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I think I have enough of the Rat Race

13 December 2007 4 Comments

I am starting to feel very exhausted… even in hospital, I have to worry and brainstorm about work. I am experiencing the strange phenomenon of not being to relax even in such a tranquil and scenic place meant for rest.

I think about my plans to travel next year and I just want to get away from it all now. I think I will work in the trip to London between June and August.

Am determined to revisit Carnaby Street, Camden Market, Covent Garden, Oxford Street, Bond Street, Knightsbury, Portobello Market at Notting Hill, Stella McCartney’s flagship boutique (30 Bruton St), Matthew Williamson’s shop (28 Bruton St) and of course, Alexander McQueen (4-5 Old Bond St).

Apart from shopping, I am also making time to visit Hayward, Royal Academy of Arts, Serpentine Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Britain. I love art galleries and museums in other countries for their insight into the culture.

I will also be visiting some of the palaces:-

Windsor Castle

Tower of London

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I have originally planned my trip to Paris in October but I think I will work it in between August and September to enjoy the Fall weather there.

Arc de Triomphe

Some of the must go places in Paris for me would be the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs L’Eysées, the Palais de L’Eysées, the Grand Palais, and the Petit Palais and the Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower

Of course, some shopping at the Triangle d”Or (the triangular area surrounding Ave Montaigne, Ave George V and Rue François 1er).

And the absolute must go venue would be the Musée du Louvre. It contains many of civilization’s greatest artistic triumphs and most important antiquities: the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the collection of Egyptian antiquities etc.

Venus de Milo, one of the art pieces in the Louvre

The Sphinx from the Egyptian Collection at the Louvre

At the end of the day, the night river cruise at Seine River. Sigh… that would be so nice..

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4 Comments »

GeekyCoder said:

That’s interesting because those places you going to visit are known to be very haunted. I am bewildered by ghostly places.
Old relic places are haunted because lot of innocent souls had perished there.

Tower of London
Windsor Castle
Palace of Westminster
Buckingham Palace
Kensington Palace

Do read up on the history of the places before visit as you might find them very fascinating and interesting as every place tells a tragic story.

Hope you bring back some photo about those places. Let us know if you meet some ’strange friends’ there too … :^]

# 13 December 2007 at 4:27 pm

Xtralicious (author) said:

Geekycoder:Thanks for dropping by.I guess I am just drawn to mystical old school historical places. And You bet I will take photos like nobody’s business.