End of 2004 in Melbourne
Melbourne at the end of 2004. Photos from Southbank, St Kilda Road and Federation Square. Another beautiful summer’s day in Melbourne.
Written on December 31, 2004 | Posted in Australia | No comment
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Australia v Pakistan, MCG
The beauty of cricket at the MCG. Day 3 of the 2nd test between Australia and Pakistan. Photos from the day’s play.
Written on December 28, 2004 | Posted in Australia | No comment
Cricket at the G
Aus/Pakistan test match at the MCG. Good day. Aussie’s tail enders hanging on to create a first innings lead, a century for Martyn and a half century for Gillespie. 5 Pakistani wickets then fell before stumps.
Written on December 28, 2004 | Posted in Wandering | No comment
Christmas in Oz
Christmas in Australia. It isn’t right somehow. Having spent 30 years of having a cold Christmas, mixed with occasional snow and classic scenes of winter that accompany the northern hemisphere the whole concept of a hot, sunny, bright Christmas was alien.
Written on December 26, 2004 | Posted in Wandering | No comment
Christmas in St Kilda
The joys of a hot Christmas in the southern hemisphere, spending days in St Kilda and enjoying the fun of the Crazy Crazy Christmas House in Coburg.
Written on December 25, 2004 | Posted in Australia | No comment
Mornington Peninsula London Bridge Beach Walk
Taking a stroll along the beaches on the Mornington Peninsula. The beauty and the photographs from the London Bridge beach walk.
Written on December 19, 2004 | Posted in Australia | No comment
Rosebud and the Mornington Peninsula
Rosebud, the Mornington Pensinula and The Disappearance of Harold Holt,
Written on December 19, 2004 | Posted in Wandering | No comment
Melbourne From Very High Up
Photographs and views of Melbourne from the Rialto observation deck. On a good day the views of Melbourne are truly spectacular.
Written on December 15, 2004 | Posted in Australia | No comment
In The Gaol and Up the Towers
Visited the Old Melbourne Gaol. One wing of the place is open to the public. Many of the death masks for inmates who were hanged, including the most famous of all – Ned Kelly, are kept here inside the cells which is a little spooky on first sight.
Written on December 15, 2004 | Posted in Wandering | No comment
Back In Melbourne
Fun first week back in Melbourne. The weather’s been up and down a bit. Rain one day, hot the next. It’s a pleasure to be back here again and this time for a lot longer. The first few days were tiring. I had a bad case of jet lag and adjusting to the heat of the beginnings of summer.
Written on December 13, 2004 | Posted in Wandering | No comment