Category Archives: celebrations

>Gee, Britain does weddings and funerals well

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Victor

> Prince William speaks to his bride, Catherine Middleton as she holds the hand of her father Michael Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London. Picture: Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images Photo: AP Photo: Reuters

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>A Pergola With A View

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Victor

> Autumn hit Sydney yesterday with cold and showery weather, at least in my part of the city. Duty called first as I visited my neighbourly polling centre to register my vote in the four yearly State election. As Andrew astutely … Continue reading →

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>You Tube Symphony Orchestra

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Victor

> We attended the dress rehearsal this afternoon for tomorrow evening’s You Tube Symphony Orchestra 2011 performance at the Sydney Opera House. I had no idea what to expect and was thrilled by the quality of the exciting and diverse performances staged … Continue reading →

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>The Spot Festival

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Victor

>Sunny and warm conditions today for The Spot Festival; a one day festival featuring retail and eating establishments and my favourite family cinema complex Randwick Ritz located in that corner of the suburb of Randwick referred to as ‘The Spot’. Ceremonial red carpet … Continue reading →

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>Fly past

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Victor

> A Qantas A380 flying over the harbour for Australia Day  The plane continued over the Bridge and heading west in a sky murky from the heat and high humidity. It returned from the west about five minutes later flying … Continue reading →

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>Australia Day 2011

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Victor

>The anniversary of European settlement in this continent and country in 1788. As is our wont, many of Sydney’s celebrations centre upon our harbour and waterside locations but not everything happens by the water as I would no doubt have … Continue reading →

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>I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks*

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Victor

>(‘Jailhouse Rock’ by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) This weekend every year – the second in January – the regional town of Parkes holds it’s Elvis Presley Festival and every year the media reports on the Elvis Express, a train which conveys … Continue reading →

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>Harbour lights

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Victor

>On News Years Eve I took videos of the mid evening family fireworks and then the midnight new year’s fireworks as viewed from balcony of my apartment; a total of 20 minutes of footage comprising 8 minutes for the earlier … Continue reading →

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>Pre NYE harbour activity

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Victor

>Just after 3pm and with nearly nine hours still to go to 2011 the harbour is busy with water craft of all shapes and sizes. A small container vessel is departing Sydney whilst leisure craft dart around it. Others have started to … Continue reading →

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>NYE rehearsal

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Victor

>Late at night in the days leading to New Years Eve the organisers test out the symbol that will be lit on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Tonight at about 11.45pm this was the test that was carried out. It seemed … Continue reading →

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