tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52796362011-04-22T15:16:12.523+10:00nacken travel blogOur travels outside of FijiPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1093383797464815652004-08-25T07:41:00.000+10:002004-08-25T07:43:17.463+10:00We have moved all nacken blog activity over to nacken.com This here is still a nice archive, and the new adventures will be over therePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066601424607328022003-10-19T22:44:00.000+10:002003-10-20T08:10:24.660+10:00So, we are back save and sound in rainy Suva. The trip was ok .. after waking up and making apple-pancakes with butterscotch sauce for Ritsu, we finished up packing and left for the airport. Checkin, waiting, boarding plane, no problems ... on the flight were some scary 15 minutes of pretty massive turbulences, but we arrived in Nadi on time. We rushed to get to the domestic counter to see if wePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066503008089074922003-10-18T23:40:00.000+10:002003-10-20T08:35:03.656+10:00Day #7, Saturday Finally we could sleep in and I made pancakes for Ritsu for breakfast. Then we took the train to get to South Bank where we picked up some handcrafted earrings which I had ordered earlier in the week and to enjoy the arts and crafts market, which was very nice. We then slowly walked back to the city and did some final shopping ... for the first time in months I got to buy a CD. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066383643008211062003-10-17T19:31:00.000+10:002003-10-18T05:25:01.136+10:00Today we did a wine tour organized by Cork'n Fork. And we had a fantastic time. We were picked up by Peter (he and his wife Judi are running the tour) in his 21 year old Holden, a beautiful classic car, and he brought us to Carunga, where Judi waited with the small van, as she had picked up 3 other people from the coastal hotels. So we were a small group of 5 which made it much more comfortable. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066273953071643572003-10-16T13:04:00.000+10:002003-10-18T05:16:55.800+10:00 But anywhooo .. I had the great chance to watch Kill Bill: Vol1 here, right now, first show on Australian opening day ... I am wondering when Fiji will get it. Funny actually, as in many cases Fiji seems to get stuff far earlier than AU ... often only a week after US release ... in this Fiji really rocks ... Anyways ... this film ROCKS .. it rocks so hard that I want and watch it again RIGHTPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066205649372091832003-10-15T18:11:00.000+10:002003-10-17T05:55:12.206+10:00Day #4, Wednesday So, I went to get my annual roller coaster fix to Warner Brother Movie World, which is about 45 minutes to the south of Brisbane. Thanks to Australian Day Tours, for 79AUD I was picked up from the Hotel and also got the admission ticket ... Ride was smooth, I even dozed off, not much to see on the way. We arrived quite early, 15 minutes before the ticket offices opened ... Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066143440937782792003-10-15T00:48:00.000+10:002003-10-15T01:26:40.806+10:00So, as for the rest of Tuesday, Day #3 of the Brisbane Chronicles: I had a kebab for lunch, not very turkish, but very yummy. They have developed kebab making into a well greased production process, similar to "Subways" sandwiches. I returned to the hotel, taking pictures of all those colorful boxes below: And now, what may that be? According to some article I somewhat read (half), these are Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066095460887870212003-10-14T11:22:00.000+10:002003-10-19T05:13:17.536+10:00Today is not that sunny, feels even a bit fresh. Last night we went to Oshin, according to Brisbane's Citysearch Website the "must go" place for japanese food. We had scallop yakitori (skewers), Buto no Kakuni (pork cubes), mixed sashimi and the some tuna and salmon roe sushi. While it was better than Sushi Train (which should not be too hard), we have yet to find the one place we want to go toPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1066036963709075972003-10-13T18:46:00.000+10:002003-10-13T19:26:28.580+10:00Brisbane Day #2 - Monday Woke up around 9, made breakfast for Ritsu and around 10 AM we left to explore the city. First stop was the local and nearby Apple Centre, but I behaved and did not buy anything. Again we walked through the Queen Street Mall and went further, passing the Casino, over a bridge and we were at the part of the city called South Bank, where the huge Performing Art Centre, Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1065982406012135832003-10-13T04:02:00.000+10:002003-10-13T04:37:26.383+10:00Brisbane Day #1 - Sunday We arrived at 10:30 AM at Brisbane international after a 4 hour flight from Nadi. Flight was good, no problems at all, food was soso breakfast, seats where crap in the middle, it felt a bit hot, but nothing that could dampen our mood. After Duty Free, Immigrations and Customs, we hopped on the "Airtrain" which takes you for 7.50AUD p.p. in 20 minutes to Central Station,Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-1065939189171676802003-10-12T16:10:00.000+10:002003-10-12T16:13:09.150+10:00G'day mates and greetings from sunny Brisbane! We arrived save and sound, we had to get up very early and so I am pretty tired now ... We already managed to have some Sushi at Sushi Train, which is a Kaiten Sushi chain ... not the best sushi in the world, but sure better than the stuff in Fiji. What is really cool that the main shopping zone, the Queen Street Mall, has all over wireless Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-958586522003-06-20T20:55:00.000+10:002003-06-20T22:41:46.000+10:00So, we are back in Suva But how much fun we had flying back ... flight left pretty much on time .. our great "exit row" seats were not that great .. not really much more legroom, and our seats would not recline ... weird people and loud kids on board ... food was ok .. better than average actually ... fish or chicken was the big question again ... But the big fun started arriving in Nausori,Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-958473442003-06-20T12:01:00.000+10:002003-06-20T12:01:44.230+10:00Quick blog greetings from the Sydney International Airport, where they have some free internet terminals ... The catch? No chairs, and the height is so that I either have to hurt my back, or if I try to sit, it is too far up. In some hours we will be on our flight back to Suva. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-958405062003-06-20T07:15:00.000+10:002003-06-20T23:41:22.000+10:00Thursday was yet another sunshiny day in good old Sydney, and we took a stroll down to Circular Quay and hopped on the ferry to Manly ... I bet there is some great story behind the name "Manly Beach" ... but I do not know it. The trip is nice, 30 minutes on a comfortable seaworthy vessel, 22AU$ buys a roundtrip for 2 people. And the great view of Sydney's skyline is worth the admission alone. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-958206002003-06-19T17:59:00.000+10:002003-06-19T17:59:43.933+10:00How about a little movieclip while we are waiting for the next update? Today we took a ferry to Manly Beach ... photos later ... but enjoy the beautiful vista right away. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-958059412003-06-19T08:03:00.000+10:002003-06-19T08:08:43.000+10:00Wednesday: We headed over to the Powerhouse Museum, which was quite interesting. We especially enjoyed an exhibit on "Tokyo Fruit", a magazine on weird, wacky Tokyo fashion. Other than that, the museum focuses on 'power' related things like all kinds of transportation, steam engines, weird planes ... it has areas full of experiments and robotics (one robotic display is especially fun, the robot Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-957741512003-06-18T11:36:00.000+10:002003-06-19T08:04:13.000+10:00live blog greetings from the powerhouse museum ... too bad I am sitting on a very very old iMac (hey, at least a mac) and I am surrounded by hordes of annoying schoolkids !!!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-957688612003-06-18T08:12:00.000+10:002003-06-18T08:12:06.846+10:00Happy 1st Anniversary to us! ... Yes ... already a year since we got married, so Tuesday we celebrated a bit. First we took a nice stroll along Darling Harbor to get to the Sydney Fishmarket, where we pigged out on super fresh seafood. 24 Oysters (17.80AU$), half kilo of prawns (shrimp, 10AU$) and a piece of BBQ swordfish ... that went all down well with a nice bottle of Chardonnay. We satPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-957334352003-06-17T09:25:00.000+10:002003-06-17T09:25:50.256+10:00Monday was a bit more mellow ... we slept in a bit, then started the day with a super tasty cheese and wine breakfast .. which caused use to sleep some more .. until noon :) We then got ready to do some shopping around Pitt Street Mall and we considered visiting the Skytower Observation Platform. The latter was discarded when we saw the lines there. Shopping fell also a bit short, as the sheer Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-956955932003-06-16T08:35:00.000+10:002003-06-18T08:53:52.000+10:00Sunday was a day for a very special and educational tour: Visiting the vineyards and wineries of the Hunter Valley. Short Summary: Awesome and highly recommended! We booked the tour with Visitours in advance and at 7:45 AM we were picked up by Steven, our driver for the day and a nice comfy 10 seater Mercedes Van. Since we were the first we could pick ideal seats and enjoyed a small tour Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-956820912003-06-15T21:16:00.000+10:002003-06-15T21:16:40.720+10:00Saturday a bit more in detail: First of all, we both slept very very well. Noise does not really seem to be a problem, but then again, it is weekend. Wait for monday. But at least no rooster. The calm humming of the AC-turned-heater also covers lots of the traffic noise. For breakfast I made tea, Yoghurt with strawberries and banana and then english muffins. I quickly went to the closest Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-956567652003-06-14T19:03:00.000+10:002003-06-14T19:04:47.000+10:00Today, Saturday, after I made breakfast, we walked around till our feet hurt: Paddy's Market, Lunch at a Thai place, back to the hotel, walking through hide park towards the Opera House, then over to the Rocks, where a crafts market was going on and then all the way back to the hotel, we are now about to have lunch at yet another Sushi place, but stopped by a cyber place which seems to be in Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-956448002003-06-14T08:50:00.000+10:002003-06-14T19:06:54.000+10:00So, we made it. We are in Sydney now and when you read this, this means I have also found a place from where to update my blog. I have seen many many internet cafes, but I have yet to find one where I can either hook up my TiBook or I can use a CDR and actually upload stuff. The trip was quite pleasant. At 7 AM on Friday Ramesh, our favorite taxi-driver picked us up and drove us to Nausori Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-955800852003-06-12T16:14:00.000+10:002003-06-12T16:19:40.000+10:00G'day mates and welcome back to the nacken travel blog. This time we are taking a 5 hour flight over to Sydney, Australia ... from Fiji this is kinda like "a neighborhood trip" ... though I hear that actually for fijians it is more tricky as they need to go through a tougher visa procedure... Should be a very interesting trip. And if all goes well I will be able to update this blog on a Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-941087212003-05-11T02:15:00.000+10:002003-05-11T02:15:45.940+10:003 Weeks passed really fast and now it is time to return to Fiji, back to our house and cat, also back to 75% humidity, pouring rain and a very questionable internet connection. Things are all packed, I ended up buying yet another small suitcase since we ran out of space. In an hour Berna and Chris are coming by to pick us up and then off we go to the airport ... 6 hours to LA, then a 5 hour Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-940887382003-05-10T13:49:00.000+10:002003-05-10T15:02:14.000+10:00 Busy days as we are preparing to go back to Fiji, running lots of last minute errands, and murphey's law of course made lots of things happen just to make sure we do not get bored .. thus I am still pasting together yesterday's fress-fest picture (hamburgers and then seafood ... pic will be up in a bit) and the written update But tonight's Sushi feast is right here (YES, this is were thePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-940344272003-05-09T15:01:00.000+10:002003-05-10T14:38:34.000+10:00Thursday I went downtown to meet Berna .. and I was able to take a closer look at the ex-World Trade Center area ... it is just breathtaking ... this hole were those 2 huge towers used to be .. to be able to see Century 21 from the world financial center .. For lunch we went to have Burgers at Jackson Hole .. very nice ... way too much food .. but the beef was perfectly done (we both like Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-939697732003-05-08T14:02:00.000+10:002003-05-09T10:38:44.000+10:00Wednesday night we went to see a broadway show ... after a very brief line at TKTS (a place that sells same day tickets at half price, usually very very long lines, heard about frequent 3 hour waits) we got tix to the the Elton John / Tim Rice version of Aida. For food we went to one of the tourist traps in the vicinity ... in this case TGIF ... we had eaten there often on our cross country trip Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-939050422003-05-07T13:32:00.000+10:002003-05-07T14:02:00.000+10:00Tonight's dinner was mexican. Something we sure don't get in Fiji .. and it seems that the southwest of the US is still the best place to get it ... We went to Ah! Chihuahua, since it was close and had good reviews .. but while there was nothing bad about the food, there was also nothing notably great about it ... we yearned a bit for our New Mexico experience .. I believe that the Chili at 4 Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-938480592003-05-06T16:57:00.000+10:002003-05-06T17:49:08.000+10:00So, how was this Monday for you people? Mine was pretty good ... first we nearly overslept, Ritsu had a 10 AM meeting and I wanted to be at my favorite movie theater at 10. So, after a 20 minute walk I arrived at the Ziegfeld, the most gorgeous movie theater I know. Huge auditorium which looks like an old old theater ... I had seen Moulin Rouge here, which was just perfect .. I also recall that Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-937785202003-05-05T13:24:00.000+10:002003-05-05T15:18:33.000+10:00Not much to report about this Sunday .. not even a picture ... we slept in a little, then Ritsu got ready to visit her friend Yuka. I used the time doing some work on a client's website while still using / abusing the cable connection here to download stuff. Lunch for me was that second papaya salad we took from Saigon Grill last night. Once Ritsu got back it was nap time and for dinner we went Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-937320112003-05-04T13:37:00.000+10:002003-05-04T16:13:52.000+10:00Ok, today's pics come in one big collage ... I am tired and a bit lazy ... So, after sleeping in and strawberries for Ritsu for breakfast, we set out to mainly do japanese supermarket shopping ... But we started with a long walk all the way from east 44th to McDougal/Bleeker. According to yahoo maps that was 3 miles ... On the way we passed the empire state building and the flatiron building, Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-936862082003-05-03T13:12:00.000+10:002003-05-04T10:29:04.000+10:00Today was a pretty stuffed, hectic day, but fun too ! I had a meeting for a working session with one of my clients and it was really good to do a face to face meeting again .. we came up with a bunch of new ideas and it seems I will be working with this client for some time more ... great. Since busses and taxis were to slow during the peak hours I did a lot of walking, which I then noticed IPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-936798362003-05-03T10:13:00.000+10:002003-05-03T13:14:52.000+10:00Reporting and blogging live from the applestore in SoHo where they are having a big event releasing the brandnew iPod. After standing 1 hour in line (in the rain), 15 minutes at the register (plus 15 miuntes talking to the CC company, who must have thought I have a substance abuse problem with apple products, after I just bought a laptop there 2 weeks ago) I am very happy that I managed to get 2Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-936302362003-05-02T12:34:00.000+10:002003-05-03T13:11:40.000+10:00Lots of errand running today: e.g. I crossed the island (from east to west) to drop of some of our dive gear for servicing. On that trip I passed Times Square and here is a little video clip for your enjoyment. Below in the picture is this one guy I saw, just wearing socks and carrying his shoes. For some reason I found that quite funny. For dinner we were invited to our friend Jana's place Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-935741512003-05-01T13:53:00.000+10:002003-05-01T15:19:37.000+10:00I know, this is turning into a FoodBlog ... but it is really just so great to have all these different things that we cannot have in Fiji ... and tonight we went to have some really great Pizza For that we just walked down 10 blocks on 3rd Ave to get to "Patsy's Pizza". We ordered a single size arugola salad (enough to feed 2.5 people) and a large Pizza with mushrooms, olives, prosciutto Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-935098772003-04-30T13:58:00.000+10:002003-05-01T14:37:42.000+10:00We just got back from the Bubble Lounge . So, how was this Tuesday? Warm ... nice .. not as sunny as yesterday, but very pleasant temperatures, got a bit cloudy later in the day. For dinner we went to one Sushi place we really like. Though it belongs to the chain of "East" sushi restaurants, this one is the best "Kaiten-Sushi" place in Manhattan for us. (there is one more, called "genki sushi"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-934429242003-04-29T13:40:00.000+10:002003-04-29T13:55:05.000+10:00For dinner we made reservation and the special monday lobster feast place: Mo's Caribbean Bar and Grill. On the way I shot some more video of the eastside at dusk, and here is the result. This place has been doing the lobster special for quite some time now: first lobster is 13.95 and 2nd and 3rd come for 7.95 ... you get 2 sides with that ... while years ago you could select your side order outPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-934229732003-04-29T07:27:00.000+10:002003-04-29T07:27:34.693+10:00This Monday is another great weather day in NYC. 24 C, sunshine, great for wearing shorts. I spend lots of time running errands like bringing the dive gear to be serviced, grocery shopping (I missed that feeling of schlepping bags full of stuff 5 blocks, in Fiji you just lug it into the trunk) and on the way I shot some various video clips which I put together here.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-933770442003-04-28T13:45:00.000+10:002003-04-28T16:46:40.000+10:00Sunny Sunday with very warm temperatures! We went to the IMAX theater on the west side to watch Ghost of the Abyss, Jim Cameron's second exploit, err, exploration of the Titanic wreck. I am glad we had the chance to watch this 'movie' in NY, since there is no IMAX thater in Fiji. But 11US$ for a 60 min documentary is somewhat steep .. but as impressive and well-done the movie was, I was glad it Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-933255342003-04-27T13:36:00.000+10:002003-04-27T13:48:53.000+10:00Today was mellow-day. We slept in till 11:30 ... Then I made breakfast for Ritsu .. and we slept some more till 3:30 PM ... We then took a walk and went to PetCo to get some stuff for our cat Misha. We were especially amazed by the selection of high-tech kitty poop stations .. one was using a conveyor belt to scoop up the remains, another would actually flush the whole thing 4 times until the Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-932842122003-04-26T16:27:00.000+10:002003-04-27T13:28:53.000+10:00Friday: Ritsu went to see a chiropractor to take care of her backpain ... while it has gotten a lot better, a nagging pain remained. And it seems this chiropractor seems to be quite helpful. In the evening we took a bus over to Hoboken in New Jersey (on the way I noticed the above building on 42nd street, which was not finished when we left NY 7 months ago, and it looks pretty interesting. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-932197262003-04-25T13:54:00.000+10:002003-04-25T14:51:15.000+10:00Tonights dinner was fantastic (again) ... we went to Union Pacific where we had dinner the day we got married ... they have a fantastic pre-fix dinner menu: Ritsu had the Blue Fin Tuna and the Halibut, later the chocolate panacota. I had bay scallops, raw on the half shell with each a blob of uni (sea urchin meat), and the Tamerind Laquered Pekin Duck (which was OH SO YUMMY) and desert for me wasPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-931543532003-04-24T13:23:00.000+10:002003-04-25T13:58:14.000+10:00Third night or 3 hour sleep ... I will never understand why traveling westward is no problem, but going back eastbound just screws me up everytime ... anyways ... more observations while walking in my new neighbourhood: My old appartment building in midtown has now become the "Buckingham Hotel". The electronics chain The Wiz seemed to have filed for chapter 11 and is closing at least its new yorkPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-930888472003-04-23T13:26:00.000+10:002003-04-23T16:47:47.000+10:00I am still digesting all those New York impressions and things I have forgotten about: wailing police / fire engine / ambulance sirens, musicians in the subway .. body oder in the subway ... wearing socks again ... wearing SHOES again. People coming up with loud stories in the subway asking for money, 80% of people wearing headphones, trying to ignore each other as much as possible. Restaurants Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-930230722003-04-22T13:28:00.000+10:002003-04-22T13:35:18.000+10:00Today I was woken up at 8 AM by my sweet one, after I just got to bed at 5 AM ... It was kinda hart to get out of bed ... but I was very happy to see that she was up to go to her training session that she came for .. I made her breakfast and then walked her to the office ... I spent then most of the time downloading stuff and catching up with TV shows i have been missing out on .. having a cable Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-929630472003-04-21T13:51:00.000+10:002003-04-21T16:45:21.000+10:00so this was our easter sunday ... at least Ritsu is feeling a bit better we slept in very long .. till 2 PM ... i made breakfast then, french toast .. and then I left to do some shopping .. I went all the way to times square, which was overly crowded by tourists ... bought some little kitchen things at the 99c store ... the weather was nice,65F/19C so I donned my fiji grab: shorts and bula Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-929173222003-04-20T14:09:00.000+10:002003-04-20T15:26:55.000+10:00Oh what a day ! (since I missed the midnight deadline I need to point out that this was all YESTERDAY, Saturday) This day, our second in New York, started with me being woken up by Ritsu crying, caused by terrible back pain ... so before 8 AM I made my first walk to the next pharmacy place, to find out they open at 9 ... so .. i returned, held her hand, went back out at 9 ... just to find out,Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-928346472003-04-18T23:07:00.000+10:002003-04-20T15:04:50.000+10:00so, we have arrived in New York ! The flight touched down 10 minutes earlier that planned... I did not get too much sleep on this flight, but Ritsu slept all the way ... did I mention how crappy airline food has become? On a 6 hour flight .. we only got a very lousy "snack" meal .. which was a hot turkey / cheese sandwich (salty and fatty) with a mini bag of mini carrots, a bag of chips and a Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-928094182003-04-18T10:52:00.000+10:002003-04-20T15:22:41.000+10:00Thurday 5 PM LA time: we have arrived save and sound after a 10 hour flight from Nadi to LAX. Our first cullinary craving was fullfilled very quickly by having a nice roast beef sandwich at Subway !!! Ok .. and now the story in more detail ... we left our house at 4:30 ... our favorite cab driver Ramesh .. with his DU license plate and his leopard print seat covers was ordered for the Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279636.post-925593872003-04-14T13:20:00.000+10:002003-04-14T13:53:24.000+10:00familiar look, but different thing. I will chronicle here our travels outside fiji ... coming up in 3 days: back to NYC , the big apple !!! wonder how it will feel. We sure will eat a lot of japanese and do quite some shopping.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958997398053327348noreply@blogger.com0