Prague Old Town
Today was a day for exploring some of the old town in Prague. We had no set plan other than to follow our noses through then streets and to use our electronic version of the GPS based electronic Lonely Planet guide to tell us where we were and which sites we were passing. We made […]
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Prague Castle
We left our hotel at 9.30 am after a very nice breakfast, planning to walk up the river to the Charles Bridge, across the river and then up the hill to the castle. Our hotel is two bridges downstream from the Charles Bridge and our room overlooks the river. It was a fine day, although […]
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Prague – First Impressions
We began this trip with our first ride on an Airbus A380. It was spacious and very quiet. It seemed to take off very slowly – probably because it is very heavy. It seemed as though the speed while taxiing on the ground was also slow, but perhaps this was just a perception caused by […]
Read MoreOur Last Days in Tokyo
After the excitement of David & Yuki’s wedding day, we had an easy day on Tuesday with a bit of a slow start. We decided to go to a place named Asakusa in which there is a very large temple named Sensi-ji. However, I entered an incorrect location into the travel guide on my mobile […]
Read MoreDavid’s Wedding Photos
We have just arrived back at our hotel after a wonderful night at David & Yuki’s wedding. It was a great event with all their friends and Yuki’s family. I have just uploaded a quick sample of our wedding photos: See their pictures here These will have a more permanent home when I have more […]
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The Wedding Day
Our day began with a walk across the road to the Tokyo City Government building where we went to the observation deck on the 45th floor. It was a bright sunny day after the two previous days of rain. It was so clear that on the horizon we could see Mt Fuji and we thought […]
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In Tokyo for David’s Wedding
We left Melboure for Tokyo on the night of October 8 and arrived early on Saturday morning, October 9. It was a dull gey day with continuous rain. After settling into our hotel, we wandered down to the area around Shinjuku Station. This station is very busy. It has ten railway lines and over 1milliom […]
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Meet Violet Emeline Round
We are very proud grandparents again with our daughter Cathy having her second baby . Violet Emeline Round arrived at 8;58 pm on Tuesday, September 14. She weighs 4.3 kg (9lb 4oz) and is 53 cm long. Violet’s mum and dad are very proud and her grandparents are delighted. It’s quite hard for me to […]
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Aunty Phyll’s 90th Birthday
On Saturday, September 11th, we had a family gathering to celebrate my Aunty Phyllis’ 90th birthday. Phyl is one of eight children in the Davey Family and my mother’s younger sister. She has always been my favourite aunt and it was a real pleasure to join in with her own family for this celebration. Her […]
Read MoreA Visit to Cruden Farm
Today was a beautiful day with little wind, no rain and a relatively warm temperature of 17 degrees after the last few weeks of wintery weather. It was a perfect day to take advantage of the Open Garden Organisation’s open day at Cruden Farm. This is a wonderful garden, set around a grand historic house, […]
Read MoreDriving the Nullabor
DAY ONE We left Esperance a little later than expected as we had to get one of our headlight bulbs replaced. Thanks to the BMW call centre, we were able to locate a local place that would have the right part. The first part of our trip to Norseman followed the railway line and passed […]
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Esperance
Our trip to Esperance was uneventful and across interesting country. We travelled a little faster than our previous days as there were not as many places to visit on the way. One place however, was Bremer Bay, which our Lonely Planet Guide told us was a popular place for whale watching. We travelled the 60 […]
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