On Exchange
Nesting in at the new digs
Newcastle Hotel ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 Our home for a couple of days after we left Sydney for Coonabarabran. Arrived late Tuesday afternoon at our home-for-a-year, a large home with a fabulous porch off the back looking over a beautiful yard with more varieties of plants, shrubs, and trees than I’m … Continue reading
First Days in Sydney
Shooting Pool ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 24 Thursday, 2 January 2014 Our flight from Beijing to Sydney left in the evening and we landed early morning in Australia met at the airport by the lovely Moores who put us up and helped us get oriented to our new situation. Very grateful for … Continue reading
Weather Extremes for Exchange Teachers
NSW towns post record-breaking temps Eight hinterland NSW towns have baked through their hottest day on record. The Bureau of Meteorology says records were broken across northern and central inland regions of the state on Friday. In Walgett, residents sweltered through temperatures not experienced anywhere in the state for more than 70 years. There the … Continue reading
Beijing Day 3 & 4
Brief descriptions of these couple of days appear as captions below these pictures. Jade Factory ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 24 Three craftsmen in a glass-walled room cutting hunks of Jade into beautiful works of art.
Beijing Day 2 Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City
Below is my take on the day. Carlen blogged about the day as well at Palace in the Trees. Feel free to visit his post and share your comments! Hotel breakfast buffet a nice mix of western and eastern items. Waffle, omelette, and noodle stations as well. I asked for an omelette and ended up … Continue reading
