The view from my "office"

[Flashback]

We had a view out over the square both stays there recently, even though on the 2nd stay I chose a room with a view out the back to the coast..... we somehow ended up in the exact same room!

 

[Captain Halliday]

After this afternoon’s BNE storm.



JQ753 BNE-LST

Note the extended centreline for the new RWY is complete.

 

[Steady]

JQ753 BNE-LST

Are you in Tassie?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Are you in Tassie?

Negative. That’s the flight in pic 2 departing BNE after the storm.

 

[straitman]

A view of the 'Shane Warne Stand' at the Ageas Bowl. Picture from our hotel window.

 

[QF WP]

After reading @Captain Halliday’s SMS to me this afternoon about the impending storm front approaching Brisbane, I knew it was coming to the Sunshine Coast so here is my photo when it hit about an hour later
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It was an intense storm that hit minutes later.

 

[jxv]

Another day in Leeuwarden.

Not only the Oldenhove tower lists...


There are lots of canals and on Sunday afternoon all is quiet, not a car or bicycle in sight.


Lots of interesting architecture too.

 

[jxv]

Leeuwarden is the 2018 European Cultural Capital. Lots of art exhibitions, sculptures and various activities attract tourists and as a result accommodation prices have skyrocketed. We decided to stay at a hotel in Hurdegaryp just outside the city. It is a 9-minute train ride (€2.75) or 20 minutes by bus to the city centre.

The Van der Valk hotel (Van der Valk is a large Dutch hotel chain) had a 3 nights for the price of 2 promotion.

The rooms are typical for an older 3 or 4-star establishment, but the corridors remind me of concrete pedestrian underpasses and the attempt at “artistic” decoration has not really worked.

As usual for a Van der Valk hotel, the restaurant attracts lots of customers from the surrounding area with good food at reasonable prices.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I must say jxv, I wouldn't be feeling too at ease in those buildings.That "arty" corridor, looks more like that fire hose sprung a leak to me!

 

[OZDUCK]

Yesterday we were in the desert state of Qatar. Were stuck in the Museum of Islamic Art for close to 3 hours because of the thunder, lightning and rain. In the end we walked the 7 1/2 km back to our hotel because of the traffic chaos. It was actually a lovely walk along the Corniche as the temperature was only about 26 C - but a bit damp. They received about 60 mm of rain - their yearly average is 78 mm.

rainwater gushing over the Corniche seawall



There appeared to be basically no drains on the roads



There will still road closures when we went to the airport about 5 hours later

 

[drron]

A pity it couldn't have happened alittle east over Abu dhabi a few days ago.

 

[Pushka]

Yesterday we were in the desert state of Qatar. Were stuck in the Museum of Islamic Art for close to 3 hours because of the thunder, lightning and rain. In the end we walked the 7 1/2 km back to our hotel because of the traffic chaos. It was actually a lovely walk along the Corniche as the temperature was only about 26 C - but a bit damp. They received about 60 mm of rain - their yearly average is 78 mm.

rainwater gushing over the Corniche seawall

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There appeared to be basically no drains on the roads

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There will still road closures when we went to the airport about 5 hours later

That’s an unusual time of the year for that to happen. We were in Dubai in December and it also flooded and agree, they have little drainage for water. Floods all over the place.

 

[teammongo]

Fields of gold. Pinot noir as far as the eye can see. Brugendy.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Sunrise. Nagoya, Japan

 

[yld200]

There appeared to be basically no drains on the roads

A few years ago in Dubai we had the same experience. There is no storm water system so they just have to wait for the water to evaporate.

A shopping mall we were in at the time lost power and the back up generators kicked in which didn't power up the automatic flush and taps in the toilets - was a bit smelly.

 

[Mattg]

This is the view from my (actual) current office in Utrecht, Netherlands.

 

[Flashback]

This is the view from my (actual) current office in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Looks vaguely familiar, been many years since I worked there!

 

[Meggsy]

Segovia Spain

 

[JohnM]

Segovia Spain

Now, that is a particularly nice picture of a gorgeous place that I used to visit often for both work and pleasure - and you struck a particularly nice day too, by the look of it. The aqueduct has to be seen to be believed. Aaahhh - memories... Top stuff!

 

[kermatu]

Seemingly endless circling over London before LHR arrival.