Theweatherforecastsaidtherewasgoingtobesnowtomorrow,sowedecidedtogotoLakeLouisetoday,getitdonewhenitwasnice.
WearrivedatLakeLouiseparkinglotbefore10am,hadnoproblemparking.Laterintheafternoon,wesawpeopleparkedtheircarsuptoamileawayalongtheroad.Can'timaginehowbusythisplaceisinthesummer.
1.LakeLouise.
2.SawacutelittlepikawhilehikingthePlainofSixGlacierstrail.
3.ThePlainofSixGlacierstr...[
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WhowouldhavethoughtwewouldhitasnowstorminearlySeptemberintheCanadianRockies?Butwedid.Despiteofthesnowandthecoldweather,westillhadagreattimethough.Herewastheitinerary:
Day1:DrivetoChicago(stoppedbytheBaha'iHouseofWorshipjustnorthofChicago),totakeadirectflighttoCalgary.
Day2/3:BanffNationalPark.
Day4/5:YohoNationalPark.
Day6/7:JasperNationalPark.
Day8:DrivebacktoCalgary.
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MyoriginalplanforthedaywastogotoShilinOfficialResidenceinthemorning,eatlunchsomewhere,thengotoNationalPalaceMuseumintheafternoon.Ihadbeentothemuseumin2010,andabsolutelylovedtheplaceexcepttheneverendingandextremelynoisytouristgroupsinthemuseum.ThebusinesscontactIhadinTaipeitoldme,toavoidthetouristgroups,Ineedtogoinlate,like4:00pm,whentheystoplettingbigtouristgroupsin(whichdidn'tseemtobetrue,details...[
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WenttoTaipeiforabusinesstripinJuly,andmanagedtotake2nicedaytripsmyself.FirsttoMaokong,anareausedtobethebiggestteagrowingareaofTaipei.
1.TaketheMaokongGondolatogoup.
2.TaketheMaokongGondolatogoup.Therewereonly2+2littlewindowsonoppositesidesthatcanopenalittleforventilation.Itfeltlikeasteamerinside.
3.TaketheMaokongGondolatogoup.
4.TeapromotioncenteratMaokong.Notmuchgoingonduringweekd...[
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AnothersolotriptoseefamiliesandfriendsinBeijing.Airpollutionwasnoticeablyworsethantwoyearsago.Outofthe12fulldaysIhadinBeijing,8daysIhadtowearamask.ButalmostallofmyfriendsinBeijingwerenotwearingmasks.Theyaresousedtothesmog.Someevenuseitasanexcusetonotquitsmoking!Theysay"theairwebreatheissobadthatsmokingisnotgoingtohurtanymore!"
SomeoftheplacesIwentanddishesIateinBeijing:
1.Myfavor...[
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IhadbeentoTokyo5yearsago,soIhadseensomeofthesights.ThistimeIamheremostlytoseemybrotherandhisfamily.Ialsowanderedaroundonmyownafewtimes.
1.EdoTokyoMuseum.ItisagoodmuseumifyoucanreadJapanese.
2.TokyoStation.
3.TheImperialPalaceEastGardensontheleft,PalaceHotelontheright.
4.InsidetheImperialPalaceEastGardens(free).
5.OldstreetlightsusedintheImperialPalacebefore.
6.InsidetheImpe...[
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1.ThefamousPetronasTowers.
Wewereluckytogetticketsfor7pmtotourtheSkybridgeat41stfloorandtheObservationDeckat86thfloor.Ateachfloor,weweregiven15minutestolookaround.
2.ModelofthePetronasTowersattheObservationDeckat86thfloor.
3.AnotherfamoussitenearKualaLumpur,theBatuCaves,oneofthemostpopularHindushrinesoutsideIndia.
Therewerealotofmonkeysatthestairs,stealingfoodfrompeople.Theylookedr...[
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FromSingapore,IwenttoKualaLumpurbybus.MyfriendRonglivesinMontKiara,atownshipjustnorthofKualaLumpurCityCenter.Weweregoodfriendsinhighschool,butbarelygottoseeeachotherlatersincewelivedindifferentcountries.ShejustmovedtoKualaLumpurfromBeijingwithhersonamonthago,andinvitedmetolivewiththemduringmyKualaLumpurvisit.Ican'ttellyouhownicetheexperiencewas.NotonlyIgottolivelikealocal,butalsoitmadeuscloseagain...[
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IwenttotheMarinaBaySandsHotelinthemorning.IwantedtogotoitsSkyParkObservationDeck,butitopenedat9:30am.Iwasabitearly,soIwalkedaround,includingcheckingoutthecasinoquickly,whichwasprettyemptyatthetime.
1.ChristmastreeinsideMarinaBaySandsHotel.
IwenttotheSkyParkjustafter9:30am.Thefirstrushtogetupmustbeover,becauseIhadthewholeelevatortomyselfwhenIwentupto56thfloor.Itwassunnyandbeautiful,wouldbeb...[
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WenttoGardensbytheBayinthemorning,SingaporeZoointheafternoon,andNightSafariafter7pm.IhadtosayNightSafariwasmyleastfavorite.Iwasstilljetlaggedbythistime.Sittinginaslowmovingtram,lookingatdimlylightedplaceswhereanimalswereeatingorsleeping,wasnotaveryexcitingthinginmyopinion.
1.GardensbytheBay.
2.SupertreeatGardensbytheBay.
ThereweretwoConservatoriesatGardensbytheBay:theFlowerDomeandtheCl...[
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