Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Our two kids seemed a lot more excited about flying on our national airline than the actual trip itself. Oh, they were of course excited about going to Japan for the first time, seeing snow, enjoying cold weather (again) –
Our itinerary for our 15 day trip to Japan starting next week is – for the most part – firmed up finally, and we’re just now re-checking routes to get from place to place, and making movement notes to visit
Married 13 years now in 2019, though the date for this year’s anniversary staycation was slightly off – the actual date of our anniversary was on a workday and involving a meeting that I couldn’t miss. Our selected property this
The five day trip to Shanghai actually got off on a rocky start. We were initially supposed to fly on SQ directly from Singapore, but the lack of sufficient seats for the entire travel party meant that our travel agent
I stayed at the same property over the four nights in the city: the Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Tourism Zone. During the earlier months before the trip, there was scant information about this property – but more recently, the hotel
We were supposed to have arrived in the mid-afternoon, but the flight from Changi took off an hour late + customs clearance was very slow with the half-dozen immigration counters taking a while to clear the hundreds of persons arriving
Chenghuang Temple (上海城隍廟 or City God Temple of Shanghai), is the well-known Taoist temple situated in the city. Since the 19th century, the place isn’t just for religion though, as the area surrounding the temple has been significantly expanded with
The more famous museum in Shanghai seems to be the Shanghai Museum, located in the Huangpu District (I visited that in the 2012 China trip, and it was again included in our itinerary though I won’t be posting about this
The Oriental Pearl Tower – longer name is Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower – was at 468m the one-time tallest structure in China, until 2007 when it was surpassed by new skyscrapers just beside it. Unlike many of the
Ah! Shanghai’s most famous and popular sightseeing and photo-taking spot, that thankfully is also a huge area and free of admission fees. The waterfront stretch stretches roughly 1.6km, and the best spots for photography are undoubtedly squarely facing the modern
The first in my series of posts commenting on selected aspects of a 5 day trip to Shanghai. Just to put things in context too: this was a work and not leisure trip, and the itinerary was planned and arranged
It’s been three months since we’ve posted notes of our upcoming trip to Kanagawa/Hokkaido on account that the wife had been buried with marking, and myself with two work trips that’s taken place in the last few months – the
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