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Toronto winter
A winter's day downtown. My cousin and I went skating at the rink in front of City Hall on an unseasonably warm evening. The ice had been melting due to the sudden warm spell so the rink was a soggy mess. I choose to blame my poor skating abilities on the suboptimal conditions. … Continue reading
New Year’s fireworks
New Year's Eve as seen from Sydney Harbour!
Australia miscellaneous
It's been a great couple of weeks in Sydney, but there are two things that have baffled me. Why is everything so expensive here? (Almost $40 Australian for a six pack of Corona at the liquor store!) And what's with all the guys wearing short neon shorts?
New Year’s Eve
Josh and I watched Sydney's famous fireworks show from a ship called–what else–The Penguin! The harbor was full of different boats: posh yachts, booze cruises, little dinghies. The Penguin was a modest yet comfortable sail boat. It was a casual atmosphere, as you can see by the captain steering with his feet. The … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Milk and cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer left out on Christmas Eve. Gone in the morning! Josh models the stockings I made us with silk from Laos. Lots of presents under the tree! Note that in place of a star or an angel, Godzilla sits on top of … Continue reading
Signs in Japan
I've always appreciated a good stick figure or a good sign. Lucky for me, there are plenty in Japan! Deposit crying children here. Go ahead and let your children lean over ledges. I enjoy the formal presence of hats in Japanese signs. This guy's crime? Hat lacking. Polar bears and … Continue reading
Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
Our next stop was to see Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village. It’s set up so tourists, both foreign and domestic, can see what life used to be like in Rwanda. But first, a few photos from the road. Posh, David, and I were dressed up as the king’s mother, the king, and the queen, respectively. … Continue reading
Bujumbura, Burundi
I’ll admit it, I wanted to visit Burundi mostly to check it off my list. I knew very little about this small country other than it had been colonized by the Belgians who played on ethnic divisions between Tutsi and Hutus which resulted in several bloody eras in the nation’s recent history. I arrived in … Continue reading
Stay tuned!
Hello out there! Mini Bear and I have had little to no internet access for the past ten days or so but it looks like we’ll be able to put up some new posts this weekend, including what may have been the worst bus journey of my life (I can laugh about it now…!). Thanks … Continue reading