Wow... It's been 6 months and 4 days since I left Singapore for Europe.
It's back to reality for now and I am looking forward to meeting all my good friends within the next few days.
Just that Singapore is too hot and humid. I will need a few days to adjust to the local temperature.
End of my traveling extravaganza. Looking forward to planning for my grad trip! :)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Home for the past 6 months
Below are photos of the apartment that I stayed in...
Inside the dining room with Mau and Venu whom I stayed with in the same apartment
My room with luggages lying around
The other side of my room
My kitchen
Outside my room
Inside the dining room with Mau and Venu whom I stayed with in the same apartment
My room with luggages lying around
The other side of my room
My kitchen
Outside my roomWednesday, July 23, 2008
Leaving Delft
In 2 days time, I will be leaving my home for the past 6 months. There have been ups and downs during my exchange and one thing for sure is that my exchange has been very busy.
List of Modules cleared in TU-Delft
1. Vibrations of Aerospace Structures
2. Flight Dynamics I
3. Dynamics and Stability
4. Thermodynamics and Gas Turbines
5. Sustainable Development for Aerospace Engineers
6. Thermodynamics and Compressible Aerodynamics
7. Supersonic Windtunnel Exercise
8. Air Transportation and Systems I & II
Normally people take fewer modules during exchange so that they will have time to travel and immerse in other countries' culture but we have to take so many modules or else we will 'die a horrible death' in year 4. On top of taking so many modules, there is no moderation to our final grade and as a result, we are again forced to study even harder. There would have been 1 more module added to the list above but unfortunately, some of us failed that particular module which is Aircraft Structural Analysis I. I was very lucky to have passed Thermodynamics and Compressible Aerodynamics though.
Anyway besides studying, we traveled a lot as well and below is the list of places that I had visited in the last 6 months.
1. Netherlands: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden, Delft, Weesp, Muiden, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof, Scheveningen
2. Poland: Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka
3. Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp
4. Italy: Bergamo, Venice, Treviso, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Milan
5. France: Paris, Versailles, Chamonix, Evian
6. Germany: Berlin, Heidelberg, Speyer
7. Austria: Vienna
8. Czech Republic: Prague
9. Switzerland: Basel, Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Thun, Meringen, Lausanne, Montreux, Sion, Berne
10. Sweden: Stockholm
11. Spain: Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Girona, Barcelona, Valencia
12. Portugal: Porto, Espinho, Aveiro, Povoa de Varzim
13. UK: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Loch Ness, Inverness
14. Ireland: Dublin, Howth
I guess I had enough of traveling in the meantime and I will be doing a stopover in London for 5 days before heading back to Singapore on 29 July (will reach Singapore on 30th July afternoon).
It has been a really hectic exchange which we had been studying intensively and traveling intensively as well.
I'll miss Delft and the memories that we had here.
List of Modules cleared in TU-Delft
1. Vibrations of Aerospace Structures
2. Flight Dynamics I
3. Dynamics and Stability
4. Thermodynamics and Gas Turbines
5. Sustainable Development for Aerospace Engineers
6. Thermodynamics and Compressible Aerodynamics
7. Supersonic Windtunnel Exercise
8. Air Transportation and Systems I & II
Normally people take fewer modules during exchange so that they will have time to travel and immerse in other countries' culture but we have to take so many modules or else we will 'die a horrible death' in year 4. On top of taking so many modules, there is no moderation to our final grade and as a result, we are again forced to study even harder. There would have been 1 more module added to the list above but unfortunately, some of us failed that particular module which is Aircraft Structural Analysis I. I was very lucky to have passed Thermodynamics and Compressible Aerodynamics though.
Anyway besides studying, we traveled a lot as well and below is the list of places that I had visited in the last 6 months.
1. Netherlands: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden, Delft, Weesp, Muiden, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof, Scheveningen
2. Poland: Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka
3. Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp
4. Italy: Bergamo, Venice, Treviso, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Milan
5. France: Paris, Versailles, Chamonix, Evian
6. Germany: Berlin, Heidelberg, Speyer
7. Austria: Vienna
8. Czech Republic: Prague
9. Switzerland: Basel, Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Thun, Meringen, Lausanne, Montreux, Sion, Berne
10. Sweden: Stockholm
11. Spain: Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Girona, Barcelona, Valencia
12. Portugal: Porto, Espinho, Aveiro, Povoa de Varzim
13. UK: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Loch Ness, Inverness
14. Ireland: Dublin, Howth
I guess I had enough of traveling in the meantime and I will be doing a stopover in London for 5 days before heading back to Singapore on 29 July (will reach Singapore on 30th July afternoon).
It has been a really hectic exchange which we had been studying intensively and traveling intensively as well.
I'll miss Delft and the memories that we had here.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
23 Day Trip: Stockholm
I shall briefly blog about the places in my long trip starting with Stockholm. Stockholm is a beautiful city set in an archipelago.
Statue
Church
Crown
Duck lookalikes
City Hall
Traditional houses
Red bricks
Overview of Gamla Stan
Group photo
Sunset
Statue
Church
Crown
Duck lookalikes
City Hall
Traditional houses
Red bricks
Overview of Gamla Stan
Group photo
SunsetNext up: Heidelberg
Back!
Back to Delft after my whirlwind 23 day trip around Europe.
It was crazy that we covered 16 places in 23 days. It was hectic and an experience that i won't forget in a long time.
It was crazy that we covered 16 places in 23 days. It was hectic and an experience that i won't forget in a long time.
Friday, July 18, 2008
In Edinburgh
Hey people,
Sorry for the lack of updates for my 23 day backpacking trip in Europe. Been busy traveling around and it was fun in Spain. I loved the flamenco dancing immensely and the food was great.
In Scotland now where the weather is bad but Edinburgh is a nice city with great landscape. Will be heading to Dublin after Edinburgh for the last leg of the 23 day trip.
I'm sad that it's coming to an end soon but I'm glad to have seen so many places in Europe. Satisfied is too tame a word to describe how i feel.
Will head back to Delft on 21 July next monday. :)
Sorry for the lack of updates for my 23 day backpacking trip in Europe. Been busy traveling around and it was fun in Spain. I loved the flamenco dancing immensely and the food was great.
In Scotland now where the weather is bad but Edinburgh is a nice city with great landscape. Will be heading to Dublin after Edinburgh for the last leg of the 23 day trip.
I'm sad that it's coming to an end soon but I'm glad to have seen so many places in Europe. Satisfied is too tame a word to describe how i feel.
Will head back to Delft on 21 July next monday. :)
Friday, July 04, 2008
In Madrid
Arrived yesterday in Madrid, Spain. Madrid is quite a fun city and it is bustling with many people. The weather in Spain is really good.
17 days more before I go back to Delft.
17 days more before I go back to Delft.