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Power pylons
Just saw a house that is almost tailor-made for us...unfortunately it happens to be near a power pylon (about 20-30 metres, the pylon is in the neighbour's yard ( Read more... ) -
Phew
Just celebrated my grandmother's 80th birthday by walking the Tongariro crossing with her and the rest of my family. Was awesome and am in awe of her! -
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Me = minus one front tooth and plus one titanium bolt, I am in fact bio-moded.
This is very weird (also my face swelled up to my eyelids which really doubles the impression that I've been brawling). -
In Hong Kong (again)
And waiting to get my connecting flight to Auckland. Looking forward to it now. -
Just about home
In four and a half hours I should be on an aeroplane bound for Auckland by 2pm Saturday I should be in Wellington and steeling myself to start work again on Monday.
*gulp*
Looking forward to being home very much though -
In London!
And I've actually been through Paddington station. Paris was absolutely lovely, I did climb the tower in the end and I just generally enjoyed getting lost around the place ( Read more... ) -
I loved the Louvre
I discovered something very interesting about the Louvre, it's open late on Friday nights and it is (by Louvre standards anyway) remarkably empty later in the afternoon and evening. So I got to wander around everything and queued for less than five minutes to get in ( Read more... ) -
Anna in Paris
And oddly much more cheerful, I don't know why Rome seemed to get me down, I mean it was full of wonderful sights, endless history and fabulous food. I think it might just have been the heat ( Read more... ) -
Rome days 3 and 4
So yesterday despite being kind of tired I walked out to the Spanish steps and then over to the Vatican to look round the museum, I saw a mere fraction of what they've got but I did manage to fit in the Sistine chapel and the Raphael rooms ( Read more... ) -
Rome is Amazing!!!
I've mostly just been walking around because the crowds kind of scare me right now ( Read more... )