Alex and John @ Jumbo seafood East Coast
Alex is enjoying the Chili crab.
We are waiting for black pepper crab and drunken prawn.
ALex, John and Ferra - Jazz@Southbridge.
Drinking with wonderful jazz !!Friday, July 25, 2008
When Alex in Singapore - July 25, 2008
Alex and John @ Jumbo seafood East Coast ALex, John and Ferra - Jazz@Southbridge. Drinking with wonderful jazz !!
Friday, July 18, 2008
BBQ gathering @ Warren Condominium
18 July 2008, Friday night - Chua organizes the Company gathering at his residence BBQ area. He also invites WB and his daughter, Sophia, to join this event.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Meet Cecilia in Frankfrut then travel to Rudesheim
Nice to meet you, Cecilia. ( She is my kindergarden teacher's daugther, who is studying in Frankfrut now).
Camping bei Jena - Germany
1. The camping area Map.
2. Christian, Wolfgang, Christiane, John and Ferra.
3. Enjoying Bratswurst.
Lunch Time!!
After half day sightseeing, we went to have lunch @ one of the restaurant in down town. Very delicious and Yummy ( you can see how delicious until nobody care about me taking the photos) plus the place is quite unique. Look at that two handsome man (Christian and Reiner are John's colleagues). John, you are the most handsome man in my eyes. *_*
Thursday, July 10, 2008
PapierMuhle Hotel & Braugasthof
1. Dining cum watching UEFAEuro 2008 Semifinal (Spain and Italia).
2. So yummy John.....
3. one two three - CHEESEEEEE
More photos @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/PapierMuhler%20Hotel/
Hotel information: http://www.papiermuehle-jena.de/
Hello again, Christiane Dorl in Jena
Mr & Mrs Dorl's Apartment. You will feel stay in Asia Resort, coz most of the furnitures, paintings n accesories on the wall are imported from Asia.
Jena, Germany
Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document. In the 11th century it was a possession of the lords of Lobdeburg, but in the following century it developed into an independent market town with laws and magistrates of its own. Economy was based mainly on wine production. In 1286 the Dominicans were established in the city, followed by the Cistercians in 1301.
The margraves of Meißen imposed their authority over Jena in 1331. From 1423 it belonged to Electoral Saxony of the Housen of Wettin, who had inherited Meißen, remaining with it also after the division of their lands in 1485.
The Protestant Reformation was brought into the city in 1523. In the following years the Dominican and the Carmelite convents were attacked by the townsmen. In 1548, the university was founded by elector John Frederick the Magnanimous.
For a short period (1670-1690), Jena was the capital of an independent dukedom (Saxe-Jena). In 1692 it was annexed to Saxe-Eisenach and in 1741 to the Duchy (later Grand Duchy) of Saxe-Weimar, to which it belonged until 1918.
At the end of the 18th century the university became the largest and most famous within the german states, and made Jena the center of idealistic philosophy (with professors like Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Schiller and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling) and of the early romanticism (with poets like Novalis, the brothers Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck).
On 14 October 1806, Napoleon fought and defeated the Prussian army here in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. Resistance against the French occupation was strong, especially among the town students, many of whom fought in the Lützow Free Corps in 1813. Two years later the Urburschenschaft fraternity was founded in the city.
At the end of the 19th century, with the building of the railway-line Saalbahn (along the river Saale), Jena became a center for precision machinery, optics and glass making, with the formation of the world famous companies Carl Zeiss Jena and Schott Jenaer Glaswerk, by Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott.
In 1945, towards the end of World War II, Jena was heavily bombed by the American and British Allies. 153 people were killed and most of the medieval town centre was destroyed (though restored after the end of the war).
Part of the State of Thuringia from its foundation in 1920 on, it was incorporated into the German Democratic Republic in 1949 and its district of Gera in 1952. Since 1990, the city of Jena has been a part of the Free State of Thuringia in the united Federal Republic of Germany
The margraves of Meißen imposed their authority over Jena in 1331. From 1423 it belonged to Electoral Saxony of the Housen of Wettin, who had inherited Meißen, remaining with it also after the division of their lands in 1485.
The Protestant Reformation was brought into the city in 1523. In the following years the Dominican and the Carmelite convents were attacked by the townsmen. In 1548, the university was founded by elector John Frederick the Magnanimous.
For a short period (1670-1690), Jena was the capital of an independent dukedom (Saxe-Jena). In 1692 it was annexed to Saxe-Eisenach and in 1741 to the Duchy (later Grand Duchy) of Saxe-Weimar, to which it belonged until 1918.
At the end of the 18th century the university became the largest and most famous within the german states, and made Jena the center of idealistic philosophy (with professors like Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Schiller and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling) and of the early romanticism (with poets like Novalis, the brothers Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck).
On 14 October 1806, Napoleon fought and defeated the Prussian army here in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. Resistance against the French occupation was strong, especially among the town students, many of whom fought in the Lützow Free Corps in 1813. Two years later the Urburschenschaft fraternity was founded in the city.
At the end of the 19th century, with the building of the railway-line Saalbahn (along the river Saale), Jena became a center for precision machinery, optics and glass making, with the formation of the world famous companies Carl Zeiss Jena and Schott Jenaer Glaswerk, by Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott.
In 1945, towards the end of World War II, Jena was heavily bombed by the American and British Allies. 153 people were killed and most of the medieval town centre was destroyed (though restored after the end of the war).
Part of the State of Thuringia from its foundation in 1920 on, it was incorporated into the German Democratic Republic in 1949 and its district of Gera in 1952. Since 1990, the city of Jena has been a part of the Free State of Thuringia in the united Federal Republic of Germany
Today Jena is a manufacturing city, specializing in precision machinery, pharmaceuticals, optics and photographic equipment, and is home to the famous Zeiss optics plant. In 1926, the world's first modern planetarium was built by the Zeiss company in the Damenviertel district of the town.
Today the city's economy diversifies into bioinformatics, biotechnology, software and photonics. The metropolitan area of Jena is among Germany's 50 fastest growing regions, with many internationally renowned research institutes and companies, a comparatively low unemployment, and a very young population structure. Jena was awarded with the title "Stadt der Wissenschaft" (city of science) by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wirtschaft, the German business association, in 2008.
Today the city's economy diversifies into bioinformatics, biotechnology, software and photonics. The metropolitan area of Jena is among Germany's 50 fastest growing regions, with many internationally renowned research institutes and companies, a comparatively low unemployment, and a very young population structure. Jena was awarded with the title "Stadt der Wissenschaft" (city of science) by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wirtschaft, the German business association, in 2008.
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena#History
BIG SCREEN @ Brandenburger Tor - Belin - Germany
Experience watching the UEFA Euro 2008 semifinal match ( Germany VS Turkey) @ Brandenburg Gate. Germany win get into the Final.
You will see more picture taken on this event ( e.g. ambulance area, police, food booth and etc) @
Exploring Berlin City
1. One hour tour of the "old" and "new city center with live commentary, sights included The Berliner Dom Cathedral, Nikolai and Government quarter, Reichstag Parliament, Lehrter Bahnhof station, chancellery to the "Mobaiter Werder" and back.
2. Reichstag Parliament
3. The Potsdamer Platz
Berliner Dom - Built 1894 - 1905 as the court church and cathedral for Emperor Wilhelm I. ( See the magnificent pulpit, large sauer organ, ceremonial sarcophaguses, baptism and marriage chapel, royal staircase, hohenzollern family crypt, and dome.
More information - http://www.berlinerdom.de/
more picture taken by natural story @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/Berliner%20Dom/
Unter den Linden - The stately Unter den Linden boulevard, the old heart of Berlin, strecthes from Pariser Platz, with the Hotel Adlon, down to the Schlossbrucke (Palace Bridge), passing many imposing sights including the Berliner dom Cathedral, the Neue Wache, the staatsoper Unter den Linden Opera House, the Humboldt University and the area around the Palast der Republik. The Palast der Republik used to house the Volkskammer, the East German Parliment, and a cultural leisure centre. Now, it is being demolished; afterwards, as of late 2008, the old Berlin City Palace will be reconstructed on the site.
The Museum Island - lying between two arms of the River Spree, is a UNESCO world heritage site and comprises five museums packed with remarkable art treasures: The Pergamon Museum, Bode Museum, the Old Museum and the Old National Gallery, plus the New Museum - scheduled to reopen in 2009 as the new home of the Egyptian Museum.
Visit the Museum Island photos @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/Museum%20Island/
The Brandenburg Gate - has come to epitomise Berlin, symbolising both the dividend city and German reunification. After that simply stop over at the "Raum der Stille" (Room of Silence) in the northern gatehouse. The nearby Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a powerful reminder of the importance of historical awareness. The Field of Stelae, designed by New York architect Peter Eisenmann, comprises 2711 concrete blocks.
On the other side of Brandenburg Gate, the Reichtag Parliament building, seat of the German Bundestag since 1999, is equally near. The Reichtag;s impressive glass dome is well worth a visit.
The short detour to the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof central station is well worth it. The outstanding design of Europe's largest and most modern interchange rail hub houses a diverse range of shops on two floors, making it popular destinaton 7 days a week.
The world-renowned Unter den Linden boulevard begins on the easter site of the Brandenburg Gate, at Pariser Platz. Berlin's largest park, the Tiegarten, is to west, with the strasse des 17.Juni and the dramatic Siegessaule (Victory Column) topped by a vast statue of the goddess of victory. The column's viewing platform is 67 meters up - great for a view across the city;s green lung, the spreading park and woods of the Tiegarten.
More photos @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/Brandenburger%20Tor/
The Potsdamer Platz - is a popular attractio in today's Berlin. Once, this are was a desolate no-man's land split by the Berlin Wall but when the Wall fell, it rapidly became a vibrant centre with outstanding cutting-edge architecture. Now, it's a magnet for both tourists and locals alike - a lively entertainment district with theaters, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and an attractive shopping mall.
The futuristic Sony Centre, with its impressive roof, is an exciting place to be, whatever the weather- with restaurants, eateries and businesses, plus the historic Kaisersaal reception rooms, the German Museum for film and TV, and an IMAX cinema.
The Charlottenburg Palace - The Prussian palaces and stately buildings lend the classical Berlin its own particular charm. The Charlottenburg Palacee, the only surviving major Royal palace in the city, was built as a summer residence for Sophie Charlotte, the first queen of Prussia. The Palace is a magnificient example of Baroque architecture, with landscaped park grounds and its own Orangery.
The Berggruen Museum, with its stunning collection of Picasso and classical modern artists, is close by and a direct neighbour of the Brohan Museum, which focuses on Art Nouveau and Art Deco interior and graphic arts. The nearby Pre-and Early History Museum has one of the largest specialised collections of its kind.
website: http://www.broehan-museum.de/
More Photos @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/Schloss%20Charlottenburg/
That special experience of sauntering up and down the popular Kurfurstendamm boulevard is simply a must for every Berlin Visitor. This traditional centre for up-scale shopping comprises both Kurfurstendamm and Tauentzienstrasse, which meet at Breitscheidplats square in front of the Europa Centre. Both boulevards and the neighbouring side-streets offer an array of exquisite shops, flagship stores, art and antiques dealers, bookshops, clothes stores, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and theaters. Breitscheidplats square, with its World Fountain, is close to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial chruch, preserved as a reminder of the horrors of wars.
Website: http://www.visitberlin.de/ , http://www.panoramapunkt.de/ , http://www.berlinerfernsehturm.de/
More exploring Berlin photos @ http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/naturalstory/Berlin%20Trip%202008/Exploring%20Berlin/
Kreuztal, Germany
Kreuztal is a town in the Seigen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Kreuztal is a town in the low mountains of the northern Siegerland and lies at the western edge of the Rothaargebirge about 10 km north of Siegen.
Across the municipal area from the east flows the Ferndorfbach, swinging to the south in the inner town and leaving the municipal area through the constituent community of Buschhütten.
In the northern municipal area rises the Littfe, which then runs through the constituent communities of Burgholdinghausen, Littfeld, Krombach, Eichen and Fellinghausen before emptying into the Ferndorfbach in the inner town. Further tributary brooks to the Littfe are the Langebach, the Heimkäuser Bach, the Breitenbach, the Krombach, the Stendenbach and the Bockenbach.
In the town's west end rises the Heesbach, which then runs through the constituent communities of Oberhees, Mittelhees, Junkernhees and Fellinghausen, emptying into the Littfe at the footbridge. One tributary to the Hees is the Ostheldener Bach, which feeds the Robertsweier (pond). The Berghäuser Bach, which flows through the Berghäuser Weier (another pond), empties into the Ostheldener Bach downstream from the Robertsweier.
Across the municipal area from the east flows the Ferndorfbach, swinging to the south in the inner town and leaving the municipal area through the constituent community of Buschhütten.
In the northern municipal area rises the Littfe, which then runs through the constituent communities of Burgholdinghausen, Littfeld, Krombach, Eichen and Fellinghausen before emptying into the Ferndorfbach in the inner town. Further tributary brooks to the Littfe are the Langebach, the Heimkäuser Bach, the Breitenbach, the Krombach, the Stendenbach and the Bockenbach.
In the town's west end rises the Heesbach, which then runs through the constituent communities of Oberhees, Mittelhees, Junkernhees and Fellinghausen, emptying into the Littfe at the footbridge. One tributary to the Hees is the Ostheldener Bach, which feeds the Robertsweier (pond). The Berghäuser Bach, which flows through the Berghäuser Weier (another pond), empties into the Ostheldener Bach downstream from the Robertsweier.
More information @ www.kreuztal.de or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuztal
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