It started as a joke: Feng wanted to take a picture of the London Eye reflecting in my eyes. After a few trials (try opening your eyes as big as you can without blinking for several seconds!), we got hold of it. We then decided to do the “eye picture” for a few major landmarks during this trip.

For each location, we took one picture in my eyes and one in Feng’s. You should be able to tell which one of which—I’m the non-Chinese one, remember?

Arc de Triomphe (Champs Élysées)
Arc de Triomphe (Champs Élysées)
Notre Dame in Paris
Notre Dame in Paris
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower
Nantes’ Elephant
Nantes’ Elephant
Streets of Nantes
Nantes’ Tramway
The Tate Modern in London
The Tate Modern in London
The London Eye
The London Eye

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13 Comments

  1. Tulsa Gentleman August 4, 2010 at 10:55 am

    The famous landmarks of London and Paris as seen in the eyes of the beholder. Cool.

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  2. Agnes August 4, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Oh wow, awesome!

    BTW I love Feng’s eyebrows, seriously ;-D

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  3. chinmai August 4, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    cool idea.. and nice pics.. 🙂

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  4. Linguist-in-Waiting August 4, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    I love this set! I can actually see the reflections of the buildings and scenes! Great ingenious idea!

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  5. Nisha August 4, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Ok,
    NO. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 14 is you. Rest Feng.

    Tell me if I am wrong anywhere.
    BTW, pictures are awesome.

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  6. London Caller August 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    You’ve got brown-hazel eyes!
    Thanks to London Eye! Ha ha…

    So much inspiration to offer, huh?

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  7. Soleil August 5, 2010 at 12:20 am

    What neat pictures! I’m amazed that I can actually pick out the landmarks reflected in your eyes. Cool photography trick!

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  8. shionge August 5, 2010 at 2:50 am

    Hahahahha…so cute at the end of the post, I have to tell both of you….”Beautiful Eyes” 😀

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  9. Yogi August 5, 2010 at 7:41 am

    What a great idea and then execution on the idea. I love the photos.

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  10. Vagabonde August 5, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    I really liked that. I could see the monument, le tram, la Tour, vraiment c’est génial ça.

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  11. barbara August 6, 2010 at 4:58 am

    Salut Zhu,

    This is a good one.
    Multiethnic looks on Europe… I can relate because “multi” is my middle name :)I havent see a pic with both of you together or met you together,but I’m sure you make a lovely couple 🙂
    bisous xx

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  12. Zhu August 6, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    @Tulsa Gentleman – I’m sure we missed a few but.. it was fun!

    @Agnes – I know, so unfair I have to pluck mine and he doesn’t have to do anything. Soooo unfair.

    @chinmai – Thank you!

    @Linguist-in-Waiting – Thanks! It just started with one pic and then we got addicted.

    @Nisha – That’s right! A+ 😉

    @London Caller – It’s good to have dark eyes for these kind of pics, it shows better.

    @Soleil – Thanks! It’s not hard at all actually once you get the trick.

    @shionge – Thank you!

    @Yogi – Thank you! It was fun to make a series.

    @Vagabonde – Merci !

    @barbara – One of us has to take the picture so we are rarely both together. We should take more of us though…

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  13. Seraphine August 7, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    your children will have beautiful eyes.

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