Tuesday, 12th June 2018 Today is the day where we devoted our time and energy to the sights and sounds of busy Berlin. We started our sight-seeing plans in the city from 6am this morning. It was helpful that the sun rose very early in Summer. Thanks to the extensive S-Bahn and U-Bahn networks, we managed to cover 14 different sites within the city before calling it off for the day. The very first site which we visited was the Brandenburg Gate. This is the landmark of Berlin and probably one of the most photographed icons in the city. By now, the sun was rising slowly from the east and Berlin Tower was evident from where we stood. Beautiful! A brief walk from the Gate brought us to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. ... read more

Sunday, 10th June 2018 The sun was bright and sunny this morning as we began our Metro Tour towards the tail-end station, Dworec Wilenski. Warsaw's metro is modern and efficient. There were little crowds on Sunday as we practically had the train cabin to ourselves. Next up on our stop was the Dworzec Warszawa Stadion Station where it commanded fine views of the Vistula River and the Most Swietokrzyski Bridge. The Vistula River is the main water body that divides the city into the eastern (new town) and western sections (old town). Breakfast was a simple affair of Ice Flat White (hugely recommended) and delicious muffins at the local coffee chain, Green Cafe Nero. Within its amazing decor, this was a perfect spot to while our morning away in the city. Visiting the Warsaw Old Town ... read more

Tuesday, 24th April 2018 Breakfast experience at JW Surabaya was great. The spread was sufficient and it was nice that the staffs tried to converse in Mandarin while showing us to our seats. What I loved was probably the decor which opened up to a bright atrium that allowed plenty of daylight into the dining hall. After breakfast, we paid a visit to the House of Sampoerna, a tobacco museum that documented the rags to riches story of the founder of the cigarette's brand. There were many interesting artefacts of yesteryears as well as a viewing hall at level 2 where visitors could have a great view of the cigarettes rolling and packing process. We had sometime before our flight in the evening and it was nice to spend our time idling at Cafe Tua Baru ... read more

Sunday, 22nd April 2018 We woke up to an excellent buffet breakfast spread at the hotel this morning. What was really unforgettable were the local selections corner that was interesting, colourful and well-presented. Coupled with great coffee and hospitable service from the crew members, this was an unforgettable breakfast experience for us. After our excellent meal, we hailed a grab service to bring us right to the door step of the Bratiwaya Military Museum along the leafy Ijen Boulevard. There were some street vendors lining outside the museum on a Sunday morning which I happily parted some rupiahs for a Coke souvenir. The museum is divided into two galleries with military artefacts dating back from WWII. There was even a large section devoted to the ruling Japanese during the war. From the museum, we made our ... read more

Thursday, 29th March 2018 After a leisurely breakfast this morning, I headed over to the office to tie-up some loose ends before embarking on a T Bane (Metro) tour around the city vicinity. I haven't had much chance to ride on the T Bane over the past few days due to work commitments. So I was rather happy that we would be using the system to get to some of the places that we would be visiting today. From Majorstuen, we took the T Bane to the final station at Frognerseteren where we continued with a slow uphill climb to Frognerseteren Restaurant. The restaurant had its roots traced back since 1891 when it was first opened for business. It commanded a fine view of the vistas below since the building was perched on a high ground ... read more