Over the last few weeks Thomas has been extensively traveling through Asia.
Shanghai
A short trip in Shanghai. He spent three days there, working on presentations, workshops and a proposal. There was not a lot of time for sight-seeing but he managed to see the Bund by night.
Singapore
Thomas has been several times in Singapore before. So this city did not offer a lot of new impressions. (Maybe the biggest one was to arrive after a long flight and realizing that no hotel room had been booked. The situation could be resolved and he got a place to stay.) Again a two day workshop. He did take some pictures of the more iconic views of Singapore. To be honest, they were all taken from the hotel as there was zero time for anything but work.
Hong Kong
A larger project proposal brought Thomas to several times to Hong Kong. He stayed in the olden part (i.e. Hong Kong proper) and worked in Kowloon. As a consequence the commute offered some impressions to take a few snapshots.
Furthermore we had a chance to meet up with the local team (and ate in a really good restaurant. Watch the sizable crabs and fish from the restaurants aquariums.) We also spend a little bit of time in the Ozone, a bar in the 118th floor of the ICC. Great views from Kowloon to Hong Kong.
Many of the pictures had been taken from the hotel though.
Thailand
A quick visit to Thailand was another first on the list. While there was not a lot of time to see things, it was an interesting place full of nice people. Took few pictures, the most memorable impressions were the many altars throughout the city, the fact that the King and particular the Queen have been on pictured all over the city. People can leave wishes of good health at many locations for the couple. Lastly a picture of the Churning of the Milk Ocean. The sculpture is depicted in the airport in Bangkok.
Melbourne
Last but not least we finally managed to go to the Ferries Wheel that had been erected at the Docklands. The day was not perfect with some rain, but we all enjoyed the peaceful motion and view over Melbourne from the tallest wheel in the southern hemisphere.