1st Night in Norway

2nd day in Frankfurt

For our 2nd day in Frankfurt, we decided to go visit the zoo since most of the shops are closed on Sun. Zoo opens at 9am so after our cheesy breakfast in our hotel room, we went walking around the town before heading towards it.

When we walked about 50m from our hotel, an old man greeted us warmly and even gave us a surprise peck on our cheeks. I was culturally shocked and frozen for a moment. After returning back from shock state, we continued walking around the seemingly deserted town. Maybe it is too early in the morning so not many people were out. After walking for a while, far away from our hotel, we saw the old man again. He was across the street. When he saw us, he walked towards our direction. Feeling a bit awkward from meeting a stranger twice, I just waved slightly at him while Nani sped up her pace in another direction. I, too, tried to catch up with Nani to avoid that old man. In my mind, I was thinking, "Pls don't approach us!" If he had not gave us a peck, I think I would not have been so afraid of bumping into him again. Then just as we thought we had avoided him, he appeared on another street just opposite our direction. So again, we decided to turn back to hotel, instead of walking towards the Main River, in order to avoid this old man. Anyway, it was about time to go zoo.

We checked out of the hotel and then take the train to the Zoo Station. Rain drops started to fall from the sky when we reached. It was very funny then. Imagine 2 backpackers visiting Zoo in the rain with an umberella. A weird combination. The tickets are under S$10 for adults, cheaper than Singapore Zoo. Frankfurt Zoo is small but it seems to have a lot of animals, common and some exotic. We saw baboons hugging each other in groups under a cave-in rock to give warmth to each other. There is a rhinoceros, trying to knock down the gate but its efforts are futile. On another side of its enclosure, there is a sad and lonely rhinoceros lying on the grounds. We went to a outdoor cafe and ordered curry bratwurst and pomme frites. After filling our stomachs, we proceeded to Hauptbahnhof, the main train interchange station, where regional trains stop. From there, we walked to a street, where we took a bus to a small airport for budget airlines. Taking a Ryanair flight, we set off for Oslo Sandefjord airport in Norway.



A castle-like building.
















Say cheese!

1st day in Frankfurt

Konstablerwache is the place where our hotel, City Hotel, is located.
















Their weekend market. We were there on a Sat. It is just above the Konstablerwache train station. Just like Singapore's Pasar Malam but in the day. Almost all their shops closed on Sundays.
















Main River. Opposite side of the river is where most of the students lived and shops catering for their needs because it is where most universities are resided.










One of the historical buildings.













Sankt Katharinenkirche - a Protestant Parish Church
The women coming out of the service were wearing scarves over their heads and body almost covered up, which amazed me as I thought christians are not so conservative in their practice.




Frankfurt is the financial and transportation hub of Germany. Its full name is Frankfurt am Main, which means Frankfurt by the Main River. A network of railroads and highways links the city with all parts of Western Europe. It has one of the largest airports in Europe. It is also an important centre of German intellectual and cultural life. The city is the birthplace of famous German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose home is now a museum.

We did not make full use of the Frankfurt card that we bought as we were walking from one place to the other most of the time. Also, there is no sight of train conductors, who are supposed to check passengers' tickets. So there is actually no need to buy train tickets at all! Just hop on and ride! Maybe for short distances. Better not try for long distance rides! =P

28/7 - London to Frankfurt

Upon reaching Frankfurt Airport's runway, a shuttle bus drove us to the airport.



We went to the train information centre and have our Eurail pass validated. Our pass is Select 4 category and for 5 travel days. Select 4 means we can travel in any 4 countries that are adjoining to each other. We will be travelling on trains in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands. The last 2 countries are counted as 1 country with Luxembourg and named as Benelux. Then we wasted a lot of time searching high and low for the counter to purchase Frankfurt card, which is a pass for unlimited bus and train rides.

27/7 - Singapore to London

Setting off on Qantas Airline, a 13 hrs journey.

Europe Travel

An intention to visit Kim, who is training in Norway, slowly evolved into an amazing race across 5 european countries. Starting off from Singapore, Nani and I have travelled to Frankfurt via transit at London Heathrow airport. We will be setting off to Oslo Sandefjord. From there, we will take a Torp Express Bus to Oslo bus station. Crossing a bridge from bus station to train station, we will have to rush for our last train to Kongsberg using our Eurail pass. If unable to catch it, off we go on a bus to Kongsberg and the need to pay 150NOK. After a day in Kim's territory, we will travel to Oslo and tour around before heading back to Kongsberg for a night's rest. The next morning, we will set off to Flam by train and then to Bergen.

The highlight of the whole trip is the ship ride from Bergen to Denmark and navigating ourselves from Denmark to Amsterdam, passing by Germany and Belgium on trains.

Look out for more photos here.

Liebe aus Frankfurt!

Decision

[Exited Xango but still maintains my outlook in life here]

After asking tons of questions about MLM and Xango in particular, I've finally decided to join Xango and experience doing MLM. Glad to know Edmund, my sponsor, who has took the patience to answer all my doubts and guiding me.

I've resisted in going into a MLM when I was first introduced to it by my friend in NTU because at that time, I'm still studying and do not have a stable income to invest in it. The need to fork out $15000 to have a better start in that MLM company scared me off. Now that I've an income, I can plan where to invest my money in. To get started in Xango, I just have to fork out few hundred dollars, which is a very low start-up cost. Just like any other investments, we have to open up our eyes and ears to see and hear, in order for us to choose the right MLM company, which will bring us more benefits than harm. Xango has a completely unique compensation plan, which I'm very impressed with it. It also has an online marketing system, which saves me a lot of time.

There is a saying, "Money don't fall from sky." I agree with this. We have to invest some time and effort in everything that we started out to do before we can savour the fruits of our labour. Even if money do fall from sky, we also have to stretch out and grab it because I believe others will also be eyeing on it. Am I right to say this?

Another decision I've been trying to make is whether I should create another blog for Xango alone because this blog has been my private blog. Only one friend knows the existence of this blog. I'm going to keep it private because I have a website for building business now.

To know more about Xango, their compensation plan or you have any queries, leave a comment with your contact here and I will get back to you.

Open up your mind. That's when you can see the opportunities around you. Opening up your mind doesn't mean you have to accept all the things people said. It means allowing the information in so that you can analyse it yourself and make the right decision that would lead you to the results you want.

Dongguan, China

Gained 3kg during my 2 weeks work trip to Dongguan, China, in Nov. I have shed all that weight since returning back home. Now going back again this coming Sun for 1 week. Think this time I will gain 1.5kg. Haha.. Eating all the good food there. Love to gain more weight!