took a day trip to belgium while i was in holland last week, we went to atomium, a huge molecule of iron, built for the 1958 expo. it was supposed to be temporary but the tourists love it so much they made it permanent.
small only mah.
taking the lift from the bottom atom to the top atom
the view from the top
i look down on others
theres a restaurant at the topmost level. a whole new meaning to high tea.
you can really see the dome architecture
stairs or escalators to connect the different atoms.
fun facts
the connecting tubes have lots of round windows you can peer out from and see other atoms. cool
some kids thing, cute round stuff with a mattress inside each one.
thats my reflection on one of the balls.
then took a train to brussels, the capital of belgium. this is the famous grand place.
interesting stuff i spotted in a shop in amsterdam,
also went to the rijksmuseum and van gogh museum in amsterdam for a whole day of art. too bad cant take pictures inside. saw the night watch by rembrandt link and van gogh's self portrait and sunflowers link. Frankly, some of the works that are unknown are really nice and scenic, while some of the famous ones are like huh, why is this famous, i can do better?
but the good thing about artists last time was that they did contribute to society, like a painting showing the french guard displacing peasants, when the painting was displayed in an exhibition, the king said that that painter should be banned because he did not paint that is true. but after the king made an inquiry, he found to his surprise that the army was doing such cruel deeds and so the king ordered that to stop.
flowers in my gf's room.
went to visit my girlfriend last week hence the lack of postings, while there, went canoeing, coz one of the days had amazingly good weather in terms of holland's standard.
this is me before it all started, pumped up and ready to beat the world record.
there were alot of small outlets from the main canal but we didnt dare venture.
keep on bumping into the trees. either drinking milk makes you drunk or we are terrible at steering.
amazing sights, tranquility, peace, silence.
the happy free loader.
bump against the bridge
drips, frozen in time
hit the sides again.
crashed into some tree by the side
some places were wide open spaces of blue sky and warm sun. some places were cool shaded trees with mirror reflections.
decided to turn back after an hour of peddling.
the way back was following the wind, so was slightly easier. We changed places, front and back, so we get to see diff perspectives.
this is my gf after its all over, happy she didnt need to row so much but just relaxed.
