The view from my "office"

[drron]

The view from our Christmas office. Not exactly outstanding.


But at least there’s a little bit of a car park.

 

[Bindibuys]

My office today is the BBS (Bored Bloke’s Seat) at KLCC which is basically a Malaysian version of Westfield.

Please send help.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Be thankful the shoes don’t have Red soles….

 

[Flashback]

Here we go again.. last trip for the year, I think. Country 87.

Cathay F Lounge LHR T3.


What's that?

 

[Port Power]

Heading to Port Stanley at 6:50 this morning.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Summer Solstice @ Anthony's Nose

Spirit of Tasmania (paging @RooFlyer )

 

[Flashback]

I've had enough of these mother f'n bags on this mother f'n plane!

 

[OZDUCK]

Day trip to Gotha - my feelings about the decrepit German train system are in the chit chat thread. The trip was mainly to see Schloss Friedenstein one of the largest baroque palaces in Europe and the ancestral home of a certain royal family much loved by tabloids. It reminded me of Ludwigsburg but of a lesser quality. The bit of the city we saw seemed a bit depressed. I think it may be one of those places that is still suffering after German re-unification. I was talking to a woman at the local Xmas Market - who had been to Perth - and she kept asking in a bewildered tone - Why come to Gotha!

 

[OZDUCK]

A highlight was the chance to see the Ekhof Theatre - "the oldest baroque theatre in the world whose stage machinery still survives and works to this day." I have seen this theatre featured in documentaries on the history of theatre.

Ekhof Theatre | Stiftung Friedenstein – Gotha

www.stiftung-friedenstein.de

 

[prozac]

A highlight was the chance to see the Ekhof Theatre - "the oldest baroque theatre in the world whose stage machinery still survives and works to this day." I have seen this theatre featured in documentaries on the history of theatre.

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Is that Frank Thring?

 

[MARTINE]

This afternoon’s office. Fushimi Inari. Not quiet but not horrendous crowds.
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Does that Melbourne guy still have his coffee shop at the base on with great view and food overlooking water. Sooo cool - and good coffee (% is other great coffee shop)

 

[MARTINE]

My office today is the BBS (Bored Bloke’s Seat) at KLCC which is basically a Malaysian version of Westfield.

Please send help.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

OMG
Those shoes are a crime against humanity!! They should pay you to get rid of them

 

[Cossie]

Here we go again.. last trip for the year, I think. Country 87.

Cathay F Lounge LHR T3.
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What's that?
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How do you count your countries visited? I just checked mine through a website that lists 193 UN countries and came up with 88.
However, how does one deal with countries that don’t exist anymore, i.e., East Germany, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia? Hong Kong, was it a country before but is now part of the PRC? West Berlin prior to ‘89, separate or not?
Surely Taiwan is a country, and I would consider Tibet a country as well, as it was before being invaded by the prc, though neither are on the UN list, I certainly don’t regard them as part of the prc.
Having been to the Sudan before South Sudan was created, can I now count 2 countries instead of one? Questions, questions…….

 

[drron]

Does that Melbourne guy still have his coffee shop at the base on with great view and food overlooking water. Sooo cool - and good coffee (% is other great coffee shop)

I wasn't interested in coffee so I have no idea.

 

[VPS]

How do you count your countries visited? I just checked mine through a website that lists 193 UN countries and came up with 88.
However, how does one deal with countries that don’t exist anymore, i.e., East Germany, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia? Hong Kong, was it a country before but is now part of the PRC? West Berlin prior to ‘89, separate or not?
Surely Taiwan is a country, and I would consider Tibet a country as well, as it was before being invaded by the prc, though neither are on the UN list, I certainly don’t regard them as part of the prc.
Having been to the Sudan before South Sudan was created, can I now count 2 countries instead of one? Questions, questions…….

Yes - I went to all of the Yugoslav countries and East Germany - I'm counting all the individual countries that exist now and ones that don't

 

[drron]

Hanky dept store Osaka.

 

[OZDUCK]

Is that Frank Thring?

Now that is a blast from the past.

 

[drron]

Now the Hanshin department store and displays of Japanese Christmas cakes. They are sponge cake,whipped cream and fruit usually strawberries.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Hilton Osaka.
Cherry Blossom carpet in the hallway to our room !!

 

[TheRealTMA]

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Hilton Osaka.
Cherry Blossom carpet in the hallway to our room !!

Looks like bad food portage!

 

[kookaburra75]

We're down in Melbourne to spend Christmas with the kids. Found a Airbnb in North Carlton, and have been out sampling the food and drink scene.
Rathdowne Street


And there's a great old fashion pub around the corner