Had to go to Melbourne for work. Flew on the Monday morning and straight to the office. After work I checked in to Voco and crossed Lonsdale Street to Harware Lane for dinner. I had the osso buco...
Adam goes to Hong Kong
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Melbourne - June 2024
Friday 7 June 2024
Singapore - June 2024
One night stopover on the way home, mainly to see my mate Ian. Easy Qantas flight from LHR and straight through immigration.Caught a Grab to the hotel. Staying at the Paradox Singapore Merchant Court which used to be the Swissotel Merchant Court where I have stayed previously. It's right on Clarke Quay and has a nice pool.
They gave me a nice room on the top floor with views to Marina Bay Sands and also Clarke Quay.
Thursday 6 June 2024
London - June 2024
Flew in from Berlin and caught the Elizabeth Line to Paddington. Close walk to Chilworth House for one night before heading home. Hotel room is very small, but fine and location is great.
I stayed at Paddingtom to be near the Heathrow Express, but the Elizabeth line if half the price and only five minutes longer.
I was starving so went a nice Italian place for lasagne, then went to a cafe for coffee.
Checked in then caught the tube to Aldgate and picked up my big bag from the office and headed back to Paddington.
I had dinner in a pub nearby...
The venison was good...
Walked around the local area which is very nice...Then back to hotel and to bed.
The next morning I had breakfast at a cafe overlooking the canal. It's a beautiful day...
Berlin, Germany - 4 June to 6 June 2024
Today we have a tour of the Reichstag. I had a work call so went to a cafe near the Brandenburg Gate and did that. Passed a cake shop on the way...
We joined the tour and were led into the Reichstag Building from the back. Took a lift to the base of the dome and then walked to the top via a circular path...
Looking back down...
Caught the lift back down and exitied this way. The German people...
Close by is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. I didn't go in, just walked around street level...
I then went for a long walk and then caught the train back. This is crossing the bridge we had walked over on the first day...
That night we went to a rooftop bar that Alex had recommended called Klunkerkrnich. All ready to go!
The bar is on top of a car park and a bit tricky to find. There was a EUR5 cover charge as they had a DJ. Great views and lovely sunset...
We left after a couple of drinks and went to find some dinner. This is walking out...
And this is from the carpark level...
On our final day we first went to a dinosaur thing that Eliza wanted to go to about a 20 minute tram ride away...
Alex and I on the tram...
In the afternoon we went to Museum Island. Random graffiti on our way to the station...
There are many impressive buildings on the island and they are mostly museums of some kind...
Afterwards, I used my coffee app to find a cafe close by...
Then we caught the train back to the apartment.
We had a nice dinner in our local area...
The next morning we got a Bolt to the airport. I was going to London on Easyjet, and the family were heading back to Sydney on Qatar. Goodbye Berlin!
Melbourne - June 2024
Had to go to Melbourne for work. Flew on the Monday morning and straight to the office. After work I checked in to Voco and crossed Lonsdal...
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Thought I'd g to Nha Trang for the weekend. It had been on my list since 2020 when I had actually booked and had to cancel as a result o...
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Had to go to Melbourne for work. Flew on the Monday morning and straight to the office. After work I checked in to Voco and crossed Lonsdal...
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On Saturday, I met a mate and we drove to Zhuai in Mainland China. I had always wanted to cross the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau bridge. Leavi...