The view from my "office"

[QF WP]

A view on my morning walk this morning at 6:10am on a brisk Winters morning:

 

[QF WP]

I did a 21 day Contiki European tour (15 countries I think) ex Royal National Hotel, London in 1989....boy that was an eye opener in so many ways for the young, naive kpc

Okay that's 6 degrees of separation - I did a 13 day Contiki European Discovery Tour which started at the Royal National on 2 April 1989. We almost crossed paths back then

I flew BNE/LHR on 20 March (BA10) in Club World (19J). Fond memories of my first long haul Business ticket.

 

[QF WP]

My office (well that of my daughters Ophthalmologist) this morning:

 

[Ric]

My lunch time office where Nobu begins...



And my night office where I was truly stuffed!!



They are next to each other in Beverly Hills.

 

[amaroo]

My lunch time office where Nobu begins...

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Have fond memories of the teasing menu - yummy!

 

[OZDUCK]

As I said in the What I Ate Today thread I had trouble with posting photos of my Ireland trip from my Tablet, so I am a putting up a few now I have returned. I am girding my loins to do a trip report.

Sunset over the Cliffs of Moher from our B & B. The tower in the second photo dates from the Napoleonic War.

 

[Viridianne]

A Canadian friend said Sydney always look like summer

 

[VPS]

Okay that's 6 degrees of separation - I did a 13 day Contiki European Discovery Tour which started at the Royal National on 2 April 1989. We almost crossed paths back then

I flew BNE/LHR on 20 March (BA10) in Club World (19J). Fond memories of my first long haul Business ticket.

I did a 61 day Contiki tour in early 80s and at least half of us still keep in touch - had about 18 at our last reunion

 

[Bazzi]

"The cat that saved a railway line. Actually this is Nitama, replacement for the original Tama cat, that died quite a few years ago."

That will be us next January, Cossie

 

[QF WP]

I did a 61 day Contiki tour in early 80s and at least half of us still keep in touch - had about 18 at our last reunion

I organised a reunion after about 10 years in MEL and had a decent turnout. Now I've been half heartedly trying to create a closed FB group but I think tonight I found our Tour Director.

 

[Cossie]

If I had known more about this area of Japan! You could easily base a trip on Wakayama prefecture alone, lot's of forests, mountains and onsen. Next time!

For Kishi, get there a bit earlier than 10:00 and you'll probably see the cat outside before he goes into his 'display case'. Also there weren't many people there until the first train after 10:00 arrived.

In the back of the 'limo' at about 09:30.

 

[VPS]

I organised a reunion after about 10 years in MEL and had a decent turnout. Now I've been half heartedly trying to create a closed FB group but I think tonight I found our Tour Director.

We've got a closed FB group - none of us ever wanted to see our Tour Director again

 

[VPS]

British Museum - would have been even better if they banned children but I still keep going back



https://thelondonginclub.com/ - amazing array of gins. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable will definitely go back (and now I want some of those glasses) This was from Silent Pool Distillers - Surrey based distiller specialising in bespoke gins. and the bottle is lovely


https://mr-foggs.com/gin-parlour/ - quirkier and the staff were dressed up in old style costumes but was much more expensive than the Gin Club and staff weren't as friendly

Gimlet

 

[Cruiser Elite]

............. which was sa Cranca Restaurant in Palma Mallorca:



BEST PAELLA I have ever eaten - just superb.

And shortly later similar outlook from street level awaiting taxi:



Then back to Nixe Palace Hotel where San Juan festival was in full force on beach front right outside hotel:



All beaches in Mallorca are public beaches and adjacent hotels have no control - San Juan festival went til 5am or so - another pic from around midnight:

 

[Cossie]

Not what we expected at this office!



The boss spoke to one of the band members, they are from Munich and come to Japan four times a year for two weeks at a time.

The beer we had was very disappointing, the Japanese stuff we have had so far has been much better.

Hurry up, I'm waiting....

 

[love_the_life]

Not what we expected at this office!

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The boss spoke to one of the band members, they are from Munich and come to Japan four times a year for two weeks at a time.

The beer we had was very disappointing, the Japanese stuff we have had so far has been much better.

Hurry up, I'm waiting....

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Love it - only in Japan. Sapporo has a German Christmas market as well! Still a few weeks till we are there

 

[RooFlyer]

Deer cookies?

 

[love_the_life]

Deer cookies?

They might be for humans to eat but in Nara deer food is a popular item for tourists to buy.

 

[Cossie]

Love it - only in Japan. Sapporo has a German Christmas market as well! Still a few weeks till we are there

When is the xmas market?

 

[love_the_life]

When is the xmas market?

LOL - at Christmas. It runs from end November till Christmas Eve. We had planned to be in Sapporo over Christmas but decided to wait till Feb now for the Ice Festival. This was last year's info:
German Christmas Market in Sapporo