Category: Travel

Just last week the weather was nice, not too hot, not too cold, and a little overcast. It was perfect for going exploring outdoors and taking pictures. A few weeks earlier, the 2014 Flower Show at the Shanghai Botanical Gardens opened. Being it was a Friday, and most people were at work, and it had already been a while since it started, we figured that was the best time to go and miss the crowds. As for the crowds, we timed it just perfectly. For as we were arriving, all the elementary school children were boarding their field-trip buses to Continue Reading →

The other day, whilst out browsing the coinage at the China Gold Coin store, my wife and I realized we were right across the street from the Shanghai Urban Planning and Exhibition Center. As this was on our list of places to visit in Shanghai, we decided to trundle on over and have a look. Our last attempt to visit this center was thwarted as they happened to be closed. We were in luck in this time as no thwarting took place. Its a very interesting building on the outside, as you can see from the slideshow below. It’s like Continue Reading →

Even though located in the middle bustling Shanghai, the Jing’an Temple was indeed Peaceful and Tranquil. Today, my lovely wife and I visited this temple while the water tanks in our apartment building were being cleaned – thus we were without water most of the day. Below is a slideshow of some of the photos we took of the place. We hope you enjoy them, and be sure to check out the Wikipedia link above for history on this magnificent temple. [slideshow_deploy id=’397′]

That’s how long it took. Leave one life and start another. Of course we’re only talking about this physical journey here. That’s me, Thor, from the Thor’s Days blog site. We left town on May 16th for a two day road trip to California. We stopped every 250-300 miles for a potty break, water and snacks. It all went well until we got to New Mexico. Then there was not a stitch of grass to be found (I’m sorry, but I only potty on grass). My caretakers did they best and found me little patches along the way, but it Continue Reading →