Camden Market

Nav decided one random weekend that we should go to Camden market...

And I'm glad that we did... it was something different... (as compared to us staying at home with me watching shows / playing cubes on his ipod touch... and him playing poker)

Aawww... isn't it pretty?

Heheh... I bought my little beanie that day so I made him take pictures of it with me... hehehe...



Camden is also known as London's Little Venice due to the canals that surround the buildings... one could really pretend that they are in Venice!!! hahahaha...

And of course, the famous Camden Market... it's quite interesting to visit markets... and Camden Market is really unique... the stuff that they sell there... it's really different...



And some bits... it does remind me of Petaling Street hehehe...



Nav was so excited over these little stalls...

And he especially liked these sign plaque stalls... he just kept on buying and buying different things.. like a little kid in willy wonka's chocolate factory!!!

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/span> There's a gothic and edgy feel to the whole place which I found very interesting...

In the end, I really had a fun day-out and was really glad that I didn't succumb to my laziness of not going out during winter time when it's soooooo sooooo soooo cold!!!

Chinese New Year Dinner 2009

Yes... for the zillionth time... we had steamboat... it seems like nowadays, we have steamboat for everything... for christmas, for chinese new year... and sometimes, we even go out for the szechuan steamboat on random dinner nights!!!

Anyway... we had quite a lot of guests this time...

And had loads of food...



And of course... how can a Chinese New Year dinner go by without gambling???

Trust the Hong Kees to be the professional gamblers man... they brought these gambling stuff that I usually see in the Hong Kong drama tv series lor... it's like in those olden days period drama scenes where they gamble on the streets.. those 古装，武侠片lor...




Everyone in action... hoping that the Ox year will bring them prosperity and wealth luck!!!

Everyone scrambling to put their bet before the games begin!!!



Hahahaha... I think I look like those gambling addict lor in this picture... but I won quite a bit of money in the end ok??? :P




Hopefully, the year of Ox will bring everyone good health, happiness and prosperity!!!

Nice Monaco

I know I know... this was last year's Christmas trip... but I haven't had to chance to blog about it.. so here it is... I'll try to keep it short and simple... hahaha.. partially it's because I don't remember the name of the places anymore!!!

--- NICE ---

View of the city from the top of Colline du Chateau...

Couldn't resist putting this pic cuz Yun looks so cute... hehehe..

Palais de Justice

The beach... everyone keeps on telling me how beautiful Nice beaches are... but then... clearly, tis is not the season for beach.. it was so windy and we're certainly not strutting around in our bikinis!!!



Roman ruins...



The Russian Cathedral... don't ask me why there is a Russian cathedral in France... they obviously got the place wrong... hahahaha...




Cours Saleya - the flower and fruit market





Night view of the city... beautiful eh?

--- MONACO ---

Don't know why... we both wore chequered skirts that day... sisters power!! hahaha...

Monaco city...

The Monte Carlo Casino by day...

By night... it looks even prettier...


Monaco is definitely the place for the rich and famous... you can find designer shops tucked everywhere!!!



From PRADA...



to HERMES...

to GUCCI... you name it... they have it...

Changing of the guards at the Monaco Palace...

Views of Monaco Ville...

The three housemates from hardbread land...

Some random castle... which I don't remember the name anymore... this is the result of blogging about it 2 months later!!!

Oh.. and the gorgeous scenery from the cliff near the oceanographic museum and aquarium... the view was absolutely magnificent!!!

And of course... the Jardin Exotique @ Exotic Gardens... Yun loves the gardens so much...

More cacti and cactus

And in the gardens, they have these really beautiful limestone caves that we could visit...

Monaco F1 Grand Prix!!! Wish it was the actual race though.... :P

--- EZE VILLAGE ---

This is a small village between Nice and Monaco... there is a medieval town here that is situated on top of the mountain...

It really feels as though we were lost in time and were stuck in the medieval times...

And more cactus for Yunz...

But I guess in medieval times.. you don't get michelin stars restaurants... hahaha... but we gave it a skip cuz it was a bit too pricey...

And oh.. there's a perfume factory that we could visit... now I understand the difference between eau de toilette, eau de parfum and eau de cologne and perfume extracts!!!

--- FOOD ---

Last but not least... how can any post of mine doesn't include pictures of food!!! hahahaha... some of the yummy food that we had...