Monday, June 22, 2009

United Kingdom May/June 2009

The London Eye. Was once the world's largest ferris wheel. Singapore has now built a larger one.
Wild looking gargoyle from Westminster Abbey.

Big Ben and the House of Parliment in London.

Marsden limekilns. Kilns were used to manufacture lime for farming and were built in the 1870's along with an entire village of Marsden. The village disappeared by 1977 along with the closing of the kilns.

Marsden lighthouse which was the first all electric lighthouse in the world.

Shorts of Whitburn, Toro distributor in Whitburn, UK.

TSL - Turfcare Specalists Limited in Point Lane, Leadgate.

Steven Bartle and John Russell of The Mower Shop, Toro service center and retail store, in West Haddon, UK.
MOX UK golf cart?

Look, it is an English Shepherd Bull! Better known as Kyloe cattle which is an ancient breed of cattle.

Prayer tree growing on the "Bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Ruins of Castell Aberystwyth Castle in Wales.

Craignethan Castle.

View from Castell Aberystwyth Castle overlooking part of the town of Aberystwyth, Wales.

Very artistic gargoyle in Aberystwyth, Wales.

How often do you have to take your sheep for a walk and what is up with the diaper?

South Korea

One of the side streets in Seoul with great entertainment and places to relax, unwind and enjoy a meal.

Guinness taste and looks the same no matter what language it is in!

Dinner waiting to be served on a street in Seoul.

Friend, Ryan Nowack, Professor of English at Sejong University in Seoul, Korea.

Nam Sang, Kim General Manager, Management Team; Tae Woo, Kwon Assistant Manager, Management Team; Hyo Jun, Cho Asistant Manager, Sales Team and Hyoung Jin, Park Sales Team having a great lunch with me at their building for Kukje Intertrade Co. Ltd.

Chan-Ho, Cho Managing Director and Betty Cha, Manager of B-Ray Industrial Co., Ltd. with their St. Louis Cardinals/Toro baseball caps.





Hong Kong

Bamboo scaffolding is all they use in China and it appears to be as sturdy as steel.

Great subway system in Hong Kong, but very crowded at rush hour.

Laser light show over Victoria Harbor.

Steet food vendor on the Hong Kong mainland.

Awesome local restaurant in Hong Kong Wan Chai District.

Darry Koster, Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club superintendent and Willie Slingerland from Flowtronex.

Signature hole # 3 at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club.

Beautiful scenery of Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club.

Singapore


Me enjoying durian fruit. This is the one food that Andrew Zimmerman from the TV show "Bizarre Foods" will not eat.






Equipment storage buildings at Kranji Sancturary Golf Course






Orchids growing at the Orchid Country Club.






Eric Phua from AT Besquip and James Sua CGCS, CCPC, CGIA, Manager of SAFRA.


Worker grooming green with True-Surface Greens Care Collection system at SAFRA Resort.




Distributor and friend Eric Phua having lunch at his brother's food stall.







Spiker demonstration at National Service Resort & Country Club