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  • Keith Eckersall
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    An afternoon stroll 🚶‍♂️

    22. januar, Singapore ⋅ 🌧 28 °C

    Heading in the opposite direction today towards Fort Canning Park. It appears to be a country park with huge heritage and majestic trees. It is also home to a hotel, military barracks, spice garden, and what I have come to see the Colonial Monuments. Walking through the park you come to the first of 2 Fort Gates, carry on up the hill you come to the last remnants of the colonial hilltop fort; complete with WWII Bunker, former Christian cemetery and British army barracks.
    The WWII bunker, known as the Battle Box, is strategically placed and well hidden in the grassy hill and foliage off the park. Starting in 1936, it took 3 years to build and was the stronghold that the Allied Forces monitored and tried to stem the advancing Japanese army in the final days of the Malayan campaign. It was also here that the decision was taken to surrender to Japan, becoming the greatest military defeat of the British army and the beginning 3 1/2 years of Japanese occupation in Singapore.
    Continuing on from Fort Canning Park, I walked in the direction of the Raffles Hotel to ask if the Courtyard was covered as it was raining. There is some covering, and yes, you may get a little wet if it is raining and windy. I left deciding discretion is the better form of valour and decided not to tell Jayne!!!
    From Raffles Hotel it wasn't far to the river and an opportunity to hopefully get better photographs of the Merlion; a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore.
    As time was now getting on and we were going out for dinner tonight, I decided to head back to the hotel and Jayne. Searching for the nearest RMT stop, I was surprised to see recognizable street sounds and realised I was just minutes from the hotel.    Læs mere

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    Raffles

    22. januar, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Back at the hotel for a quick shower, change of clothes and an aperitif in the bar we booked a taxi to take us to Raffles Hotel for our dinner reservation in the Courtyard restaurant and secretly praying it wouldn't rain. We had a two course meal with lovely starters of Wasabi Tiger Prawns and Vegetable Spring Rolls, followed by Rigatoni Carbonara for Jayne and a Paccheri Pasta for me. All washed down with a glass of Louis Latour Bourgogne Rouge and also a Carrot Walnut Cake for Jayne. Total cost SG$ 199.03 or £119.15 in real money. We then went upstairs and joined the small queue to go into the Raffles Long Bar and partake in a world-famous Singapore Gin Sling. widely regarded as the national drink, was first mixed in 1915. Today, the rich, earthy decor of the two-storey bar is inspired by Malayan life in the 1920s, and the famous counter gleams amid decorative motifs that transport us to a tropical plantation. As a non Gin drinker, I must say, was delicious. The surprise of the holiday for Jayne came when I started eating Monkey nuts and as tradition states in keeping with the relaxed atmosphere, guests are invited to brush peanut shells off the bar and onto the floor – quite possibly the only place in Singapore where littering is encouraged.Læs mere

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    Time to move on......

    23. januar, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Last day in Singapore

    Things to do in Singapore when the weather isn't great as in overcast, hot and humid whilst looking like rain and the weather forecast is thunder storms.....buy a suitcase 🤫

    So after the usual and repetitive breakfast, we went back to our room to pack for the next part of our adventure. And what a start to this new adventure we couldn't fasten our 2nd case so how would we do it in Australia when all the granddaughters have request Koala bears??? .... we go out and buy a new bigger suitcase. The good news is there is 10% off the sale price, AND I can claim back the Singapore tax paid on the suitcase .... all £6.
    But wait, what's that a message from Qantas. Our flight to Brisbane has been delayed (only) by 3 hours, meaning we will arrive in Brisbane just a couple of hours after our flight to Christchurch has departed. But not to worry as we have been booked on the next available flight AND we can claim compensation for this delay. 🤑 We were soon brought down to earth though ad our compensation claim was applicable only for food and drink at the airport!!. Anyway back to reality or rather Shangi Airport. After checking our bags in ( through to Christchurch), we went to find the delights of this ultra modern and spacious airport. It didn't take long. Just a short walk across the road from the departures building is the Jewel and what a diamond it was 💎.
    Due to the flight delay, we were both given SG$20 each to buy food and drink. After deciding what we wanted, we ordered only to be told the voucher was only valid for the Street Food Counter, so we both settled on Amy Yip Pau or egg and meat in a dumpling.
    Anyway, let's just get this flight and get across the LINE.    Læs mere

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    Crossing The Line.......🌏

    24. januar, Natuna Sea ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Just 90 minutes after boarding our Airbus 🛩A330-300 in Singapore destined for Brisbane 🇳🇿 we crossed the line .... or to be more correct, We Crossed the Equator 🗺 and flew into the Southern Hemisphere 🌏 for the first time in our lives.
    Our flight went smoothly enough, or although getting any sleep was sadly impossible, anyway, it's only a seven hour flight until we arrive in Brisbane tomorrow morning.    Læs mere

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    Plane Crazy......

    24. januar, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

    After arriving in Brisbane we made our way slowly to the transit immigration area, having our bags not only scanned but sniffed 🐕 Fortunately, this area had a couple of coffee bars where we headed first, shops including souvenir shops selling all sorts of items from typical Australian items, cuddly Koala Bears and Didgeridoos, but no postcards. Checking out the Brisbane fridge magnets showing places of interest, we hadn't missed anything not taking the skytrain into downtown Brisbane.
    We found the Executive Lounge, and using my last free pass, we settled ourselves down; at least in some comfort and away from the hordes for our 8 hour wait. Only to be told a couple of hours later, the lounge was now closing and would be closed until after our Christchurch flight had left. So we headed to the bar and found a table overlooking the apron and runway and had a long and 'romantic' meal!!! After touring the tourist shops again, we headed to our boarding gate. Only to find the same group who had been in front of us and messed about with the reclining seat no end!! So that's when more fun began as apparently they had changed flights, but their luggage hadn't. Once on the aircraft, the "comedy" show continued. A Chinese couple sat at the over the wing Emergency Exit but were asked to move due to their lack of understanding English. They were replaced by a Geordie couple who were overjoyed at the extra legroom at no charge, until he realised he had left his coat in the departure area and then his wife "kicked" off🫠 as the Chinese lady had mistakenly taken her bag 🎒 from the overhead locker and brought it back. After being accused of potential air piracy, the flight attendant managed to calm the situation down by telling Geordie Lass 🤐 it's a mistake, and she herself was to blame and to the Chinese lady to stop apologizing 🤫. We finally took off about 1 1/2 hours late and into an electrical storm ⛈️⚡️⚡️!!!
    Some 3 1/2 hours later, we finally arrived at our 2nd scheduled destination; Christchurch in New Zealand 🇳🇿. Our taxi driver was patiently waiting to take us to our Rydges Latimer hotel 🏨.    Læs mere

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    Christchurch - read the safety notice

    25. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    After arriving in the early hours of this morning; (02:30 local time or 23:30 on Friday evening after being up since 08:00 Wednesday morning), we dove straight into bed for a few hours. 😴 After which, we decided to have a slow start and walk 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️into Churchtown centre to get our bearings, find out the meeting point for our excursion tonight, and find something to eat as well. We were a bit surprised to realise just how small and compact the city centre was. After finding something to eat at the Riverside Market; which is a haven for foodies, we made our way to Cathedral Junction where we needed to be by 19:30 that evening. As the name suggests this tram-stop is very near the Christchurch Cathedral (built between 1863 and 1904) and virtually destroyed during the 2011 Earthquakes along with many other buildings, in fact our driver told us that the city centre was closed to the public for more than 2 years. One thing that did fascinate me was; once again, all the street art that we saw dotted around the city on our way back to the hotel for a rest.
    In the evening, we were booked on the Tramway Restaurant, which served us a lovely 3-course meal plus appertizers. Oh, did I mention the wine pairing with every course. Jayne went for the Tai Tapu Venison whilst I had the Charred Octopus 🐙 and Squid for Entrees with Muddy Water Deliverance Pinot Noir 🍷. Main Course we went for Canterbury Lamb 🐑 Rump and for Jayne the Baked Akaroa King Salmon 🐟 this time accompanied by Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet from Hawke's Bay. For dessert, I went for the New Zealand Cheese Plate with Torlesse Reserve Tawny Port from Waipara. Jayne finished off with the Manuka Honeycomb & Spice accompanied by a glass of Forrest Botrytised Riesling from Marlborough. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal and the tram 🚊 ride experience as we travelled in around the city centre for around 2 hours.    Læs mere

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    Lazy Sunday Morning

    26. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    After breakfast in the hotel we went in search of the Botanical Gardens, walking past fountains by the river Avon and a statue of James Cook; the famous navy captain who found Australia and New Zealand amongst others. In the gardens there is an extensive collection of endangered plants and trees, lovely gardens of roses and much more. There was also punting going on down the river that flows through the parkLæs mere

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    The final walk around.....

    26. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Arriving back in the city centre, the World Buskers Festival was well underway with buskers appearing all over the town. Down by the river, ducks, seagulls, black swans and eels were all competing for the scraps of food thrown into the river. On the way back to the hotel we stopped off at the new and temporary cathedral affectionately known as the Cardboard Cathedral.Læs mere

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    Let the fun begin........

    27. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Today's the day our travels and fun really begins when we pick up our 1st Hire Car!!.🚘 Checking in for the car, Jayne unwittingly played a blinder and bagged us a free upgrade. As the guy was doing the paperwork Jayne asked if the car had a sat-nav, unfortunately he said only the bigger cars are fitted with them, but if we wanted sat-nav we would have to have one of them. "Well, I suppose we could manage," we said, so we are now driving around in a Toyota RAV4 SUV and not a Hyundai Kona. With sat-nav working perfectly and our destination in Mount Cook locked in, we soon found ourselves driving out of the Christchurch City limits and onto long glorious pot-hole free straight roads. As the scenery changed from houses and industry to fields and farms of the Canterbury Plains, the roads became quieter and so easy to negotiate. We crossed many bridges that stood over dry gravel river beds, a different story in the depths of winter, I imagine. We drove on through an area called Ashburton; centre of sheep and wheat farming, and onto the Mackenzie Basin. We stopped for a coffee ☕️ on the banks of Lake Tekapo 🏞; where a small church of the Good Shepherd perches on the lakeside. This all seemed very much like the Lake District but it quickly changed into a sea of purple as we drove past a Lavender farm and then into a far more dramatic landscape with snow capped mountains as we drove along the Tasman River and then up into the Tasman Valley and realised this area really does put the Lake District into the shade!!
    After driving 330 miles in over 5 hours plus various stops for photographs 📷, we finally arrived at our accommodation for the 2 nights we are at Mount Cook in the Aoraki Court Motel. It was a pleasant place, but very limited in terms of food, etc, but blessed with spectacular scenery.    Læs mere

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    Even mountaineers need a day to rest 🧗

    28. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    We awoke to a beautiful morning in the mountains. Nothing planned for today apart from an evening trip to the Mount John Observatory, but as this excursion which begins at 22:00 (obviously when it's dark for stargazing) we cancelled as it needed a 3 hour drive round trip back down the valley and up the other side, in the pitch dark ........ "No thank you, we thought!"
    So we settled for a lazy day starting with Brunch rather than breakfast over at the Hermitage Hotel. This appears to be the spot where everyone on the mountain congregates as the queues for the cafe were non-stop and this is after the hotel has served breakfast. The hotel also houses a tribute museum to Sir Edward Hillary; a New Zealander, who used this area to practice for expeditions to Mount Everest and the Antarctic. As Jayne and I had none of these activities planned we felt no need to practice and just spent the day relaxing and admiring the views.
    As I mentioned earlier, we cancelled our night excursion and as luck would have it as the night set in the winds grew stronger and pretty much kept us awake howling all during the night. Even in a hire car I would not have liked to have made that drive!!    Læs mere

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