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12 July 2022
Grindelwald I repeated my 0700 departure to Lauterbrunnen again this morning, this time changing to Zweilutschinen, where I changed another time for Grindelwald. I had to be particularly careful at Zweilutschinen as the train splits off to different destinations here. Altogether the journey to Grindelwald took an hour. I had to be careful not to […]
11 July 2022
Murren to Schilthorn I woke at my usual time of 0600 and was out the door an hour later for Lauterbrunnen by train. I walked across the road to connect to the large intermittent cable car up to Grütschalp which then connected to the train to Murren. The Murren train ran along the ridge giving […]
10 July 2022
Moving to Wengen Today I move on to Wengen after breakfast, starting with a bus ride to the railway station for a train to Interlaken Ost leaving a little after 0800. The first half of the ~2h ride was painful with a couple of English families with a total of 7 noisy playful young children. […]
9 July 2022
Outing to Mount Rigi Breakfast at the hotel was continental with cereals, artisanal bread and cheeses. No cold cuts but eggs on request. The toasted muesli was unsweetened; that was news to me as I thought sugar (and oil) was necessary in the toasting process. While it was delicious, I took a little bit too […]
8 July 2022
Rhine Falls With my body clock on Malaysian time, I woke early and it was a breeze to check-out about 0630. I stored my bag at the railway station for CHF6 while I go exploring, rather than have to return to the guesthouse later to get it. I was on the train around 0700 for […]
7 July 2022
Flying to Zurich I made my way to my gate around midnight for the 0125 departure to Zurich. The metal detectors at Changi are less sensitive than at KLIA where my cheap mostly plastic smartwatch set off the detector. Boarding the 777-300, no mask/sanitiser pack was given out; likewise on the previous short flight. Masks […]
5 July 2022
Getting to Kuala Lumpur My brother kindly dropped me off at Kuching airport two hours before my 1045 flight to Kuala Lumpur. I was pleased I hadn’t booked the 1005 flight as it had been delayed to 1145 but with nothing critical ahead, it wouldn’t have been a disaster. Worse thing can happen in travel […]
27 June 2022
The Borneo Cultures (plural) Museum opened recently, after a long delay due to the pandemic. I had booked in advance to make a visit along with my brother but in a few days, bookings will no longer be required. The museum is currently free-of-charge to visit. The museum attempts to showcase the cultural heritage of […]
20 June 2022
Above: The State Legislature in my hometown Kuching. Today we fly from Penang to Kuching, my hometown. We felt obliged to have one more round of the awesome laksa before we depart. We took breakfast at 1000 before checking-out after 1100. Text continues after this gallery. Ordering a vehicle online, we ended up having […]
19 June 2022
We had planned on taking the bus to Kek Lok Si temple today but when we realised there was a 20 min walk from the bus stop to the temple, we ordered a car. The car dropped us off near the temple complex around 1030 and we made our way up the alley lined with […]