Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Trip to England!

Courtyard at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Cafe in the V & A. I liked this light fixture a lot.


Staircase in the V & A.






Courtyard at the V & A.

Baby goats at the county show. So cute!!


Old cars at the county show.


The sheep show.



Bryony & Greg.
Birds of prey at the County Show.

Cupcakes!
Things for sale in tents in London.
Coffee van in London.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

New York!

Martha on one of the old El trains - it's called a Woody becuase it's made of wood. They can't run these in the subway tunnels.
Old ad.


Me inside an old subway car.


Martha on an old subway car. This was one of the special World's Fair subway cars.


View from the Staten Island ferry.



Exposed fan on an old subway car.




Chillin' cat in the Transit Museum.


Fountain outside Brooklyn's City Hall.



Christmassy City Hall in Brooklyn.



An ad from the 60s on a subway car.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Laura Plantation

in the slave cabin
I liked that the signs were in French first!


Slave cabins


citrus trees - oranges, lemons, satsumas, I don't know what else!

Wine bottles decorate the gardens

Chicken coop


dining room in the main house




view from the back of the main house


cat in the welcome center

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Melbourne

Me with Melbourne's Christmas tree.


I liked the trams. They reminded me of the streetcars in New Orleans. Especially the green ones.









Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Phillip Island

Seals were supposed to be here. We didn't see any.
That is a little penguin in there!


View from the boardwalk.


Me at the koala sanctuary.


Koala sanctuary.

Friday, December 05, 2008

Brisbane

Koala House
The fountain at the Cultural Centre. The Cultural Centre is where all the museums are. I saw a great exhibit on Aborigines.

The Commissariat Store, which was convict-built. Apparently, Brisbane was the prison you got sent to if you were too bad for Sydney. I had a guided tour, and I was the only person on my tour. The guide said I ask very precise questions.


I just liked these old buildings.



Thursday, December 04, 2008

Australia Zoo

Sea Otters. We watched them getting fed.
Me, petting a kangaroo.

Michael with Ganesh.


Me petting a koala.




a koala.


Michael petting a kangaroo.


Me with a fiberglass crocodile.