This blog is all about me......I come here for respite in between caring for JoJo (our Daughter who has Special Needs)......I am addicted to starting new projects......I am becoming a fabric-a-holic... I love to try out recipes... take a beach walk and breathe in that salty blue air......love to have coffee...sip a glass of champagne......read a book......I am Queen of the Armchair and am inspired by all the wonderful blogs out there!!!
Showing posts with label Sydney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sydney. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

~My Trip to Paris and Latvija~ Day 1, 31st August 2015


I'm back from my Trip of a Lifetime thanks to my Wonderful, Generous Son James
We got up at 3am on Monday 31st August to leave for Singapore to Paris


But first the day before we went up to James'
Leaving our front door


And yes I did get up in time



The plane at Canberra Airport


Early morning over the Parramatta River


Flying over Sydney Harbour
If you look closely you will see the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the centre there


Over Port Jackson



Much excitement as I spot our plane that is taking us to Singapore for an overnight stop


Showing our route to Singapore



Singapore by day


and by night
What a pleasure this city was
The people were very friendly, helpful and attentive as were the Staff at Singapore Airlines


Temple in the City



In town





Lovely green spots in the City



Red Dragon Fruit......I had not seen these before and have never tried one


Fresh Lychees on display


James took his bicycle over and took photos of bikes he saw along the way


Interesting but very nice......Airport meal


And a Cafe at the Airport.......a taste of what's to come?




After spending a day in this delightful place we were all set to leave for the Airport......
Next stop......PARIS


As for the stitching I took over to do (2)
I didn't touch it at all........in fact it never came out of my case!!!

I'm slowly getting back in the swing of life back here and getting around to visiting other Blogs
But it is taking a while due to internet slowness etc here over the school holidays and computer problems but I will get there......Dzintra

Saturday, March 10, 2012

A Wedding...Roger Waters AND Harry Potter!!!

Part of our 'Whirlwind February'...
Tickets to Harry Potter the Exhibition at Power House Museum, Sydney



and at the same time invitations to an Australian/Vietnamese wedding...


JoJo and I all set for the wedding...


Damien and Thanh...
This wedding was made more special in that the couple had to wait another an extra 3 years to become married as Thanh's Father had passed...


the menu...


the tickets...these were a surprise Christmas gift for us from our Son James who is an avid fan of Roger!!!


The Concert was called 'The Wall'...
JoJo with her 'Hammer' Tshirt that she purchased...



Walking over to the stadium...


Entrance to the Roger Waters concert at Olympic Park home of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games...


Venue filling up...


Part of the magic!!!


Hotted up car outside...


Sunrise...and Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background...


Parramatta River in the foreground...city in the background...




James and JoJo...
Thank you so very very much James for this special gift...we had a ball!


Coming up to Harry Potter at Darling Harbour...


A terrace on the way...


A train at the entrance...Locomotive No 1 which hauled the first train  to run in New South Wales in 1855....



The Flying Ford Anglia, the car used in the film....



Sitting in the chair outside the exhibition...
A fabulous exhibition...and I got to sit in Hagrid's Chair!!!

Of course I had to purchase some souveneres...couldn't resist this satchel...


Paper bag...mug and bookmark...


My set of HP books...


My Harry doll that I found at a garage sale...unfortunately the Philosopher's Stone is missing from his hand...




This little sparkly box brought home by JoJo from her Art Group...

Lots more to tell in my next post...
Happy Weekend...Dzintra

Welcome To My World

Hello, my name is Dzintra Ingrid ... have been known as Ingrid and since our Sea Change I have started to use Dzintra ... pronounced without the D ... (but still known as Ingrid, I know, it's confusing ...)

Welcome to my world ... a journal of our Sea Change ... Mum to three wonderful children ... bringing up a daughter with a disability and seeing life through her eyes ... being a new Nanna ... photos ... inspiring quotes ... taking on a cookery course ... the odd recipe ... and trying to get some stitching done amongst all this ...