Seven days in Shanghai

Our visit to Shanghai coincided with the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

View of Nanjing Road from my room on the 55th floor of the Marriott

A Day in Lyon

This week I had a day off in Lyon, France so I got a day-pass for the metro system and did some exploring.  I prefer looking at shops that are hundreds of years old over walking through a shopping mall.  One of the highlights in Lyon was taking the cable-car to the top of the mountain to see the Fourviere cathedral and the ruins of an old Roman theater.  I’m reading the book “Pillars of the Earth” which is giving me an appreciation of old cathedrals.

Looking up at the Fourviere cathedral

A typical street in downtown Lyon

A detail view of Fourviere

Fourviere front steps

Our hotel tower stands out in central Lyon

A street in old-town Lyon

an old bookstore in old-town

Recent stopovers

Downtown Casablanca isn't as romantic as it might sound

Kuala Lumpur

We had a few days in Kuala Lumpur before returning to Dubai.

A race between the motorbikes, cars, and monorail

A view of the Kuala Lumpur tower from my hotel room

The base of the KL tower

Now why didn't we think of that? This has to be the greatest snack idea since the cell-phone cookie!

A warm evening on the hotel deck

The Petronas Towers

As a crew, we were staying at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur just 2 blocks from the Petronas Towers.  A few years ago these were the world’s tallest buildings.  We decided to take a look.  Visitors are allowed to go to the bridge which crosses between the buildings.

There is a large park and shopping mall at the base of the towers

Unfortunately, it rained while we were there hampering our view

Darijo, Marija and myself

Not a bad parting shot, for my old point and shoot camera

Global traveling

This is the plane that I am currently assigned to. It came out of the factory in November. It’s called a Global 5000, and can carry up to 14 passengers comfortably.

At Le Bourget, Paris

The dashboard

The EFB showing our routing across the Mediterranean

Cleared for takeoff, behind an A-380 departing Dubai

On the ground to pick up a VIP

The rest of the crew, JoAnn from Ireland, Darijo from Croatia, and Marija from Serbia