2006/05/24

China - Suzhou, Shanghai, Hongkong - 2006

In Year 2006, I visited China twice for business trips. The cities I visited was Suzhou, Shanghai, and Hongkong. However I forgot to take my camera in one of the trips.

There are only some photos for Shanghai. http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ChinaShanghai2006

2006/03/29

Austria - Salzburg and Vienna - 2006/03/22 ~ 2006/03/29

After the graduation and before going back to Taiwan, I arranged the last trip to visit Paris, Salzburg, and Vienna. I like Salzburg more maybe because it's a relatively small town with the stories of Mozert and the movie Sound of Music.

3/22 ~ 3/26 Salzburg
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/AustriaSalzburg2006
3/26 ~ 3/29 Vienna
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/AustriaVienna2006

2006/03/22

Slovakia - 2006/03/22

I bought a flight ticket from Paris to Bratislava, and took the train to Salzburg. Well, in fact I didn't mean to arrange the stop at Slovakia. The pitiful story is that I tried to buy the ticket from France to Austria online, and the system showed me the ticket from Paris to Bratislava. I didn't know that Bratislava is in Slovakia, not in Austria. Well, when I knew it, I was already in Slovakia and needed to get the VISA. Since I paid for the VISA, I think I should at least take a look of the city, even just for one hour. :)

There are few photos of Slovakia at
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/SlovakiaBratislava2006.

France - Paris - 2006/03/19 ~ 2006/03/22

After saying goodbye to my lovely RSM colleagues, I left Rotterdam for France. My MBA study was officially finished after the graduation ceremony, so the trip to Paris was my first traveling as a RSM alumnus. My mood was really complex because the pictures of the past one year showed in my mind and the future is somehow under planning. Walking alone in the streets with the romantic atmosphere in Paris, I felt a bit weird, but still tried to feel the city. :)

To see the photos of this trip, please go to http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/FranceParis2006.

2006/03/17

2006/03/12

Italy - 2006/01/28 ~ 2006/03/12

1/28 ~ 2/2 Milan (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyMilan2006)
2/2 ~ 2/8 Flying to Germany for a job interview
2/8 ~ 2/11 Alessandria (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyAlessandria2006)
2/11 ~ 2/14 Rapallo, Portofino, Camogli, Sestri, Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Recco (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyRapalloPortofinoCamogliSestriSantaMargheritaLigureGenovaRecco2006)
2/15 Milan
2/15 ~ 2/16 Gala Lake (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyGadaLake2006)
2/16 ~ 2/19 Verona (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyVerona2006)
2/19 ~ 2/21 Florence (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyFlorence2006)
2/21 ~ 2/23 Lucca (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyLucca2006) and Pisa (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyPisa2006)
2/23 ~ 2/25 Sam Gimignano (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalySanGimignano2006)
2/25 ~ 2/26 Siena (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalySiena2006)
2/27 ~ 3/1 Roma (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyRoma2006)
3/1 ~ 3/3 Napoli (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyNaples2006) and Capri Island (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyCapriIsland2006)
3/3 ~ 3/5 Pompei (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyPompei2006)
3/5 ~ 3/6 Bari and Alberobello (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyAlberobele2006)
3/6 sleep on the train overnight
3/7 ~ 3/9 Catania (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyCatania2006) and Siracusa (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalySiracusa2006)
3/9 ~ 3/11 Agrigento (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyAgrigento2006)
3/11 ~ 3/14 Palermo (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/ItalyPalermo2006)
3/14 ~ 3/15 Milan

2006/02/08

Germany - Frankfurt and Cochem - 2006/02/02 ~ 2006/02/08

Invited for a job interview in Germany, I flied to Frankfurt which was paid by the company. After the interview, I stood at the bookstore at the train station and chose Cochem as the destination where I wanted to stay for few days. Because of the low season, I was the only person at my room in the YH in those days. Sometimes when I woke up late, I would have my own small buffet ready with my name on the table. In general, I like the YH in Germany in terms of the cleanness and service.

02/02 ~ 02/04 Frankfurt
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/GermanyFrankfurt2006
02/04 ~ 02/06 Cochem
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/GermanyCochem2006

2006/01/22

US - 2005/08/17 ~ 2006/01/22

Exchanging to University of Texas at Austin for the last semester of my MBA study, I spent around 5 months in US.

1. Student life at Austin

2. Trips in Texas
1) San Antonio (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USTexasSanAntonio2005)
2) Huston (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USATexasHoustonNASA2005)

3. Two weeks with two lovely local families for Christmas and New Year in Georgia
(http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USAGeorgiaDahlonega2005)

4. Two weeks traveling with Fareh from LA back to Austin by driving

1) Las Vegas, Nevada (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USANevadaLasVegas2006)
2) Grand Canyon, Arizona (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USAArizonaGrandCanyon2006)
3) Coconino National Forest, Arizona ( http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USAArizonaCoconinoNationalForest2006)
4) Santa Fe, New Mexico (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USANewMexicoSantaFe2006)
5) Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USANewMexicoBandelierNationalMonument2006)
6) Rosewell, New Mexico (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USANewMexicoRoswell2006)
7) Carlsbad Carven National Park, Texas (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USATexasCarlsbadCarvenNationalPark2006)
8) Big Bend National Park, Texas (http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/aprilhsutw/USATexasBigBendNationalPark2006)