When I was a kid we spent a lot of time in southern Europe.
In 1983 I went with my mum and dad through France and through Avignon.
We were camping on the opposite side of the river just where the half bridge would have met the other bank.
One night there was a firework and we got showered in debris from the exploded rockets.
21. August 2015 07:08
by Rene Pallesen
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Although we have had a beautiful winter with lots of sunny days and mild daytime temperatures, we have also had some cold mornings.
One morning the car had frost on it and it was only 5 degrees outside (most winter mornings it is 8-10 degrees with 18-22 degree daytime temps).
21. August 2015 07:08
by Rene Pallesen
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Last weekend Aiden graduated in his swim class from being a Crab to being a turtle.
He's been in the swim class for a couple of years now and never graduated. He would swim fine with me, but would cry and be scared with the swim teacher.
After our trip to Thailand in June he gained a lot of confidence and was very happy to swim by himself, but the swim teacher was too careful so he was unable to show what a good swimmer he really is. So, last weekend I asked the swim teacher to let him swim with the result that she by the end of the lesson graduated him and moved him to the next class.
He was so proud (and so was his dad).
18. August 2015 16:08
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17. April 2015 13:04
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On the weekend we went a trip to Symbio wildlife park. We have been there before, but we managed to purchase some cheap tickets and it is a great place for small kids as they can pad and feed the animals. Aiden especially loves animals and is getting good at feeding them himself.
Even Lucas who is normally terrified of animals eventually took courage to touch a Joey (baby kangaroo).
But he was too scared to approach the larger ones.
We also looked at some of the other animals there, such as the crocodiles.
The Dingo's.
The snakes.
The Emu
And the chameleons.
And the red panda.
29. March 2015 08:03
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This week Kim and I went with a couple of friends to Lyric Theater to see Le Noir.
It was a bit of a last minute decision day before as cheap tickets suddenly came up.
It was really good with death dying stunts and great performances and rancy sexiness to enjoy.
18. March 2015 13:03
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1. March 2015 09:03
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Kim and I went to see the Swan Lake with the Australian Ballet at the Capitol Theatre this season.
Neither of us had ever seen the swan lake and really wanted to see it. My dad was here at the same time but he was happy to babysit the kids while we we were going.
It was a beautiful performance and without a doubt the best ballet I have seen.
One evening I went to see Thai boxing or Muay Thai as it is called locally.
I asked the rest of the family if anyone wanted to join me, but they all said no (it is the national sport of Thailand).
I had been once before long time ago in Bangkok and wanted to experience it again.
I decided to pay the bit extra and get a VIP seat right next to the ring and that was definitely worth the extra money.
There were 8 fights that evening. The first fight was between two kids around 11 years old. Especially the kid in black shorts was very strong and was dominating the fight throughout.
The second fight was between two older teenagers. Again the kid in black was dominating the match.
The third fight was between to women, a Canadian and a Thai. The canadian girl looked very relaxed and was definitely ready to fight. The Thai girl had no chance against her and the match ended in knockout.
Before each fight they go through this unique dance ritual.
I was privileged to sit next to one of the judges who has happy to talk, so between each round I could ask him questions about the scoring system which is rather confusing.
The 4th match was between a French and a Thai. The foreigners are really dominating this sport now and the Thai's were generally struggling.
As with all the fights wit foreigners this fight also ended in a knockout.
The 5th fight was back to two Thais fighting.
One of the last fights was between a brazilian and a Thai. When walking into the ring you could tell that the brazil was very strong.
He started by kicking the Thai in the chest and then punched him in the face.
The fight lasted less than a minute before a knockout.
The last fight was more in the heavyweight class, again between a brazilian and a Thai.
This fight was full of power and again it ended up in knockout.
After the fights I happened see the winners lining up out the back. I managed to get a photo with a couple of them.
...yeah, I look really convincing there.
This evening was definitely one of my highlights from the trip and if we were going back then I would probably go again. The atmosphere is amazing and if the fighters are good then the experience is phenomenal.
6. July 2015 07:07
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5. July 2015 12:07
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