A reminder of why Ozzies keep their shoes upside down. This 'lil guy looks scary but is actually completely harmless. So far we've found at least three huntsman spiders in the house this spring :-)
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Sunday, 12 October 2014
2nd half done!
Helen completed the McLaren Vale half-marathon today, and improved on her time from Sydney, even with the route being much more up and down! Congratulations!
I had to sit this one out cos of a dodgy back, but provided essential support and encouragement without which none of this would be possible :-)
I had to sit this one out cos of a dodgy back, but provided essential support and encouragement without which none of this would be possible :-)
Sydney
A few piccies from our stroll to Sydney, pre- and post-half-marathon.
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| Park Hyatt Hotel in Sydney Harbour - nice work if you can get it! |
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| View of Sydney from the plane |
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| Manly Beach |
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| Wiggly kite on Manly Beach |
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| On the Manly Beach ferry |
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| Harbour Bridge from the Opera House - a ship passing under... |
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| Inside the Sydney Opera House - Steve Hough, Dvorak Piano Concerto |
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| Sydney CBD |
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| Manly ferry |
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| Making friends... a random baby showing interest in my food, at a Chinese in Manly Beach |
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| Manly Beach |
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| Opera Bar |
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| View of Kirribili - where we stayed - from the Opera House |
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| Night view of Sydney CBD from Kirribili (other side of Harbour Bridge) |
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| A giant Moreton Bay fig |
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| Opera House or Darth Vader? |
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| View of Sydney Harbour from Circular Quay metro station |
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| A very Manly Beach |
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Ja volim globalizaciju / I love globalisation
Danas nadjem u lokalnom supermarketu ajvar, to ce reci 'ayvar' kako ga pisu za strance. Pogledam gde je napravljen i imam sta da vidim - u Brusu, ni 100 km od rodnog grada! A nije ni los za pojesti; kao sto se da videti, ja vec smaz'o pola tegle za dorucak. Ja volim globalizaciju! :-)
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Today I found ajvar - aka 'ayvar' as it is spelled for foreigners - in the local supermarket. I checked out the origin and lo and behold, it's from Brus, a place no more than a 100 km from my home town! And it's half-decent too; as you can tell, I've already polished off half the jar for breakfast. I love globalisation! :-)
Today I found ajvar - aka 'ayvar' as it is spelled for foreigners - in the local supermarket. I checked out the origin and lo and behold, it's from Brus, a place no more than a 100 km from my home town! And it's half-decent too; as you can tell, I've already polished off half the jar for breakfast. I love globalisation! :-)
Sunday, 11 May 2014
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Woolshed Gully to Mount Lofty
Last Sunday we went for a walk in the Adelaide Hills early in the morning - probably around 8am, which must be a record of some sort, for us anyway. The light is best at that time of the day and the views... well, see for yourself!
We climbed Mount Lofty, which is probably the best known promontory over Adelaide, together with lots of fit Adeladians - and a few of the not so fit ones. It seems to be a fad amongst the trendy folk to get up early and run up this hill with latest lycra outfits on display - making the difference between the fit and the not-so-fit all the more poignant.
In any case, we chose the route less travelled and avoided most of the human traffic, only to then rejoin the maddening crowds at the top of Lofty, for a hot cup-a-coffee... Some luxuries of modernity are not so bad after all :-)
In any case, we chose the route less travelled and avoided most of the human traffic, only to then rejoin the maddening crowds at the top of Lofty, for a hot cup-a-coffee... Some luxuries of modernity are not so bad after all :-)
xoxo
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