Betau Valley

Betau Valley

Friday 23 July 2010

Summer 2006 in Paris: a pictorial journey (part 2)

These photos were accumulated over a week in Paris in the summer of 2006...


A patch of flowers at the base of the Tour Eiffel.





A street with a view of the Sacre Coeur on the hills of Montmartre


A facade of Parisian apartments.


A popular bistro for people watching at Champs Elysees


Facade of the Conservatoire National.


Back facade of the Opera Garnier, also known as the Opera national de Paris, Palais Garnier or Conservatoire National. Visit the site at: http://www.operadeparis.fr/cns11/live/onp/


Head of Laetitia Casta decorating the billboard of Galeries Lafayette.


View of the Tour Eiffel from the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette.


Opera Garnier from the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette.


A street in Paris...


Malaysia's Tourism Info Office in Paris.


Hotel Regina, just across the road from the Tuileries garden.


Giant Ferry Wheel at the park of the Tuileries.


A sculpture at the Tuileries garden.


The Jardin de tuileries, ex-royal garden of the Louvre palace, now the famous museum.


Facade of the Louvre.



Facade of the Louvre from the Tuileries garden.


Porte de Lion, a.k.a Lion Gate at the Tuileries in hot summer glare.


In the breath of a moment, the whimsical Parisian weather has taken away the sun.


Outside the Louvre, with the glass pyramids of I.M. Pei.


The Louvre.


Tourists queuing up to enter.... it's always like this in Paris any season - massive queues everywhere.


Another view of the Louvre.


If Paris is the city of lights, this is her lighthouse, called phare in French. The lights blink every 10 mins.


Shimmering water of the Seine reflecting the lights from the Tour Eiffel.


At the base of the tower.


Details of the tower.


Needles (Obelisk) of Cleopatra at Place de la Concorde, just outside of the Tuileries.


The famous pilgrimage address for the fashionistas.


Vuitton's HQ at the Champs Elysees.


Arc de Triomphe


Lancel's boutique at the end of Champs Elysees. Hugely popular with French but not Asians.



Photo at the roundabout of Champs Elysees




Arc de Triomphe


The procession of war heroes starts every time outside the Cartier boutique.


Going towards Arc de Triomphe.


Interesting uniform.


Tuesday 20 July 2010

Sunday at the park in Raub

A view of the lotus pond.


The driving range beyond the boundaries of the park. Used to be a nine-hole golf course dating back to colonial Malaya.


A beauty in the morning sun.


View of the lotus pond. Lyrical and serene.


View of the lotus pond.


Dew drops on the pads...


Beauty sprung from mud...


Rumput Benta, an aquatic grass commonly found in wetlands. By the way, Benta is also the name of a small town in the District of Kuala Lipis, not far from Raub.


A water skater in the pond.


A dragonfly waiting for prey at the edge of the pond.


A baby cricket resting on a lotus leaf pad.


Siput Gondang, a freshwater delicacies like the escargot of Bourgogne.


Salmon-pink eggs of the water snail, Siput Gondang.


Young hatchling of the Haruan, the Snakehead fish, coming up for air under the lotus leaf's shade.


Nice cluster of flowers from a shrub on the fringe of the park, growing wild.


Female butterfly, the Horsefield Baron.


The Morning Glory


The Mensiang, an aquatic grass.


A tiny butterfly on a blade of grass.


Beautiful opening bud of the lotus...


The Pegaga, a herb eaten as salad in Malay cuisine.


Yellow flower of the Water Millefoil, Myriophllum spp..


A double bloom situation.


The pelouse speckled violet.


Remains of yesterday...a fallen blossom of the Flame of the Forest.


Flame of the Forest, a beautiful flowering tree commonly found in public parks.