The view from my "office"

[Milboo]

Christmas in Sydney - Christmas Eve was carols and the lights at St Mary’s and Christmas Day was the Zoo. Where it was stinking hot and a tad busy.

 

[VPS]

So the final Christmas Market visit for the year... Chicago. We landed this morning and the weather has been amazing, -1 but blue skies and pretty much no wind. Was interesting to have a wander around the market but it's not quite up to European standards (or prices!).

The end! Bah Humbug everyone!

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And Bah humbug to you. Merry Christmas

 

[amaroo]

Christmas Day - London. Still have Christmas dinner to come.

 

[JohnK]

SIN airport and Marina Bay Sands casino.

 

[Captain Halliday]

My office this morning is the SYD F lounge.



But Miss H has stumped the staff with this question: “Why does it say all day dining if you have to wait until 11am?”



That’s my girl!

 

[JohnK]

The garden is lovely JohnK. I especially enjoyed seeing the dahlias - took me back to my mum’s when I was growing up. Impressive green nature strip too.

Thanks. Mum is 75 and is still passionate with her flower garden. She even did the vegetable garden this year as dad had a lengthy time in hospital. If I can 1/10th of what she does garden will look ok.

 

[Buzzard]

Christmas day at West Lakes (SA)

 

[kookaburra75]

Wow they have done a lot to the Park since I was there ... 20 years ago .

I went looking for some hard copy pics I took then ( including a walk to the top of Mt Dove ) but couldn't find them. Will keep looking.

But I did find this, the view of my overnight office from my time working in the NT ( And specifically looking at @JohnM and others who purport to disclaim my current desire for comfy hotels ). I can't recall the significance of the Surf box, as it was one of our temporary camps. Why in the open and not under a tree? Think fruit bats!

That's still 'luxury' accommodation in my books. Our swags were a lot more basic, without the fancy poles, and we relied on tying the end off into the bullbar of our survey vehicle.

Is Surf a variation on the OMO/FAB messaging service?

.... What do you mean?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Christmas day at West Lakes (SA)
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Assigned seating for Christmas lunch. That’s fancy.

 

[drron]

Or obsessive.

 

[Daver6]

Workout and a dip with a view of the back of Adelaide Oval.

 

[Pushka]

Workout and a dip with a view of the back of Adelaide Oval.

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You probably saw MrP then.

Or obsessive.

Or ensuring you don’t sit next to the wrong rellie.

 

[Denali]

Bridestowe Lavender farm is approx 1hr from Launceston. My advice is get there before they open or as late as possible to avoid crowds.

 

[Buzzard]

Or obsessive.

Assigned seating for Christmas lunch. That’s fancy.

Or PITA's down one end, the rest up the other end. I was up the end where the good wine was, those putting ice in their wine were down the other end

Or obsessive.

 

[VPS]

Putting ice in wine - sacre bleu

 

[love_the_life]

Putting ice in wine - sacre bleu

I know quite a few people who do, often in Spain.

Or as Pushka can attest, a lovely lady on QM2

 

[Pushka]

I know quite a few people who do, often in Spain.

Or as Pushka can attest, a lovely lady on QM2

Just do not go there. We must plan something for - 2020!

 

[Flashback]

I know quite a few people who do, often in Spain.

Or as Pushka can attest, a lovely lady on QM2

Can't find the photo right now, but heck.. at my local co-op supermarket it had it written on the price/name label as a suggested way of drinking it

 

[Denali]

Coming home to Sydney.

 

[OZDUCK]

Taken n my bike ride this morning along the Canning River bike path. I had to do an about 1km detour. They were doing aerial spraying, among the riverbank reeds and bushes, due to a recent increase in mosquito breeding. There were signs and staff on the bike path to warn everyone. ( Excuse the poor quality photos, I only had my old flip-phone with a very basic camera setup)