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January 2008

Tanya decorating her Home

Unit 23 ... Regency Gardens ... Manunda ... Cairns

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Look at the places I have seen !!!

Memories of my working holiday to England and Europe

NOTE #01 - CLICK HERE to go to Tanya's Working Holiday Albumn,
which includes thousands of pages and thousands of photos

NOTE #02 - there are twenty-one large photos below
and the page may take an extra few seconds to download completely

NOTE #03 - the photos vary in width from 536 pixels to 1012 pixels and if you are viewing
with a resolution of 800 x 600, you will have to use the 'left-right' scroll bar at the bottom of your screen

NOTE #04 - towards the end of this page there is a chart detailing each one of these "special scenes"
along with links to other pages which relate to the picture
In most cases, these links will take you to Tanya's Working Holiday Albumn
and in particular, the days in which she purchased the item or took the photo

Make sure you

to see the finished result!!!

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#01 - "The Blue Door"
Lefkis Paros The Greek Islands

Comments - I picked this photo because for me it just screamed GREECE
The bright white buildings and blue doors and windows with the cobbled streets
......and of course the bougainvillea
The pot at the front gate of my unit here in Cairns has the Greek symbol for infinity
around the top and the bougainvillea growing in it for that reason

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#02 - "Five Lands"
Riomaggiore La Spezia Cinque Terre

Comments - I stayed in this town when I was in the Cinque Terre and had heard such
good reports about the area that I extended my stay before I got there
......and was very glad that I did
It was still a relatively untouched place when I visited
Every boat had a cat in it
I took an identical picture to this one in the morning but went back to watch the sunset
and the colours on the buildings were much more vivid while the sun was on them
Karen was here for a night with me and it was a very relaxing place
I remember drinking lots of red wine and eating lots of pesto
The Cinque Terre is where pesto was invented
and I brought my mortar and pestle from the third of the Five Lands

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#03 - "Age shall not weary Them"
"Lone Pine Cemetery"
Gallipoli Turkey

Comments - I had booked this trip to Turkey before I even left Australia
It was a very emotional trip and I haven't missed a dawn service since
I remember standing at the top of the cliffs where our diggers landed (the wrong place)
and wonder how they ever stood a chance
I remember reading the commemorative plaques of the young Australian soldiers
who lost their lives and being grateful for their sacrifice
I remember the goose bumps I got hearing The Last Post
as the sun came up over the beach on Anzac Day
I remember not being able to speak (let alone sing)
while the National Anthem was played on the beach at Gallipoli
I remember dancing and singing with my friends
while the Australian Navy Band played "I still call Australia Home"

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#04 - "Michelangelo's Masterpiece"
"The Sistine Chapel"
Rome Italy

Comments - Despite not being Catholic and not particularly religious either (sorry Mum),
I could not help but be completely in awe walking in to the Sistine Chapel
It is indeed a masterpiece
Despite taking (illegally) pictures myself,
I had to buy this picture from the nuns in a tiny shop beside St Peter's Basilica
They couldn't speak a word of English but held my hand and couldn't have been more friendly

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#05 - "The Eiffel Tower"
Paris France

NOTE - this is a Photo-on-Canvas

Comments - Valentine's Day with my two single girlfriends
and my first trip overseas from my new "home" in London
Or underseas really ... we took the Eurostar which goes under the English Channel
This was the day we arrived and I was very proud of how postcard-like this picture was

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#06 - "My Boyfriend Ben"
London England

Comments - The Houses of Parliament were my favourite building in London
If ever I was near Westminster I would also go and have another look
When I was living at the Pub in Battersea I would ride past 'Ben' every afternoon
and I always had a smile on face ... I lived here!

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#07 - "The Running of the Bulls"
San Fermin Pamplona Spain

Comments - I had to buy this poster ... there was no way I was getting this close!
This was the start of my three month European trip
The tradition of the Opening Ceremony
and the enthusiasm and friendliness of the locals got my trip off to a great start
This also reminds me a little of the terrorist bombs going off in London
which was just after my trip started

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#08 - "Heidi in the Alps"
Switzerland

Comments - After nearly three months of travel and beaches and sunshine,
Switzerland was certainly a change
We stayed in log cabins with fires,
and played in the snow at the top of the highest railway in Europe
On the day this picture was taken we had been up the railway and walked down
the mountain through fields and towns with flower filled window boxes on all of the houses
(it was cheaper to get a one way ticket)
It was a long walk and I felt like Heidi but the scenery we saw made it definitely worth it

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#09 - "My White Christmas"
Scotland

Comments - Picking a photo from this trip was always going to happen!
We had been on a bus from Edinburgh to Inverness
and it snowed the whole way and stopped just before Inverness
......but there had been no snow
We then went out to a bar in town and when we got home in the early hours
it still hadn't snowed and we were all very disappointed
I was first up in the morning, to leave the dorm room so a call from Mum and Dad
wouldn't wake my room-mates, and when I was in the lounge I thought it looked different outside
...... I didn't have my contacts in!
The night porter at the dorm lent me her shoes and I ran outside and talked on the phone
to the family back in Cairns where it was probably 35 degrees
I remember this day because we made snow angels in fresh snow in front of the castle
and then went skinny dipping in Loch Ness before a traditional Xmas lunch (not prawns and salad)

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#10 - "Our Bridge"
"Hammersmith Bridge"
London England

Comments - I used to cross this Bridge twice a day when I lived in Barnes
It is a lovely bridge that is seen in some movies
(Sliding Doors is one that I watch when I want to remember)
It is also the middle point of the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race each year, and on the
right of the picture you can see both boats going under the bridge the last year that I was there
I brought one each for Tamara and myself when we were "evicted"!

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#11 - "Windmills"
Kinderdijk Holland

Comments - Where else but Holland!
I went to Holland the first year I was away
I had read about the windmills at Kinderdijk in my Lonely Planet and worked out how
to get a train from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and then catch a bus to see them
When I walked down the path to see them I felt transported back in time
The windmills were so well preserved,
and I think they look beautiful with the oncoming storm (which saturated me) behind them

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#12 - "Everlasting Egypt"
"Pyramid and Sphinx"
Egypt

Comments - My 29th birthday and one that wont soon be forgotten!
All of Egypt was amazing!
Donkey rides to the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Aswan and spending my actual birthday
having dinner in an Egyptian family's home and having henna art done on my hand
and spending the night on a felucca under the stars
......but seeing the Pyramid and the Sphinx was something special

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#13 - "Venetian Mask"
Venice Italy

Comments - There was no way I was going to Venice and not get a mask!
I looked in shop after shop and in market stalls until I found this lovely girl
I then slept on it because they are quite expensive but I decided she was worth it
The next day I managed to find my way back through the winding lanes to buy her
She is just beautiful!
Venice was just as I had imagined
and I wanted something equally as special to remind me of this magical place
My first view of the Grand Canal took my breath away
and then taking a gondola ride on it was surreal
The winding cobbled streets and dark cafes
contrasted greatly with the vast Saint Marks Square and bustle of the canals

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#14 - "Egyptian Papyrus"
"King Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhesanamum"
Giza Egypt

Comments - I had just been wandering in and around the pyramids and sphinx at Giza when we
went to the papyrus shop so I was definintely feeling the history and the culture of the country
I brought a couple of papyrus for friends and I wanted one for myself as a memory of my visit
This papyrus pictures King Tutankahmen exchanging lotus flowers with his wife, Ankhesanamum
Lotus flowers were a symbol of love and rebirth and I loved the colours of this painting
I have always loved dark cosy bedrooms and I thought this colour palette could be my starting point
(and it was) - with my bedroom now having browns and golds in it

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Links and Details

Photo Number 01	The Blue Door Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her tour of the Greek Islands - from Sunday 21st to Wednesday 31st August 2005
Photo Number 02	Five Lands Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her tour of La Spezia Cinque Terre - from Saturday 10th to Friday 16th September 2005 Click here and here to see the original photos Tanya took of these buildings in the town of Riomaggiore, which is 'gorgeous'!!
Photo Number 03	Age shall not weary Them Lone Pine Cemetery Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her trip to Turkey, which included celebrating ANZAC Day at Gallipoli - from Wednesday 21st to Tuesday 27th April 2004 Click here to go to Day Five of her tour during which she saw the Lone Pine and visited the Australian War Memorial Click here and here to see the original photos Tanya took of the Memorial
Photo Number 04	Michelangelo's Masterpiece The Sistine Chapel Click here to see all the details and photo-diary of Brett dropping in to see Tanya on his way back to Australia following the USA Minor League season and the Athens Olympics, and as well as looking around London, they also travelled to Rome and Paris - from Tuesday 7th to Sunday 19th September 2004 Click here to go to Day Seven of their trip when they visited Rome and the Sistine Chapel Click here to see Tanya's excellant original - but 'illegal' - shot of the ceiling!! Click here for the details of the framing, which we had done for Tanya as a present for Christmas 2006
Photo Number 05	The Eiffel Tower Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary detailing her weekend in Paris - from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th February 2004 Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to see two 'postcard-perfect-photos' of the Tower which were taken by Tanya, and one of these was used for the "Photo on Canvas" shown above Click here to see two 'very big and long' shots of the above photo, and these show off the wrap around effect of the canvas-photo mounted on the timber frame
Photo Number 06	My Boyfriend Ben Click here for two 'very big' enlargements of the above shot, including a larger copy of the actual City of London picture
Photo Number 07	The Running of the Bulls Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering this 'very exciting' and 'hard core' spectacular!! - from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th July 2005 Click here to see other shots of 'the bulls' hanging in Tanya's lounge room - Sunday 2nd September 2007
Photo Number 08	Heidi in the Alps Click here and here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her trip to Switzerland - from Tuesday 20th to Sunday 25th September 2005 NOTE - these albumns contain a few postcards from Tanya - still waiting for the photos and 'Daily Diary' ...... the postal service is very, very slow, and as a Manager with Australia Post, Sharon must take full responsibility for this!!
Photo Number 09	My White Christmas Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary for Christmas 2004 which she spent touring Scotland - from Thursday 23rd to Tuesday 28th December 2004 Click here to go to Day Four of her tour when she travelled between Inverness to Edinburgh and took this and lots of other 'White Christmas' photos
Photo Number 10	Our Bridge Hammersmith Bridge Click here to see three photos taken by Tanya during her time in London - March 2004 Click here to see an aerial view and map of where Tanya lives in London, which was at 175 Castelnau Road Barnes, and 'a very, very small part' of the bridge is shown Click here for two 'very big' enlargements of the above shot, including a larger copy of the actual Bridge picture Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to read the "I am Evicted" story!! - moved out on Friday 6th May 2005
Photo Number 11	Windmills Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her trip to Holland - from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th April 2004 Click here to go to Day Two of her tour when she went to see the windmills and surrounding area
Photo Number 12	Everlasting Egypt Pyramid and Sphinx Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her nine day tour of Egypt - from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th November 2004 Click here to go to Day Three of her tour during which she explored the Sphinx and the Pyramid of Chephren Click here and here to see the original photos ...... which include Tanya in the foreground!!!
Photo Number 13	Venetian Mask Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her time in Venice and buying her mask at La Cortesia - from Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th August 2005 Click here to see photos of Tanya wearing the mask after she arrived back in Cairns on Saturday 15th October 2005 Click here to see other shots of the mask on display in Tanya's home - Sunday 2nd September 2007 Click here to see three 'very big' shots of the Display Unit
Photo Number 14	Egyptian Papyrus King Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhesanamum Click here to go to Tanya's photo-diary covering her nine day trek around Egypt - from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th November 2004 Click here to go to Day Three of her tour when she bought the papyrus from the International Papyrus Center Click here for the details of the framing, which we had done for Tanya as a present for Christmas 2006 Click here to see other shots of the papyrus hanging in Tanya's main bedroom - Sunday 2nd September 2007

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"The Display Wall"

This shot was taken during September 2007, and you can see
that two of the above photos are already framed and displayed
Tanya has taken the other seven items to the Framers, and these
should be finished and hanging during February 2008

The above photo is 750 pixels x 480 pixels
CLICK HERE to see the same photo at 1200 pixels x 769 pixels, and
CLICK HERE to see a copy at 2790 pixels x 1787 pixels - suitable for printing

The above photo is 750 pixels x 498 pixels
CLICK HERE to see the same photo at 1200 pixels x 796 pixels, and
CLICK HERE to see a copy at 3070 pixels x 2037 pixels - suitable for printing

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