Tag Archives: history

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract

Posted on April 22, 2016 by stenoodie

At first look, this photo seems to be just a mirage of abstract colour and shapes. However, when you look closely (and this is achievable only if you have a zoom camera or you stand up on a high ladder), … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged artwork in Versailles palace, Île-de-France, ceiling, ceiling art, ceiling artwork, château, France, French artwork, history, Louis XIV, Palace of Versailles, postaday, the artwork in Versailles, Versailles, weekly photo challenge | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape

Posted on April 1, 2016 by stenoodie

I took this photo in Lisboa, Portugal on the last day of my first trip to Europe (we went to Spain and Portugal) in the fall of 2014. It shows the Terreiro do Paço, a square near the Tagus River. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged architecture, Europe, history, landscape, Lisboa, Photography, Portugal, postaday, travel, weekly photo challenge | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall

Posted on March 13, 2015 by stenoodie

When I saw the theme for this week’s photo challenge of “wall“, I immediately knew I had to share this photo of the Great Wall of China. Incidentally, on our trip, we took a picture where we made a human … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Great Wall of China, history, human wall, postaday, wall, weekly photo challenge | 13 Comments

Mayan Ruins in Costa Maya, Mexico ~ West Caribbean Cruise 2015

Posted on March 7, 2015 by stenoodie

We went on a second excursion today in Costa Maya, Mexico! It’s so nice to wake up in another city that I’ve never been to before. We didn’t plan for this excursion to happen. When we docked onto the port, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Carnival Splendor, Chacchoben, Costa Maya, cruise, DiSCOVER, excursion, history, last minute tours, Mayan Ruins, Mexico, travel, vacation | 8 Comments

stenoodie’s 2014 in review (WordPress version)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by stenoodie

Wow! It’s the second-last day of the year already!!! Do you know what that means? For me, that means recounting what happened in the past 357 days and posting it here for me to reflect on. But before that happens, … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged 2014, blog, blogger, end of year, fun facts, history, stats, stenoodie, views, Wordpress | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic

Posted on July 11, 2014 by stenoodie

I don’t know why but the moment I saw this week’s photo challenge of relic, I immediately thought of this photo. This is a replica of the Globose that exists in the public Anthropology Museum of Mexico that I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged ancient, Anthropology Museum of Mexico, China, history, Mexico, miniature world, postaday, relic, replica, Shenzhen, sightseeing, the Globose, tourist destination, travel, weekly photo challenge, Window of the World | 9 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 3. July 18, 2013.

Posted on August 13, 2013 by stenoodie

Second day of trip, or technically the third one as the first and second are considered one day due to the flight. We visited Peking University today! Chantel, Jesica, and I did our presentation to the students there. I was … Continue reading →