Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


May 17, 2008: Kista Galleria

Its all about food and retail therapy (the Singapore term for shopping). Typically when I get to a new place, I make serveral survival experiments:
  • Visit an ATM machine to get some money and discover the bank conversion rate
  • Visit a local convenience shop and purchase a perpaid SIM card for my phone
  • Visit a grocery store and calibarate my prices - Coca Cola is a good test
  • Visit the local bus / subway information booth to discover how to get around
  • Take some photos as a way to slow down a bit and explore some things in detail. Better yet, follow Mike's (our 2nd son) - take photos that tell a story - where are you walking, what do you see. That sort of thing. It really works
Leaving the hotel - the first thing I see is Ericsson - everywhere. I suppose this is a major Ericsson facility. Anyway - one of my best friends from Patras, Adi, now works for Ericsson - so this must be his home away from home

Ericsson

Here is another building adjacent to the Kista Galleria - so why not explore?

Ericsson

This is the inside of the Kista Galleria - a huge multipurpose building (subway stop, bus stop and a large variety of retail therapy clinics. The Food Court - a good place to calibrate prices.

may 17 0551 food court

Wayne's Coffee

may 17 0579 waynes coffee

Tapas - Asian style

may 17 0545 tapas

A view of the clinics from upstairs

may 17 0548 upper clinics

Lower floor retail therapy clinics

may 17 0549 retail therapy clinics

A triangle building and church (I think)

may 17 0556 triangle church

A cubist (in my impression) sculpture

may 17 0557 cubist sculpture

The subway stops

may 17 0561 subway

Tower cranes - giant toys for grownups - what fun to look down on everything.

may 17 0573 tower cranes

Triangle Building - either this is the Science Center or near it

may 17 0574 triangle building

Theater

may 17 0582 Kista Galleria theater

The way out

may 17 0590 way out

Cinema - outside view

may 17 0575 cinema

An interesting street light

may 17 0591 street light

The triangle building again

may 17 0593 triangle building

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