Friday, June 22, 2007
2:04 PM
Paris, France
at the eiffel tower...
next, there's the seven wonders abt the middle ages:
stonehenge
following dat, there's oso a seven tourist travel wonders:
great pyramids of giza
we still tot dat taj mahal was one of the 7 wonders, but now then i realised dat it's oni part of the top 7 tourist travel wonders. cheh~~
next up, there's oso a seven natural wonders:
grand canyon
and finally, there's the new seven wonders of the world which currently is still undergoing voting and results will oni be known on the 7 jul 07. 21 finalists were chosen from a total of 200 existing monuments in 2006 and people worldwide will vote for the top 7.
ok, so on 7/7/07 we'll noe exactly wat's the seven wonders of the world~~
back to my trip...
from left to right, top down: notre dame, streets of paris, symbol dat will make u come back to paris again once u step on it, river seine, yum yum food, opera house where the phantom lived, godiva shop, arc de triomphe, modern arc de triomphe
at the eiffel tower...
originally we tot dat eiffel tower was one of the seven wonders and throughout the trip the 8 of us keep discussing wat really r included in the seven wonders. i did some research on wikipedia jus now & i realised dat there's actually lotsa versions.
firstly, there's the seven wonders of the ancient world, of which only the great pyramid of giza is still standing today...
great pyramid of giza
firstly, there's the seven wonders of the ancient world, of which only the great pyramid of giza is still standing today...
great pyramid of giza
hanging gardens of babylon
temple of artemis
statue of zeus at olympia
mausoleum of maussollos
colossus of rhodes
lighthouse of alexandria
next, there's the seven wonders abt the middle ages:
stonehenge
colosseum
catacombs of kom el shoqafa
great wall of china
porcelain tower of nanjing
hagia sophis
leaning tower of pisa
gg by this modern list, we would've covered 2 of the wonders in this trip...
following dat, there's oso a seven tourist travel wonders:
great pyramids of giza
great wall of china
taj mahal
serengeti migration
galapagos islands
grand canyon
machu picchu
we still tot dat taj mahal was one of the 7 wonders, but now then i realised dat it's oni part of the top 7 tourist travel wonders. cheh~~
next up, there's oso a seven natural wonders:
grand canyon
great barrier reef
harbor of rio de janeiro
mount everest
polar aurora
paricutin volcano
victoria falls
and finally, there's the new seven wonders of the world which currently is still undergoing voting and results will oni be known on the 7 jul 07. 21 finalists were chosen from a total of 200 existing monuments in 2006 and people worldwide will vote for the top 7.
ok, so on 7/7/07 we'll noe exactly wat's the seven wonders of the world~~
back to my trip...
we went right up to the highest point of the eiffel tower~~ the view of paris is superb~~
paris innovation: toilets (1st pic)
they r individual machines on the streets... the door will open once u insert coins into a slot at the side. but i find the auto closing door quite dumb, coz once it closed, u cant opened it until u r done. if u forgot to take tissue in & there happened to be none inside, haha... dat's it, u r stuck!
louve museum~~ it was really cool~~
from left to right, top down: notre dame, streets of paris, symbol dat will make u come back to paris again once u step on it, river seine, yum yum food, opera house where the phantom lived, godiva shop, arc de triomphe, modern arc de triomphe