Tag: Australia
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Dragon’s Blood and Other Botanicals
It’s hard to remember all the names of plants and trees that one encounters in foreign lands. But with a name like “Dragon’s Blood” tree [Dracaena Draco] who can forget? I saw this specimen near the Sydney Botanic Gardens – it’s not a native, originating from the Canary Islands. This particular one had toppled over…
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An Evening with Aida
While we were wandering the streets of Sydney in early April, we noticed many banners flapping in the breeze advertising Verdi’s opera, Aida. This production staged on Sydney Harbor promised to be a real spectacle. “Let’s see if we can get tickets” we decided. The concierge at our centrally located hotel, helped to make our…
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Wedding Down Under
From the very moment I saw the wedding invitation, I knew it would be an extraordinary event. Lovingly hand-drawn and then scanned, the card featured all the places the bride had visited with the man she would marry on March 28, 2015. Their adventures had taken them to France, Spain, New Zealand, Italy and the…
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