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24 July 2014
Our Brugge hotel had a rather early standard check-out time of 1030 which gave us just enough time to pack up after breakfast. We walked across Market Square to catch the bus to the railway station where we caught the train to Brussels, the capital of the EU and also Belgium. The journey was slightly […]
23 July 2014
We explored Brugge today, largely by foot. Our hotel was near Market Square and we started the day’s exploration there. The markets were in full swing, unlike yesterday evening when the place was rather quiet. We got some fruits and continued our walk admiring the Belfort (belfry) and the buildings around the square. At Burg […]
22 July 2014
We left Downham Market about 0845 bound for Brugge. If we hadn’t analysed it, we would have returned our Hertz car to Heathrow, then take the tube to St Pancras to connect with the Eurostar to Brussels where we would change for Brugge. Instead, we returned the car to Cambridge at no surcharge, and took […]
21 July 2014
Before I left Kuching, I thought I’d make plans to catch up with a friend Laurence in nearby Cambridge, as I had been unsuccessful on previous visits. Then I remembered that he had moved to Doha. I messaged him about my booboo and he replied that he would actually be back here, arriving on the […]
20 July 2014
We had overnighted in Norwich last night after the wedding party. A full buffet English breakfast was served at 0800. We left around 1000 back to Downham Market for a brief stop before continuing to Cambridge to meet Jerome and Floriane, whom I travelled with in Java a few years ago. Unfortunately we couldn’t time […]
19 July 2014
Today we drove to Norwich to attend the wedding of my nephew Paul to his lovely bride Stevee. After the ceremony, we had a BBQ dinner. After that, there was time for us to mingle in the yard of the hotel where there was a pond with geese and swans. I saw the staff prepare […]
18 July 2014
We had today spare, so we took a road trip for half a day. Poh Hui and Hilda joined us. Along the way, we couldn’t help noticing the number of dead birds on the road and road side (and later in parks as well). Road kill? First stop was Castle Rising Castle where we were […]
17 July 2014
Above: Nice upgraded car, considering we booked a Ford Focus. Immigration at Heathrow was superfast for a 0550 arrival. The Premier Lane invitation for Business Class passengers was quite unnecessary. I was at the kerbside by 0620. Kim picked me up at the departures level (illegally) as there wasn’t really a pickup area unless one […]
16 July 2014
Above: My super-quiet Airbus A380. My brother dropped me off at Kuching airport early at about 1600. I was booked on the 2000 flight to KL but there was one at 1745. I asked if I could “go-show” for the earlier one but nowadays, unless one is on a really expensive fare, there is a […]
13 July 2014
An old classmate runs a farm outside of Kuching, near the Wind Cave and Fairy Cave. He had organised a gathering of old friends so that us city folks could enjoy a touch of the Borneo outdoors. We had a picnic by the stream and some of us finished the day with dinner at Siniawan […]