Have an opportunity to attend conference in Ostrava, Czech Republic this week. So Dr Mike and I planned for a two-week trip in Central Europe. We planned to cover Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Cesky Krumlov and perhaps Auschwitz. We arrived in Prague two days ago, that was Saturday morning. Our flight had transit stop in Singapore and Zurich. The flight took us about 15 hours in total. Amazingly, I didn't have much jet lag; probably because I slept more in the flight. Getting to Prague city center was easy. We took a bus then transit to metro. It cost about kc32.00 per person. That's about RM6.00. Not too bad.
I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m
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