Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Skywatch#108 Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Vietnam
The clouds were few, the skies were blue. It was just a beautiful summery day that day. But, the heat took me by surprise because I never thought that Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) could get hotter than my home city but it really was. Since we were short of time, smoldering hot or not and with sweat trickling out in every pore of our skin, we need to do the city tour that day.
Like in almost all of our travels, a church is part of the itinerary. This one was no different.
Notre Dame Cathedral is just beside another architectural treasure of the city of Ho Chi Minh, the Postal Office. Officially known as the Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception, the cathedral is located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).
We were planning to get inside the cathedral to offer some prayers but it was closed for the lunch break so we made do with taking photos outside of it before proceeding to the postal office for another round of picture taking.
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Like in almost all of our travels, a church is part of the itinerary. This one was no different.
Notre Dame Cathedral is just beside another architectural treasure of the city of Ho Chi Minh, the Postal Office. Officially known as the Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception, the cathedral is located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).
We were planning to get inside the cathedral to offer some prayers but it was closed for the lunch break so we made do with taking photos outside of it before proceeding to the postal office for another round of picture taking.
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Posted by Marites at 10:47 PM 9 comments
Labels: Asia, Ho Chi Minh, picture, Saigon, skywatch, travel, Vietnam
Friday, October 28, 2011
Skywatch#92 Sentosa Island's Cable Car Ride
Sentosa Island's cable car ride provides very good panoramic views of the Port of Singapore, the nearby islands and the facilities of Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was the 3rd time I rode that cable car ride, there were overcast skies but the view on that ride never failed to amaze me.
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Posted by Marites at 9:06 AM 2 comments
Labels: Asia, photography, Singapore, travel
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Skywatch#91 Hongkong Disneyland's Orbitron
Thank goodness, it was a clear day when we got to Hongkong Disneyland. There were scattered clouds around but the blue skies assured that it was going to be good day for some exciting fun.
Hongkong Disneyland is probably the smallest Disneyland in the world but it has some exciting features and fun rides to entertain people from all ages. One fun ride that we tried when we went there was Astro Orbitron. Its saucer-shaped rides can accommodate four persons in one ride.
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Posted by Marites at 8:29 AM 7 comments
Labels: Asia, Disneyland, Hongkong, photography, picture, travel
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Skywatch#81 Beijing Sunset
Covered with smog or just mere fog, the Beijing sunset was beautiful. Took this photo while on top of the ancient towers in Beijing. As the peak hour traffic slowly moved on, the misty reddish-yellow sun set on its own.
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Posted by Marites at 7:53 AM 3 comments
Labels: Asia, China, photography, skywatch, travel
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