Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Margaret River







This weekend I joined Justin and his friends for a little excursion down to Margaret River south of Perth. Here there is lots of vineyards, beer breweries and beautiful landscapes. Of course we had to taste some wines (at the Wise Winery).

While having lunch at Quay West I saw two whales blowing outside - Australia is pretty cool.
We also ended up at the Bootleg Brewery, tasting their beers in a lovely garden.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Beer and art in sunny Perth

Me and Justin
Liz and her sister
Liz
A Nepalese girl that I talked photography with

Lunchtime today I arrived to a very sunny Perth. I will stay in the region until 1 December, visiting local traveller friends Liz and Justin. Justin even picked me up at the airport despite having a busy day at his architect office. Aussies are friendly!

He let me off at Lucky Shag Bar. I suppose that is a good omen. Anyway, it is a nice riverside pub with some good local beer. I had a Little Creatures Pale Ale as a landing beer, then headed downtown. Ended up at a beautiful sculpture exhibition at Western Australia Museum (see photo). My favourites were a colorful wooden dog, two stingrays in bronze, silver and mother of pearl and a really cool little animal made out of kelp (sea weed). A huge crocodile with man in painted wood also caught my imagination.

In the evening Liz took me out for a great evening. We started at a vernissage at the University of Architecture where her sister had an exhibition. Lots of interesting people and cool drinks - nice combo.

Then we continued to a friend of hers that had a engagement party. They are both Bahai and one of them is half Srilankese, so it was all very colorful.

Beer and art in sunny Perth

Lunchtime today I arrived to a very sunny Perth. I will stay in the region until 1 December, visiting local traveller friends Liz and Justin. Justin even picked me up at the airport despite having a busy day at his architect office. Aussies are friendly!

He let me off at Lucky Shag Bar. I suppose that is a good omen. Anyway, it is a nice riverside pub with some good local beer. I had a Little Creatures Pale Ale as a landing beer, then headed downtown. Ended up at a beautiful sculpture exhibition at Western Australia Museum (see photo). My favourites were a colorful wooden dog, two stingrays in bronze, silver and mother of pearl and a really cool little animal made out of kelp (sea weed). A huge crocodile with man in painted wood also caught my imagination.

In the evening Liz took me out for a great evening. We started at a vernissage at the University of Architecture where her sister had an exhibition. Lots of  interesting people and cool drinks - nice combo.
Then we continued to a friend of hers that had a engagement party. They are both Bahai and one of them is half Srilankese, so it was all very colorful.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Photographer at work


The other day, my local friend Anders Jahnke took photos of me while I was working. It is not always easy to be a photographer. Some of them are quite funny, so I thought I'll share them with you. Voila!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Last day on Bali

Today is my last day on Bali. Luckily, it ended up being a good day. Started with a beautiful breakfast, then headed out in a traditional outrigged canoe for some morning free diving.
After that we drove to a volcano, jumped some mountain bikes and biked down the mountain through quaint villages and fields. Lovely.
Tonight I have to pack - tomorrow I am flying to Perth, Australia, to visit some friends.