Prague Trip

Heard that Prague is a beautiful place & there we planned a short trip to Prague.We took a 2hrs train from Dresden to Prague for a day trip.

And there, here we go, our cabin in the train..Time flies as we really enjoyed the scenery along the way; it's beautiful.....:)

Tada...we reached Prague finally...Impressive, fabulous, that's what i can say..

Prague which also known as Praha, is the capital & largest city of Czech Republic. A beautiful city rich in history and lies in the heart of Europe. Yes it is true...It’s just so amazing with all the uniqueness of the art & sculptures with the ancient building around you.

It seems Prague is displaying a permanent showcase for outstanding performing artists and sympony orchestras at the city’s classical venues.
Besides that, the city also has many enlightening institution like museum, galleries & theatre.

We saw this Astronomical Clock at the Old Town Hall. Looking at it, it was fantastic. A huge crowd were there to take photos of it. And it seems every hour, there’s a procession of twelve Apostles & Death ringing the bells until a cock crows before they make a move from this unique clock. However, we missed it. A lower part of the tower is decorated by pictures of zodiac signs.

There’s also this Tyn Church which is a main church of the Old Town that was built in the 15th century in Gothic style. Its interior is Baroque. A well-known astronomer and star-gazer of Rudolph II. Tycho de Brahe is buried there.

We walked to an area & saw there’s a foodfair & liveband there. It’s should be a weekend event or something. There’s family get-together & youngster around, dancing & enjoying whilst the live band is playing the music. We went round to search for food there. Lotsa people queing up at almost every stalls, so we joined the crowd.

Then, we saw there’s Hard Rock Café & we went in to have a look & bought something from there.

Journey to Dresden-Germany

I was all excited for my trip to Germany, the area I’m going is Dresden. Although Dresden is not so well known among most of us, but cannot deny that the buildings have beautiful architectures...
Yes, after 12hrs of flight with 3 transits, it was kinda tiring for such a long journey. Then, there we go to the hotel, which is called Quality Plaza Hotel. The facilities were not so complete. To my surprise, it doesn’t have the kettle unit for our usage. Even we asked for it, we were told to upgrade the room.
Some photo shoots of my hotel room.

Anyway, here’s some intro of the history about Dresden [1].It’s the capital of the German federal state of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen). Located on the Elbe River, it is an industrial, governmental, and cultural center, known worldwide for the Bruehl's Terrace and its historic landmarks in the Old Town (Altstadt). Dresden became a city in 1206 and recently celebrated its 800th birthday in 2006.
The historical center of Dresden was 75% destroyed in a terrible bombing on February 13 and 14, 1945 by allied forces. The date is deeply marked in the history of the city and is still remembered each year in processions and ceremonies. The destruction of the priceless art treasures that made the city world famous was and is felt as a wound to the soul of the people. More than 30,000 people died in the bombing.The ruin of the now rebuilt Frauenkirche acted as a call for peace among the different nations of the world.
The historical center is nowadays largely restored to its former glory, however some parts are still under reconstruction.
Before then,we survey those places of interest in Dresden. And there we go, it’s easy to go around Dresden. There is a combined system of tram (called Straßenbahn), bus and even train, but no subway. It works very well and connects all points of interest, but can be a little busy at peak times. Most lines even run at night time, of course with less capacity at night. This allows you to go out to most places or restaurants without the necessity to use a car. For us, we took a Day Ticket.We can also get a ticket limited to an hour and some others, but Day Tickets are good if you are traveling around and not sure where you will be going and what you will be doing.It’s Euro1.80 per trip.
As with most places in Germany, the public transit operates on the honor system: you are assumed to have a ticket, and there are a few inspectors out spot checking. The exception is on the buses after 8 PM, when the drivers are required to see all tickets. If the inspector found we did not pay for the ticket during spot check, the fine of Euro60 will be charged.
Dresden is a very beautiful, lightspirited city, especially in summer, when you can appreciate the serene setting of the historic center. Although Dresden is larger than Munich when measured by area, the historic center is quite compact and walkable.

Here we go, we went to the Frauenkirche-Church of the Lady. The reconstruction of its exterior was completed in 2004, its interior in 2005 and after 13 years of rebuilding, the church was reconsecrated on 30 October 2005 with festive services lasting through the Protestant observance of Reformation Day on 31 October.

The reconstruction of the Frauenkirche is an impressive symbol of international reconciliation after World War II. The consecration attracted attention throughout the world.More than 2 million people have already visited the Frauenkirche.

The bronze statue of reformer and theologian Martin Luther, which survived the bombings, has been restored and stands in front of the church. It is the work of sculptor Adolf von Donndorf from 1885. And this Church of the Lady was actually built as a Lutheran (Protestant) parish church or city church, even though Saxony's Prince-elector, Frederick August I, was Catholic.

The Frauenkirche is a symbol of conciliation, largely with donations from German and international foundations. The Neumarkt quarter around the church is also to regain its status as the historical heart of the city.

Some photos of the surroundings around Church of the Lady.

Hardwicke House Opening Promotions

Another new place to try out..Going to open soon on 5 Oct,2009.
The price is reasonable...

James Foo Western Food-Tanjung Bungah

I was around Tanjung Bungah area last Saturday and were searching for good food around that area for dinner. Then, my cousin sister suggested James Foo Western Food which she heard from her friend for sometime already that the food were good there..It was just next to Fatty Loh Chicken Rice shop..
I would say that the parking was not so convenient there. However, we decided to give it a try & there we go, we make our way to James Foo western food cafe.
When we entered the cafe, there was a door at the righthand side which i thought that's the room with air-conditioned seating. So, we step-in the room & found out it's actually link to the Fatty Loh Chicken Rice Shop. We quickly make a turn out from the room...:p Hmm...I was thinking, were they actually related to each other? but but, i did not asked to clarify that time..Coz i was too hungry & excited to have my food already...
Then, we headed in to look for seats..wow, to my surprise the ambient was quite nice there...



We sat down & realised that we have to order in front; near the entrance. So, for those 1st timer, Order 1st before you find your seats...

We ordered Chicken Maryland (RM8.50) & the Mushroom Soup (RM2.50)

Overall the chicken maryland was good, the fried chicken skin were not too thick, just nice, it's crispy...
The mushroom soup was nice too, it has the 'Angel wings mushrooms'(cut into slices)...and it's quite a big portion...You'll be quite full if you finished up the whole bowl of the mushrooms before u have your maincourse...

There's an incident happened when this mushroom soups were served by this young boy. When he lifted the 2 bowls of the soup, his thumb actually touched the soup, juz a lil'...I saw it right in front of my eyes...kinda shocked & i looked at my cousin sister..then,we decided to call upon the older waiter & asked him to change for us..He was quite angry at that moment when we told him, he wasn't angry at us but the young boy will get punishment, i guess...Maybe he wasn't properly trained or maybe it's just his 1st day helping out there...I don't know what happened to the boy after that, but we got our soup changed; that's the important thing. And the older waiter apologized to us when he replaced the soups for us...


We actually reached there at 630pm, consider quite early..and we had a long chat there..the crowd grew after around 8pm...almost full house...

Manhantan Fish Market-Sunway Carnival

Since it's still a Puasa month & they have this Ramadhan set promo for 2 pax, we had a try on the set..

it's 69.90++(if i'm not wrong)

Here's the main course..

It has deep fried squids, oysters, dory fish, prawns & chips...yummy yummy..it's good, i like the prawn which has the cheezy mayo toppings..it's delicious & fresh..the dory fish were soft & tender...nice...

And the set comes with Bottomless Ice Lemon Tea, guess what i had 2.5 glass of it..

Then, it has the Brownies with ice-cream topping. I would say the brownie is too dry & the ice-cream is too icy...

Cutie lil' piggy Mooncake

I learn to make this lil piggy shape mooncake...it's simple & indeed fun..
we uses a bread maker to bake it....

Ingredients:

1. Alkaline water; 1 tbsp

2. Peanut Oil; 60g

3.Golden syrup; 450g

4.Flour; 600g

Mix all the 4 ingredient as above, then wrap it with polystyrene for 4-5 hrs..

And there goes the fun time. We can start to do the lil'piggy shape....

The body part 1st, then the ear, the nose, the tail. Then for the eye, we use the red bean...:)

This is in-the-progress stage.

Then, after about 15mins, take out the whole tray and brush the lil'piggy with egg yolk....and bake for another 10mins....

Tada...;) here's the results of our 1st time making this lil piggy mooncake..

Hehe, some of it went out of shape..Will improve on that on my next try..

Xiao Er Kopitiam

Since Sunshine Farlim moved to the new building, we haven't been there before.
Thus, we had our pick of the night for our supper at Xiao Er Kopitiam at Sunshine Farlim, the cafe is facing the mainroad..

We ordered the Toast with Peanut Butter and Kaya Butter...It was just a normal toasted bread, i would say..





For the drink, we ordered White Coffee, Mint Tea and Honey Milk..It were all too sweet, and guess what. After we had half of the cup, we asked the waitress to add hot water for us..:(

The Char Siew Pau also normal only... the fillings of the charsiew was too little and it tasted a lil' neutral. And most importantly, it's not hot enough. You all would agree that normally when we have pau or dimsum, we would want it to be hot, right...


About the food and drinks prices, it's almost similar to oldtown kopitiam..