Category: Culture

Jacaranda and market

We were going to the market in Kirribilli, a neighborhood on the north side of the river. And they have beautiful jacaranda trees there. It turned out the market wasn't every week, but every two weeks, and not this week. But don't worry, there are...

Byron Bay and Water Dragons

Taking it easy this morning. At brunch outside, the animals gathered again, ready for some crumbs. First, the morning roll call; what's on the street? We now know they're called Water Dragons, or Australian Water Dragons. (Watch this video…

Checkup

I decided to go to the hospital after fainting the day before yesterday. It shouldn't happen with the pacemaker. Or are the settings wrong? I called Cairns Hospital, an impenetrable phone fortress. After ten calls, I was put on hold, hung up, and went straight to voicemail...

Big band performance

Just before our vacation, one last big band performance on Sunday afternoon. Location: a bandstand on Munsterplein in Roermond, in front of the church. The weather still looked bad on Saturday, the brass instruments don't like water, and my…