Day 127 7.7 Amsterdam, The NetherlandsI meant to get up early so I could be standing in line to get into the Anne Frank House but it didn't happen. By the time I arrived the line was extremely long and I had to wait over two hours to get into the museum. The Annex is the original home that the family hid in. You were not allowed to take photos ( Read more... )

Day 120 - 6.30 Cheltenham, England

Caught the 4pm bus back to London. Hung around Victoria Station waiting for my bus to Brussels.

Drove to Dover where I got a fancy ferry stamp in my passport.

Day 121 - 7.1 Brussels, BelgiumArrived early, dropped my bags and walked the forty minutes to the city centre ( Read more... )

Day 113 6.23 London, EnglandMy shared van to the airport was late which was very sad at 5:40am because I was sleep deprived. Got tothe airport, flew to Helsinki, ran around looking for the Starbucks that wasn't quite where it should have been on the map to grab a mug for Katherine, and jumped on my London flight. Oh, and took a picture of ( Read more... )

Day 106 6.16 Georgetown, MalaysiaTook a bus out into the countryside to visit Kek Lok Si Temple which is dedicated to our favourte goddess Guanyin. There is a giant Guanyin statue there. The temple complex is massive and you can wander around visiting smaller halls inside the complex. There is also a massive tower you can climb to get some ( Read more... )

Day 92 - Singapore, SingaporeHad to get up super early to catch my plane to Singapore. Checked in to my hostel cleverly painted yellow to match the name 'The Hive ( Read more... )

Day 85 - Ubud, IndonesiaHad breakfast brought to me on my terrace. Banana pancake and fresh fruit-yum ( Read more... )

Day 78 5.19 Beijing, ChinaAte lunch, organized stuff for my trip, and then headed out to Beijing West Rail Station to catch my overnight train to Xian ( Read more... )

Day 71 5.12 Beijing, China
Met Misty at the National Museum but it was closed. Although the internet said it was open the guide book said that it is always closed ( Read more... )

Day 64 5.5 Hong Kong, ChinaIt was horrible getting out of bed as my room had been very disruptive at 2:30am. But I was quiet as a church mouse and crept out early so I could go to the travel agent to apply for a Chinese visa ( Read more... )

Day 57 4.28 Countryside, Japan

Mom and I left at 9:20am and arrived in Tokyo 9.5 hours and three trains later.

Day 58 4.29 Yokohama, Japan
Got up, did some last minute shopping, and headed out to Yokohama, Japan. We were are to meet Yuka, a Japanese exchange student who came to stay with us exactly ten years ago and whose family I stayed with when I ( Read more... )