Spain - Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

When I had my first offline meeting with this particular online friend whom I know from an internet forum back in April, I saw pictures of Sagrada Familia on my friend's cellphone and they made me very interested in traveling to Barcelona. Who would have thought that I would be in Barcelona so soon? One thing for sure: I regretted not bringing a proper camera for this trip because I hate carrying heavy stuffs when I travel. What a terrible...

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Spain - Palau Guell, Barcelona

From the front entrance, it was a bit difficult to tell why there were so many people queuing up in front of Palau Guell, or Guell Palace. However, the more I explored the interiors, the more amazed I became, and the highlight of the experience was actually on the roof top: If you are a student, you can get a discounted ticket for 8 euros per person. You have to buy the ticket before you go into the waiting line. It took us about 20-30 minutes...

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Spain - Barcelona

I had been wanting to visit Barcelona since last summer, but I was glad that I visited it in autumn. It would have been very hot there, and queuing in front of Antoni Gaudi's masterpieces in scorching heat might not be a good idea, especially when I am not too fond of getting sun tan. Since Barcelona is located in Catalonia and apparently Catalans do not like to be associated as a part of Spain. But anyways, the ticket I booked still says...

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France - Cannes

My parents said that we had been to Cannes when I was around 4 years old, but I have zero recollection of the trip and I didn't even recognize the name of the city. This city is associated with luxurious lie. There were also many famous movies featuring Cannes. The Film Festival is also something that is commonly known about Cannes. We had a tough luck when we went to Cannes because it was raining, if not very cloudy.  We headed to...

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Monaco - Le Casino, Jardin Japonais, & Palais du Prince

I will never mistake Poland and Monaco's flags: Poland has the vertically inverted Indonesian flag, and Monaco has... the exact same flag design as our flag. It led me to cheering for the wrong country during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. This was my first trip ever to Monaco, and I was excited, especially to see Monte Carlo simply because that name appeared once (or maybe more than once) in stories of Uncle Scrooge (or in Indonesian...

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