Junie's monologues of travel adventures & daily humdrums
Heya, sorry to dissapoint but i havent got any new photos of pretty places. I'm on reserve this month, it means i cant really plan my trips well as i didnt know where i'll be going till the day before. It kinda zapped my enthusiasm for pictures too. Moreover the places i went to this month had bad weather; overcast and rainy, not too good for pictures.=(
This month's duty had landed me in Frankfurt, Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur and Birmingham so far. I didnt do much sightseeing this month, x'ept for frankfurt, all these places i went, i prefered to take it easy. For hongkong my main interest was shopping and eating. Took the subway to many places but it was rainy and i had to buy an umbrella. Missed the asian palette so much i ate like crazy bought pineapple tarts like crazy, bought toiletries, and shopped at the famous women's street, like crazy. (Nu ren jie) and enjoyed the hotel, like crazy.
The hotel was situated at mongkok, an area near the women's street. It was one of the best hotels i had stayed in so far, the bath had see-through glass for walls so from the tub you can enjoy watching the plasma wall mounted TV while taking a shower. Pure luxury. For Malaysia it was the same. Taking me to KL is like bringing me halfway back to singapore. almost, but not quite. So near yet so far. Loaded my cart with clothes, shoes and groceries. ate nasi goreng, chicken rice and mee soto. How i miss the asian fanfare! =~(
At Birmingham, for the first time i took to the gym and did the whole steam bath and sauna thing. A good gym regime for me is not complete without the relaxation after the workout
After sweating it out on cardio machines, i like to scrub myself clean, sweat the toxins out of my pores, steamed the moisture back into my skin - If you think about it in cooking terms it means roasting myself in the sauna then steaming myself in the steam bath. hmmm yummy. I felt a little healthy already. First time in six months! Really must do it a little more often.
JOSEPHINE BAKER
In the hotel i saw a documentary on Josephine Baker before bedtime, she was a famous black singer who played quite a major part in the emancipation of blacks in the entertainment world.
Since she was famous and lived before my time, i had never heard about her. But the documentary had me glued to the TV. She was a dancer, basking in the street performances, then she moved on to the stage as a chorus girl, ( a minor part in dance) , then to a dancer then to a singer and became an actress. Her story was that of a break-through, a heroic fight to gain acceptance, not just for herself but for her race. She was relentless in her constant struggled, determined and strong willed and very very daring.
In the documentary it was mentioned that she recalled one incident of one white woman who went up to her and when josephine baker wanted to say hello, the woman spitted at her. Tears rolled down her cheeks, she wept greviously. When asked how she felt then, she said that she was angry, and upset, not at the woman but at the fact that the woman was taught and brought up to think this way. Even in her stardom, she continued this fight against racial discrimination.
It even saw her adopting 12 children she calls her rainbow tribe. These 12 childern are from all over the world with different skin color and she worked hard to support them. She loved and cared for these children wanting to prove to the world that people of different skin color and races, no matter the ethnicity or creed, can live happily together and function as a family.
Her spirit is highly inspirational. Very modern day angelina jolie?
This month's duty had landed me in Frankfurt, Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur and Birmingham so far. I didnt do much sightseeing this month, x'ept for frankfurt, all these places i went, i prefered to take it easy. For hongkong my main interest was shopping and eating. Took the subway to many places but it was rainy and i had to buy an umbrella. Missed the asian palette so much i ate like crazy bought pineapple tarts like crazy, bought toiletries, and shopped at the famous women's street, like crazy. (Nu ren jie) and enjoyed the hotel, like crazy.
The hotel was situated at mongkok, an area near the women's street. It was one of the best hotels i had stayed in so far, the bath had see-through glass for walls so from the tub you can enjoy watching the plasma wall mounted TV while taking a shower. Pure luxury. For Malaysia it was the same. Taking me to KL is like bringing me halfway back to singapore. almost, but not quite. So near yet so far. Loaded my cart with clothes, shoes and groceries. ate nasi goreng, chicken rice and mee soto. How i miss the asian fanfare! =~(
At Birmingham, for the first time i took to the gym and did the whole steam bath and sauna thing. A good gym regime for me is not complete without the relaxation after the workout
After sweating it out on cardio machines, i like to scrub myself clean, sweat the toxins out of my pores, steamed the moisture back into my skin - If you think about it in cooking terms it means roasting myself in the sauna then steaming myself in the steam bath. hmmm yummy. I felt a little healthy already. First time in six months! Really must do it a little more often.
JOSEPHINE BAKERSince she was famous and lived before my time, i had never heard about her. But the documentary had me glued to the TV. She was a dancer, basking in the street performances, then she moved on to the stage as a chorus girl, ( a minor part in dance) , then to a dancer then to a singer and became an actress. Her story was that of a break-through, a heroic fight to gain acceptance, not just for herself but for her race. She was relentless in her constant struggled, determined and strong willed and very very daring.
In the documentary it was mentioned that she recalled one incident of one white woman who went up to her and when josephine baker wanted to say hello, the woman spitted at her. Tears rolled down her cheeks, she wept greviously. When asked how she felt then, she said that she was angry, and upset, not at the woman but at the fact that the woman was taught and brought up to think this way. Even in her stardom, she continued this fight against racial discrimination.
It even saw her adopting 12 children she calls her rainbow tribe. These 12 childern are from all over the world with different skin color and she worked hard to support them. She loved and cared for these children wanting to prove to the world that people of different skin color and races, no matter the ethnicity or creed, can live happily together and function as a family.
Her spirit is highly inspirational. Very modern day angelina jolie?
picture journal of my trip around frankfurt and mainz.
managed to catch on film the sight of a pilot hurrying to his next flight, dragging his suitcase across the cobbled floor of the pretty square. How apt. He isnt the pilot of my plane though.
(the baroque fountain is just behind him near the white umbrella. )
Roses growing on the facade of one hut.
partial view of the landmark of mainz, the Dom.
Baroque façade of the towering Augustiner Church. Built to accommodate the needs of the former Augustinian hermit s monastery between 1768 and 1776.
The painter Johann Baptist Enderle, from Donauwörth, glorified the life of St Augustine in large ceiling paintings.
Johann Heinrich Stumm built the divded organ in 1773. This is one of the last remaining instruments of the organ dynasty
Other picturesque sights
from the advice shop keeper i decided to venture forth to frankfurt city by train in haubanhof.
The train journey is a bus ride away she says. Then take the train for 30 mins to get the the main city .' definitely worth a visit!' she says. Despite the time constraint , i have to leave the hotel at eight and it was already 2 pm in the afternoon , i decided to take the risk.
map of frankfurt and mainz, Germany
our hotel is quite a drive from the airport in mainz, a small quaint town highlighted in the map below.
The sights of Mainz
Kirschgarten the cherry orchard
one of mainz most beautiful little squares .
1932 baroque fountain pic admist the quaint ancient facades of the
charming town.
Kirschgarten the cherry orchardone of mainz most beautiful little squares .
1932 baroque fountain pic admist the quaint ancient facades of the
charming town.
managed to catch on film the sight of a pilot hurrying to his next flight, dragging his suitcase across the cobbled floor of the pretty square. How apt. He isnt the pilot of my plane though.
(the baroque fountain is just behind him near the white umbrella. )
Roses growing on the facade of one hut.
partial view of the landmark of mainz, the Dom.
The Dom , church and landmark of mainz
Augustinerstraße and the Augustinerkirche
St Augustine's Church Undamaged and intact church in the middle of the old part of Mainz. Its abundant baroque adornments are unusual for the area.Baroque façade of the towering Augustiner Church. Built to accommodate the needs of the former Augustinian hermit s monastery between 1768 and 1776.
The painter Johann Baptist Enderle, from Donauwörth, glorified the life of St Augustine in large ceiling paintings.
Johann Heinrich Stumm built the divded organ in 1773. This is one of the last remaining instruments of the organ dynasty
Other picturesque sights
from the advice shop keeper i decided to venture forth to frankfurt city by train in haubanhof.The train journey is a bus ride away she says. Then take the train for 30 mins to get the the main city .' definitely worth a visit!' she says. Despite the time constraint , i have to leave the hotel at eight and it was already 2 pm in the afternoon , i decided to take the risk.
Frankfurt city
With the stress of the time constraint im under, i decided to visit just one attraction in frankfurt do a little shopping then head back to mainz again. Upon studying my map i decided on visiting the viewing platform on top of the main tower.When on top of the main tower, one can see the view of frankfurt and the river rhein which flows across its plains, according to my crumpled paper guidebrochure .
the main tower from the adjacent street
the main tower from below. towering presence of the gigantic glass cylinder which im about the scale.
The viewing platform
the view of zeil ( the major shopping district) from above
view of romer an attraction i planned to visit on my next trip if there be one!
i headed towards zeil the shopping district ;p
Zeil
cycle taxis in zeil
one of the best crews i had! my funny collegues at dinner the night we arrived
them, from my end of the table
the view which greeted me immediately at the exit of the train station.
With the stress of the time constraint im under, i decided to visit just one attraction in frankfurt do a little shopping then head back to mainz again. Upon studying my map i decided on visiting the viewing platform on top of the main tower.When on top of the main tower, one can see the view of frankfurt and the river rhein which flows across its plains, according to my crumpled paper guidebrochure .
the main tower from the adjacent street
the main tower from below. towering presence of the gigantic glass cylinder which im about the scale.
The viewing platform
the view of zeil ( the major shopping district) from above
view of romer an attraction i planned to visit on my next trip if there be one!
i headed towards zeil the shopping district ;pZeil
cycle taxis in zeil
one of the best crews i had! my funny collegues at dinner the night we arrived
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