Saturday, May 12, 2007

Beo Lan in the Holy Land IV

Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Dolorosa, Jerusalem


Beautiful stained glass - Church of Catherine, Bethlehem


A church at the start of Via Dolorosa (Road to Calvary

Beo Lan in the Holy Land III

Interesting old building near the Upper Room on Mt. Zion

Dome of the Rock mosque on Temple Mount

Water is precious and expensive. But at dinner, we had our fill. Yum Seng!


Church of St Anne ( Mary's mother), near Pool of Bethesda


Church of Sepulcher, Dolorosa, Jerusalem


Beo Lan in the Holy Land II

Take a picture, $1!

Dome of the Rock & Jerusalem at the background(On Mt of Olives)


Church of All Nations (also called Church of Agony), Mount of Olives

Wall of Old Jerusalem


Wailing wall (Remaining western wall of Soloman's Temple )

Beo Lan in the Holy Land I

An ancient church on Mt Nebo, Jordan

Boats on Sea of Galilee


Roses and Old Olive tree


On Mt of Olives


Tom Cruise's brother ? Our Israeli guide

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Some photos of Changi

Sorry about the limited resolution, photos taken with my mobile phone.


Yet another tropical thunderstorm


Flooding from the heavy downpour.


Shining Cafe - opened in February. Serves breakfast and lunch. And a small multimedia display!



Good selection of dishes. (click on photo for enlarged image)

Saturday, April 21, 2007

New Epping Station

The Epping Station is being done up to serve the new underground platform. The concourse is ready. Epping station now has a modern, open concourse and, like a proper station, has escalators!



View from Langston Place.

Entrance and ticketing area.

Entrance and turnstiles.

Old platforms done up.


New footbridge over Beecroft Rd; old bridge in the distance.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Perfecting the brew

Yes, finally perfected it - a 30 ml expresso made from 7g of ground coffee in 25 seconds.





Sunday, April 08, 2007

Bored Shopper?


Not quite. Just resting my feet, or rather my right foot with a fractured 2nd metatarsal. Photo taken at Leura in the Blue Mts where we had lunch on Easter Saturday.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Kay's new hair colour !

And her walking T-shirt. Guess which John she is not happy with!


Sunday, February 25, 2007

Year of the Pig Celebrations in Cabramatta

Last photos of the New Year (perhaps) - this time from vibrant Cabramatta. There was entertainment in the middle of the mall (Feedom Square) appropriately compered in Vietnamese, Cantonese and English, and of course lots of lion dancers, firecrackers and people !