When I initially arrived in Yangon / Rangoon, I wanted to fly up Bhamo - one of the bigger towns north of Burma. I also considered exploring Myitkyinã - a town further north of Bhamo.

My Lonely Planet guide indicated that the only border crossing into China was to the east of Bhamo. My initial plans to Burma also included exploration of western China. However, I was disappointed by the military turning me back, despite the fact that my Lonely Planet guide said I could cross into China at Ruili.

I decided instead to fly to Mandalay, not only because it was cheap to do so, but it saved me a 20-hour bus ride there from Yangon.



I heard about a song for sailors.

“To be a real sailor, the sailor would have to have been to Mandalay way upriver”

I quite liked Mandalay.


The photo below, is of Mandalay Hill.
During World War II (20 March 1945), the British and the Japanese fought one another to gain control of the position on this hill.



The photo to the left is taken from the hill itself facing east - as you can see, it has an aerial view of the whole city, and puts any oncoming enemies at a disadvantage. Control of Mandalay was important during the war, as the soldiers were able to set up artillery and attack anyone approaching the fortress.

This hill was of big strategic importance.

The building you see near the shrine is a monument to the British regiment who managed to take control of this hill from the Japanese.

At the eastern part of the delta, a lot of logging takes place. There was a train line built that used to cart all the trees/wood for export to Thailand.



The moat around the fortress is man-made.
Although man-made, comes from the local river.

The original fortress was burnt to the ground.
The whole fortress covered an area of 2.5 x 2.5 km







The design of Mandalay was quite colonial, and surprisingly, most of the streets were at 90º to one another.

Overall, I found Mandalay the most expensive city to travel to in Burma.

No matter what one does in Mandalay, be it explore Mandalay Hill or the city itself, the locals always had “special” foreigner prices. It really annoyed me.

I tried to use local currency as much as possible. However, FEC (Foreign Exchange Currency) was more valuable and worth more to the locals. FEC is also used in China, and one tries to use local currency as much as possible. Any item you buy has 2 prices - and obviously it is cheaper to use local currency than to use FEC.

I must admit, even Mandalay Hill was not that nice for the price I paid to explore it. It was also expensive just to go into the fortress.

Surprisingly, I could not find maps of the area that was not more that 40 years old.

Politics . . .


There is a lot of politics going on in Burma that an outsider should not get involved in - Burma is one of those countries where political opinions are best kept to oneself.

In Burma, use of the Internet and mobile phones is illegal. This is the government's way of controlling the information entering the country. Even access to equipment such as laptops is illegal - the country is so poor that many could not afford such a piece of equipment.

I saw many young women queueing for their rations. They were standing so close together that I thought they were lesbians! *laugh* The girls stand close together so another person cannot jump the queue by pushing in.










The girls here are very young, some have barely reached puberty and are doing some very hard work.





There is a lot of critique by Amnesty International, of Burma's use of young girls to provide maintenance for the roads.

Medicine . . .

My girlfriend, Arumi, tells me one sees the wares of a 'Medicine Man' quite often throughout Asia.

Whether they sit by the roadside, or whether they own a shop in a building, one will see very similar items being sold around Asia.

The “pellets” you see here are in fact different types of roots such as ginger or some unknown vegetable, that have been sun or air dried.



You will see the antlers of various animals such as deer or even rhino. There are also skulls from different animals - some of these animals may be endangered species, but somehow you will see them being sold in these markets.




These skulls are definitely not being used as “trophies” around the house!

The Burmese, like many Asians, believe in using very 'natural' remedies to cure common ailments.




A Medicine Man may not necessarily be a “doctor” according to western standards - that means he may not have a university degree.

However, a Medicine Man, may be what we know as “witch-doctors”. Some of the remedies they know are very natural and useful.

Unfortunately, not all of these remedies work. Around Asia, you will see shops or Medicine Man selling items like tigers' paws and skulls, or ground ivory tusks. Many of these are sold as cures or enhancements for the sex life.

In Burma, there is virtually no wildlife left.





You will even find that even tobacco is sold naturally.

Not in cigarette form, but in leaf form! The laws in Burma are not quite the same as they are here. Marijuana is also sold very freely.




Lotus Fruit . . .


Quite often in Asia, you may see lily pads floating on the water. In fairy-tales, you hear about frogs sitting on a lily pad.

You will be amazed to associate that this fruit here, comes from the flowers/plant growing out of the water near the lily pads.

The yellow seeds come from the flower itself. The seeds are used often in many Asian desserts, and said to promote better blood circulation.

While, the root of the lotus plant is also a delicacy. It is white when cooked, and has a crunchy texture, similar to that of the water chestnut. Mainly used in savoury meals, although used as a dessert as well.

Personally, I think it is too much hassle retrieving the fruit! *smile*

Created: 31 Oct 2001

Schwedagon was a holy place with extremely large and beautiful temples.

To get to Schwedagon, you had to travel up very long escalators. I took this photo because these escalators were the only escalators I had seen during my whole trip in Burma. As Schwedagon is a very religious place for the locals, I guess to travel up these escalators give the sense of travelling to a higher and holier place.



The temples at Schwedagon were really impressive.






I was told that collectively, these temples were built with 39 tonnes of pure gold.








At the end of the day, the locals all contributed in cleaning the place. They clean all the tiles and are very organised.







Here is the 'Big Stuba'. All that gold...

Up close, the temples are a glorious sight. Especially at night!

Can you see those lights at the base of the Big Stuba? Each is a 'mini temple', illuminating a Buddha.






You can really see the magnificence of these temples!



There are lots of rules or procedures about the way one prays to the Buddhas - very complicated to an outsider!

I saw a couple of the buddhists pour water onto the statue of the Buddha. Depending on the day of the week a buddhist is born, the individual would pour the respective number of bowls for the day of the week. A buddhist believes that by doing this, it would bring them luck.

At Schwedagon, I noticed there were hardly any tourists, mostly locals paying homage.

Can you see how intricate the carvings are in the foreground?












The monks rung this bell to announce prayer times.

It brought luck to ring the bell.
For example, if you were born on the 1st day of the week, you rung it once to bring good luck. If you were born on the 6th day of the week, you rung it 6 times etc.

Burma/Myanmar surprised me in many ways. I would have liked to see more of Burma than I did, but due to military restrictions, I only had access to certain parts of Burma and was not able to see any of the indigenous people along the border as I had initially planned.Burma is a very poor country. It was difficult to travel... travelling 100 kilometres could sometimes take up to 6 hours.

One of the most beautiful places in Burma, I thought, was Bagan.

I took many photos in Burma, and tried to order them in the following pages:

• I spent some days in Yangon, which had a heavy colonial influence.
• Schwedagon was another place full of temples, a place laden with pure gold.
• Whilst travelling, I could not help notice how influenced the people were by religion, and Burma's politics is one thing an outsider should not get involved in.
• I was fascinated by what the Burmese used for medicine. They also had some rather interesting local fruit.
• Mandalay also had an interesting colonial battle history. Whilst there, I watched the “Mandalay Marionettes”.
• With the restrictions up north, I did not get to see much. But you would not believe how the Burmese play volleyball!
• Finally, at Mt Popa, I went there to see a local monastry, and saw a lot of wild monkeys there.

Yangon ( Rangoon ) . . .




This is the city-centre of Rangoon. Rangoon is the capital city of Burma.

It is actually a pretty big city if you compare it with other parts of Burma on a map.

Most of the buildings are from the old colonial period when the British occupied Burma. Unfortunately they have not been very well-maintained.

Can you see the green bits on the clocktower?





If you are thinking it is vegetation growing on it, you are right! There is quite a bit growing on most of the buildings in the city.







There were so many pigeons!

I managed to catch a pictures of a pigeon flying mid-air - can you see the blurred grey thing near the tree in the middle of the photo?



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Created: 22 Sept 2001

I took part in a photo competition in November 2001, using one of the photos I had taken during my trip to Mt Cook in January 2001. This photo was of Kevin, the alpine guide from my group in the technical climbing course.

The following photo and comments appeared on the Planet Fear website, in the Front Line Photography Competition - not long after I was notified that I was one of 20 winners, and I was even more surprised to find out that I had come third!

The comments above the photo were my comments that I had emailed to them when I sent the photo. The comments below the photo were (one of the judges) comments about my photo.

3. Rene Pallesen The attached photo was taken in New Zealand on the main range near Mount Cook. The valleys to the west are filled with clouds formed by the moisture from the forests underneath. The snowcover Home 15. September 2000 11:05 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments New Car in 2000 . . . 15. September 2000 11:05 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet new car in 2000 Share In September 2000, just after I returned from my trip to Borneo, I had to buy this new car because my girlfriend had written off my car whilst I was away! *smile* I did not look forward to hunting around for a new car, but I found a good buy locally. This car is a 1997 Ford Futura, with 4.0 litre, 6-cylinder, 220-horsepower, power-steering, central locking and electronic windows (I think I am starting to sound like a car advertisement...) It is pretty much the same colour as my old car, and it feels so nice to drive! As you can see, pretty similar, but I also really miss my old car! It had a lot of computerised features - from a digital odometer, to adjusting the internal temperature of the car. It was a pretty cool car and wished I could have kept it for another few more years. A huge contrast to my first car! It is a red hatchback that I bought early 1998, a few months after I arrived in Australia. But someone wrote it off a few months after I bought it. It was a pretty bad accident, but luckily I was alright. I was only covered by Third Party insurance, and to go through a lot of paperwork just to get reimbursement for the car! The person holding the camera is Søren. I met him in NZ, whilst waiting for the bus for Mt Cook. To my surprise, he was a Dane living here in Sydney. He was a professional photographer (hence you see him holding the Nikon). He and I had similiar experience so our speed through the course was pretty much the same. I actually ended up cracking a rib whilst on the course. I did this during a 'self-arrest' technique, where we actually throw ourselves down a steep slope and try to use our ice-axe to stop ourselves from falling any further. This technique is used in case you fall down a crevass and have nothing to hold onto. Rob was the other person doing the course. He once dropped his ice-axe and one of us had to abseil down to collect it, as an ice-axe is a piece of equipment that is vital and you only carry one of these each. We worked in pairs, but had to swap partners as our guide took turns working with each of us. Ice-climbing is nothing like rock-climbing. You cannot use your fingers (well, they will freeze if you take your gloves off), so you really on equipment like ice-axe and ice-picks to anchor yourself into the ice. These pieces of equipment are really important, especially if you are sleeping on a ledge or stopping for a rest. Other than someone belaying you, using ice-picks to secure yourself into the ice is the backup should your belay fail. We each took turns at ice-climbing! Alan is the one in the blue jacket, Søren is the one in the red. I guess Søren has more photos of me climbing, whereas I can't take photos of myself! In the following section, you will see a series of photos of Mt Cook. If you want to have a look at the black & white version of this (quite artistic), click here. 17. September 2000 10:58 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Olympic Day Out ( 17th Sept 2000 ) 17. September 2000 10:58 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet olympic day out 17th sept 2000 Share Last September, Sydney held the Olympic Games. I saw a lot of the events on TV but was disappointed with the coverage of other countries' involvement. However, I did manage to be at Olympic Park during the Games and also see the first handball match - Denmark vs Norway. I managed to get tickets for the game and had a very nice day with my girlfriend and the Lenehans. I also managed to get some pretty spectacular photos of the Olympic torch. Here is Stadium Australia, where the Olympic torch is held. Most of the major track & field events, as well as athletics were held here. It is a pretty spectacular building - and HUGE. During the Olympics, you could not go into just any of the buildings at Olympic Park. You had to have a ticket for an event before you could enter the building. As you can see me, I am wearing my T-shirt supporting Danmark! This is one of the few days that I can wear the T-shirt. It was a very sunny and warm day and the place was full of people. During the Olympics, you could only get access to the whole of the Olympic Park if you had a ticket. They had quite tight security, and had to go through a detector on the perimeter of the grounds after you got off the train/bus. The handball game started at about 2pm and we managed to wander round for quite a bit before going into the arena wear the handball was. The food as amazingly expensive! Normally a fruit salad would only cost about AUD$3, cost up to AUD$8 that day!. Bottles of water was double the price. They really made it a money-making event for tourists! The funny thing too, we noticed that as you entered Olympic Park, all of the signs were in French and English, and all the announcements were given in French first, then English. It was most peculiar! As we got closer to where the handball games were being held, we saw a lot of Danes and Norwegians dressed in country colours! Danes in red and white and Norwegians... well, there was a guy there who had lots of cow bells around his neck and attached to his clothes. He was wearing a traditional metal helmet and dressed in old-fashioned gear. It was amazing to feel all the atmosphere - just to be there. We were all in the true Danish spirit! Even my girlfriend was dressed in a white T-shirt and red pants! We painted flags on our faces with some face paint. We were definitely there to support the Danish team! Even Lance could not help get caught in the moment with us! *smile* A break in the handball game - Danmark vs Norway! Danmark in red & white, Norway in blue & white. We had pretty good seats - it was a matter of whoever got there first, had the best seats, although we had to enter through certain doors. All the journalists and officials sat on the left. We even heard that the crown prince of Danmark was there for the game, even though we could not spot him. There were flags everywhere, Danish and Norwegian waving about. Everytime Norway scored, you could hear countless numbers of cow-bells being rung! A few times, some of the people tried to start a Mexican wave, but that did not work out. It was a very fast and furious game. It was the only handball game that the Danish lost in the whole Olympic Games, and they eventually came first in the finals! Just after entering Olympic Park, we managed to get a group photo! As you can see the place is very crowded but very festive - you just had to be there! A most glorious sunset! After the handball match, we wandered around for a bit longer. The day had been quite warm, so the night was a beautiful clear night. After the Lenehans left, Arumi and I had a look at a small Aboriginal art exhibition located at the Park. We sat on one of the few grassy patches, to watch the flickering of the lights and just enjoy the day. We eventually went home, but Olympic Park was still swarming with people, who were there to watch events that went on later into the night. Although we did not get the chance to see any other events during the Olympics, it was definitely worth the day we spent there. We would have loved to see the final game when Danmark won, but as usual, we were not very organised... Below, I have included photos taken on the night of the Closing Ceremony. These were taken from Graham's apartment on a hill at McMahons Point. We had a spectacular view of the fireworks that went off after the Closing Ceremony. It was really windy on the balcony, but I managed to get some photos of the Olympic rings that were placed on Sydney Harbour Bridge. Beautiful, isn't it? << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts 1 2 ... 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Older posts 7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4cb7e4d77c1aa8bd"> 15. August 2000 10:39 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Ecochallenge ( Sabah 2000 ) 15. August 2000 10:39 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet ecochallenge sabah 2000 Share Ecochallenge ( Sabah 2000 ) Arrival Silam / Jungle Ops Repeater Stations The Competitors Helicopter Jungle Around Us The Village Ecochallenge in 2000 was held on the east coast of Borneo, in the jungles of Sabah. It was an extreme race where the competitors taking part have to endure 10 days of running through the jungles; kayaking and swimming many kilometres offshore; and mountain-biking for 150km on dirt roads. All in all, the fastest competitors travelled 600km in a space of just over 5 days! I had the privilege of being there, being the developer of software that was used by the radio communications team. I also helped out with the setting up of all equipment and made many trips to the repeater stations. Being in the jungles of Sabah, let alone part of the Ecochallenge preparations, has proved to be a challenge and an experience worth remembering, and hope to be part of any future Ecochallenge events. As shown in the map, the red trails are where most of the competitors either ran or walked. The purple trail was the kayaking/canoeing leg. The orange trail was the mountain-bike leg and the blue trail was where the competitors had to swim with all their equipment. Back to Top Return to Contents page Created: 7 Dec 2001 4. March 2000 11:07 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Chilli Festival ( 4th March 2000 ) . . . 4. March 2000 11:07 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet chilli festival 4th march 2000 Share My mum and dad spent some time in Sydney over christmas and New Year. While they were here I raught my dad how to absail. And for Christmas I gave my parents some tickets for the Sydney Harbour bridge walk (they gave Arumi a ticket too). 1. November 2002 11:19 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My brothers funeral 1. November 2002 11:19 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet my brothers funeral Share My brother passed away in the end of 2002. He had been suffering badly from his disease for almost a decade and eventually it got the better of him. I still miss him a lot even though we weren't close when he was alive....but I still feel him close to me to this day! I still light a candle for him once in a while. His two biggest wishes in life was to become a professional tennis player...he was a pretty damn good player and I never played against him because I didn't have a chance. His second biggest wish was to get himself a girlfriend. This is one of the last photos that was taken of him. I still blame the psychiatric system in Denmark for what happened. They were too focused on treating his disease with medication and never paid any attention on teaching him to live with his disease and provide quality in life. I still love him very much and I really miss him. I also regret that I wasn't there more for him. He always looked after me and he has never hurt anyone. This is the last family photo that was taken. I would appreciate if you click here to see some of the photos from my brothers life: May he not be forgotten 26. October 2002 11:12 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Growing Up . . . 26. October 2002 11:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet growing up Share 26. October 2002 11:09 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My Memories of Claus . . . 26. October 2002 11:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet my memories of claus Share Before Claus became ill, he was a rising star in the world of tennis. He was featured in the local newspaper as Amtsmester - he came first in the local "Amst" - level similar to state-level. Claus loved being out in the wind and the sun. He was also prone to seasickness. Claus and my family came to visit me in Australia in 1999. I think he liked it here - warmer winters and friendly people. I really like the top middle photo, of Claus eating oysters. He looked very happy. They did a lot of sightseeing here, and even visited my apartment on Narrabeen beach. The following are the last photos that were taken of Claus, on one of our sailing trips. 26. October 2002 11:08 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My Dear Big Brother... 26. October 2002 11:08 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet my dear big brother Share My brother had schizophrenia, and he passed away not long after his 33rd birthday. I love my brother, and I regret not telling him this. My girlfriend tells me that Claus knew I loved him. I am not convinced of this, so I wrote him a letter, in the hope that he will read this, wherever he is. There is so much I wanted to say to him. I want to remember him when he was not sick, when he was happy, and when I was last in Denmark in June 2002. I want to remember him, as you will see him in these photos. 26. October 2002 11:01 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Always Part of My Family . . . 26. October 2002 11:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet always part of my family Share 26. October 2002 10:35 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My Big Brother 26. October 2002 10:35 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet my big brother Share My Big Brother . . . Created: 8 Oct 2002 Last Updated: 24 Oct 2002 10. June 2002 11:47 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Singapore 10. June 2002 11:47 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet singapore Share On the way back from Denmark we made a stopover in Singapore to have a look as well as do some shopping. Here a photo from Little India in Singapore. 4. June 2002 11:36 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My mums birthday 4. June 2002 11:36 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet my mums birthday Share We surprised my Mum by turning up in Denmark before her 60th Birthday. She had a big party where a lot of her friends and family turned up. While we were there we also got to visit some of my friends and family as well as do a bit of Sightseeing in Copenhagen and Legoland. Click here to see more photos from: Mums 60th Birthday/Slideshow 29. March 2002 02:52 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Drive in Australia 29. March 2002 02:52 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet drive in australia Share Over the Christmas holidays we went for a drive through some of the most scenic parts of Australia. First we drive down to Melbourne and then along the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide. The sunsets were spectacular. We then continued up to the Flinders Ranges and along the way had a look at cave paintings. In Broken hill we went down into the old Daydream silvermine. We also had a look at some of the Desert Sculptures Along the way we saw some Australian Wildlife. Here a wombat. And here a possum. Lots of Koalas And here one very angry Lizard. And of course some Emus. We were camping along the way. Click here to see more photos from Driving in Australia / Slideshow << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts 1 2 ... 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Older posts Home 26. December 2012 10:01 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012 26. December 2012 10:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet sydney hobart yacht race 2012 Share My Dad wanted to see the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race again this year. Unlike the last time we were there in good time this year and found a great parking spot and a fairly good vantage point of the race without too many crowds. While waiting for the race to start the James Craig was cruising back and forth outside the harbour. Once the race started and the boats passed the heads it became very busy both on the water and it in air with all the boats and helicopters (at one point I counted 11 at the same time) and my Dad was busy clicking away. This year turned out to be a new course record, so great conditions all the way to Hobart. 25. December 2012 09:44 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Day 2012 25. December 2012 09:44 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet christmas day 2012 Share Christmas Day we celebrated with Kims family at her sisters house. It was the usual crowd of our familys and everyone bringing dishes to share and as usual there was a lot of different foods to try. It was great to have the whole family together (Aiden was again eating too much). And even Santa made an appearance again this year...Thank you so much Santa!!!!! 24. December 2012 09:28 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Eve 2012 24. December 2012 09:28 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet christmas eve 2012 Share This year we celebrated Christmas at home with my Dad and his partner with the traditional Christmas Duck and Ris-a-la-mande. It was Lucas' first and Aiden's third Christmas...Aiden is now getting old enough to enjoy the experience... ...especially the food After dinner we opened presents according to the Danish tradition and Aiden was very excited about the big box from Bedstefar... ...containing a big truck. From Mummy and Daddy he received a Lightning Mcqueen car (radio controlled). ...and also a drawing pad. Merry Christmas... 22. December 2012 01:24 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Maroubra Beach December 2012 22. December 2012 01:24 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet maroubra beach december 2012 Share On one of the days we took my dad to Maroubra beach for breakfast. It gave them a chance to check out what out local beach is like and also Aiden a chance to have a bit of a play in the sand. 21. December 2012 12:49 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Kids Dad with Grandchildren 2012 21. December 2012 12:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet kids dad with grandchildren 2012 Share At around Christmas time Kims dad asked me if I could take some more photos of him and the grandchildren. Last year I took some of him using a blue background and he asked for something similar (although I am not a big fan of blue) 21. December 2012 09:21 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Family Photo 2012 21. December 2012 09:21 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet christmas family photo 2012 Share Every year I like to take a Christmas family photo. This year having my dad around meant that I could get hime to assist us with taking the photo as I needed someone to stand on a ladder taking the photo while we as a family was lying plat on a bed. Merry Christmas 2012 Everyone!!!! 21. December 2012 09:12 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Matraville Christmas Lights 2012 21. December 2012 09:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet matraville christmas lights 2012 Share Every year some of the houses in Matraville puts on a spectacular christmas light show. Every night there are hundreds of visitors and it is worth seeing. Here are some of the lights from this years show. 21. December 2012 08:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Barrenjoey Lighthouse 2012 21. December 2012 08:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet barrenjoey lighthouse 2012 Share This holiday season my Dad and his partner is visiting us from Denmark. It has been a while since he was here and in also a while since we were in Denmark, so Aiden had grown a fair bit since. The first couple of weeks we bought then some trips to various places such as Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains. One the weekends we would treat then to various dinners Thai, Indian, Moroccan, Brazilian, Aussie, Chinese etc. as well as try to make time to take them to see some of the sights around Sydney. The first weekend Aiden was sick so we had to cancel our trip up the Northern Beaches to Barrenjoey Lighthouse so we had to stay home and let them explore by themself. On the second weekend we managed to go there and bring Aiden along as well sitting in his little backback. It was a warm day and the climb is fairly steep so especially my dads partner was pretty hot by the time we reached the top where the light house is. The view was definitely worth it. Walking back along the beach we decided to make a drink stop to clench the thirst. 20. December 2012 04:16 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Merry Christmas 2012 20. December 2012 04:16 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet merry christmas 2012 Share First of all Merry Christmas everyone!!! With a bit of arm twisting Kim finally agreed to let me do a series of 'sexy' Santa photos. A lot of work had to go into these couple of photos in terms of getting the outfit, but the right colour wrapping paper, wrap all the boxes, set them up to it looks nice, getting all the lighting right and not least convince Kim to do the actual shoot. Then I had to sort out the photos I needed and then do all the editing...I think the end result is pretty good and very much in the spirit of Christmas. And did I mention that I am married to the most beautiful (and sexy) Santa there is??? 18. December 2012 08:51 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Lucas 3 months 18. December 2012 08:51 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet lucas 3 months Share Lucas is now three months young and the other day I did a series of monthly photos of Kim and him on our bed. << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts 1 2 ... 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 ... 92 93 Older posts