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Before the boys were in primary school, I never paid much attention to PSLE marking days, days where the rest of the school would be given holidays to assure the quiet or enable the teachers for the primary school leaving class cohort’s examinations. As much as I wavered about taking a quick trip away, it seemed really coincidental that the timing lined up with when my dad would be in Japan and when somehow we managed to catch the return leg flights on Zipair for $130! This was our jam-packed itenary over 2 days in Kusatsu, 2 days in Karuizawa and a day in Gotemba.
Last stop before the new school term starts tomorrow- I wasn’t too sure what to make of the idea of visit a Tang Dynasty-style theme park, especially on a very hot day, but it was a fun show and the (only) local visitors really got into it, all dressing up in traditional han fu.
Datang, one of the five large Chinese power generators, is synonymous with Jiangsu province, and has several thermal co-gen and offshore wind facilities in this area. It’s hard to describe how immense these huge wind turbines are up close.
Fascinating stop at the Qidong Evergrande Venice Resort <海上威尼斯>, where the “azure sea and silver sand” is also described as a 双色海 dual-coloured sea, because the blue lagoon turns into a Yellow Sea (no pun intended- it is where the 长江 Yangtze River tributary opens into the Western Pacific Ocean and forms the world’s largest continental shelf, which has a distinctive yellow-brown colour because of the silt washed down from the 黄河 Yellow River).
Breezy weekend on a road trip out of Shanghai, we stopped at an orchard full of pears, persimmons, watermelons, pumpkins and beans, to harvest grapes for the boys’ school next week. I realized I’ve not travelled in China for leisure, for 20 years…
We were all enchanted but the children were mesmerized by the thrilling acts, hilarious Tweedy the clown, fat ponies and ice lollies amidst the hay strewn field. The show broke up by inviting the audience to dance in the circus ring before we dispersed into the cool air and still-bright dusky sunset.
I used to love the Wild Rabbit but this $200 3/4BR Airbnb is my favourite place to stay, on the quiet side of the Cotswolds. Jo Rigby is an interior designer and wife of CEO Charlie Rigby, their family-friendly cottages are an amazing combination of her style and eye for colour.
The New Caledonian sea ferries out to the Hebrides - guess who is the most excited about a ferry, just like in her book? I’d never actually seen cars go into a sea ferry before, the size of the open jaw hull is impressive
Happy birthday and Happy Fathers’ Day to Iggy Goh. Home-made chocolate fudge cake at a castle amidst wet laundry, but you have four children who all look like dad!
The spectacle that is a US Christmas light-up, I wonder how the average 100amp house panel can support these incredibly effusive displays. The San Carlos Christmas street, Cambria Christmas market and cycling the 17-mile drive along the Pacific Coastal Highway. This is the first year we can all cycle together! We also passed the Vandenburg Space Military camp while they were launching Space-X rockets, which was Pezzy’s main interest.