Olsen Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #241 Posted April 2, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Then time has come to say good buy to the all the friends we have at Tioman. Young and old. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1971487'>More sharing options...
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Olsen Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #242 Posted April 2, 2012 We said goodbye to our friends among the Berjaya Beach Resort staff. The hotel manager invited us for dinner the last evening. (How can we say; 'no, we are going to Costa del Sol next year..') Berjayas excellent chef (those soups!), restaurant manager and one of our favourite waiters join up for a farewell picture at the last (latest, really) breakfast. (It's me in the middle of the picture, so I can't be held responsible for the focusing). We say farewell to the women. Not only do we know them. We know their children and husbands too. It's like saying farewell to our family.... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1971502'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #243 Posted April 2, 2012 We say goodbye to the schoolchildren and their teachers. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1971565'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #244 Posted April 15, 2012 I was not quite finished with this blog. But I have had this shoulder pain the last few weeks. Bursite, or something. Damned painful. To what I know, the only thing that helps is to eat painkillers. We were about leaving Tioman Island. A last view over the beach at low tide on this hot day. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983554'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #245 Posted April 15, 2012 We packed our bags and met up at the Tioman Airport only to find out that we had booked tickets for the wrong day. But Berjaya Air, we know many of their staff since many years back, managed to squeeze us into the last vacant seats. And off we went to Singapore again. A last view of 'one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Through a soddy plexiglas window. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983558'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #246 Posted April 15, 2012 If you think Malaysia is all jungles, think again. It is a eternal palm oil plantation with dots of National Parks here and there that regularly are plundered for forest rarities. A tragedy. No less. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983560'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #247 Posted April 15, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) After about 45 minutes we zoomed in over Changi Airport, Singapore, one of the busiest in the world. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983568'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #248 Posted April 15, 2012 On the return leg we stayed only one night in Singapore. Which is all too little. But we had now been on holiday for 6 weeks. We had to go home to our respective jobs. Since I have this Hilton Honors card we either stay at Singapore Hilton or Conrad Hotel. Conrad Singapore had the cheapest fare this time: Conrad Singapore Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983580'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #249 Posted April 15, 2012 Here I have had to cheat a little. Since we stayed only one night at Conrad Hotel in Singapore this time, it was just a few pictures I managed to take of the hotel etc. But it so happens that when I bought my M8 back in 2007 we also stay at Conrad. So, here is some of the first pictures I took with my brand new M8 + WATE back in April 2008. The shopping bag from Cathay Photo and Leica boxes can be seen strewn around. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1983679'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #250 Posted April 15, 2012 A little more cheating with M8 pictures from our 2007 Singapore tour. Like our visit to Banana Leaf where Indian food i served on banana leaves. Or was. Today food is served on plates. 'And some Little India scenes. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984028'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #251 Posted April 15, 2012 The view from the hotel room was towards the Fointain of Wealth surounded by the Suntek City Towers. - If I frankly described my opinion on Singapore's news architecture I risk not getting my visa renewed... No joke! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984106'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #252 Posted April 15, 2012 This is how the Conrad Hotel rooms look today - through the eyes of my M9/WATE. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984124'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #253 Posted April 15, 2012 Banana Leaf today. No banana leafs, but plates. But the food is the same. - Just that smell...! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984132'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #254 Posted April 15, 2012 A night scene from Little India, Singapore. A well known vegetable market that is a landmark for this part of the city. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984137'>More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted April 15, 2012 Share #255 Posted April 15, 2012 I like the second shot and the last. Looks like you had a quite nice trip. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #256 Posted April 15, 2012 A breakfast scene from our last day of our holiday - before flying home. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984222'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #257 Posted April 15, 2012 Some examples of architectural playfullness around the corner from Conrad Hotel in Singapore. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984232'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #258 Posted April 15, 2012 A last look at a typical Singaporean lunch. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984254'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #259 Posted April 15, 2012 Another black hole in my travel log is pictures from our departure from Singapore, the flight etc. I had to pack down my photo gear. We were loaded up with four big suitcases weighing up to 23 kg each - plus hand luggage. - I had to make compromises. My wife said. Flying home from Singapore to Oslo (via Helsinki, this time) is a 14 - 18 hours, depending on route, of physical & psychical strain. On tourist class, mind you. I can't understand how people my age get to Australia -and back. I usually dope myself (with sleeping pills that I have inherited from my mother) - to no effect. I land in Europe feeling like a curled up newspaper - with a headache. Landing at Vantaa Airport outside Helsinki was a shock. We came back precisely at the moment when the winter in Scandinavia was at it's worse. Particularly so for Finland which has had a very hard winter this year with a lot of snow. Gone were the sounds of exotic birds and insects. Only a cold wind whistling around the corners and the sound of shoes crushing cold snow. Another black hole in my travel log is pictures from our departure from Singapore, the flight etc. I had to pack down my photo gear. We were loaded up with four big suitcases weighing up to 23 kg each - plus hand luggage. - I had to make compromises. My wife said. Flying home from Singapore to Oslo (via Helsinki, this time) is a 14 - 18 hours, depending on route, of physical & psychical strain. On tourist class, mind you. I can't understand how people my age get to Australia -and back. I usually dope myself (with sleeping pills that I have inherited from my mother) - to no effect. I land in Europe feeling like a curled up newspaper - with a headache. Landing at Vantaa Airport outside Helsinki was a shock. We came back precisely at the moment when the winter in Scandinavia was at it's worse. Particularly so for Finland which has had a very hard winter this year with a lot of snow. Gone were the sounds of exotic birds and insects. Only a cold wind whistling around the corners and the sound of shoes crushing cold snow. The flare come natural when you shoot through a window 7 o'clock in the morning at Vantaa airport at winter time.... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984295'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share #260 Posted April 15, 2012 When arriving in Helsinki I knew that I would stay home in Oslo for only a week before going back to Helsinki on an important business trip. Winters in Helsinki is usually colder and more snowy than in Oslo. While we have colder and wetter summer. Here a look out to the rental car park. i parked my rented car here last time in late November 2011. Then it was no snow,,,, Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1984316'>More sharing options...
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