红色

Maybe by muting all colours except one, we will see things a bit differently... 

RED 


Xuzhou, China 

rush

The busy streets of Zhengzhou, Henan.  

Gosh I stress out every time I cross the streets here in China! 

weekend wandering

A few photos taken over the weekend while wandering around Beijing with my cousin Jenny~

It sure is tiring wandering around this big city!! A lot of walking and a lot of standing. Our legs and feet were in great pain by the end of the day! 

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My cousin and me =)

(Taken with the iTouch, so poor quality!)

crispy gold

California and its high grass, crispy and gold in the summer time~

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I am leaving for Beijing  on Aug. 30th for my next internship. I don't know when I will be blogging next time, but hopefully soon!

Deux dodos de plus et je pars pour Pékin pour mon prochain stage. Je ne sais pas quand j'aurai l'occasion de blogger la prochaine fois, mais j'espère assez bientôt! 

Photos of China - coming up =) 

before sundown

My last set of photos taken in beautiful Prague.

The sky got gradually darker as these pictures were taken. 

I love taking photos during sunset. The sky gets so incredibly fascinating at this time of the day, every day. No sunset is ever the same. 

when all is quiet...

Walking in Vinohrady, Prague. 11pm. 

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‎"This is a simple story...

but not an easy one to tell.

Like a fable, there is sorrow...

and, like a fable, it is full of wonder and happiness."

- from La vita è bella! :)

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unstable

from home to work

Some photos taken this morning on my way to work. The walk is about 30 minutes, but it can be longer if I get lost. There are many different routes, but this is the one I took today.

Colourful buildings near my neighbourhood. 

A gigantic church.

It's nice that there are clocks placed here and there in the city to keep watch-less people like me on track with the time. 

Passing by the National Museum (the museum is building behind, on the right).

At Náměstí Republiky (Republic Square)

Turning into a smaller street where my work building is located!

There are always a lot of interesting things to see when I walk outside in Prague. Aside from being fascinated with the architecture, I also enjoy seeing the different kinds of people that I pass by!

Prague - day one!

PRAHA - první den!

I woke up at 5am today because of my jetlag. The plus side of this was that I got to see the sun rise from the rooftop window of my hostel room!

The free breakfast at the hostel. I ate it with my hostel roommate. She is a middle-aged lady from Slovakia. We did not speak the same language but we manage to exchange a few words with Google Translator! 

I went to Prague 2 in the morning to view a room in a shared flat. It looked good and the price was decent - so I accepted it! 
I am no longer homeless in this foreign city... yay! 

    

I got a new cell and a new number. It is one of the cheapest and most basic cells! I've had two more like this before lol (one from Canada; another from France)

I passed by Old Prague to do a bit of sight-seeing. It was a brief and superficial visit. 

It is a beautiful place and I will need to come back again (hopefully with a local guide) to have a better understanding of what I'm seeing!

I do not understand why there are nets here. 

A little bird on his head :) 

I like how these two women were just sitting there and having a good time looking at the pictures they just took with each other!

After seeing Old Prague, I took the metro back to my hostel to move all my stuff to my new place.

My new room! Not huge, but sufficient for me. It comes fully furnished (incl. desk + chair not captured here). I am sharing 2 bathrooms and an equipped kitchen with 4-5 other foreigners. My rent (incl. utilities + internet) is 7000CZK, about 400CDN. 

I took a walk in the evening. I have seen many parks like this: lots of benches and big grass area. Many people just go sit there, to rest, to eat, to chat with their friend/lover, and maybe also to people-watch.

I sat at one of those benches and ate a sandwich. It was an OK sandwich. Not too sure what that light orange sauce was (maybe a kind of mayo...). 

One of the main metro stations in Prague. I took the metro to go to Charles Bridge.

Walking on Charles Bridge, constructed in the 14th-15th century.  A very beautiful, wide and long bridge that crosses the Vltava River in Prague!

An artist doing sketches on the bridge. There were many like him along the bridge.

One of the 30 statues on the bridge. I found them all fascinating and would have loved to know who each of these characters were and their significance to Czech history.

On my way back home!

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It has been a good first day in Prague!  I was productive with getting things done, and most importantly, I'm glad I found a place to live. Being in a new city and not speaking the local language does make me feel like an alien. I don't always know what's going on or where to find what I want. But it's okay! I don't get too frustrated by it. I still manage to get around quite alright. But while I am here, I want to try to learn some basic Czech. Tomorrow I will begin internship. I look forward to see my work place and to meet some of my co-workers!