!

Paris trip!

First trip outside of the UK- took a 2 hr 30 minute Eurostar ride to Paris! i'll also add wikipedia links for more info on some of the sights and such, in case you want more information. because wikipedia is always right...

Sacre-Coeur

Oscar Wilde's grave. He's still immensely popular and women leave kisses all over his tomb. graffiti included "el que no ha amado no ha vivido" meaning "he who has not loved has not lived" yes i still remember my spanish!
Catacombs of Paris. really shocking and unreal in the beginning. but after a dozen hallways of bones the shock wears off and you just want to get outta there!
Sunset from the Eiffel Tower. as my friend pointed out, its like a scene from Ratatouille!


The Eiffel Tower, massive when you get close. really stunning and beautiful

Hall of mirrors in Versailles. funny story: i purposely picked up an audioguide in Mandarin to one up all my other friends. but i could barely understand any of it and had to switch when i got to this room because the hall of mirrors is just that important!


Notre Dame, where quasimoto yells out SANCTUARY!! in the fantastic disney adaptation
nutella crepe. SO GOOD!!


do not know the name of this statue, but really romantic

outside the louvre.

I had to go to the moulin rouge (movie link- one of my favorites!) before i left. at the heart of the red light district in Marmont!

A path less traveled (becuase its blocked off to the public for safety reasons but we dont need to follow rules as art students)

Exciting class trip- we took a little detour from the Tower of London tour and jumped over a fence or two to get to Thames riverside.


London Bridge in the back! already forgot who designed it and in what year... *cringe*



Something very interesting: two shards of pottery, the white one being porcelain (likely from China in the 17th or 18th century) with oriental designs on it; exclusive to the elite due to rareness. the darker blue piece was mass produced around London, replicating the bowls shipped from China.


a close-up, kind of blurry...