Photoblog: First Few Weeks in Europe

Walking past the fiume Arno (Arno River) in Florence, Italy (TK Kuo).

Walking the streets of Florence (TK Kuo).

Violinist Kevin Yang at Milan's Duomo Square (TK Kuo).

The interior shopping area at Milan's Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery (TK Kuo).

The golden entrance to the Palace of Versailles (Annie Li).

Arriving at Louis XIV’s Chateau De Versailles (TK Kuo).

View of the outside from one of the many rooms in the Palace of Versailles (Annie Li).

Palace of Versailles entrance (Annie Li).

Exquisite eating utensils of the Kings and Queens of France. (Remodeled, as the original set had been destroyed during the French Revolution) (Annie Li). A decorated ceiling in the Palace of Versailles (TK Kuo).

The decorated ceiling of the Salon de Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt, who is associated with the Moon (TK Kuo). The glass chandelier in the Room of Mirrors (Annie Li).

And finally leaving the Palace of Versailles (TK Kuo).

The view from just outside the Palais des Congrès de Paris, where Shen Yun performed March 11-13 (TK Kuo).

Shen Yun Touring Company has now been performing and traveling in Europe for about three weeks. While the schedule has been hectic, there have been a few mornings off before performances and a couple of travel days that allowed for a taste of Europe's famed history. Here are a few of the highlights thus far, photos courtesy of cellist TK Kuo and projection engineer Annie Li.