Boarding has just started for those needing assistance or business class customers in Singapore. It gives me the chance for one more post. I have had an EXTRAORDINARY trip but I am REALLY looking forward to coming home. I've got 8 hours to work out which was my favourite place - a question I think people will be asking me. Right now I can't think of just one. There are so many different great things in different places, I don't think I will ever be able to cut it back to the one most favourite thing.
I'll do a few more posts when I get home and put up some photos on the blog too.
So for the last time this trip.... I'm leaving on a jet plane :)
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Singapore Airport
I'm in Singapore... I had a great flight! Spare seat next to me and a lovely gentleman who was happy to listen to my 'excited traveller' stories at the start of the flight. He has a daughter called Naomi & he lives in Singapore. About the sleep I was going to have... didn't really happen. I watched a few movies... Hurt Locker, Friends with Benefits, the facebook one - it was the middle of the night... & 3 episodes of Sea Patrol. It was great. I think I did sleep for a few hours. I'm not feeling too bad at the moment cause.... I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING HOME! I am sorry to say, up until now I hadn't wanted my dream holiday to end. But now I realise, I am so much looking forward to getting home and seeing the special people in my life!!
A useless information update for you... it's 6.27pm in Singapore & my next flight boards at 8.20pm. It is still light outside which is doing my head in cause for the past few weeks (especially this week) it was totally dark by 4.30pm. Also on my watch it is 10.27 & I don't know if it's am or pm. I think am cause we left at 9.30pm - I'm not changing my watch until I get to Brisbane... I'm going to be in Brisbane soon :) :) :) :) :) :) I have to go and check out the famous sunflower garden - it has extra special meaning now... I saw it in the middle of night on my way over so it'll be great seeing it in daylight. But also, on my first tour our tour director called us her sunflowers :) Man I've got some good memories. Have I mentioned that I've enjoyed this holiday? I am looking forward to looking through my photos on a computer :)
Well my time is almost up - 15 min free - I may log on again before I go. Next update may be from Dad's computer at Forest Lake :)
A useless information update for you... it's 6.27pm in Singapore & my next flight boards at 8.20pm. It is still light outside which is doing my head in cause for the past few weeks (especially this week) it was totally dark by 4.30pm. Also on my watch it is 10.27 & I don't know if it's am or pm. I think am cause we left at 9.30pm - I'm not changing my watch until I get to Brisbane... I'm going to be in Brisbane soon :) :) :) :) :) :) I have to go and check out the famous sunflower garden - it has extra special meaning now... I saw it in the middle of night on my way over so it'll be great seeing it in daylight. But also, on my first tour our tour director called us her sunflowers :) Man I've got some good memories. Have I mentioned that I've enjoyed this holiday? I am looking forward to looking through my photos on a computer :)
Well my time is almost up - 15 min free - I may log on again before I go. Next update may be from Dad's computer at Forest Lake :)
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Its hot in London!!
Im sitting outside terminal 3 at Heathrow - its too hot and stuffy inside. Who would have thought Id be doing that in London at the end of November. My bag is all checked in and I just hav to go thru security. Ive got 3 hrs til I fly but wil go thru soon so Im not rushed. Sadly there was no upgrade to first class or even premium economy but thanx to Judi at QANTAS check in I got 1.2kg extra in my checked bag & I think almost 3 in carry on - for no extra cost. Lucky I sent that 10kg package of stuff home. Flight time 12hrs 55min :( Im planning on sleeping for most of the way - Im very tired!
Friday, 25 November 2011
God speed your love...
Last night I went and saw Ghost the musical. If it comes to Australia - YOU HAVE TO SEE IT!! Just checked... it's coming to Melbourne in 2013. So there is a bit of a wait, but it will be worth it. The special effects are incredible. It was a great show to finish on. So I've seen... The Lion King, Jersey Boys, Wicked, Driving Miss Daisy & Ghost. Not a bad effort :) I did consider trying for another one tonight, but I think it'd be pushing it - I have 2 beds in my hotel room. One to sleep in and one to store my stuff - the whole bed is covered (so I need to dedicate some time to pack).
I had nose bleed seats but the theatre was small it didn't really matter. I sat next to a lady who was the PA to a princess from Bahrain. She was lovely :) I also go photos with... Sam, Molly, Andrew & a dancer - also known as... Richard Fleeshman, Caissie Levey, Andrew Langtree & Emily Hawgood. I'm VERY happy with my photos. Didn't get any at Lion King or Jersey boys but made up for it with main actors from the other 3.
I also started my Monopoly tour (at the end I'm going to put up the tube stations you need to get off at if you want to get the photos I'm getting). Might also add it in the comments when I put the photos up on facebook when I get home. I found out this morning the ipad version has American places. The end of an era. Kids will no longer know about Mayfair, Pall Mall, Park Road, Regent St and Piccadilly :( Anyway, I got quite a few photos taken and continued this morning. Sadly my camera ran out of battery & it has a european plug. This is a problem because I don't have an adaptor for european to uk - just Australian to uk & Australian to european. So I've spent time at an internet cafe typing up my blog & sending messages while my camera is plugged into a usb port charging. Only 2 minutes left so I must go. I'll add more tomorrow from the airport.
I can't believe I'm leaving on a jet plane again - well leaving Europe. It will be great coming home, but I do love it over here!!!
I had nose bleed seats but the theatre was small it didn't really matter. I sat next to a lady who was the PA to a princess from Bahrain. She was lovely :) I also go photos with... Sam, Molly, Andrew & a dancer - also known as... Richard Fleeshman, Caissie Levey, Andrew Langtree & Emily Hawgood. I'm VERY happy with my photos. Didn't get any at Lion King or Jersey boys but made up for it with main actors from the other 3.
I also started my Monopoly tour (at the end I'm going to put up the tube stations you need to get off at if you want to get the photos I'm getting). Might also add it in the comments when I put the photos up on facebook when I get home. I found out this morning the ipad version has American places. The end of an era. Kids will no longer know about Mayfair, Pall Mall, Park Road, Regent St and Piccadilly :( Anyway, I got quite a few photos taken and continued this morning. Sadly my camera ran out of battery & it has a european plug. This is a problem because I don't have an adaptor for european to uk - just Australian to uk & Australian to european. So I've spent time at an internet cafe typing up my blog & sending messages while my camera is plugged into a usb port charging. Only 2 minutes left so I must go. I'll add more tomorrow from the airport.
I can't believe I'm leaving on a jet plane again - well leaving Europe. It will be great coming home, but I do love it over here!!!
Thursday, 24 November 2011
London.... my field if dreams!!!!!
What a day :) I organised a package of stuff to be shipped home (wel flown cause itll b there in 3 working days) so that means no excess baggage at the airport. I hav to thank the very kind man at the fedex branch who let me use his scales twice to check it wasnt ova 10kg - both times I needed to take stuff out. Got it to 9.98kg :) I also need to thank the guys at the internet cafe who assured me that wen I paid for another half hr of internet time I wouldnt disconnected from the lady at Parcel2go.com who I had been live chatting with for 45min wile filling in the order form. Everyone was very helpful. Now just praying it wasnt a scam & my parcel wil get home. The nice fedex man said parcel2go was a real company who he has worked with.
Then my evening... wel I ova shared my joy with random but connected strangers. I went and saw Driving Miss Daisy the play. I didnt realise that the actors were James Earl Jones & Vanessa Redgraves. Vanessa was sick wich didnt realy bother me... I was going to see James Earl Jones!!!!! Not quite Princess Anne excitement - but up there. They did a great job & of course wot do I do afta a show - yep found stage doors. A guy comes out & says James doesnt come down for autographs but he can take things up to b signed. I took a risk & sent my camera in with him. I was nervous but a guy said not to worry, Id just given my camera to Flynn Earl Jones :) yep James' son :)
During high school one of my favourite movies was Field of Dreams. James Earl Jones was in that & one of his big lines was... 'if u build it, he wil come' Wen I tjort James mite b coming down I thort it wood b cool to record him saying that. Wen talking to Flynn I found our he wasnt allowed. But.... He wrote it on the ticketnI sent up to be signed. Apparently he thort it was a little strange cause it wasnt in the play. I didnt care!!! Plus I did get my camera bac - with a foto :) HOW GOOD IS THAT!! So the sharing - wen I got to the train station there were a few ppl who had been at stage doors with me. I shared wot he'd written. The girls were young-ish so probably not born wen the movie came out so didnt share my excitement.
The nite was not ova yet... I had to change trains at Piccadilly Circus station. As soon as I get off the train I hear bagpipes - I love bagpipes :) not only that... He wss playing jingle bells. Yep... Christmas carols on the bagpipe. The noise was coming from down some stairs wich normally wouldnt b cause for concern - except on my way to the theatre I got off at Covent Gardens station & they had a sign saying their were 193 steps to the nxt platform. I thort... I can do stairs :) it was a struggle but I managed to do it without stopping & managed to ovatake one person :) I thort Id reached the top cause the spiral stairs came to a landing, I turned the corner... more stairs. Not many so I let out a sigh, sucked it up & kept going.
So u can see why I wasnt rushing to go down stairs to find the bagpipes. But he was playing Christmas carols... sucked it up again & went down the steps. Not to many :) got video & a foto of him playing & of course a foto of me & him. I was pumped wen I got bac to the hotel :)
Then my evening... wel I ova shared my joy with random but connected strangers. I went and saw Driving Miss Daisy the play. I didnt realise that the actors were James Earl Jones & Vanessa Redgraves. Vanessa was sick wich didnt realy bother me... I was going to see James Earl Jones!!!!! Not quite Princess Anne excitement - but up there. They did a great job & of course wot do I do afta a show - yep found stage doors. A guy comes out & says James doesnt come down for autographs but he can take things up to b signed. I took a risk & sent my camera in with him. I was nervous but a guy said not to worry, Id just given my camera to Flynn Earl Jones :) yep James' son :)
During high school one of my favourite movies was Field of Dreams. James Earl Jones was in that & one of his big lines was... 'if u build it, he wil come' Wen I tjort James mite b coming down I thort it wood b cool to record him saying that. Wen talking to Flynn I found our he wasnt allowed. But.... He wrote it on the ticketnI sent up to be signed. Apparently he thort it was a little strange cause it wasnt in the play. I didnt care!!! Plus I did get my camera bac - with a foto :) HOW GOOD IS THAT!! So the sharing - wen I got to the train station there were a few ppl who had been at stage doors with me. I shared wot he'd written. The girls were young-ish so probably not born wen the movie came out so didnt share my excitement.
The nite was not ova yet... I had to change trains at Piccadilly Circus station. As soon as I get off the train I hear bagpipes - I love bagpipes :) not only that... He wss playing jingle bells. Yep... Christmas carols on the bagpipe. The noise was coming from down some stairs wich normally wouldnt b cause for concern - except on my way to the theatre I got off at Covent Gardens station & they had a sign saying their were 193 steps to the nxt platform. I thort... I can do stairs :) it was a struggle but I managed to do it without stopping & managed to ovatake one person :) I thort Id reached the top cause the spiral stairs came to a landing, I turned the corner... more stairs. Not many so I let out a sigh, sucked it up & kept going.
So u can see why I wasnt rushing to go down stairs to find the bagpipes. But he was playing Christmas carols... sucked it up again & went down the steps. Not to many :) got video & a foto of him playing & of course a foto of me & him. I was pumped wen I got bac to the hotel :)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Catching up with facebook
I made a few facebook posts today that I had to share...
Post number 1...
I JUST SAW PRINCESS ANNE DRIVE DOWN SUSSEX GARDENS!!!! She had 4 motobike cops, her car had flashing lites near the headlites & there was a van (like swat-ish) with the same type of flashing lites behind her car. HOW GOOD IS THAT!!!! I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!! Sadly no foto - it all happened so fast. I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!!
Post number 2...
So now Im sad... I just asked 2 cops at Paddington Station if it could hav been her. They said yes (so I get very excited & afta telling them Im the biggest Royal Family fan & holding bac the urge to hug them)... the sad part... I missed her actually coming thru Paddington Station!! Im walking where she walked just half an hr ago... not realy too sad... I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!!
Post number 3...
Im at Victoria Apollo theatre. I hav my ticket (I just had a voucher so just found out my seat is row b). I hav a London t-shirt, bag & program & am waiting for the doors to open... Im about to see Wicked for the last time... I hav also found out where stage doors are so Im hoping there wil b fotos.
My seats r row b of the first balcony.
Post number 4...
If I was to say I had a photo of Rachel Tucker, Louise Dearman, Ben Scott & Tommy Sherlock would that mean anything to anyone? Up until an hr ago they would hav been just names. Now... they r the ppl who played Elphaba, Glinda, Boq & Fiyero in my performance of Wicked. Very happy! And I also got a foto for Mel of the guys who played the clarinet & celo in the orchestra. I told them I had a friend who sometimes watched the orchestra instead of the show. It was a great performance, but I hav to say... We did it beta in Oz. It was interesting hearing the English accent coming thru. Im off to Driving Miss Daisy tomoro. The only otha play Ive seen is Calendar Girls so I sure am getting cultured.
So now aussie-noz.blogspot.com has caught up with facebook
Post number 1...
I JUST SAW PRINCESS ANNE DRIVE DOWN SUSSEX GARDENS!!!! She had 4 motobike cops, her car had flashing lites near the headlites & there was a van (like swat-ish) with the same type of flashing lites behind her car. HOW GOOD IS THAT!!!! I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!! Sadly no foto - it all happened so fast. I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!!
Post number 2...
So now Im sad... I just asked 2 cops at Paddington Station if it could hav been her. They said yes (so I get very excited & afta telling them Im the biggest Royal Family fan & holding bac the urge to hug them)... the sad part... I missed her actually coming thru Paddington Station!! Im walking where she walked just half an hr ago... not realy too sad... I SAW PRINCESS ANNE!!!
Post number 3...
Im at Victoria Apollo theatre. I hav my ticket (I just had a voucher so just found out my seat is row b). I hav a London t-shirt, bag & program & am waiting for the doors to open... Im about to see Wicked for the last time... I hav also found out where stage doors are so Im hoping there wil b fotos.
My seats r row b of the first balcony.
Post number 4...
If I was to say I had a photo of Rachel Tucker, Louise Dearman, Ben Scott & Tommy Sherlock would that mean anything to anyone? Up until an hr ago they would hav been just names. Now... they r the ppl who played Elphaba, Glinda, Boq & Fiyero in my performance of Wicked. Very happy! And I also got a foto for Mel of the guys who played the clarinet & celo in the orchestra. I told them I had a friend who sometimes watched the orchestra instead of the show. It was a great performance, but I hav to say... We did it beta in Oz. It was interesting hearing the English accent coming thru. Im off to Driving Miss Daisy tomoro. The only otha play Ive seen is Calendar Girls so I sure am getting cultured.
So now aussie-noz.blogspot.com has caught up with facebook
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Smashing good time in Stirling! Sadly no sunshine :(
I wrote this on the bus home afta another great day! So many great days in a row!! I managed to get from Ayr to Glasgow then had an hr to wait. Thank u Italy, I can now drink & love espresso coffee. Sadly u hav set the bar rather high for all my otha coffee experiences. The one I had this morning at the Glasgow bus station was not the best Ive tasted... but it gave me the kick start I needed.
It makes such a difference wen the ppl Im asking for help (multiple times) undastand English! This trip has inspired me to learn a language wen I come home. Ppl Ive met hav been fluent in between 5 & 8 languages!! I kno 1 :(
Anyway, I got to Stirling & then to the Wallace monument. Amazing!!! The only fully fine day Ivd had in Scotland was the last time Janette & I came to Stirling & saw the castle but didnt make it to the monument :( Not so lucky today... Todays fotos (like most my fotos from Scotland) r misty with grey skies. Still, I had an adventure... Time was short so I caught the courtesy bus up the hil - lovely driver (not as good as Rocco who all otha drivers wil b compared to). He was very chatty & didnt mind a photo :) I got my ticket to go inside & ran the 73 steps to the first floor & saw the William Wallace sword. Took lots of fotos. Then thort... I hav to go to the top so ran the remaining 170ish sreps, stopping on the otha 2 levels for fotos (60 in total). Then raced bac down just in time for Dave the driver to take me bac down the hil. He told me the quickest way to get bac to town - down anotha hil to a bus stop. It was getting close to wen I had to meet Kirsty (Simon's girlfriend) so I ran down that hill - it felt fantastic to b exercising again. I went into the William Wallace pub - all I wanted was a quick foto of the inside but just so happened to also get one with the bar tender (behind the bar) :) & stil made it to the bus in time to meet Kirsty. We had lunch with Si then hit the £1 shops looking for a bag for my xtra 10kgs of stuff to take home. Didn't find one but found some great stuff to help fil the 10 kg - not that I think that wil b a problem. Ive borrowed a bag from here til I get to London & can get another bag.
So Im in Ayr for my last night with the MacDonalds. :( Its been like coming 'home' afta my tours. Goodbyes to Shona & her family tonite then Kitty & Donald tomoro. I hate goodbyes!! I do love Scotland - even tho its rained for most of my time here. I wil miss the wonderful family Ive been staying with as I head home to my wonderful family (afta some adventures in London).
It makes such a difference wen the ppl Im asking for help (multiple times) undastand English! This trip has inspired me to learn a language wen I come home. Ppl Ive met hav been fluent in between 5 & 8 languages!! I kno 1 :(
Anyway, I got to Stirling & then to the Wallace monument. Amazing!!! The only fully fine day Ivd had in Scotland was the last time Janette & I came to Stirling & saw the castle but didnt make it to the monument :( Not so lucky today... Todays fotos (like most my fotos from Scotland) r misty with grey skies. Still, I had an adventure... Time was short so I caught the courtesy bus up the hil - lovely driver (not as good as Rocco who all otha drivers wil b compared to). He was very chatty & didnt mind a photo :) I got my ticket to go inside & ran the 73 steps to the first floor & saw the William Wallace sword. Took lots of fotos. Then thort... I hav to go to the top so ran the remaining 170ish sreps, stopping on the otha 2 levels for fotos (60 in total). Then raced bac down just in time for Dave the driver to take me bac down the hil. He told me the quickest way to get bac to town - down anotha hil to a bus stop. It was getting close to wen I had to meet Kirsty (Simon's girlfriend) so I ran down that hill - it felt fantastic to b exercising again. I went into the William Wallace pub - all I wanted was a quick foto of the inside but just so happened to also get one with the bar tender (behind the bar) :) & stil made it to the bus in time to meet Kirsty. We had lunch with Si then hit the £1 shops looking for a bag for my xtra 10kgs of stuff to take home. Didn't find one but found some great stuff to help fil the 10 kg - not that I think that wil b a problem. Ive borrowed a bag from here til I get to London & can get another bag.
So Im in Ayr for my last night with the MacDonalds. :( Its been like coming 'home' afta my tours. Goodbyes to Shona & her family tonite then Kitty & Donald tomoro. I hate goodbyes!! I do love Scotland - even tho its rained for most of my time here. I wil miss the wonderful family Ive been staying with as I head home to my wonderful family (afta some adventures in London).
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