Christchurch

One day of sightseeing in Christchurch.

We went to the center of the city. 

Had a coffee and at Riverside. A streetfood kind of place. Great place. We also went there for dinner. 

We went to the Quake city museum. Very interesting, and though. 😥

At the Terrace we saw some huge eels. A man was feeding them, and the boys was very excited. Of course Anders got bitten by one, but a plaster, and the ongoing interest, made him return to the impressive fish. 

The boys highlight today was probably the huge playground The Margaret Mahy Family Playground. An impressive free playground. We talked to other parents at got good advices on our coming NZ adventure. 

Gardens by the bay

We got tickets for Gardens by the bay. Or actually it's a free area with some of the attractions with an entry fee. 

It's a huge area!

We headed straight to a kids area with a free water playground. Almost no people there. 

We had tickets for the cloud forrest and the flower dome. The cloud forrest was a crazy, but still interesting place. Jurassic Park style. 

Flower dome, with the boys seperated in two groups, was impressive and interesting. But two tiered boys though 😊

In the evening we was light festival, and went home by the metro. 

Chinatown and Night Safari

We went to Chinatown with metro. 

Lots of tempting items to buy for the boys. 

Then we went to Khatib with the metro.

We went to the local restaurant, Mc Donald's.

Almost l like home... 

Happy Meals was close. 

Afterwards we took the M2 bus to the area with Night Safari.

Night Safari was great. Not crowded at all, and interesting displays with cool animals. 

Søren fed a rhino.

The metro was apparently not running at late night, so we went to the hotel by a Grab Ride. 

A deaf driwer this time, but way more relaxed/safe driving, and no texting while driving.

First day in Singapore

The boys woke up at 3:25. Ready for adventures! 🫩😂

Søren and I went out at 5am to find some breakfast. 

Our goal today was visiting Singapore Oceanarium. A huge aquarium. 

We went there by metro and walked the last bit. Very easy to use public transport in Singapore. 

Jellyfish 

Anders joining a local class 

Søren and Anders' interaction with a display became a tourist attraction 😅

Palawan beavh

Busride home with two tired boys and parents 

NZ adventure started

Family adventure just began.

From 5th of January to 29th of March 2026.

Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji and Dubai is ahead. 

Left Denmark in snow. 

Train from Fredericia on time. Phew 😊👌

Granddad and grandma drowe us to the train station. 

Took very little time, and all toys ect was out of the bags. 

Flight in Copenhagen. Airbus A380-800 (A388) is the world's largest passenger aircraft. 

It was two hours delayed because of ice on the wings. 

Machines removing ice from the plane. 

The delay ment a very short transfer time in Dubai, but we managed 💪

First flight was 'go nuts with screen' for the boys.  

Second flight was sleep mode. It took a while 😅

The taxi ride from the airport was interesting. A grab ride. Like Über. 

The driver was texting during the intire trip. 

Price: 50S$

Metro next time. 

Bye bye Sri Lanka

In the airport again. Heading home after a great month in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Didn't do much today. Went for a swim in the ocean, and got organised.
The area had a power cut, so it was really hot. 5 minutes after a shower I was soaked in sweat again.

I bought a few extra souvenirs, and managed to fit everything in my backpack. Only 21kg though... Qatar airlines accept 30kg... :)

The owner of the guesthouse, also a tuk tuk driver, decided to show me a Hindu temple on the way to the airport.
I was worried it was another "donating temple visit"... But no. He had to pray, and brought me. He did a quick ritual and lighted a pack of sense smoke sticks. And rushed out again. Interesting visit.

Before entering the departure terminal I visited the arrival terminal. Waited for 5 minutes and spotted a tourist. Gave her my guidebook and received a hug from her son. Cool. Have written good advices in the book, and I hope she will pass it on to a new traveler when she leaves the country.

In Denmark Thursday morning at 6am.

See you guys, and thanks to the few people actually reading this :)

Buying tools in Negombo

Today's mission: buy useful souvenirs.

I wanted to buy useful things to bring home. Have seen a lot of cool knives and tools. The manager of my guesthouse knew a place. I was pretty sure I had seen the place when I was on my tuk tuk trip to Trimcomalee.
Anyways, his brother, a tuk tuk driver was eager to drive us there, of course :)

It's definitely low season now. Everyone seems desperate to milk a few rupees out of the few tourists hanging around.

We went there. My 'friend' knew a place where I would get local prices. Aha.....

We went there, lots of places selling tools and knifes. I took a tour, and quickly realized I could get cheaper tools elsewhere than my friends place. Great....
Not a huge difference though. I ended up buying 4 different tool/knifes. Interesting if the airport police will accept me traveling with them.
They probably just need a little $help$.... :)

My lunch was a stack of rotty. You'll get a huge stack, but you'll only pay for the ones you eat. The rest goes back to the display. Wonder how many times one rotty can travel back and forth in one day...
There's plenty of different ones. Some spicy, some average. But all really nice, and usually only 35 rupees each. (2dkr)

Last night in Sri Lanka tonight. Leaving the country tomorrow at 10pm.

Photo: Rotty