Adelaide

I popped over to Adelaide for the weekend with the rest of the family.
My 10 year old niece was selected to perform in the Australian Youth Ballet of "Mary Poppins".

All 5 shows were 100% sold, and Jess held us well, given she must have been exhausted. Months of rehearsing and finally we go to see the show, it as great and wonderful to see an audience full of kids having a great time as well as proud relatives...

While in Adelaide, we pop down to McLaren vale and managed to sample and purchase plenty of wine.... great weather both days and it was a fun visit, all be it a quick one.

 

 

 

Back to Melbourne and work!!!

 

Images from Nepal

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Here are some highlights from Nepal
1. Elephant @ Chitwan National Aprk
2. Wild rhino on Elephant safari @ Chitwan National Park
3. Oxen as a mode of transport @ Chitwan National Park
4. Buddist flags @ Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha
5. Hand carved canoes @ Chitwan National Park
6 & 7.  View over the lake @ Pokhara where there is an amazing view of the Annapurna Mountain range, if its clear. It was not.....
8. Prayer wheels at the Monkey temple in Kathmandu

Nepal was amazing, quiet after all the hustle and bustle of India and being in the Chitwan National Park and doing a walking safari (only 3 of us were brave enough) was an experience I will never forget - close up with wild rhino's, was incredible. Pity it was hazy and we couldn't see the Himalaya's until we left for home for Kathmandu airport, as it looks amazing - based on photo's I have seen. Well we can't have everything!

Kris xx

India - various images

Thought I would share a batch of snapshots from various places in India.

Market stalls and people out and about on various modes of transport, amazing how many people can squeeze into a motor bike.

 Varanasi, boat ride on the Ganges past the Ghats

Marigold garlands

Jaipur - Amber Fort Gardens and painted entrance detail

Time  for some Chai in handmade terracotto pots, used once and recyled to keep the locals in tradtional jobs.

Next post will be some images from Nepal

India - Agra

One of the highlights of my trip was to see the Taj Mahal. Amazing on the flesh and even in the photo's it look surreal. The intricate marble details are stunning and even patterns that are popular now like the chevron design are found, and it dates back to the 1500's.

The following morning, we got up at 5am to head the other side of the river and see the Taj as the sun rose and without the thousands of tourists, just some random dogs and Buddhist monks, chanting at dawn.

 Kris

Back from my travels

I'm back - I had the most amazing three weeks away with my three sisters and my little sisters friends - mainly in India and Nepal with a few days in KL for shopping.

India is an explosion for the senses - noise, smells and sights, but I must say it exceeded my expectations and no Delhi belly for me....

We are there for the Holi festival and in the spice markets in Delhi the colours were everywhere.

I'll post some more of my photo's over the next week.

Patterns in Barcelona

Looking through some photo's from a trip to spain a couple of years ago and came across these images of the exteriors of houses in Barcelona. Stunning plaster work and tiles adhorn many houses and make the city unique. Brings the travel bug to the surface......