Archive for the ‘Travels’ Category
This is just a short post. I am actually Changi Airport’s free internet terminals. I am finally going home! A few hours from now, I will be with my little girl again. But I had to give up 3 huge bottles of sandwich spread. I didn’t have enough baggage allowance and checking those bottles in [...]
I finally came around to writing about the last part of my travel to Paris and Portugal last February! I only spent 7 days and 6 nights in Portugal but as I looked out from my hotel room, I knew I was going to miss the place. Who wouldn’t miss the place with such a [...]
For the past few weeks, schedule at work has been really crazy. I was really stressed out (and still is). I was glad there was a long weekend last month. We were requested to work on the public holiday but I bought tickets earlier. Guess where two friends and I went… A longer post to [...]
My friends and I found a great deal online for a day tour in Batam, Indonesia months ago. Sorry, it took a while for me to sort out the photos. Lunch was included in the tour package, at the Golden Prawn Restaurant. I love sea food so I enjoyed the lunch a lot! That seafood [...]
The clouds were getting darker when I got out of the Jeronimos Monastery. I wanted to explore more historical sights but afraid of the downpour, I chose to just enjoy the bus ride that would take me to the modern part of Lisbon. If you think that Lisbon is all about cobblestones, then yes, the [...]
It was almost 3PM when I arrived at the Hotel Real Oeiras. I was satisfied with the in-flight meal, but I was starving after I settled down in my room. I rested for a while then headed down to the hotel’s charming restaurant. I wanted to eat rice but there was none on the menu, [...]
From the Monument to the Discoveries, I then went to the Jeronimos Monastery, another UNESCO World Heritage monument. According to UNESCO, it was declared a world heritage monument because… “Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites – construction of which began in 1502 – exemplifies Portuguese art at its best.” [...]
It’s been more than two years since I arrived in Singapore. Yet, as opposed to my friends, I have never visited another South East Asian country. From Singapore, the easiest and cheapest destination would either be Johor Bahru in Malaysia or Batam, Indonesia. Thanks to new colleagues who were with me in the trip and [...]
Lisbon is beautiful. I love the buildings, the houses on the hills, the trams and the narrow streets. Above all, I love how the cobblestones enhanced its beauty. With the sun shining down, I think this place glowed: Even with the dark clouds, it seemed that the cobblestones were driving the gloom away: Now, heading [...]
Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries was made to honor the Portuguese who contributed to the Age of Exploration. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations. I was in awe with the monument but I bet what I felt was only a [...]
Another tourist spot that could be seen from the train was the Monument to the Discoveries. It was close to the Torre de Belém. Thinking that I could just follow the wide road and that it would lead me straight to the monument but I was wrong… There was no bridge to the monument to [...]
Before I went to Portugal, I marked Torre de Belém as one of the destinations I must visit and I’m glad I put it on my list. I actually saw it on my first day of exploring the city while I was on the train. It was striking from afar but it was even more [...]
