10. January 2003 10:53
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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
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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
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26. October 2002 11:09
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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
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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
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26. October 2002 10:35
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My Big Brother . . .









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10. June 2002 11:47
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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
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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
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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The west coast of New Zealand is really beautiful.
It is not very populated and there are not a lot of tourists either as it is hard to get to.
We did a lot of walks in the area both around beautiful lakes and also at the beach outside Fox Glacier and Franz Josef villages.
23. August 2023 19:08
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Driving back towards Queenstown we had to go through Wanaka. Boy, has it changed! It used to be a small place with maybe fifty houses, but now it is a proper town with lots of cars and traffic.
It is very scenic approaching Lake Wanaka, and the lake itself has this tree growing in the water that photographers from all around the world come here to take photos of.
23. August 2023 19:08
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A place that I have always found really magical is driving through the Lindis Pass.
Kim doesn't think much of it, but since I visited it the first time, I've alwas found the rolling hills and the colours absolutely stunning.
23. August 2023 19:08
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Kims highlight on the trip was to go up on a real glacier.
She had booked a helicopter tour that would take up up on a section of the glacier between the two major ice falls.
This is a section of the glacier that Andy and I dreaded having to walk through 20 years ago when we were climbing higher up on the glacier. Mind you, back then there was probably another 100 metres of ice on top of where we landed on this day.
23. August 2023 19:08
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Driving from Christchurch toward the west coast we passed the Castle Hills boulders.
This is a phenomenal place to go climbing if you are a good boulderer. It is also quite scenic to just go for a walk.
We saw lots of people with their bouldering mats (a soft mat to land on when you are climbing).
23. August 2023 19:08
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At Mount Cook we did a long 10km walk to the start of the Hooker glacier.
It is a beautiful walk where you walk past the Tasman Glacier and Muller Glacier before you eventually come to the Hooker Glacier lake.
The lake was frozen with an iceberg floating around in it.
25. December 2022 18:12
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As usual, we did a family thing at Kims sisters house.
At home I had Aiden make Havregryns Kugler (oat balls).