Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Vietnam War Museum

Couple of the places we visited just before leaving for the airport for the long trek home.

 mmmm Twisted Mac N Cheese....
 War Museum

 "Tiger Cages"



 Ouch....

 This scared me sooooo bad!!! Luckily it is fake





Shanghai - Vietnam Continued

After a week in Shanghai...flew onto Vietnam to tour more factories.  Oh yeah and ride Scooters through Siagon!!!!


Lots and lots of scooters


Can I borrow your scooter...I need to move my bed today?



How many chairs do you need ?


Ok....can you count the number of people on this scooter.....4!!!!

Ehhh who needs a car seat?

Siagon Child Seat....

View out the van windows of the areas we were driving through





Good Morning Vietnam!!!! View from the Hotel Window


Rooftop Pool


SSS - Siagon Scooter Squad (which I am now an honorary member)


My fearless driver....Matt McGee (Deputy Director of Sourcing)

Let's do this !!!!  Oh and the awesome helmet I have was rented from some guy off the street for 100,000 Dong


Hey there, don't mind us car!!! Beep Beep


Scooters outnumber the cars on these streets


Give me a Liter of petrol please


Trevor, Ron and Katie


Shanghai - Vietnam

Just returned from the two week fun of traveling overseas for work.  Started out the trip in Shanghai (after many, many hours of travel and multiple layovers).  Met with some factories there and also attended the Furniture Fair in Shanghai.  Here are some highlights

Awesome first class cubby seat... that lays flat!!  Now that is a way to spend 13 hours
My new diet...toast and Coke...safe right?
Looking Down (yes down from the top floor) onto the Bund in Shanghai
More rooftop photos
Shopping in Shanghai
Shopping in Shanghai
The city across the Bund
Yu Gardens - oh yeah Starbucks!!!!
Yu Gardens ....continued

Tallest new building in Shanghai in the distance...amongst the old

Friday, September 23, 2011

One Republic - Seattle

Did a quick trip up to Seattle to see One Republic....they put on a great show and the tickets I scored were so close.  Here are some pictures from the trip......








Pike's Place Market




The Underground Seattle Tour