Harbor trip

Let it go
At sunset, we took one of the harbor ferries to bring us back to our Bondi home. And enjoy some spectacular views of the bridge and the Opera house at sunset. It is a quick ride of maybe 20 minutes, the ferry bringing you to strategic points along the bay. From there, dinner at Café […] Read More

Arts & sights

Let it go
We headed for the Art Gallery New South Wales, to see their permanent collection of modern Australian art, and a current exhibition on American painting. I don’t think I have ever seen Australian painters before. In a continent in discovery, arts and paintings were not necessarily the first thing on the settlers’ minds. A great […] Read More

Down under

Let it go
The flights to Australia were good. I am always a bit scared of flying, albeit I am fascinated by it. But night flights, especially over water, are a bit scary to me. Now I was looking at nearly 13 hours non-stop over water, with maybe one or the other secure landing strip in a couple […] Read More

Heading south again

Let it go
After a two-day stop in San Francisco, I’ll be heading south again today, to Auckland and then on to Sydney, where I will meet my friends Sven, Kevin and Rajiv from Brussels. This is going to be the longest flight so far. And I’ll fly over the international date line and skip a day. I […] Read More

Bondi Beach

Let it go
My friends Sven, Kevin and Rajiv are heading to Australia for the holidays, and I’ll meet up with them in time for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. I can’t wait…. Sven already organized a place! From there we will head to Melbourne on January 1st for another 10 days. Read More