September 14, 2025
Our first view of Shanghai at night, it's magical!
We traveled to Shanghai via their Bullet train - it took about 4.5 hours and was not as nice as the Japanese trains. The amazing thing was so many of the passengers order fast food delivery via apps and had it delivered to their train cars in the 2 to 3 minutes we were in each of the maybe 4 stops, along the route. KFC, Burger King, McDonald's everywhere! The Chinese also lack social skills, they hardly ever make eye contact, have no concept of standing in line and waiting, and they will climb right over you without a word. We missed Japan!!
We lucked into a VIP upgrade for seating on the upper deck of the river cruise we did tonight. Was such a great way to admire the skyline!!
BORNEO ISLAND is a fascinating place, that I had honestly only heard of from the reality tv show Survivor. I'm still learning so much, but I had no idea it is the largest island in Asia and 3rd largest island in the World! It is a mini continent, with 3 different Countries sharing the island's land mass ( Indonesia 73%, Malaysia 26% and Brunei 1% ). We are only going to 2 ports in Malaysia now, one in each of the states of Sarawak and Sabah . Below is a video that highlights and explains thing well.
The Port of Singapore is massive and thus deserving of it's own post!
Right next to the Flower Dome in Gardens by the Bay is the Cloud Forest Dome .They sell the entry tickets as a joint package. The Cloud Forest currently has a special exhibit, Jurassic World The Experience incorporated into the forest.