Showing posts with label tram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tram. Show all posts

Sunday, August 18, 2019

OF A TRAM RIDE, A TOWER AND A MUSEUM


24th MARCH 2019 ~ After all the sakura observing sessions, I tried to find my way to the museum in the city when I saw a signboard showing there is one located nearby. However, I found another attraction which was the Jinhae Tower on top of a hill in the city centre, and in order to get to the top of the hill, one would have to either take the tram or climb up. I opted for the first choice.


The queue was long and I was sure I was the only Malaysian in the line waiting to get into the tram.








Then I saw the majestic tower erected on top of the hill, and the museum was actually located in the tower building.










There were observation decks on a few levels of the tower. I climbed up all the stairs to get to all levels and I did hope I would get thinner when I returned home.


One could simply enjoy the spectacular view of the city from here.




















Jinhae Museum of Changwon City was a small one and most of the exhibits had Korean labels attached to them so there was not much I could do except looking attentively at all the displays.










There was actually no initial plan of coming to this place and this was the result of going without much planning done beforehand. However, I would find more interesting places that sometimes were not highlighted in any travel blogs. I would suggest visitors to get here too when you are in Jinhae.



a video of the panoramic Jinhae city from the tower

Thursday, April 19, 2018

THE UPHILL JOURNEY TO THE FAMOUS PENANG HILL STARTED - PART 1


24th MARCH 2018 ~ After the heavy breakfast of nasi kandar, we were so ready to embark on the journey to get up to the top (was that the top?) of famous Penang Hill. We were lucky there was just a small crowd when we arrived so the queue to buy the entrance tickets was bearable.









the latest entry ticket rate





Then everybody had to queue to get to the platform before the tram arrived.








The tram finally arrived. The place was already upgraded and the tram used was the modern one which should be faster.








The coaches were full of people but it was speeding up quite fast so we did not have to stand up for long.

TO BE CONTINUED...