This is another mural photographed in Cascais suburb of Torre (Tower), when I visited Portugal in May last year.
It was painted by the group YouthOne.
For more murals from around the world please click on this link .
Monday, 9 January 2017
Monday Mural - Friendship
After a short Christmas break I'm back with the Monday mural.
This is another mural photographed in Cascais suburb of Torre (Tower), when I visited Portugal in May last year.
It was painted by the group YouthOne.
For more murals from around the world please click on this link .
This is another mural photographed in Cascais suburb of Torre (Tower), when I visited Portugal in May last year.
It was painted by the group YouthOne.
For more murals from around the world please click on this link .
Friday, 6 January 2017
Christmas Holidays - Spirit of Anzac Centenary Exhibition
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
My daughter, son in law and my brother in law have just gone back to Europe, after having spent the last few weeks with us, so I've busy showing them Perth's best attractions.
SPIRIT OF ANZAC CENTENARY EXHIBITION:
The day after my daughter arrived, both of us went to see The Anzac Centenary exhibition at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Entry was free but had to be booked online, which I had done a few weeks before her arrival.
For those who don't know ANZAC - stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
On the 25th April 1915, the soldiers that formed part of the Allied expedition to the Gallipoli peninsula (Turkey), became known as the ANZACS. Hence Anzac Day is celebrated on the 25th April every year. (thanks Elizabeth for the reminders to explain the name)
When I visited Albany last December with my parents we didn't visit the Anzac Centre there as the entry fee was very steep, but I think a lot of the material exhibited here might have been similar to what was on show in Albany.
It was extremely interesting to see the exhibits and to read the war stories, it's just sad that nothing seems to have been learned from all those wars, as there seems to be a few wars going on in our Globe, when they just bring so much sadness, loss and devastation to the countries involved.
SOLDIERS POSTCARD EXCHANGE:
Another interesting story on display was of Eliza Jane Downey, a nurse from Boulder, WA, who corresponded with 6 soldiers serving with the Australian Imperial Forces.
More than 100 postcards were exchanged giving an insight into the lives of the six men while on active duty in World War I.
Below you can see a postcard from Joseph Jackson, a 19 year old serving in France, where he writes on a postcard from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - "this is a very nice place, but not to be compared with Boulder", showing their innocence and love of their country and town.
(Boulder is a small town about 600km northeast of Perth).
Hope you also enjoyed the Anzac exhibition.
My daughter, son in law and my brother in law have just gone back to Europe, after having spent the last few weeks with us, so I've busy showing them Perth's best attractions.
SPIRIT OF ANZAC CENTENARY EXHIBITION:
The day after my daughter arrived, both of us went to see The Anzac Centenary exhibition at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Entry was free but had to be booked online, which I had done a few weeks before her arrival.
For those who don't know ANZAC - stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
On the 25th April 1915, the soldiers that formed part of the Allied expedition to the Gallipoli peninsula (Turkey), became known as the ANZACS. Hence Anzac Day is celebrated on the 25th April every year. (thanks Elizabeth for the reminders to explain the name)
When I visited Albany last December with my parents we didn't visit the Anzac Centre there as the entry fee was very steep, but I think a lot of the material exhibited here might have been similar to what was on show in Albany.
It was extremely interesting to see the exhibits and to read the war stories, it's just sad that nothing seems to have been learned from all those wars, as there seems to be a few wars going on in our Globe, when they just bring so much sadness, loss and devastation to the countries involved.
THE STORY OF THE POPPIES:
The story of the poppies shown in this picture began as a personal tribute by two Australian women - Lynn Berry and Margaret Knight to their fathers who fought in World War II.
They set out to crochet 120 poppies to plant at the Shine of Remembrance in Melbourne in 2013. After a social media campaign and support from family and friends,the project grew to over 300 thousand hand made poppies.
These craft poppies have been "planted" in various war related memorials all over the world, including these displayed at the Spirit of Anzac Centenary Exhibition.
You can read more about this project here.
SOLDIERS POSTCARD EXCHANGE:
Another interesting story on display was of Eliza Jane Downey, a nurse from Boulder, WA, who corresponded with 6 soldiers serving with the Australian Imperial Forces.
More than 100 postcards were exchanged giving an insight into the lives of the six men while on active duty in World War I.
Below you can see a postcard from Joseph Jackson, a 19 year old serving in France, where he writes on a postcard from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - "this is a very nice place, but not to be compared with Boulder", showing their innocence and love of their country and town.
(Boulder is a small town about 600km northeast of Perth).
NOT TO BE EATEN, TO BE ENJOYED:
In the foyer of the Exhibition Centre was this gingerbread Christmas Cake - house and trees, made by a team of pastry chefs, using 100kg of flour, 800 eggs, 50kg of honey, 40kg of marzipan and 1500 hours of labour. Truly magnificent!!!
Sunday, 18 December 2016
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas & New Year
My daughter arrived from Amsterdam last week to spend 1 month with us, and tomorrow her partner arrives from Amsterdam, and my brother in law arrives from Lisbon to join us too.
Happy Christmas everybody! See you next year.
2016 FACTS (from "The West Australian" newspaper)
- coolest year for more than a decade at most Perth sites.
- coldest winter for more than 20 years at most Perth sites.
- rainfall near average but wettest year for three years for most Perth sites.
- Perth's hottest day was 45,1C at Pearce RAAF Base on February 10.
- Perth's coldest day was 10.7C at Bickley on August 8.
- The warmest night was 28,4C at Gosnells on January 8.
- The coldest night was -1.6C at Jandakot Airport on July 13.
- Wettest day 71mm of rain in Armadale on July 11.
- Strongest wind gust was 109km/h at Rottnest island on May 21.
- Unusually hot year over most of WA's northern half.
- Australia's fourth warmest year on record.
We'll be quite busy showing them around Perth and surrounding areas, and with Christmas approaching at break-neck speed and still so much to do....I don't expect that I'll have much time to blog.
So, my dear family, friends, and all my wonderful followers I wish you have a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year brings us all Peace, Health and Happiness!
I'll leave you with some Christmas photos taken this week.
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| Some of the city decorations |
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| Decorated houses in my neighbourhood |
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| This ginger bread house and Christmas tree was at the Perth Convention Centre. Make by a team of 7 pastry chefs, it used 800 eggs, 40kg of Marzipan, 50kg of honey, 100 kg of flour among other ingredients, and it took them 1500 hours of labour!! Not to be eaten...but enjoyed!! |
2016 FACTS (from "The West Australian" newspaper)
- coolest year for more than a decade at most Perth sites.
- coldest winter for more than 20 years at most Perth sites.
- rainfall near average but wettest year for three years for most Perth sites.
- Perth's hottest day was 45,1C at Pearce RAAF Base on February 10.
- Perth's coldest day was 10.7C at Bickley on August 8.
- The warmest night was 28,4C at Gosnells on January 8.
- The coldest night was -1.6C at Jandakot Airport on July 13.
- Wettest day 71mm of rain in Armadale on July 11.
- Strongest wind gust was 109km/h at Rottnest island on May 21.
- Unusually hot year over most of WA's northern half.
- Australia's fourth warmest year on record.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Monday Mural - Petrol station
One of the murals painted for Public Form 2016, in April this year. This one was painted in building 208 at Curtin University by Perth artist Jessee Lee Johns.
As with some of the other murals painted during this time I was able to catch the artist at work, and this one right from the start.
For other murals from around the world please follow this link:
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| The complete mural |
From start to end...
Monday, 5 December 2016
Monday Mural - Lisbon Story
This mural in Lisbon entitled "Lisbon Story" describes in humorous comic strip fashion the history of Lisbon from it's foundation till recent times.
Painted by comic strip illustrator Nuno Saraiva, the mural can be found on the Arch of Rua Norberto de Araujo, near the Portas do Sol (Sun gates) lookout.
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