South Africa, Cape Town 2008

Travel Year : 2008

Traveller : Abd Rahman

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Thanks zillion for my colleague Mr.Abdul Rahman, for kindly sharing his experience during his stay and been assigned duty as Tourism Officer to Johannesbourg, South Africa.

Lucky him. Thousand miles fly. Thousand experienced we shared  :)

MAS carrier will bring u direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Johannesbourg

www.malaysiaairlines.com.my OR  Singapore Airlines connecting flight Kul-SIN- JHB.

Photo 1 : Table Mountain, Cape Town. South Africa. Or u can enjoying ride the cable car and have unforgetable experience. Visit : http://tablemountain.net

Photo 2: Boating at Hout Bay, Cape Town.

Photo 3 : Sailing boat parking on the bay, with lovely view mountain and breezy air.

At Hout Bay, Cape Town.

Photo 4 : African penguin easily find nearly the Simon Towns in Cape Town.

Visit : http://www.simonstown.com

Photo 5: Mr. Abd Rahman with family during their trip to Table Mountain, Cape Town.

more upload from his journey diary in South Africa!

coming soon.

switzerland > Luzern 18-19.07.2005

Next journey, we will visit switzerland. This the hotel we slept that night. Four stars rating. And we have the whole evening for free & easy. Walking around the little town - Luzern.

Photo below : The sleeping Lion at Luzern.

Built in 1820 in order to memorize the 750 swiss soldiers that were sent to Paris in 1792 in order to fight against the troups of the French revolution.

All of them lost their lives in the battles defending the Tuilleries.

Photo below : The Alps mountain.

For evening sightseeing. Nice greeny view. Nearby, the famous Lake Lucern.

more info : www.myswitzerland.com

Long lost memory. We had an optional tours to Mount Titlis, known as everlasting snow 24/7. I had my experience play with "real" snow here. Really good view from top.

(below:  see the valley of Alps Mountain. Cosy and fresh!

Book early, as the place offer a lots of activities in Long queue. Tickets variety too. Only cable car cost u Euro 60.

visit : http://www.titlis.ch/en



Luxembourg>innsbruck 17-18Jul 2005

Innsbruck small town > like a silent town...love the building. Quite old.

Visit innsbruck, Austria : www.innsbruck.info/en/home.html

photo up : partly of my group. The lady with fishing hat name Sandra and work as nurse in US. She used to do a joke to us. Loved spoken to her.

Innsbruck City, in Austria. Love the cityscape. Then the bus move to Salzburg. Just a nother small town of Austria. Northing much.

Photo above : Stop for lunch at Luxembourg. 2 hrs free sighseeing.

Harry Potter first book launched in France.

What i see? same building as brussels > austria....i bought two piece postcard and post it to my mum in Penang and one more to my sister in KL :) 

pizzahut anyone? (nice airy place to have pizza slice. Wishing KL have these too one day)



THOMASCOOK 2005 - Europe 14D12N

My old trip 17- 29 July 2005

During our stay in London, on the day three,along the street, we saw Thomascook a travel agencies was doing an offer for any Europe destinations. As London in NOT too good condition to travel in peacefully, we decided to book a trip..and here we're Western & Central Europe : 14Days 12 Nights that cost each person 577 pound sterling (Malaysia : RM7.10 per 1 pound)

the country covered :

UK - CALAIS port, France - BRUSSELS - INNSBRUCK- AUSTRIA - VENICE - MONACO -ROME,Italy - PARIS,France - CALAIS port,France - UK

 

Thomascook is the most wellknown as serving the travellers the best and suits customer needs. The fleet, the journey and packages, u wont regret.

 

starting day 1 : from London city we depart to port of Dover to get our trip cruise across the British Aisle.

 The big cruise waiting for us. P & O ship.

 Departures Port point. The coach drop the passenger, we have to walk up to the cruise.

If u want to book seperately, they most welcome too : http://www.pocruises.com/Cruise-Ships/

As we're reach at Port Calais in France, our coach with deign color of red and yellow waiting for us. Cosmos Tour (An transport agent in Europe) http://www.cosmos.com/

Journey begin  :  17Jul 2005 .... journey from Calais Port (pronounce : ka-lay port) to Belgium, Brussels. Its like normal city and a silent city.

(up photo) Our hotel for tonight. NH hotel.

(down photo) My group together. Forgot her name. But she's from Australia. Travel with aunty and cousin. Booking direct from Thomascook Australia.

At night, town have celebration. For their independence day..... Singing, dancing.

we have free and easy all the day. Dinner ready by NH hotel.

London, UK 2005

Mode of transport   :  Train  http://www.gner.railsaver.co.uk/

Depart from :  Leeds Railway Station 

Arrive  :  Kingcross Station, London

Date : July 15, 2005

Other services call Metro - bring you to other town http://www.wymetro.com/ (west yorkshire)

Faster Train nonstop Leeds to London - Great North Eastern Railway (GNER)

King Cross station. Busy and noise of sirent as alert of bombing news everywhere.

Looking forward online tickets from/to King Cross,London service : check www.kingsx.co.uk

Less trafic as the Londonian keep hide and avoid from taking any train as the terrorist in city.

Great great lost and tears. Details news : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2005_London_bombings

More and more, flag down half lenght

Keep warmth with Malaysian dishes Nasi Berlauk at Mawar Restaurant.

I dont know if this restaurant still available now in London. I went last 2005.

Check for further : http://www.jommakan.co.uk/

vehicle?

My tour for surround London easy with www.bigbustours.com . But i hear that new services also awesome ride with  http://www.theoriginaltour.com/ .

The shopping area. U can easily get the info from "freemap" in all tourist attraction London city.

or u can check/ plan journey by www.visitlondon.com or http://www.visitbritain.com/.


Like a street city funeral. Edgeware Road, where the underground subway been blast n bombed.
More phots by : http://www.lightstalkers.org/


Have breezy and sunny day on roofless tour bus - clock tower call as Big Ben 1859, London.

I can see our Malaysian Flag on top of Tourism Malaysia office near Trafalgar Square.
History of London by year 1890's http://www.victorianweb.org/history

 

What i miss to try / get ride? its a tube train subway London (Cause of bombing).

I will try one day www.tubemap.com