Tour of Asia 2: The Pictures
The last entry was posted with some haste due to a departing plane. Also, these two combined would result in an overly long entry I think.
So, here we have some additional thoughts, comments and pictures from my second trip ’round Asia.
We had lunch at the World Cup Stadium in Korea. The lunch was fine, what’s more of note is that there was justification to build a brand new stadium for the world cup when Seoul already had the Olympic stadium.
It can haul a metric ton! These micro-semis are very common all over Asia. It makes sense given that the true semis that we have in the US wouldn’t stand a chance of getting down most of the roads.
The centerpiece at the Grand Hyatt Taipei. One of the most ornate hotels I’ve ever stayed at. Oddly (surprisingly?) – not the nicest rooms of any hotel I’ve stayed in.
Sphere o’ log at the Grand Hyatt. Fred tells me that The Baarman has a mild obsession with this thing. I’m not sure I disagree – it’s pretty cool and at the same time, remarkably simple.
The second day we were in Taipei, the Ferrari owners club of Taiwan decided to descend upon the hotel and have breakfast there. It’s not that surprising – the hotel serves as a venue for all kinds of interesting things. The last time I was there, the head of Foxconn was getting married and there was a whole todo about that.
Pop the trunk… er, hood… whatever covers it, it’s a damn fine piece of machinery.
Normally, I’m not a huge fan of blackouts on any lights, but in this case, I think it looks pretty damn cool. Also, you can see the engie through the back window.
Awesome as the Outback looked with it’s orange-rimmed-mockup, I think this guy’s got me beat.
For small sports cars, I continue to prefer yellow over the stereotypically sexy red. It just has better constrast, accentuating the vents, wheels, etc., but it only works on cas that have these features. Miatas, for example, do not, and they look much better in red.
And… then we got to the airport and I decided that I should take pictures of airplanes. Are they any different than airplanes anywhere else? No. Are they better than the stock pictures you can get of airplanes on the web? No. I get the point, quit yer bitchin’ already.
“Nom nom… get to close and I’ll eat you.”
I have worked for three years in a fluids lab. My understanding of aerodynamics is not great, but it’s far better than average. I continue to be flat out amazed every time I see a plane take flight. So big, so cumbersome, such small engines, yet they do it.
I’m near certian this is the 747 that I am on at the very moment that I am writing this entry.
Not ours, but majestic none the less.
This may become my new banner image for a while.
Ritzy as I feel flying in international business class, there are those who even on a bad day have me beat. While we could sit and watch most of the planes take off, this guy was airborne before even coming into our field of view.
As a final thought, I would like to comment that the showers in the Asiana air lounge are fabulous. Private little rooms with all the amenities you’d find at a high end hotel and then some. I continue to be of the opinion that being clean is very pleasant.
