Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
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
Continued from the last post! I’m a comparatively recent convert to the Sony FE system, with the system change made last year in April when I picked up the Sony A73 and the first half-dozen native lenses for the system.
Continued from the last post – my early handling notes and first impressions of the new E-PL9! The normal retail price of the E-PL9 with the EZ14-42mm kit lens is SGD998, but it’s also just recently seen a significant price
One of my favorite set-ups for the m4/3 system has been the Olympus E-PL6 and 17mm f1.8 body and lens combo, and I’ve blogged several times now about how incredible the all-round package is in when taking photos of our
A follow-up to a post from January this year when I wrote about a lightweight sling bag I’d picked up for general purpose use! The Billingham Hadley Pro and Sirui MyStory 13 has taken turns out of the country now
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