17. November 2013 08:42 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments 5 years wedding anniversary 17. November 2013 08:42 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet5 years wedding anniversaryShareKim and I just had our 5th wedding anniversary. She still looks as beautiful today as she did when I first met her.We celebrated by going out having dinner at Darling Harbour and watched the weekly fireworks.
12. November 2013 01:23 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments International Fleet Review 2013 12. November 2013 01:23 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetinternational fleet review 2013Share We recently had the international fleet review in Sydney with lots of navy ships from international countries visiting Sydney to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Australian fleet.This also meant that not only were there lots of sailors in town, but also lots of navy cadets. Aiden and I chose to visit the American USS Chosin and British HMS Daring. The US ship is an older class ship, and from the outside fairly unimpressive. but on closer inspection it had an impressive arsenal of missiles. As well as guns. The crew were very friendly and were happy to have their photo taken.The British vessel on the other hand is a very modern ship, again with a very impressive firepower.The crew again were happy to have their photos taken.After this Aiden was over the ships and when he spotted a firetruck he got very excited. Lucky the firemen were pretty bored so they were pretty happy to entertain him for a while and it also gave me a bit of a break from carrying Aiden in my backpack.After that he was hungry and wanted something to eat.
1. November 2013 02:40 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Halloween 2013 - Steampunk Vampire 1. November 2013 02:40 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweethalloween 2013 steampunk vampireShareLast night was Halloween and we walked around with the kids (KC's and our kids) to do trick or treat.Aiden was a little sick with gastro but we did managed to get him along dressed in his spider man shirt.I was dressed up as a steam punk vampire.When we came back I did the photo above in my home studio.
14. October 2013 02:53 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Lucas 1 year portrait 14. October 2013 02:53 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetlucas 1 year portraitShareI finally managed to take the 1 year portrait of Lucas that I had planned and it turned out really well I think.He is a big boy now and he is able to walk by himself (took his first unassisted steps just before his birthday).
13. October 2013 03:05 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Lucas 1yo Centennial park photos 13. October 2013 03:05 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetlucas 1yo centennial park photosShareThe other day we went to Centennial park to take some 1yo photos of Lucas using a balloon.What we had in mind was to take the photo down a row of trees....but it was impossible to get both the balloon and Lucas to behave in the same photo and the light wasn't great anyway with patches of sun and shade in the middle of the day.We instead tried to be creative with other photos.
13. October 2013 02:57 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Aiden on the bridge at Centennial Park 13. October 2013 02:57 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetaiden on the bridge at centennial parkShareA couple of weeks ago we went to centennial park to take some photos of Lucas for his birthday (see separate post).I also took this photo of Aiden running across the bridge at Centennial park. Perfect Moments Photography | A Rene Pallesen Journal Blog Portfolio Packages Contact About Home 27. March 2002 11:14 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Whale Watching 27. March 2002 11:14 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetwhale watchingShareWe went with Donna and Sandra up to Port Stephens to go Whale watching. It was a great day (very cold) and we saw lots of whales. Click here to see more photos from: Whale Watching/Slideshow 27. March 2002 11:03 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Climbing in New Zealand 27. March 2002 11:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetclimbing in new zealandShareI went climbing with Andy in New Zealand. We flew onto the glacier at Pioneer hut with a skiplane. We attempted a couple of peaks in the area but were mainly unsuccessful due to sloshy conditions and late starts. Andy eventually insisted going down after taking a bit of a slide after taking a bit of a slide. We did however get a little bit of climbing done. Click here to see more photos from: Climbing in New Zealand/Slideshow 16. September 2001 11:10 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My Friends in Denmark . . . 16. September 2001 11:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmy friends in denmarkShareBelieve it or not, I still have quite a few friends in Denmark. I would like to put photos of all of them here - unfortunately I do not have photos of all of them. If you are one of my friends and your photo is not on this page then please do not despair - I still consider you a friend, and maybe, the next time I go to Denmark, I shall have photos of you all! Here is one of my best friends in Denmark. This photo was taken quite a while ago, before I came to Australia. Kenneth is now living here in Sydney, on the beautiful Manly beach - only about a half hour away from me. Kenneth came to stay with me a few months ago. He was trying out a new job, and actually came back! He is going to give Australia a go, to see if he likes it like I do. No more biting winters, lots of warmth and sunshine, beautiful mountains and bush to explore... and I think he has discovered, there are lots of friends to make - especially the pretty fun-going ones with two legs and a skirt! *smile* He is actually a pretty good cook. Whist he stayed in my apartment for a couple of months, he cooked pot roast with gorgonzola sauce, and also gave a wonderful 3-course dinner for a small group of friends here. About two years after I arrived in Australia, I returned to Denmark for a visit. On the day I arrived in Denmark, he threw together a party for me! Here is Ester, another one of my friends. She is a fashion designer and paints some wonderful paintings. Naturally at parties, there was quite a large amount of beer being consumed (how can you not?? - not possible to have a party otherwise in Denmark. It was nice to taste one of the annual Christmas beers from Tuborg. Created: Jan 2000 Last Updated: 16 Sept 2001 28. July 2001 11:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Photo Gallery 28. July 2001 11:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetphoto gallerySharePhoto GalleryI have placed photos here - those I could not fit on the respective webpages. SchwedagonMandalayMarionetVolleyballCreated: 3 Nov 2001 28. July 2001 10:52 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments South East Asia ( 24 July ~ 24 August 2001 ) . . . 28. July 2001 10:52 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetsouth east asia 24 july 24 august 2001ShareI initially made plans to explore Burma and then make my way across the border into western China at Burma's only border crossing up north. I had not made any definite plans wanted to play it by ear... but in the end my trip consisted of Thailand, Cambodia and restricted areas to Burma. I was away for a total of 5 weeks and must admit that parts of my trip really frustrated me - there were many restrictions in Burma and being in Bangkok at times stressed me because of all the tourists and crowds. I really only went to Cambodia to see the magnificent Angkor Wat - actually I really did enjoy being there. I think my most enjoyable part of the trip was the days I had climbing on the secluded areas of Krabi. Burma(23 Jul ~ 5 Aug)Cambodia(6 ~ 10 Aug)Thailand 28. July 2001 10:51 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Monkeys . . . 28. July 2001 10:51 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments TweetmonkeysShareThere were quite a lot of monkeys at Mt Popa. The photo above in the middle, shows monkeys that look like they are playing around. They are actually fighting monkeys and can be very dangerous because they bite and also snatch things from you. They were rather oblivious to me being there, until the flash on my camera went off. Then their attention was on me and they were ready to attack. I adopted the “monkey mentality” - avoid eye contact and move away backwards - the only way to stop the monkeys from attacking is to not look at them. 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Burma Up North (continued) . . . 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetburma up north continuedShare Whilst I was up north, I watched a rather interesting game of volleyball. I have never seen such dexterity and agility amongst the players! It was amazing to see how flexible these guys were. 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Mt Popa . . . 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmt popaShareThere is a monastry on Mt Popa - a hill located 50km away from Bagan. When I was there, it was a cloudy day. I ran into a woman selling petrified wood - quite silly really, considering the place was covered with it. They must think tourists are stupid! *laugh* I managed to pick up a couple of small pieces to take back with me. As you can see, there are stacks of them around. And no... this is not a tombstone. This is actually a road sign. You would be surprised how big some of these pieces are - this piece below was actually about a metre long and 40cm wide. Actually what I found interesting were the toilets in Burma. My girlfriend tells me that squatting over a toilet is quite common in Asia. In many of the city areas, they would have toilets as we know them, and they would also have a carved hole in the ground, on which either side, one places their feet on. Toilets in the rural area are more crude than that - a hole leading into a gaping pit. However, what I found interesting about these toilets were that recycled running water was used to wash away any excrement. The water is first used for washing one self and then used in the toilets. As there were a few toilet cubicles a row, sometimes you would see the excrement from a toilet uphill go beneath you! *laugh* Very clever and environmental system, I think! Trying to grab a snooze... *smile* Like Schweddagon, most of this is real gold as well. And yes, there is a monkey sitting near my head. If you click to the next page, you will see that I have taken a series of photos of the monkeys. 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Puppet Show . . . 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetpuppet showShare I saw the most interesting puppet show, known as the “Mandalay Marionettes” There were 2 or 3 puppeteers out the front, with a live band of musicians. Unfortunately, it was more of a show for the tourists, rather than the locals. It cost 1,000 chats or US$2 per show. 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Burma Up North . . . 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetburma up northShare I decided take a 20-hour train-ride to Myitkyinã *laugh* it took 20-hours to get there by train because there was only one track. It was definitely faster to run next to the train than to travel in it! We had to wait for the oncoming train to return before we could travel north. At one point, we crossed a bridge that was so rickety that I thought it would collapse any moment! Locals working in the rice fields. Locals using water-buffaloes to plough rice fields. The train travelled along the Jrrawaddy River. It would have been nice if I was able to travel to Mandalay via a riverboat down the Jrrawaddy River. It was amazing to find out that people live “on” these lakes, by building houses on stilts. This sort of housing is quite common in many parts of Asia, especially areas where monsoons quite frequently flood an area. It is also very environmentally-sound, I think, and hurts the land less. Most of the houses are made of wood. Myitkyinã is pretty dismal in rain! There is a huge drug problem in Burma, especially through the crossings into China. I have scanned a copy of a recent newspaper article about this problem in Burma. << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts12...84858687888990919293Older posts SearchInclude comments in search Newsletter Get notified when a new post is published. Enter your e-mail Please enter an e-mail address Please enter a valid e-mail Thank you
27. March 2002 11:14 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Whale Watching 27. March 2002 11:14 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetwhale watchingShareWe went with Donna and Sandra up to Port Stephens to go Whale watching. It was a great day (very cold) and we saw lots of whales. Click here to see more photos from: Whale Watching/Slideshow
27. March 2002 11:03 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Climbing in New Zealand 27. March 2002 11:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetclimbing in new zealandShareI went climbing with Andy in New Zealand. We flew onto the glacier at Pioneer hut with a skiplane. We attempted a couple of peaks in the area but were mainly unsuccessful due to sloshy conditions and late starts. Andy eventually insisted going down after taking a bit of a slide after taking a bit of a slide. We did however get a little bit of climbing done. Click here to see more photos from: Climbing in New Zealand/Slideshow
16. September 2001 11:10 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments My Friends in Denmark . . . 16. September 2001 11:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmy friends in denmarkShareBelieve it or not, I still have quite a few friends in Denmark. I would like to put photos of all of them here - unfortunately I do not have photos of all of them. If you are one of my friends and your photo is not on this page then please do not despair - I still consider you a friend, and maybe, the next time I go to Denmark, I shall have photos of you all! Here is one of my best friends in Denmark. This photo was taken quite a while ago, before I came to Australia. Kenneth is now living here in Sydney, on the beautiful Manly beach - only about a half hour away from me. Kenneth came to stay with me a few months ago. He was trying out a new job, and actually came back! He is going to give Australia a go, to see if he likes it like I do. No more biting winters, lots of warmth and sunshine, beautiful mountains and bush to explore... and I think he has discovered, there are lots of friends to make - especially the pretty fun-going ones with two legs and a skirt! *smile* He is actually a pretty good cook. Whist he stayed in my apartment for a couple of months, he cooked pot roast with gorgonzola sauce, and also gave a wonderful 3-course dinner for a small group of friends here. About two years after I arrived in Australia, I returned to Denmark for a visit. On the day I arrived in Denmark, he threw together a party for me! Here is Ester, another one of my friends. She is a fashion designer and paints some wonderful paintings. Naturally at parties, there was quite a large amount of beer being consumed (how can you not?? - not possible to have a party otherwise in Denmark. It was nice to taste one of the annual Christmas beers from Tuborg. Created: Jan 2000 Last Updated: 16 Sept 2001
28. July 2001 11:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Photo Gallery 28. July 2001 11:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetphoto gallerySharePhoto GalleryI have placed photos here - those I could not fit on the respective webpages. SchwedagonMandalayMarionetVolleyballCreated: 3 Nov 2001
28. July 2001 10:52 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments South East Asia ( 24 July ~ 24 August 2001 ) . . . 28. July 2001 10:52 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetsouth east asia 24 july 24 august 2001ShareI initially made plans to explore Burma and then make my way across the border into western China at Burma's only border crossing up north. I had not made any definite plans wanted to play it by ear... but in the end my trip consisted of Thailand, Cambodia and restricted areas to Burma. I was away for a total of 5 weeks and must admit that parts of my trip really frustrated me - there were many restrictions in Burma and being in Bangkok at times stressed me because of all the tourists and crowds. I really only went to Cambodia to see the magnificent Angkor Wat - actually I really did enjoy being there. I think my most enjoyable part of the trip was the days I had climbing on the secluded areas of Krabi. Burma(23 Jul ~ 5 Aug)Cambodia(6 ~ 10 Aug)Thailand
28. July 2001 10:51 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Monkeys . . . 28. July 2001 10:51 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments TweetmonkeysShareThere were quite a lot of monkeys at Mt Popa. The photo above in the middle, shows monkeys that look like they are playing around. They are actually fighting monkeys and can be very dangerous because they bite and also snatch things from you. They were rather oblivious to me being there, until the flash on my camera went off. Then their attention was on me and they were ready to attack. I adopted the “monkey mentality” - avoid eye contact and move away backwards - the only way to stop the monkeys from attacking is to not look at them.
28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Burma Up North (continued) . . . 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetburma up north continuedShare Whilst I was up north, I watched a rather interesting game of volleyball. I have never seen such dexterity and agility amongst the players! It was amazing to see how flexible these guys were.
28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Mt Popa . . . 28. July 2001 10:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmt popaShareThere is a monastry on Mt Popa - a hill located 50km away from Bagan. When I was there, it was a cloudy day. I ran into a woman selling petrified wood - quite silly really, considering the place was covered with it. They must think tourists are stupid! *laugh* I managed to pick up a couple of small pieces to take back with me. As you can see, there are stacks of them around. And no... this is not a tombstone. This is actually a road sign. You would be surprised how big some of these pieces are - this piece below was actually about a metre long and 40cm wide. Actually what I found interesting were the toilets in Burma. My girlfriend tells me that squatting over a toilet is quite common in Asia. In many of the city areas, they would have toilets as we know them, and they would also have a carved hole in the ground, on which either side, one places their feet on. Toilets in the rural area are more crude than that - a hole leading into a gaping pit. However, what I found interesting about these toilets were that recycled running water was used to wash away any excrement. The water is first used for washing one self and then used in the toilets. As there were a few toilet cubicles a row, sometimes you would see the excrement from a toilet uphill go beneath you! *laugh* Very clever and environmental system, I think! Trying to grab a snooze... *smile* Like Schweddagon, most of this is real gold as well. And yes, there is a monkey sitting near my head. If you click to the next page, you will see that I have taken a series of photos of the monkeys.
28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Puppet Show . . . 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetpuppet showShare I saw the most interesting puppet show, known as the “Mandalay Marionettes” There were 2 or 3 puppeteers out the front, with a live band of musicians. Unfortunately, it was more of a show for the tourists, rather than the locals. It cost 1,000 chats or US$2 per show.
28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Burma Up North . . . 28. July 2001 10:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetburma up northShare I decided take a 20-hour train-ride to Myitkyinã *laugh* it took 20-hours to get there by train because there was only one track. It was definitely faster to run next to the train than to travel in it! We had to wait for the oncoming train to return before we could travel north. At one point, we crossed a bridge that was so rickety that I thought it would collapse any moment! Locals working in the rice fields. Locals using water-buffaloes to plough rice fields. The train travelled along the Jrrawaddy River. It would have been nice if I was able to travel to Mandalay via a riverboat down the Jrrawaddy River. It was amazing to find out that people live “on” these lakes, by building houses on stilts. This sort of housing is quite common in many parts of Asia, especially areas where monsoons quite frequently flood an area. It is also very environmentally-sound, I think, and hurts the land less. Most of the houses are made of wood. Myitkyinã is pretty dismal in rain! There is a huge drug problem in Burma, especially through the crossings into China. I have scanned a copy of a recent newspaper article about this problem in Burma.