Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
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 hasn’t been just for religion though, as the area surrounding the temple has been significantly expanded
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 runs 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 my last post, and more random non-connected thoughts and casual observations I had this trip. There were two serious accidents involving Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) back home in Singapore while I was away, both resulting in fatalities. In
I’ve got quite a few notes to jot down here, so my post-trip Reflections will span two posts. I did two trips to Japan previously in 2009 and 2010, blogged here and here. The first visit was also work-related where
At our last trip this year to the Maldives, I brought along a range of equipment: the Sony A73, two lenses (FE 24-105mm and Tamron 70-200mm f2.8), the Canon G7X II, the GoPro Hero 7 Black, Olympus TG-5, and the
Unlike our upcoming 15 day family trip to Japan at year’s end, planning for the non-work segment of this 11 day trip was straightforward. I was free of the usual constraints when traveling with young children, e.g. their meals, places
Excepting the conference banquet, the extent of my dining this 11 day trip was all casual, and centred on just a few cuisine types: tonkatsu, beef bowls, and ramen. Ramen across the restaurants I tried were all at least minimally
My itinerary – both the work and leisure segments – were centered over three cities: Fukuoka, Tokuyama, and Hiroshima. I was interested to try staying in different hotels as much as possible, so intentionally chose a different hotel even though
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