31Jul
I recently took a business trip to Sydney – yeah, I know – poor me! Anyway, on top of business I took a couple of days for myself as well. Who knows when I will get back down that way? I decided to extend my trip on the front end of the business portion, so I had one full weekday and the weekend to enjoy Sydney and the surroundings. I packed quite a bit into that short amount of time.
- I took a hop on, hop off excursion of Sydney
- I climbed the Harbor Bridge
- I took a day-long trip into the Blue Mountains
- Shopped downtown Sydney for souvenirs
- Took a ferry out to Manly and strolled on the beach
Even though it is winter time down there, the temperatures were in the 60s (F) but it was a little rainy. Most of the Sydney residents I talked to apologized for it being so cold. Man, they need to come to the Midwest! The temperatures suited me just fine.
Hope I can go back at some point – and maybe take the family along as well!
Enjoy the pictures!
26Jul
As EAA AirVenture 2011 steps into high gear, I re-discovered my images from last year's AirVenture. So if you didn't make that show and if you're not in the position to come to the 2011 AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. sit back and enjoy these images.
I visited AirVenture 2010 on Friday, July 30 mainly because Friday is Warbird Friday, when the veteran military aircraft take part in the afternoon's airshow.
Hope you like the images!
26Jun
So a friend of mine recently asked if I had any pictures from San Juan, and I answered – Yes, I do. However, I've just been too lazy or busy to put them up. Well, I'm trying to rectify that now, so here are some images from those few short days on that very pretty island.
I went down to Puerto Rico to help with an iPad deployment, and I was busy for much of the working hours. Now while I did not have lots of time after work, I would have been able to see some sights in the evenings before the sun went down, however, it was an unusually stormy few days with lightning and thunder that reminded me of home. Thankfully, the last full day in country I was about to visit Castillo de San Cristobal – a Spanish fort built in the 1600s to defend the landward approaches to San Juan city. The harbor of San Juan was recognized by the Spanish as a very important anchorage for their merchant ships, so defense was needed. This massive fort complemented the older fort protecting San Juan harbor – El Morro (built in the 1500s). The images below show shots of both forts and some shots of old San Juan. Hope you enjoy.
27Mar
Earlier this month, I traveled on business to Europe – Monaco specifically. I was looking forward to it, but when I got there the weather was less than spectacular. I was able to venture around the small principality and took some pictures. Due to work and the resulting problems that arose during the short time I was there, I really didn’t see much outside of the Fairmont Monte Carlo and the Le Meredien hotels. Although the walk between the two was beautiful – against the Mediterranean water front – it was soggy some of the time due to the rain.
During my short stay, I saw Monacoville – where the Prince resides – the Monte-Carlo Casino, and the marina. It’s truly a beautiful area of the world. And if you do go, stop by McCarthy’s Irish Pub for a Guinness!
21Mar
In February, I traveled to Las Vegas, NV for a business event. I was part of a team that was supporting some iPad efforts for our largest deployed iPad base. While the days were long, some of us managed to escape in the evenings for some sight-seeing. Here are some images from that week. I’ll try and tag them later.
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