Bila partikel salji di sinari mentari..
Kelihatan seolah intan bergemerlapan..

Berhenti di tepi jalan untuk menikmati keindahan alam yang penuh salji

Bermain Sledge di Puncak gunung Cairngorm

Ahli-ahli kelab ski Cairngorm

Untuk naik ke pergunungan Cairngorm..
Keretapi ini adalah pengangkutan utama

Ini adalah pandangan tasik yang beku..
Bayangkan keseluruhan tasik ini beku dan dipenuhi salji..

Berguling begini di atas tasik beku memang seronok

Inilah tasik yang beku..
Pemandangan ini cukup indah

Istana Carcassonne di selatan Perancis merupakan antara istana kegemilangan perancis yang cukup terkenal.

Carcassonne (Occitan: Carcassona) is a fortified French town in the Aude département, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. The folk etymology – involving a châtelaine named Carcas, a ruse ending a siege and the joyous ringing of bells ("Carcas sona") - though memorialized in a neo-Gothic sculpture of Mme. Carcas on a column near the Narbonne Gate, is of modern invention. The fortress, which was thoroughly restored in 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.

Dari wikipedia :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne#The_fortified_city)

Peta ringkas perkarangan Istana Carcassonne

Istana Carcassonne dari jauh..
Sebenarnya perkarangan istana ini luas.. Kalau nak pusing seluruhnya mengambil masa hampir lebih kurang 45minit menaiki kereta kuda dengan bayaran tertentu. Kalau jalan kaki rasanya mahu 1 jam lebih ditambah dengan keasyikan mengambil gambar di sekitarnya.

Dalam kawasan perkarangan istana ini terdapat banyak cafe, restoran dan kedai-kedai cenderamata

Antara kubu-kubu pertahanan yang masih kekal berdiri

Pemandangan bandar Carcassonne dari menara istana

Antara laluan berkayu tempat kawalan pengawal..
Aku sungguh tertarik dengan senibina kayunya, jarang dapat lihat senibina berkayu begini di istana-istana sekitar UK.
Teringat istana kayu di tanahair..

Antara dinding tembok yang mengelilingi istana ini

Antara menara yang terdapat di sini..
Lihat betapa tinggi setiap menara itu bila dibandingkan dengan saiz manusia yang berjalan di bawahnya

Waktu ini cuaca amat panas sekali.. Tapi masih ada beberapa pengunjung yang berjemur di sekitar kawasannya.. Jika cuaca tidak terlalu panas.. Pastinya seronok berkelah di sini

Semalam aku layan cerita romantik 'The prince and me 2 : Royal wedding' di Sky movie channel.. Movie ini berkisar tentang percintaan raja Denmark dan gadis biasa dari USA.

Perjalanan cerita ini berlatar-belakangkan bandar Copenhagen walaupun sebenarnya lokasi sebenar pengembaraan di buat di bandar dan negara lain.

Menonton cerita ini membuatkan aku teringat kenangan ketika ke Copenhagen dulu.. Seharian kami luangkan masa di sana..

Kami bergerak dari bandar Gothenburg di Sweden ke Bandar Copenhagen di Denmark.. Perjalanan pergi menaiki jambatan bawah laut dan perjalanan pulang pula kami menaiki feri ke Sweden.

Jambatan Oresund

Kenangan ini takkan dilupakan buat selama-lamanya..

Copenhagen (English pronunciation: /ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/); Danish: København is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,167,569 (2009) and a metropolitan population of 1,875,179 (2009). Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager.

Copenhagen is a major regional centre of culture, business, media, and science, as indicated by several international surveys and rankings (see International rankings below). Life science, information technology and shipping are important sectors and research & development plays a major role in the city's economy. Its strategic location and excellent infrastructure with the largest airport in Scandinavia located 14 minutes by train from the city centre, has made it a regional hub and a popular location for regional headquarters as well as conventions.

Copenhagen has repeatedly been recognized as one of the cities with the best quality of life. It is also considered one of the world's most environmentally friendly cities. The water in the inner harbour is so clean that it can be swum in, and 36% of all citizens commute to work by bicycle, every day cycling a total of 1.1 million km.

Cited from wikipedia

Copenhagen Corner


Memasuki bandar Copenhagen selepas menyeberangi jambatan bawah laut


Bandar Copenhagen


Nyhavn : Pelabuhan lama

Nyhavn is a colourful 17th century waterfront, canal and popular entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbourfront just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and numerous bars, cafés and restaurants. Serving as a heritage harbour, the canal is packed with old wooden ships.

Menyusuri laluan berair di bandar Copenhagen




The little Mermaid, ukiran patung dari cerita rakyat Hans Christian Andersen..

Every Danish sailor who ever stood on a deck knows that the waters of Øresund used to be full of Mermaids. According to a legend, the home of all Mermaids was Mermaid Banks in Øresund - the very same place where today the Copenhagen's most famous attraction - Little Mermaid - sits on a rock.

The sculpture ( Danish: Den lille havfrue) was commissioned in 1909 by the Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen, impressed by a ballet "The little Mermaid" based on a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. The sculptor Edward Eriksen sculptured the mermaid in bronze, using his wife Eline as a model for the body. The head was modelled after a primaballerina Ellen Price.

Laluan perjalan kaki membeli belah terpanjang di Eropah : Stroget



Jika ada peluang.. Pastinya aku mahu ke sana lagi..