7. November 2010 02:35
by Rene Pallesen
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Today it is Aidens Birthday....he is now 5 Months old (when you are less than 6 months old you get to have birthday every month).
He is a good/easy little boy. He is now able to keep his head up, but still unable to sit or roll around onto his tummy. He sleeps through the night and wakes up around 7.30 to get a feed. On weekends he is happy to go back to sleep so his Mummy and Daddy can sleep in.
He is very quiet when in crowded places and likes to just sit and observe (Kims dad is saying that he has got that after me).
It has taken me a long time to get this photo done. I had to wait for him to keep his head up and even then it was pretty hard to get hime to look in the right direction.
3. November 2010 11:50
by Rene Pallesen
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I have now finished the second portrait in the series of the four elements...just Fire and Air left. This one is "Water". The yellow blob is a Weedy Sea Dragon.
...Really helping my Photoshop skills. Not sure if anyone else thinks these photos are cool...but they are cool to make and are different from what I'd otherwise be doing.
1. November 2010 09:50
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This weekend Kim and I went to see the musical Fame at Capitol theatre with a couple of friends Audrey and John.
Most of the cast was made up of dancers from “So you think you can dance” so there was a potential for a really good performance with some excellent dancing.
Our friends had organised a babysitter for the night and Aiden was being looked after by Kim’s dad and sister.
The performance was good (but not great). I think we were expecting more singing and dancing (It was a musical) and less dialogue. The second half of the play was a lot better than the first half with more dancing.
Unfortunately our friends missed this part as she was worried about their kid left alone with the babysitter (that is kinda the point of getting a babysitter) and left during the intermission.
At the end they got everyone in the audience up from their chairs for the famous "Fame" song.
Kim and I however had a good night out…and she looked smashing!
20. October 2010 11:11
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28. August 2018 19:08
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26. August 2018 16:08
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We made another camping trip. This time to Wombeyan caves with one of Kims colleagues.
It was just before winter set in, so the nights were cold and it was nice sitting around the fire at night.
There are a lot of limestone caves in the area that are worth visiting. We did this one which was self guided.
I tried to teach the boys how to shoot with a bow - kept them busy for a while.
We also rigged up a badminton net for both adults and kids to play.
But mostly it was the fire that the boys had fun with.
We also did a really long 8km walk - almost lost the track at one point.
26. August 2018 15:08
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This winter we went to the Blue mountains with a group of friends. We hired a house at Leura and spend the days going for walks.
This is from the Grans Canyon walk.
And some from the other walks.
26. August 2018 15:08
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Ayutthaya is the old capital of Thailand. It is a couple of hour north of Bangkok, and the easiest way to get there (by far) is by Train (we learned this the hard way).
The capital was only moved 250 years ago after it was ransacked by the Burmese, but now most of what used to be some extraordinary buildings are now mostly rubble.
It is a large area with lots of temples, so it is worthwhile having plenty of time and not rush it. We just visited three of the main sites, and that was plenty with the kids around.
Some of the highlights are the big lying down Buddha.
People still use this as a place of worship.
And apparently it is good luck if you can make a coin stick on the buddhas feed (without resorting to chewing gum).
At one of the temples there is also the head of Buddha stuck in the roots of the tree.
And as usual it is worthwhile keeping a look out for other moments involving people.
26. August 2018 15:08
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We took the train back to Bangkok after visiting Ayutthaya on 2nd class tickets.
There is not much difference between the classes except extra bolstering on the seats. We however found a more open carriage where the kids could better play, draw and read books during the ride.
There was also a bit more life here. I went for a couple of walks through the train and found a lot of interesting sights.
The carriages were open between the carriages, so people used these areas to sit sown and get some fresh air or a smoke.
There was also a section that was reserved for monks, where I got permission to take this shot.
The mail/cargo carriage was more open with this man sitting keeping an eye on things.
As we approached Bangkok the man from the little kitchen chased people away from a part of our carriage as this was his place to sleep.
26. August 2018 15:08
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This year it was my dad's 75 birthday. I traveled back for the party.
The party was at a little hotel (in danish called a 'Kro') at Soroe.
While there I also got to see the new house they are living in.
26. August 2018 14:08
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The floating market is 2 hours drive south of Bangkok. We made a bargain with a taxi driver to drive us all there in a minivan. In the process he tried to take us to the wrong place 5 kilometers from the market and tried to rip us off by saying we should pay an exorbitant amount to take a boat from there - Kim and I had been there before and remembered that it was possible to drive there. With the assistance from Kim's colleague, the driver was put in his place and took us to the right location, so we still came out ahead and it turned out to be a nice day trip.
The market is very much for tourists these days, but they still have the original boats selling food, although the market itself is all souvernirs.
It is however interesting to observe the other tourists and I managed to capture a couple of good moments.
26. August 2018 14:08
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After Laos we went back to Bangkok.
Bangkok is much the same, however it feels a lot cleaner with regards to smoke from all the bikes, but the traffic itself is horrendous.
The tuk-tuks are still there, but they try to charge exorbitant prices, so it was far cheaper and more convenient to get a taxi.
As usual there are still lots of interesting choices for food, such as braised pigs head.
Or Scorpions (which are mostly sold to tourists)
When it comes to shopping, Kim was in shoe shop heaven.
The boys however was in their own upside down ice cream heaven.
The nightlife is also much the same, with the more relaxes and romantic atmosphere along the river.
As opposed to the more thrashy massage parlour atmosphere just around the corner from our hotel.
While we were there it was childrens week, much to the joy of the boys.
This also gave me some unique photo opportunities such as the Thai version of Wonder woman.
Evening were spend having nice dinners with friends, Kim's colleagues and by ourselves.
This photo was my all I packed for the entire trip (only thing missing is my camera and the two lenses I brought along). Everything fitted into a small carry-on backpack.