20/20 Hindsight

Busy day of work and netball, both of which were mostly good, also of playing cutthroat 500 which I do not get to play NEARLY often enough. We didn't manage to finish the game in the time we had, and I managed to be involved in all but one of the bids.

This photo was taken in Lucerne (Luzern) in Switzerland in October 2009. Despite a horrible cold I had a wonderful time there. I found the city quite welcoming and the whole city very pleasant. The food was fantastic too. I would have liked to go up into the alps, but unfortunately as my cold finally diminished the clouds came down over the alps. I guess that gives me a reason to go back again...

Kind of like this guy in Dunblane Cathedral (photo: September/October 2009) I spent most of the day asleep. I was feeling very off so left work early - I don't like doing that but I was fairly useless feeling the way I was. So, as I was asleep instead of taking photos I thought it'd be as good a time as any to pull out an old travel photo. The day I spent in Dunblane was a particularly good one that's left a fantastic impression. It's a really lovely place :)

Now, back to bed with me.

It's most definitely autumn - the manchurian pears are really colourful just now.

I just booked myself flights to Singapore. Starting at midnight webjet had a sale, so I had a look and found a very nice deal indeed. It's high time I got a proper holiday again. I've visited friends a couple of times but this is quite different. I'll leave the day after Dad's birthday for just under two weeks.

Might take the opportunity to take tours to Malaysia and Indonesia. I'll have twelve days so it'd be quite doable. I could also see a few of the Singapore sights I missed last time - a theme park has opened since then, and I never did go to some of the other sights. And I definitley have to have another Singapore sling at Raffles.

I felt a little nervous booking flights so spontaneously but it's currently in-budget so... why not?

On the way to see Terry Pratchett and Garth Nix we stopped at the Guylian cafe for some rather decadent hot chocolates. I wasn't able to get photographs during the event, but as my rather excited posts the other day told... (see last photo in this four-post catch up series...)

We had a Chinese banquet for dinner. It was delicous. And there was enough left over for tomorrow's lunch too.

Off to Sydney tomorrow, back on Monday. I may or may not be able to post during the trip. If I can't I'll have a catch-up post on my return.

Photo 299? But that makes tomorrow... O.o

Right then.

Today, after work, I headed into the city and found myself this. Got a rather good deal if I do say so myself. Now I have to imagine all the places I want to take it! First is the weekend trip to Sydney, of course, but there is so much more world that I would like to see with it.

A trip I'd like to do... is to fly to Hawaii, then on to Argentina (spending time in each, of course) before taking an Antarctic cruise from there. I'd love to see some of the other North and South American countries, but I'm not sure what kind of budget that'd require so I'll have to see...

*dreams on*

The Colisseum, from the inside on an exceptionally wet day in Rome - October 2009

Closing in on 100. This calls for something special. Not sure what yet.

Stirling, Scotland September 2009

I love the detail on the buildings you see throughout Britain and Europe. Some of the most curious things, great stories behind some too. You just don't get much of that here. Except perhaps for Beehive Corner... I should get a photo of that some day. If I can find a decent angle.

Do any of you in Scotland know anything about this one?

Piazza Navona, Rome. October 2009.

One wet day reminded me of another... I went on a colloseum/forum tour that day but it was cut short due to incredible rain. We had blackouts today, but many were worse hit. All in all wild weather. Luckily nothing worse than a few potplants blown over.

October/November 2009, Singapore Zoo.

One cannot have too many tiger photos. That said, I had a lot to choose from.