Hot Air Balloon in Cappadocia

As I looked back at my holidays, I am thankful for all my trips. I never expected to travel to Turkey, even more to sit in the hot air balloon in Cappadocia. Yet I did that and indeed it has been a wonderful experience, one which will forever be in my memories.

I enjoy my holidays and I hope I have the chance to travel with my love one around the world, soaking in the sights,the food, the fun and the scenery.

The special feeling of my Turkey trip has to be being with the group on this trip. We were all like family - the deep special bonding.


At 4am we awoke and we departed at 5am for our hot air balloon expedition on 23 November 2010. Decked in 4 layers, I looked like a mini pink snowgal. Very warm and comfortable. We reached the sight at 520pm. Some snacks for the early birds.

Preparing for the hot air balloon take off. Watch the flames.

A colourful hotair balloon - we were hopping to sit in this hotair balloon. Ours was a yellow one.

Setting off

Many of my friends remarked that I was very brave to sit in the hot air balloon. Actually there is no fear at all and it is safe. That day the weather was nice and the ride was smooth. I guess I did not have time to have any fear as I was busy taking photos and soaking into the moment. Cappadocia is indeed beautiful. Not forgetting each of us paid US190 to sit in the hot air balloon. This is definitely the highlight of trip

Such a lovely view

Sunrise - a view from our hotair balloon

Pat & Xiuling - don't we look warm :)

We flew over the unique rock formation at Cappadocia, admiring the beautiful fairy chimneys from the air.

Picture Postcard

Fairy Chimneys at day break

The hotair balloons that floated along our way

Up Up and Away

So near yet so far

A series of hotair balloons

Love such shots - so peaceful

Floating silently above the Cappdocian landscape dotted with villages, vineyards and fruit orchards for 1 hour.

We landed safely - smooth landing and a lovely morning.

Yeah we made it - our hotair balloons certificates - Xiuling, Cheryl, Pat and Janice.

Time for celebration before we headed back for breakfast and to resume to see the sights of Cappadocia.

Daikokuya

Delighted Pat and her Japanese food


Daikokuya was the place I met Jem for dinner on 12 September before he flies back for studies. I didn't know that this restaurant was located at Raffles City Shopping Centre #B1-13. It was good fellowship and catch up for both of us. Not for the fact I was at St Ignatius church talk did I know Jem was back in Singapore for hols.

Spinach Salad with Egg ($7.80)

Spinach Salad with Egg, a plate of greens which we shared. The salad was fresh and crunchy. Not much of the egg though. I realised I have grown to like salad either as a dish to share or as a main course Japanese salads are still the best!

Stamina Miso Ramen ($14.50)

I enjoyed my bowl of Miso Ramen. Soy flavoured Ramen with pork. It was delicious. The soup was thick and complemented the Ramen.

Sapporo Shoyu Ramen ($13.90)

Jem had the Sapporo Shoyu Ramen. Check out the colour of the soup. He certainly enjoyed his bowl of ramen.

Our dinner dishes for the evening

Jem it was good to catch up with you. Have faith and trust that He knows what is best for you. Stay in touch. God bless.

Earle Swensen

On 4th September 2011, I brought my mum out for lunch at Earle Swensen, located #02-117 at Vivocity. It was a cosy place to relax after a hectic week.

Mum's plate of Salad

We ordered the main courses, hence there was a free flow of salad spread.

Pat's colourful plate of salad

Malted Chocolate Milk Shake Float for Pat -the gal with the sweet tooth

Fried Chicken ($18.90)

Neat presentation. Mum usually tends to go for dishes that she has tasted. Hence she opted for the fried chicken. A small portion with more fries.

2nd round of salad for mum

Mum enjoyed the spread of salad, the 2nd round of Salad. Both of us came to a conclusion the weekday salad spread is better than the weekend spread. That I can attest to, as I had lunch with my friend 2 weeks later. It was indeed a better spread.

Cajun Salmon

This dish with mash potato is tasty and healthy. The outer layer is cripsy and the salmon is tender.

Closer shot of the dish

Pat's 2nd round of salad with chips

We were certainly very full after our salad and lunch dishes. Enjoyed the Sunday lunch with mum. We then headed for novena procession that evening.

Soup Restaurant

Pat & Charissa

It was a Friday evening on 2 Sept 2011 where I met up with Charissa for dinner. Ususally on Fridays, we will attending Friday growth at CSC. For that week, there was the Prayer Experience Retreat (PER), hence Friday nite was free. We had an enjoyable dinner filled with fellowship and sharing.
Soup Restaurant @ Vivocity - #02-141

The menu - making our selection of food

Fried Noodle with Fish Slice - ( $9.90)

As it was a Friday, we tried to stay away from meat stuff. Love this dish. The noodles were cripsy and the slices of fish were aplently. We managed to have around 2 servings in our respective bowls.

Claypot Tofu - $8.00

Soft and tasty - absolutely delicious

Ah Por Fan Shu Leaves - $8.50

Our Dinner spread for the nite

They are common dishes that we usually eat. Yet somehow that night, the dishes were delicious. I guess whenever I visit Soup Restaurant it is to try the chicken and the soup. This set of dishes was something different. I will definitely will be back to try out more dishes. A cosy and quiet restaurant. We were very blessed to see the fireworks at 9am across Sentosa from where we were seated. We were also one of the last few groups of people to leave the restaurant that night.

A beautiful evening with His grace and blessings.

Prego

Ana & Pat - the babes in black

Nice lovely setting

It been years since I stepped into Prego for a meal. On 29th August, I met up with Anatasnia and Marcus for dinner.

Calamari

Cripsy on the outside and soft in the inside. Nicely done. The Calamari were so addictive that we finished this dish within 10 minutes!!

Mussels

Fresh mussels mixed with tomoto based sauce was simply delicious. We either dipped bread or the calamari into the sauce. This was Marcus favourite dish.

Seafood Pizza
Trust Ana to order the food. She is really good at her selection of dishes. Thin crust pizza with cheese and seafood, we were full after eating this dish.

Seafood Spaghetti