Next month will be the final month of my stay in Germany. It might sound strange, but I have yet to travel outside Germany. In fact I have yet to travel even outside the state of Baden-Württemberg (apart from Frankfurt). My travels so far are withing the State (since u can get a 24 hour day ticket to travel the whole state for a reasonable price). But next month I have a busy traveling schedule ahead (well not so busy, just busier than usual). It will start with a Go-Kart session at the go cart track nearby with my TIM Consult colleages on Merdeka day. I have alway wanted to race in a go-kart since i dont know when. Now i have the chance to follow the foot steps of Michael Schumacher.
The arrival of Evgeny (Trainee from Russia) opened more travel opportunities for traveling. due to the fact that he has an international driving license. This means we can share costs to rent a car and go traveling. By the way Evgeny is 21 years old and honestly he looks older than me!! no kidding! Anyways, Our plan for next month is to drive to Luxembourg and Brussels. On the left is a pic of the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg. It's the residence of the Duke of Luxembourg. By the way, Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the Grand Duke and has the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in the world. Or in layman's term, Luxemberg is crawling with rich people. So i expect to see many people driving Ferrari's
and Lambo's when i go there. We wont spend the night at Luxembourg since its a rich mans place, no place for a humble trainee like me, so we will drive directly to Brussels in Belgium, the only country in the world that has lamp post along all of its roads. But I will verify that when i go there.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the city where the European Parliament is located (pic on the right). Would love to see that. It's
also said to be a beautiful city and I expect to see scenes like the picture on the left. We will stay for 1 night at Brussels and after traveling around the city we will drive back to Mannheim. Although i don't have an international driving license, I will be the emergency driver. In case Evgeny gets too tired to drive i will be his replacement and drive illegally. hehe...Kindda dangerous since i haven't been driving for 5 months and this time i will be driving on the wrong side of the road.
Next... On the 22nd of September I will be going to the Prestigious Frankfurt Auto Show. This is one of the biggest Automobile exhibition in the world where prototypes and new cars that have not gone on sale yet are displayed. I have been reading about this exhibition on the car magazines since i was in high school, i cant believe i will actually be going there. Henrik, our reception manager has been there last year and he said 1 day is not enough to finish the exhibition. its like, 9/10 halls of exhibits and you have to plan in advance where you want to go, which booth do u want to visit beforehand. That is always the case for German exhibitions and museums. It is always worth the money you pay. Unlike some museums in a certain country in Asean... Like when i wen to the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart not too long ago, the entrance was 8 euros, but the quantity of exhibits there was far more than you could imagine. I found myself in a hurry to finish studying the exhibits before the museum closed. It was truly a great experience.
And on the same day, at night, i will be flying to London. My brother has a friend there that is generous and let me stay at his place for a week. At that time will be the fasting month, so i can save a lot on food. After i came back from UK when i was 6 years old, i have always wanted to go back to my birthplace, Cardiff....lets hope that the travel expenses are not too expensive there. I still have to do a lot of planning in terms of budget and travel plans so that my stay will be meaningful to the last penny...After London, i will come back to frankfurt and the next day ill be flying back to Malaysia...For Raya!!!
Ill keep you guys updated...
Tchuss
The arrival of Evgeny (Trainee from Russia) opened more travel opportunities for traveling. due to the fact that he has an international driving license. This means we can share costs to rent a car and go traveling. By the way Evgeny is 21 years old and honestly he looks older than me!! no kidding! Anyways, Our plan for next month is to drive to Luxembourg and Brussels. On the left is a pic of the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg. It's the residence of the Duke of Luxembourg. By the way, Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the Grand Duke and has the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in the world. Or in layman's term, Luxemberg is crawling with rich people. So i expect to see many people driving Ferrari's
and Lambo's when i go there. We wont spend the night at Luxembourg since its a rich mans place, no place for a humble trainee like me, so we will drive directly to Brussels in Belgium, the only country in the world that has lamp post along all of its roads. But I will verify that when i go there.Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the city where the European Parliament is located (pic on the right). Would love to see that. It's
also said to be a beautiful city and I expect to see scenes like the picture on the left. We will stay for 1 night at Brussels and after traveling around the city we will drive back to Mannheim. Although i don't have an international driving license, I will be the emergency driver. In case Evgeny gets too tired to drive i will be his replacement and drive illegally. hehe...Kindda dangerous since i haven't been driving for 5 months and this time i will be driving on the wrong side of the road.Next... On the 22nd of September I will be going to the Prestigious Frankfurt Auto Show. This is one of the biggest Automobile exhibition in the world where prototypes and new cars that have not gone on sale yet are displayed. I have been reading about this exhibition on the car magazines since i was in high school, i cant believe i will actually be going there. Henrik, our reception manager has been there last year and he said 1 day is not enough to finish the exhibition. its like, 9/10 halls of exhibits and you have to plan in advance where you want to go, which booth do u want to visit beforehand. That is always the case for German exhibitions and museums. It is always worth the money you pay. Unlike some museums in a certain country in Asean... Like when i wen to the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart not too long ago, the entrance was 8 euros, but the quantity of exhibits there was far more than you could imagine. I found myself in a hurry to finish studying the exhibits before the museum closed. It was truly a great experience.
And on the same day, at night, i will be flying to London. My brother has a friend there that is generous and let me stay at his place for a week. At that time will be the fasting month, so i can save a lot on food. After i came back from UK when i was 6 years old, i have always wanted to go back to my birthplace, Cardiff....lets hope that the travel expenses are not too expensive there. I still have to do a lot of planning in terms of budget and travel plans so that my stay will be meaningful to the last penny...After London, i will come back to frankfurt and the next day ill be flying back to Malaysia...For Raya!!!
Ill keep you guys updated...
Tchuss
2 comments:
yes yes!!!!
get photos of cars and the vietnamese chics + brazilian ballerina!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting to know.
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