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Finally had a chance to organise these. What follows below is a small selection. You can see (many) more at:
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Singapore/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Rome/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Venice/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/murano/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Santorini/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-ross-and-de/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-toms-photos/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-official-ph/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-nz-party/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Athens/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Brugge/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Brussels/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Amersfoort/
Singapore
(Stayed here 1 night on way over, 3 nights on way back).
The Sentosa Resort and Spa, where we stayed for 3 nights on the way back
Lunch guest
Moe lunch guests. These buggers would conduct lightning raids on the unsuspecting diners below.
Rome
St Peters square from our sightseeing bus.
Tom and Melanie, guides extraordinaire.
At the Roman forum.
The "PopeMobile", parked where no vehicle could go.
One of the locals at the colosseum.
Cafe near the colosseum. PopeMobiles enjoy the same parking priviliges as wheelchairs and baby strollers.
At the chariot racetrack, where they filmed the chariot races for "Ben Hur".
Trusty GPS. Right most of the time, if you were quick.
We got a bit lost when returning the PopeMobile for a freshly charged one, and the battery ran out.
St Peters Square of the Vatican.
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Flat tyre
Venice
San Marcos Square.
Note the water seeping through the manhole cover. At spring tide it covers the square, floods the shops and they put down raised walkways to keep the tourists dry.
Street vendors. You could get a Gucci handbag for 7 Euros.
A glass of red wine at sunset, sitting on the platforms they put down when it floods.
This superliner blotted out the sun when it passed.
San Marco
We got ushered to the disabled lift to go up the bell tower at San Marco so we were the only ones there when 9 o'clock struck.
San Marco at 9am
Bronze horses atop the Palace of the Doges.
Taken in the days when they used pigeons for text messaging.
One of the disabled lifts over the bridges in Venice. What we failed to appreciate is that it was the lifts that were disabled. We never found one that worked.
Carving depicting dance move made popular by Michael Jackson.
(She's not real). Our hotel in Venice was near the only park in Venice with many sculptures, old and new.
Farewell Venice.
Murano
An Island a short trip from Venice, famous for its glass.
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Santorini
Bill Watson (Joss's Dad) with grandaughter Anya)
Great Uncle Gordon
Avril and Anya, Kate (Joss's sister) and Joss
Saul and Melanie
Our Santorini Sunny Villa
A large number of the buildings in Santorini were left at this stage of construction. Nobody could tell us why.
Bridesmaid Lydia
Views from breakfast
First day at a beach
Katherine and Joss's Wedding
Athens
The Acropolis/Parthenon
The Temple of Zeus
An amphora dating from 510 BC
The worst Caesar Salad I've ever eaten.
The Pickpocket. This ratbag managed to lift my wallet as we were getting onto the bus for the airport. He was
nabbed by the police but must have offloaded it to an accomplice. Our trip to the airport was interrupted by a detour to the Police Station.
Bruge. Sometimes known as "the Venice of the North" because of its canals. Like Venice, it grew wealthy through
being a centre for trade.
Brussels
The main square. Until the late 1970's, this was used as a parking area. It is now a beautiful paved area surrounded by restaurants, pubs and chocolate shops.
A sculpture commissioned for a science fair held in Brussels.
Parliament buildings.
An exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum. This was one of the original saxophones, made not surprisingly by a Belgian bloke named Adolphe Sax.
Our hotel on the left, just a quick walk from the square.
A short drive from Brussels are these two canal locks at Strépy-Thieu, the first built 1900-odd, the second in 2000. The older one is a hydraulic system, the newer one lifts and lowers the boats and water with electric motors.
Dinner at Tom and Melanie's. Two large chickens in a Weber barbequeue. We were joined by Tim Edwards, another inmate of Whangarei Boy's High School, who now lives in England. He came over for the night by train.
Amersfoort
Our dear friends Dick and Henriette met the train from Brussels.
This a replica of a sailing ship 'Batavia'. In 1999, the new Batavia was transported to Australia by barge and moored at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. In 2000, Batavia was the flagship for the Dutch Olympic Team during the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001, the ship returned to the Bataviawerf in Lelystad where it remains on display to visitors.
The original Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company. She was built in Amsterdam in 1628, and had 24 cast-iron cannons. Batavia was shipwrecked on her maiden voyage, and made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors.
One of hundreds of wind turbines on the farms.
The 'X' marks the geographical centre of the Netherlands. It is in the town square at Amersfoort.
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Singapore/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Rome/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Venice/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/murano/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Santorini/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-ross-and-de/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-toms-photos/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-official-ph/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/katherine-and-josss/wedding-nz-party/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Athens/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Brugge/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Brussels/
http://public.fotki.com/rossmcm/ross/europe-2007/Amersfoort/
Singapore
(Stayed here 1 night on way over, 3 nights on way back).
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The Sentosa Resort and Spa, where we stayed for 3 nights on the way back
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Lunch guest
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Moe lunch guests. These buggers would conduct lightning raids on the unsuspecting diners below.
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Rome
St Peters square from our sightseeing bus.
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Tom and Melanie, guides extraordinaire.
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At the Roman forum.
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The "PopeMobile", parked where no vehicle could go.
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One of the locals at the colosseum.
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Cafe near the colosseum. PopeMobiles enjoy the same parking priviliges as wheelchairs and baby strollers.
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At the chariot racetrack, where they filmed the chariot races for "Ben Hur".
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Trusty GPS. Right most of the time, if you were quick.
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We got a bit lost when returning the PopeMobile for a freshly charged one, and the battery ran out.
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St Peters Square of the Vatican.
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Flat tyre
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Venice
San Marcos Square.
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Note the water seeping through the manhole cover. At spring tide it covers the square, floods the shops and they put down raised walkways to keep the tourists dry.
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Street vendors. You could get a Gucci handbag for 7 Euros.
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A glass of red wine at sunset, sitting on the platforms they put down when it floods.
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This superliner blotted out the sun when it passed.
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San Marco
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We got ushered to the disabled lift to go up the bell tower at San Marco so we were the only ones there when 9 o'clock struck.
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San Marco at 9am
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Bronze horses atop the Palace of the Doges.
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Taken in the days when they used pigeons for text messaging.
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One of the disabled lifts over the bridges in Venice. What we failed to appreciate is that it was the lifts that were disabled. We never found one that worked.
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Carving depicting dance move made popular by Michael Jackson.
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(She's not real). Our hotel in Venice was near the only park in Venice with many sculptures, old and new.
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Farewell Venice.
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Murano
An Island a short trip from Venice, famous for its glass.
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0208
0212
Santorini
Bill Watson (Joss's Dad) with grandaughter Anya)
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Great Uncle Gordon
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Avril and Anya, Kate (Joss's sister) and Joss
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Saul and Melanie
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Our Santorini Sunny Villa
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A large number of the buildings in Santorini were left at this stage of construction. Nobody could tell us why.
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Bridesmaid Lydia
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Views from breakfast
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First day at a beach
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Katherine and Joss's Wedding
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Athens
The Acropolis/Parthenon
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The Temple of Zeus
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An amphora dating from 510 BC
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The worst Caesar Salad I've ever eaten.
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The Pickpocket. This ratbag managed to lift my wallet as we were getting onto the bus for the airport. He was
nabbed by the police but must have offloaded it to an accomplice. Our trip to the airport was interrupted by a detour to the Police Station.
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Bruge. Sometimes known as "the Venice of the North" because of its canals. Like Venice, it grew wealthy through
being a centre for trade.
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Brussels
The main square. Until the late 1970's, this was used as a parking area. It is now a beautiful paved area surrounded by restaurants, pubs and chocolate shops.
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A sculpture commissioned for a science fair held in Brussels.
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Parliament buildings.
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An exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum. This was one of the original saxophones, made not surprisingly by a Belgian bloke named Adolphe Sax.
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Our hotel on the left, just a quick walk from the square.
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A short drive from Brussels are these two canal locks at Strépy-Thieu, the first built 1900-odd, the second in 2000. The older one is a hydraulic system, the newer one lifts and lowers the boats and water with electric motors.
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Dinner at Tom and Melanie's. Two large chickens in a Weber barbequeue. We were joined by Tim Edwards, another inmate of Whangarei Boy's High School, who now lives in England. He came over for the night by train.
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Amersfoort
Our dear friends Dick and Henriette met the train from Brussels.
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This a replica of a sailing ship 'Batavia'. In 1999, the new Batavia was transported to Australia by barge and moored at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. In 2000, Batavia was the flagship for the Dutch Olympic Team during the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001, the ship returned to the Bataviawerf in Lelystad where it remains on display to visitors.
The original Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company. She was built in Amsterdam in 1628, and had 24 cast-iron cannons. Batavia was shipwrecked on her maiden voyage, and made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors.
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One of hundreds of wind turbines on the farms.
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The 'X' marks the geographical centre of the Netherlands. It is in the town square at Amersfoort.
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