Back from my trip to Aichi! It was one of the most memorable weeks of my life. I seriously do not have enough words to express my gratitude for my host family, all the members of the association, and to everyone who came out to all the events. It’s amazing the amount of things you can experience in just one week. I really want to write a more in depth entry later, but I’ll try to point out some quick…
Our third and last day of our trip started at the rooftop of Marina Bay Sands. We got up at the crack of dawn to enjoy an early morning swim in their Skypark. I think the only word I could use to describe the experience is luxurious. If we didn’t have other places to visit in Singapore, I would have spent the entire day there lapping up all the luxury. Yes, pun intended. If you swim right up to the…
The next day was our tour of Sentosa. We got up early and headed downstairs for breakfast in the hotel lobby. The lobby at Marina Bay Sands connects all three towers together, so it was a long walk from Tower 3 (where we were staying) all the way over to Tower 1 for breakfast. Most of the hotel guests ate breakfast at a restaurant called Rise, which had one of the largest buffet breakfasts I’ve ever been to. At $75…
The further I got into my vacation, the hotter it got. I went from wearing a thick winter coat in Japan, down to a fall jacket in Hong Kong. Finally when I hit Singapore, I had to pull out my t-shirts to fight off the heat! We woke up at 4:45 am to catch a flight to Singapore and made it to Changi before 11:00 am. The moment I stepped out of the airport I could immediately feel the humidity…
A quick entry this time to summarize my HK trip. I don’t really consider myself a tourist in HK, but I’m not quite a HK-er either, so I never really know how to write about my time there. However, I guess this still deserves its own entry. =P HK consisted of lots of yumcha (dim sum) and family dinners at home with my grandma. I don’t think I visited anywhere ‘touristy’ on this trip. The furthest I got was to Central…