Wow. It's been a while. I think the last blog was about Paris, so after Paris we went to... Australia! For 2 weeks. It's was for Cathy's 3 Minute Thesis competition which involves her summarising her PhD in less than 3 minutes. All we did in Brisbane was just kinda chill for a couple of weeks, and we also got a visit from my sister Miki. Unfortunately, she could only stay for two days.
After Brisbane, we started our long journey to Pakistan. We flew to Singapore, got a connecting flight to Abu Dhabi (we spent the night there) and then got our flight to Pakistan the next day. The amount of flying was something like 18 hours, or something stupid like that :P We've now been in Pakistan for a couple of days and the only comment I have is: it's really hot. We haven't seen much yet, but when we went out yesterday, we did a bit of shopping for clothes, visited their general stores and saw a monkey on the street doing backflips. We got some pictures and videos of the monkey which I might put up later (:
Other than that, I'm just sitting in a hot internet cafe... minus the cafe. So next time I get an internet connection, I'll try put up another blog. Catchas all laters alligators (:
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Paris!!
Hey!! So, if you've been following along, you'll know that we've been in Paris for the last few days. And may I say, it is amazing. We stayed in a hotel that, believe it or not, is also a hospital. The first 5 floors are for people who have been admitted to hospital, and the sixth floor is exactly like a hotel! The room was nice and we had a fabulous view of the Notre Dame Cathedral right outside our window! 
Unfortunately, our plane to Paris was delayed so we got in a little later than expected and pretty much just went to our hotel the first night and slept.
Our first full day in Paris started off with The Catacombs in the morning. The Catacombs contain the bones of 6 million Parisians all stacked up in interesting designs underground. It was cool and dark, and the ceiling was dripping with water, making the ground very wet and muddy, but it was still pretty sweet (:
Later in the afternoon, after a wonderful lunch, we went to the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was also very dark, but had beautiful stained glass windows which gave it a colourful look. We spent a while there wandering around and admiring the treasures of the Catholic church and then went out for a walk around town.
The next day in Paris, we went to The Louvre. It fortunately didn't take long to get in, and the entrance was a huge glass pyramid. The whole thing was so big and there were so many things to look at, but unfortunately we didn't get to spend more than a few hours there. All the art and sculptures were amazing and even the tiniest things like earrings from years ago had the most intricate designs on them. We finished off our time at The Louvre with lunch that was looking over a huge room in the gallery.
The next day was mainly just travelling to different parts of France. We went to Calais, and then Arras, to see a WWI cemetery where one of our relatives is buried. We then finished off the day with an underground tour beneath Arras. I'm not entirely sure what it was a tour of, because even though the tour guide spoke English, her accent was hard to figure out :P
Before we left for our hotel, we took an elevator to the top of a tower and got some amazing pictures of a little town square that was lined with cafes and restaurants.
We're now back in England, after an amazing ferry trip over the English Channel, and are heading over to Brisbane in a couple of days (: So that's our experience in France and... I'll catchas all later ;)
Unfortunately, our plane to Paris was delayed so we got in a little later than expected and pretty much just went to our hotel the first night and slept.Our first full day in Paris started off with The Catacombs in the morning. The Catacombs contain the bones of 6 million Parisians all stacked up in interesting designs underground. It was cool and dark, and the ceiling was dripping with water, making the ground very wet and muddy, but it was still pretty sweet (:
Later in the afternoon, after a wonderful lunch, we went to the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was also very dark, but had beautiful stained glass windows which gave it a colourful look. We spent a while there wandering around and admiring the treasures of the Catholic church and then went out for a walk around town.
The next day in Paris, we went to The Louvre. It fortunately didn't take long to get in, and the entrance was a huge glass pyramid. The whole thing was so big and there were so many things to look at, but unfortunately we didn't get to spend more than a few hours there. All the art and sculptures were amazing and even the tiniest things like earrings from years ago had the most intricate designs on them. We finished off our time at The Louvre with lunch that was looking over a huge room in the gallery.
The next day was mainly just travelling to different parts of France. We went to Calais, and then Arras, to see a WWI cemetery where one of our relatives is buried. We then finished off the day with an underground tour beneath Arras. I'm not entirely sure what it was a tour of, because even though the tour guide spoke English, her accent was hard to figure out :P
Before we left for our hotel, we took an elevator to the top of a tower and got some amazing pictures of a little town square that was lined with cafes and restaurants.
We're now back in England, after an amazing ferry trip over the English Channel, and are heading over to Brisbane in a couple of days (: So that's our experience in France and... I'll catchas all later ;)
Monday, September 6, 2010
Greenbelt and Trowbridge
Hey! So, Greenbelt's over now, but it was loads of fun. It ended up being a lot bigger than I pictured it, and there was so much stuff to do. There were movies to watch, art and craft, music performances, shops and food stalls. I spent a lot of time just wandering around looking at things, but the place where I spent the most time was at the pancake stall. The pancakes were so delicious! :P I also saw a couple of movies and had heaps of fun, except the festival seemed to go by so fast!
Now I'm back in Trowbridge staying with some old friends and just chillin until we head of to Paris on Tuesday. So, that's pretty much it for now. I'll catchas all later (:
Now I'm back in Trowbridge staying with some old friends and just chillin until we head of to Paris on Tuesday. So, that's pretty much it for now. I'll catchas all later (:
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