ABC Wednesday: Q is for a Quick Tour Around the World

Three weeks ago, I (Grace) went away for a business trip that took me around the world in two weeks visiting six cities.  I first arrived at Hong Kong airport for transit.  After an overnight stay at the airport hotel, I flied to Frankfurt to see our contractor.  I then arrived at Heathrow airport in London to have the company's scientific advisory board meeting.  When my colleagues were at Windsor Castle sight-seeing, I flied to Washington, DC to have a weekend with my daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law.  After the weekend, I had a conference in Boston then visited our partner at San Francisco before flying back to Taipei.

I had with me the Nikon D90 with the new 35mm 1.8 lens.  Here is a Quick Photo Tour of my trip.  The first picture is Hong Kong airport, an airplane, a fitting start of my trip.

A scene from my hotel room at Hong Kong airport.  Not the usual scene that one would associate with Hong Kong.  The new airport is very far away from the city and sits on its own island.

A view from the hotel lobby.  A sign showed "No Stopping" on either side, the only way was flying away!!

At Frankfurt, we went to a German Restaurant Kartoffelhaus, which is famous for its potato dishes.  It is a charming traditional restaurant with beams and many chicken paintings on the wall.

The other side of the restaurant has a mirrored window.  I liked the mood, which was almost like in a painting.

The table setting was very romantic with a candle and a single tulip.

This is the ultramodern lobby of Hilton Hotel that connected to Terminal 4 of Heathrow airport of London.  The lightings of various colors give interest to this atrium.

In England, besides fish and chips, roast beef, etc., people like to have either Chinese or Indian meals.  We went to the Memories of India, which uses many interesting wooden structures (doors, columns, etc.) as decoration.  The gentleman above in the Indian restaurant saw me with the camera, took me to the Thai restaurant called Tiger Lily across the street.  

It is owned by the same owner.  It has a beautiful carved traditional wooden door.

But the bar of this restaurant is very modern.

We came back to the Memories of India for our meal.  Here is a beautiful wooden commode at the entrance of the restaurant.

All the clients were having a good time at Memories of India in front of the wooden panel hand carved and shipped from India.

Here is our adorable 20-month granddaughter eating a waffle!!  I spent a weekend with her at my daughter's home at Washington, DC.  It was way too short.

My final stop was San Francisco.  Whenever possible, I always have an American breakfast at Sears near the Union Square.  There is often a queue waiting to get in.

This is the ticketing booth for the car park at Hilton hotel, which shaped like a cable car.

The mural painting makes the parking a lot more interesting place.  

This comes to the end of my Quick Tour Around the World. It seems the only places that I have been were the airports, hotels and restaurants.  I was glad to be back home in Taipei.

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