Author Archives: Jane
Cathie’s birthday 06/04/15
Steampunk Teapot Racing 28/03/15
Flahs from Rae & Richard 28/02/15
Anne’s Birthday High Tea & Party 15-19/02/15
Oriental Bay 23/01/2015
Ailsa’s Hen Night 04/01/14
All week, must be Venice!
It’s the end of the week and we’ve spent it walking and walking and walking. Everything is so close that catching a vaporetto (water taxi) is unnecessary. Although we do have tired paws at the end if the day. Rather than a post every day, here’s a round up! Day one saw us just wandering …
Sunday, must be Venice
Up and at ’em at the genteel hour of about 9am — we both had fantastic sleeps and are completely stumped at where to start. This is partly due to the lack of coffee and minimal food yesterday, as sleep was a priority. We leave the apartment and head in the direction of the closest …
Saturday, must be Venice!
A 13 hour flight that really doesn’t rate describing other than mentioning that Air New Zealand are MUCH better than Swiss Air, so there. We went through European customs when we transferred at Zurich (a handy thing to do when your connecting flight leaves in 45 mins), so we got off the Fokker 100, leaving …
Friday, must be Hong Kong (Phooey)
Up and at em in a leisurely way this morning. Coffee found and then off to the ferry terminal to go across to Kowloon. A whole different area, Kowloon. More hawkers and people wanting us to get tailored suits. Grand hotels like the Peninsula and the Langham and much wider, semi-calmer streets. Back on the …
Thursday, must be Hong Kong II
After much sleep in the most fantastic hard, clean bed we nosed out of the hotel for breakfast. Coffee and a pain au raisin later and we were ready to face the world. With four rubbish Harris Knees between us (one post-Winter trauma) we elected to do a Big Bus Tour for the day and …