Trips to Brisbane, Seattle, Madrid, and Shanghai (2018)

2024-06-14

In 2018 I went to Brisbane, Seattle, Madrid, and Shanghai.

1 2018-05: Brisbane, Australia

I went to Brisbane for the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). I was very impressed with how clean and modern the city was, and the fact that housing is very affordable compared to San Francisco thanks to the construction of numerous high rise buildings.

A covered small plaza of some sort.

FIGURE 1 A covered small plaza of some sort.

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Rainbow lorikeet at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.

FIGURE 2 Rainbow lorikeet at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.

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Skyline of Brisbane at sunset.

FIGURE 3 Skyline of Brisbane at sunset.

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darktable 4.6.1
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Skyline of Brisbane at blue hour.

FIGURE 4 Skyline of Brisbane at blue hour.

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darktable 4.6.1
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Brisbane City Hall.

FIGURE 5 Brisbane City Hall.

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Albert Street Uniting Church nestled betwixt the modern buildings.

FIGURE 6 Albert Street Uniting Church nestled betwixt the modern buildings.

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1.1 Day trip to the Gold Coast

I didn’t have time to go scuba diving. The Great Barrier Reef will have to wait until next time! Hopefully it will still exist by then…

FIGURE 7

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FIGURE 8

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2 2018-09: Seattle, WA, USA

I went to Seattle to visit my friend.

Space Needle viewed from the Dimension condominium rooftop.

FIGURE 9 Space Needle viewed from the Dimension condominium rooftop.

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darktable 4.6.1
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The Ballard Bridge, a bascule bridge that spans the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

FIGURE 10 The Ballard Bridge, a bascule bridge that spans the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

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SONY ILCE-7RM2
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Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical
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1/400 s
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ISO 100
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darktable 4.6.1
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Skyline of Seattle from Dr. Jose Rizal Bridge.

FIGURE 11 Skyline of Seattle from Dr. Jose Rizal Bridge.

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SONY ILCE-7RM2
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Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical
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f/4.0
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13.0 s
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ISO 100
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darktable 4.6.1
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3 2018-09 to 2018-10: Madrid, Spain

I went to Madrid for the IEEE International Conference on Robotics Systems (IROS).

The Palacio de Cristal del Retiro at dawn.

FIGURE 12 The Palacio de Cristal del Retiro at dawn.

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Sol.

FIGURE 13 Sol.

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Cathedral of the Royal Palace.

FIGURE 14 Cathedral of the Royal Palace.

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View from the rooftop of the Circulo de Bellas Artes. I got yelled by a security guard when taking the photo since I had climbed over a railing.

FIGURE 15 View from the rooftop of the Circulo de Bellas Artes. I got yelled by a security guard when taking the photo since I had climbed over a railing.

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Some kind of delicious food.

FIGURE 16 Some kind of delicious food.

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4 2018-10: Shanghai, China

I went to Shanghai to visit my parents! My dad was working there at the time.

Pudong viewed from the Bund.

FIGURE 17 Pudong viewed from the Bund.

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darktable 4.6.1
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Beautiful bridge in Zuibaichi.

FIGURE 18 Beautiful bridge in Zuibaichi.

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Porsche 356C at the Auto Museum.

FIGURE 19 Porsche 356C at the Auto Museum.

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f/8.0
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1/1.2 s
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ISO 100
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ILCE-7RM2 v3.30
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The Bund viewed from the Financial Center.

FIGURE 20 The Bund viewed from the Financial Center.

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1/50 s
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ISO 400
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darktable 4.6.1
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The Nanpu Bridge.

FIGURE 21 The Nanpu Bridge.

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A big flower thing.

FIGURE 22 A big flower thing.

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The Bund at dusk.

FIGURE 23 The Bund at dusk.

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The Transrapid to the airport.

FIGURE 24 The Transrapid to the airport.

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