Summer 2011 Part I

Summer 2011 will definitely be a summer that I'll not forget in a long long time. Definitely the most fruitful holidays I had. 2 Summer Programmes back to back - the first being the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) Summer School in France, followed immediately by the University of Texas at Austin Summer Nuclear Engineering Institute (SNEI). Really tough in terms of workload, especially for the SNEI one, but really fulfilling. I've learnt and experienced so many things that I would never be able to get here in Singapore - and I gained quite a bit of credits as well! So definitely a worthwhile experience! Words can't adequately describe the awesome 2 months of experience, so here's just a photo entry of my 2 months abroad!

The first part of my adventures at INPG! =D

Touch down! Lyon Saint Exupery Airport!

Aeroports de Lyon!

Grenoble!

Residence Houille Blanche - My home for 4 weeks!

Really beautiful residence away from the city centre!

My study table - with the very short internet cable causing my laptop to be weirdly positioned. =X

While I was exploring Grenoble, the church that first caught my attention was this.

Beautiful monuments scattered around Grenoble

More beautiful cathedrals around Grenoble!

The main building of INPG - the place I will be studying at for 4 weeks!

INPG is located directly below the alps! Damn beautiful! =D

First lesson at INPG with the NUS trio - Yew Thong, Zhong Hang and me! =D

Another day at school with the NUS peeps!

Lab work in the clean room! =D

Extra armour to deal with the notorious HF!

Testing my photovoltaic cell! I MADE IT MYSELF! =D

Singaporean peeps with our lab instructor Anne (and our photovoltaic cells that were all working! )

Weekend getaway at our mobile home! =D

SG Peeps at dinner at La Taniere at Villard de Lans

A small waterfall in Villard de Lans

The superb view of the mountains!

A distillery near Grenoble!

In the distillery! Huge tanks of wine! =P

Wine-tasting class!

Cable Car to Fort Bastille

Cable Car!

At Fort Bastille!

A museum at Fort Bastille

Really tempting chocs in a chocolatier in Grenoble!

Dinner at a little restaurant in Grenoble! Really nice and rustic look! =D

Dinner with a few of the summer school peeps! =D

Paris! Paris Gare Lyon Train Station! =D

Notre Dame Cathedral

Musee du Louvre

The Eiffel Tower from beneath!

Eiffel Tower!

Barcelona!

Barcelona Airport!

Barcelona City Centre!

Palau Nacional

Musical Fountain at Font Magica

A Harp Player! =D

Zhong Hang, Yew Thong and me in Barcelona!

Nou Camp!

Tram up the hill to Tibidabo! =D

Cathedral at Tibidabo! =D

Really Beautiful cathedral - a couple was actually getting married there! =P

Barcelona from the top at Tibidabo! =D

Barcelona Olympic Village!

La Sangrada Familia! Really a masterpiece yet to be completed!

.... to be continued! =D