The view from my "office"

[ayebee]

Please tell me more. Looking for ideas for 2024.

I finally got round to doing a report -

Alsace Lorraine - Canal du Marne us Rhin - Self Drive Cruise

This is my first attempt at a trip report, after some interest was expressed in another thread. I don't usually focus on airline seats or food etc, so this is more about the canal cruise. Getting there The core of the holiday was in Alsace - Lorraine, so we booked our Singapore Airlines in and...

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[dxwell]

HAMPTON BY HILTON ISTANBUL ARNAVUTKOY - new hotel near the new Istanbul airport.

 

[Buzzard]

HAMPTON BY HILTON ISTANBUL ARNAVUTKOY - new hotel near the new Istanbul airport.
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When does building commence?

 

[Flashback]

Musée Aeroscopia, Toulouse. Off to do the Airbus tour, no photos allowed though. 38 degrees today

 

[RB]

Day 1 Sri Lanka & a great safari including a leopard sighting



Sloth Bear


I think, a brown fish owl-will need to double check with Lucky our driver

 

[Blackadder]

Time for some Baseball, on another perfect So. Cal evening.

 

[prozac]

Time for some Baseball, on another perfect So. Cal evening. View attachment 336748

Is this what it looks like from a special "box" of some sort?

 

[RB]

Now in Mannar Sri Lanka

From the description board -
BAOBAB TREE
Skin of this tree appears Gray Colour and Very hard.
This tree belong to crop tamily of "Pompagasege" (Bombacaceae) This is one the tree living long time in the world. This is an old of tree of Pallimunai between 700-800 Year Helght of this tree 10.50 meter, and the perimeter of this tree 21.10 meter.
This tree believe to be grown from the Seed of the furit of the leaves branch brought by Arabian in the year 1277 as Com pod

 

[Daver6]

So this is how they beat the morning rush hour traffic in MEL for the commute to work

 

[Blackadder]

Is this what it looks like from a special "box" of some sort?

Nope just the cheap seats up on level 5

 

[Flashback]

Wandering around Toulouse, nice little (big) town.

 

[Flashback]

The journey to Andorra through the Pyrénées, takes around 4 hours including French passport control on the way out. Comfy Mercedes mini bus and had a spare seat which always helps - although it's a 1-2 seating arrangement anyway so you can just take the single if you want. I had all of row 1 to myself




That pipe has a long way to go....


High altitude = chips packet expanding, just like on the plane.


Still couldn't escape the heat - 31 on arrival!

 

[tgh]

Always wanted to go to Andorra, inspired by this song.. (note the date youngsters)

 

[SYD]

HKG office reopened yesterday! Nice to be back. (CX The Pier 1st)

 

[SYD]

HKG office reopened yesterday! Nice to be back. (CX The Pier 1st)
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Had breakfast on the plane inbound from MAD, so took the signature wonton noodles dish.

 

[Cossie]

Frosty office this morning in Canberra.




A gratuitous shot of Max from yesterdays office!

 

[Flashback]

Was it worth the early start when I could have been in bed and scrambling on my hands and knees up and down the screen to see the sunrise over Andorra? I dunno .. you tell me


Some shots from around town this morning and last night.

 

[Pushka]

Sunrise today Turned the Apartment red.

 

[VPS]

Was it worth the early start when I could have been in bed and scrambling on my hands and knees up and down the screen to see the sunrise over Andorra? I dunno .. you tell me
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Some shots from around town this morning and last night.
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Only because of the pretty flowers and you saw a cough cat

 

[RooFlyer]

Sunrise today Turned the Apartment red.

What did you catch?