It was wonderful to see Julian and Juliet after so many years. We drove out to there beautiful home in Durbanville with its enormous garden. We got to see Antonio and Alessandro who are all grown up. Then Julian joined Antony, Jo and I on a visit to two local wine farms for a wine tasting and a delicious cheese platter.
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Showing posts with label reunions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reunions. Show all posts
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30 September 2008
Jo reunited with her good friend, Eva
So much to catch up on!

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16 May 2008
Nicola and John visit us in Sydney...
...much to our delight!! We went to Watson's Bay for fish and chips. It was fantastic to see them again and catch up. Nicola and John are recently engaged. So wonderful to see a couple so much in love.
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4 April 2008
27 January 2007
Brendan and Eva arrive in Sydney
Brendan, Eva and Ella have arrived to live in Sydney - much to our excitement. They are living in Mosmon, right on the ocean and its a real treat to go over and have a swim. I think we'll be finding many an excuse to visit! Ella is the most delightful little thing and we've had lots of fun playing in the pool.

View from the pool - doesn't get much better than this!

View from the balcony - where we have already enjoyed two great barbies
Ally and me swimming off the rocks at the bottom of the garden. The water is pristine and the perfect temperature
View from the pool - doesn't get much better than this!
View from the balcony - where we have already enjoyed two great barbies
Ally and me swimming off the rocks at the bottom of the garden. The water is pristine and the perfect temperature

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Dorothy visits us in Sydney
Its been a great treat to see Dorothy again. One of my absolute favourite people at Volvo, she inspired me to go on healthy lunch time walks, was always a great lifesaver in assisting me with the somewhat scary budget process and loves cinema and movies as much as I do.
Dorothy stayed with us for 6 days and it was great to show her some of the great sites around Sydney.
Highlights:
Watson's Bay

Dorothy stayed with us for 6 days and it was great to show her some of the great sites around Sydney.
Highlights:
- Doing part of the Manly scenic walk and salivating over some of the houses to be found there.
- Genuine Yum Chow in China Town
- Picnics overlooking The Opera House
- Visiting the famous Sydney Fish market
- Walk along the cliffs at Watson's Bay, followed by delicious fish and chips
- Being treated to a delicious Thai dinner
- Getting to know Dorothy better - she is pure sunshine
Watson's Bay

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17 December 2006
Brendan comes to visit
Brendan came to stay with us for a few days during his whirlwind visit from Cape Town. He and Eva and the family are moving out here in January and he came to hunt a home for them. We are so excited about their decision to move to Sydney.
On Saturday morning, we visited China Town and introduced Brendan to our favourite Yum Chow restaurant. Its a real local hang out and we were the only "westerners" there. A constant stream of ladies came to our table to tempt us with their delicasies - and got very upset if we said no (they have that "hurt" look absolutely perfected) - so we ended of stuffing ourselves with prawns, fish, beef etc. and copious amounts of Chinese tea. Absolutley delicious, all of it.

On our explorations of China Town, we came accross someone playing music with beer bottles. He could play any tune you asked for - and it sounded great. Who would have thought beer could be so musical.
On Saturday morning, we visited China Town and introduced Brendan to our favourite Yum Chow restaurant. Its a real local hang out and we were the only "westerners" there. A constant stream of ladies came to our table to tempt us with their delicasies - and got very upset if we said no (they have that "hurt" look absolutely perfected) - so we ended of stuffing ourselves with prawns, fish, beef etc. and copious amounts of Chinese tea. Absolutley delicious, all of it.
On our explorations of China Town, we came accross someone playing music with beer bottles. He could play any tune you asked for - and it sounded great. Who would have thought beer could be so musical.
12 November 2006
It's Mr Musoni!!
I was delighted to see Hubert, one of my favourite Volvo colleagues, the other day - here in Sydney. It was a great treat. We met up for a beer and meal. He's here on vacation and popped through Sydney on a road trip. His fun Australian mate who Hubert is travelling with is a committed Melbournite and wasn't too complimentary about Sydney so I did my best to put the story right!! Hope to see you here again Hubert - and stay longer in Sydney next time!
