Architechture

From historical to contemporary buildings, their architecture always amazes me. I am not familiar with architecture and design but this is how I feel when I see them.

Historical buildings portray the factors of durability, utility and beauty like the picture below of one of the ceilings in an ancient church in Italy. Notice the details that were painted. Another example will be the Pantheon in Rome, Italy.

Paintings on ceiling, Rome, Italy (digital)

Modern or contemporary buildings portray the form and functionality of the architecture. Although simpler in design as compared to historical ones, they are special in their own ways like the Bank of China building in Hong Kong.

Shapes and lines - Bank of China Building, Hong Kong (digital)

Travels

Traveling is one of the many ways to relax. It allows one to learn and interact with people of different cultures and see the world. Food is also unique to the culture and country. Like the goats' milk cheese (乳并) in Dali, Yunnan (China), the cappuccino in Italy and Momo in Nepal.


Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh is a buzling capital city in Cambodia. The name literally means Hill of Penh. The city took its name from the temple within the city, Wat Phnom. It is developing well after the civil war with large supermarkets and foodcourts springing up within the city. One big culture shock I got when I first arrived in Cambodia was the overwhelming population of motorcycles on the road.

One of the streets in Phnom Penh (digital)

Outskirts of Phnom Penh (digital)























New Zealand
Aoteaora..The Land of Long White Clouds - New Zealand. It has unique flora and fauna; the kakapo parrot and the kea parrot. It is also well known for exciting activities like bungee jump, tandem dive and shotover jets. What I like most is the magnificent landscape of both North and South Islands.

Milford Sounds (film)

Lake Taupo (film)

 Kaikora (film)

Italy
Italy is the first European country I visited. Breathtaking seaside towns, cobbled roads and famous artistic masterpieces all around the country. There is a mix of ancient and modern artifacts around the cities. Take Rome for example, one can find ruins of the ancient city in the mist of modern buildings. There are many churches, each is different in architectural design. One of the famous ones is the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome where one can find the famous works of Michelangelo. It is also featured in the film Angels and Demons starring Tom Hanks.

Chapel within St. Peter's Brasillica (digital)



The architecture of the churches are enormous. I was overwhelmed by their designs and decorations when I was there.

Bird's eye view of Rome from Janiculum Hill

Marina Grande, Sorrento, Italy (digital)