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

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)

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.

Perfecting the brew

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

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.

Kay's new hair colour !

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

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 !

More Lunar New Year Photos - Chinatown

Nowadays Singaporeans have to come to Australia to see real street side firecrackers!

The Queens in Sydney

A rare conjuction of events, two the world's most luxurious ships Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2 were in Sydney at the same time yesterday. We joined the thousands in the crush to take a few glimpses of the ships.

Kay and Yvonne after a long wait for a table for dinner near the Opera House.



The food arrived.

Then surprise, surprise, the QE2 arrived while we still had the table and top viewing position. Our timing was exquisite!

The view from the footsteps of the Opera House, the QE2 dominating the Circular Quay.
The Queen Mary 2, in nearby Woolloomooloo.

Happy Lunar New Year !