1st trip conti.... Scotland

Hello,

as you guys have seen in the previous post, my first trip is to amsterdam.
then sailed with them to Scotland, houndpoint.

these are the pics

i din know that i was in Scotland until they told me

we got off... n walked arnd


restaurants & shops by the sea

the red letter box

the road is seriously narrow, fit for one car la

shops

we had to walk abt 45mins to get to the train station la... up & down slopes

finally.... the train station

took the train to hay market, which is near the castle...

haymarket

the buildings are all the same... most of them are low

there was many pple on the streets... chinese are so common there

after 30mins of walkin from the train station... we thought this was the castle.... but no....

after 10mins... we thought this was the one.... noooooo......

this is the one.... finally....

this is the majestic Edinbrugh castle

taken from the front of the castle, towards the city

this is taken from the inside, the top of the castle

through the cannon hole...

they made part of the castle a museum

then we head to mary's kings close....

it is said that it is haunted.... n cries of babies can still be heard underground

the ferris wheel

it was the chirstmas season

roadside stalls

look at the bus stop... wads disturbing abt it??


this is the end of the Scotland trip... then i was also in Fance... will load it next...

5th trip to China

Hi Guys,

i juz came back not long ago, last tues to be exact.
and i will b leavin again this wkend.
the last trip was to China, Qingdao then transit at Beijing.
Here are the pix, enjoy

this was taken when we are abt to reach China, it was foggy out at sea.

this is my accomodation

accomodation

the view outside the cabin

this is how many levels they have in the container ship

this is the dinning mess, place where we hav our meals

this is the view from the bridge, the place where u control the ship

this is a view from my cabin in the day

we actually came to another port before we get to Qingdao

these are the guys that join me for training every nite

n these are the guys that are present for the course

waited at the immigration for abt an hr when theres no one else

they are sure to maximise land for farming

this is outside the washroom

cant blame them for being too holely

i was brought to this hotel... erm... which is known by so many names...

my room

the washroom

yes, at Qingdao.... very familiar rite?

at the restaurant, they displayed all their dishes... for pple like me who cant read chinese

look carefully at the pic.... theres something....

sweet n sour pork... yummy...

n they recommended me to the beach opp the hotel

theres this small park beside the beach

with a fitness corner

then i decided to b alil more adventurous...

saw an alley with pple n stalls

it was...

she is selling pork

the vegs are huge

look at this 3 wheeler

another alley

seriously, this is a hybrid betwn prata & pizza

i dunno if the star fish is for display or eating

thier bag street

these are sold at the roadside stalls

all the kitchenware

their version of our emporium

somewhat like our bugis

the onli fast food joint available

look at the kids pants.... all the kids hav the same kind

the place where i stay looks like some shaddy place la

how they know that im an alien??

car broke down on the way to the airport

wala.... the airport.

many things happen when i was in China....
after i set sail for China, the very next day they had the earthquake that killed many.

when i was there, i learnt alot about the cultures of the chinese.
actually we are not much different from them, juz abit more toned down.
when i was on land, they declared the 3 days of mourning. so most places was closed.
it was quite an adventure to experience it first hand.

i will be leaving again this wkend to Korea.
will be bac with more pics.