Life continues to amaze me. Having the best time down here in Esperance with friends Kathy and Terry. Yesterday I went with them to Norseman (about 180 km away)…the place you always reach when coming this way across The Nullarbor. Have not been back there since Eric died and it was great to see the [...]
Somehow time has disappeared once again! Also, I used up my monthly data allowance early which meant that any internet access was extremely slow, so too hard to try and put photos on here. New month starts tomorrow so will get to work with some more phots. Headed down to Esperance this morning…a 5.5 hr [...]
OK…trying a new background to see if I can get these photos to to what they are supposed to. At last….think I have it figured out. The Cloisonne was amazing…saw the girls working at making this….suspect they suffer from lung problems from inhaling the copper etc fumes over many years. And their eyesight must also [...]
A few odds and sods from my time in China. Firstly, the currency. $1 Australian gave us between 5 and 6 Yuan…or RMB..they used either words and it was confusing at first. And when we got money changed we generally got it mostly in 100 Yuan notes. Whenever we handed over a 100 Yuan note [...]
Back in Beijing again. Sorry, photos will jump around a bit as I get around to getting them organised…and depending on my mood of the day!!! Once again, beautiful architecture and artwork…..and heaps of steps to climd and lots of walking. No wonder my hip has been destroyed!! Fingers crossed that I have been able [...]
While I am still on a high from China and already looking at plans for future trips, the reality of getting older intrudes!! We have ahd a couple of very stormy, rainy days and my hip has been very, very painful. On the brighter side, I have a specialist appointment on Nov 14th and could [...]
After 4 momentous days in Beijing we went on the unforgettable train trip to Xi’an. We travelled with the locals, albeit in 2nd class which meant we had a room with 4 very squeezy bunk beds. Only 1 person could stand at a time and the bunks were quite narrow, hard boards with just about [...]
