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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Mar 30, 2019 10:00 PM Alps - what a wonderful world!
Chamonix, where I stay with very friendly Mr Kacper lies in the narrow valley. On right side the highest mountain in Europe - Mont Blanc is towering the valley followed by other, lower snowy peaks. On the left you will see Mt Brevent - only 2525 m high, but with great view and cableway going to the top. The choice was difficult, I wanted to see as much as possible. Tickets foe cableways are expensive (like 65 euro RT to the famous Aiguille du Midi. So the budget traveller can survive. At the end of ski season they still sell ski passes giving unlimited usage of local cableways, buses and more. Buy it!
I woke up early beiing before 8 am at the cableway station. Sunday. No people in the line! In two stages I moved from 1035 m - Chamonix Level to 3842 m. Cold here and 65% less oxygen in the air - but what a view from few terraces on different levels! You are close to the Mont Blanc!
Back in Chamonix I went to the terrain mountain railway operating to Montenvers in the glacier valley on altitude of 1913 m. Take a left side window seat for the views! Wow! From the final station gondola will take you down to the valley. Then you have to walk down 500 stairs to touch the glacier (and 500 up on the way back!). They cut the grotto in the glacier - it is some 100 m walk with the old photos gallery and ice chair to be photographed on.
Back in Chamonix I too the bus to Brevent cableway. First stage it is gondola stage to the altitude of 2000 m. Then you took the car to 2525 m to enjoy 360 deg. panoramic view of the Alps. What a wonderful world!
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Mar 29, 2019 10:00 PM Geneva in the sun!
This was very pleasant meeting of the top travellers. I met Mike years ago on the expedition ship going to the Antarctic. Then we were travelling toogether in Brazil and Tibet... Today Mike was my guide in Geneva, where I have been last time some 25 years ago. We had a beautiful sunny day to enjoy the Leman Lake. The famous fountain 140 m high and to stroll around the old town. The view from the tower of St Peter cathedral is excellent. Thank you Mike for yoyr hospitality and such a wonderful time! In the afternoon I am taking a bus to Chamonix... to Mont Blanc...
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Mar 28, 2019 10:00 PM I am flying to Geneva
The miles collected by me in the LOT frequent flyer program expire after 3 years. So it was to fly for free (not exactly - you must pay airport taxes) I decided to fly to the Swiss Alps invited by my friend Mike - the great Swiss globetrotter to stay with him in old Geneva. The round trip ticket "cost me" 10000 miles, but this is the ticket from/to Warsaw so I started a day in the express train going Gdansk to Warsaw Central station. They serve one free tea/coffee or minwater aboard and this takes only 3 hours. Then I took the city bus 175 to Chopin Aiport - only 20 minutes today, but in case of congestion it could be even 40 min.
I am waiting now in the departure hall for my flight and pray for the good weather in the Alps...
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Mar 25, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Australia
It was just a month ago when I was drivivg the car to Tumbarumba. Funny name isn't it?
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Mar 22, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of New Zealand
Calm waters of Milford Sound from the deck of the ship.
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Mar 21, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Indonesia
Altar in the Chinese temple in Semarang. It is nice temple, but surrounded by very poor streets and dirty canal.
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Mar 19, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Tonga
Sorry, I cannot upload more pictures to my gallery till the end of March. So enjoy the pic in my travel log. This is inter-islan overloaded boat.
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Mar 12, 2019 10:00 PM Home, sweet home!
After 13- hours flight from Singapore to Warsaw I was running to the new gate to catch the domestic flight to Gdansk. The problem was that arriving from non-Schengen area you must go through the passport and security control and there were lines...
Ufff... they were waiting for me... An hour later I landed safely in my Gdansk. Only 1 deg Celsius, wet snow falling. Did I arrive too early?
But It is nice to be home after such a long journey!
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Mar 11, 2019 10:00 PM Singapore - Merlion in restauration!
Air Asia flight to Singapore was one hour delayed in the evening - then I took the subway to the Chinatown station - (2,60 SGD - this also take an hour). So it was almost 10 pm Singapore time when I arrived to Galaxy Pod capsule hostel. For 38 SGD you can have here big enough plastic box with a mattress, linen and towel. TV and wi-fi are also inside, but I was too tired to use them. In the morning in the cafe downstairs they serve buffet breakfast, which is also included in the price (boiled eggs, toasts, cornflakes and drinks).
After breakfast I had some 3 hours time to take a walk around Singapore city centre. Every time I am here I see new, bright skyscrapers. It is imposing! I found new place on the esplanade, near the open-air theatre to catch the best panoramic view of the downtown - see the picture. Even in the morning you will see on the bank of Singapore River the crowd of the tourists. Today they were disappointed: the famous statue o Merlion - the symbol of Singapore is covered for restauration! Instead they can see only a miniature in the nearby garden.
Once again I took the walk along the Singapore River enjoying the views of White Victoria Theatre and National gallery. Ufff.... The temperature was around 32 deg and high humidity when I was walking back to Chinatown to check-out from the hostel and to go by subway to the Chiangi airport. My epic jourey to Pacific and Asia is almost over. It was so diverse an fantastic!
In the night I will be flying to Warsaw (13 hours direct flight) and then - to my Gdansk.
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Mar 10, 2019 10:00 PM Semarang - the capital of Central Jawa
Do you know what they invented here? - High deck city buses. on every bus stop they built 1 m high platform and passengers are boarding the bus from this platform. Buses are clean, have a/c and they have the conductors. Imagine also that they are very cheap - one ride including transfers costs only 3500 IDR - like quarter of dollar!
Today I was walking around Semarang enjoing the scenery - they have two big squares with some colonial buildings, the old city, where they are restoring houses around the imposing Dutch church and the dirty Chinatown with a nice temple which is like an peacefull oasis in the quarter of dusty, dirty and noisy streets. There are canals in the part ot the city smelling badly - but this is also the real Indonesia!
After 3,5 hours walk in the steamy heat I returned to my guesthouse just to pack and to take a pleasant, clean bus to the airport. It is sneaking through different quarters so allow an hour to reach the new airport.
It is time to say goodbye to the hot, smiling Indonesia. I am flying to Singapore!
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