I was without internet for nigh 60 hours as we went on a weekend excursion to the Sunshine Coast, a couple of hours north of Brissie. Note that I am catching on to Aussie-speak. The first rule is that fewer simpler syllables are better than long complex ones.
When walking a city for hours with no particular purpose except to get to know the place, one stops and reads plaques and cornerstones.
Australia seems to be prospering, economically, and there are lots of jobs available. We’ve noticed that public money is definitely put into maintaining (and even expanding) the gardens, sidewalks, amenities, public toilets, staffing of information centres, etc. Every Aussie city of any size has a botanic garden, dating to Victorian times. Now, 100+ years later,…
Today was the “race that stops a nation” – the Melbourne Cup. Yesterday I placed 2 big bets: $2 on #24 (Older Than Time) to place $2 on #5 (Glass Harmonium) to win In both cases, the odds were about 50:1 so we stand a chance of winning a decent dinner. Apparently the country comes…
Seeing Clarely 