| Our favourite restaurant was The Horn where we listened to jazz. A traditional Ethiopian chef has been installed in the kitchen, spinning out fragrant African dishes. The evocative name refers to the jutting point of the continent where Ethiopia is located (seriously, get your minds out of the gutter, folks), but also makes reference to the restaurant's regular live jazz nights. Diners can sit surrounded by Ethiopian artefacts, nibbling on the country's unique cuisine and listening to the toe-tapping notes of a jazz band. Dining experiences don't come much more unique than this. |
| In Melbourne and the gold mining town of Bendigo Victoria Australia visiting Sacha and Georgia. Our favourite restaurant was The Horn where we listened to jazz. A traditional Ethiopian chef has been installed in the kitchen, spinning out fragrant African dishes. The evocative name refers to the jutting point of the continent where Ethiopia is located (seriously, get your minds out of the gutter, folks), but also makes reference to the restaurant's regular live jazz nights. Diners can sit surrounded by Ethiopian artefacts, nibbling on the country's unique cuisine and listening to the toe-tapping notes of a jazz band. Dining experiences don't come much more unique than this. |
| We lived south of Lake George in the village of Round Lake for five years. Lake George, also known as the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York, USA. The lake extends about 32.2 miles (54 km) on a north-south axis and varies from 1 to 3 miles (1.7 to 5 km) in width. Lake George drains into Lake Champlain to its north through a short stream (La Chute River) with many falls and rapids, dropping about 230 feet (70 meters) in its 3½-mile (6 km) course. Ultimately the water flows into the St. Lawrence River and then into the Atlantic Ocean. The original name in Iroquois was said to be Andiatarocte, the lake shut in and was named by the French Lac du Saint-Sacrement, (Lake of the Holy Sacrament). The Village of Lake George is located at the south end of Lake George and the unincorporated village of Ticonderoga is at the northern end. The area is a well-known resort center and summer colony. Lake George lies on several towns and villages. Lake George village is the farthest south and the busiest. Generally, tourists prefer this area. However, frequenters and residents often scorn this area as a tourist attraction, as it is the largest of the Lake's towns. Next, to the north is Bolton Landing. This is a small town attracting mostly frequent lake visitors, and not "first-timers"; Bolton houses the largest of the Lake's resorts, the Sagamore Hotel. The center of Bolton lies on Bolton Bay, as does Green Island (Sagamore Island). At the north end of the lake are Silver Bay, Hague and Huletts Landing. |
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| Riding Rienk’s boat amongst the canals of Utrecht The Netherlands with Terrell Neuage and Narda Biemond 27 June 2007. Going through Maarssen, Loosdrecht, Breukelen, and ooscrechtse Holland. |
| cambodia.ournews.mobi has our video clips and photos of Cambodia. For the rest of our trip from New York City to Adelaide Australia via Scotland, The Netherlands, Thailand, Cambodia and Singapore see ournews.mobi/album.htm This tour through the floating villages with the churches and schools and fish farms is an amazing tour. The people are very friendly and their poverty makes the complaints of westerns really stupid. Chong Khneas Floating Village Boeung Tonie Sap Lake Siem Reap Cambodia Mekong River chaktomuk confluence Kampong Khleang Prek Toal Terrell Neuage |
| Our tour of Phnom Penh Cambodia wwith Terrell Neuage and narda Biemond |
| Our visit through Scotland. See our video at ournews.mobi/Scotland.htm and photos and blogs at Scotland.ournews.mobi and other travel videos at ournews.mobi/album.htm We went through Edinburgh, Royal Mile, Highlands, Bonnie Banks, Gateway Centre, Balloch, Forres, Elgin, Nairn, Fort Augustus, Spean Bridge, Glencoe, Ballachulish, Tarber, Pitlochry, Lossiemouth, Findhorn Foundation, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Aldourie Castle, Urquhart Castle, Drumnadrochit, Inverness City, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Loch Shira, Duke of Argyll, Auchnabreac and other places. We stayed at The wonderful guest House, Ardvorlich House overlooking Loch Lomond. Terrell Neuage |
| Chiang Mai followed by the rafting down the Ping River. The old city of Chiang Mai with its fascinating indigenous cultural identity such as diverse dialects, cuisine, architecture, traditional values, festivals, handicrafts and classical dances is a prime location in its own right. In addition, the presence of hill tribes and their wealth of unique cultures enhance Chiang Mai's distinctive diversity. Chiang Mai literally means new city and has retained the name despite having celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1996. King Meng Rai founded the city as the capital of the Lanna (A Million Rice Fields) Kingdom on Thursday, 12th April 1296 during the same period of time as the establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom. King Meng Rai the Great conferred with his friends, King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai and King Ngam Muang of Phayao before choosing the site where the capital of the Lanna Kingdom was to be founded. From then, Chiang Mai not only became the capital and cultural core of the Lanna Kingdom, it was also the centre of Buddhism in northern Thailand. King Meng Rai himself was very religious and founded many of the city's temples, which are still important today. At the height of its power, the Lanna Kingdom extended its territory far into Burma and Laos, and southwards to Kamphaeng Phet a province above Sukhothai. The Burmese conquered the Lanna Kingdom in 1556 ending the dynasty founded by King Meng Rai that lasted over 250 years. As Burma had occupied Chiang Mai for nearly 200 years, Burmese architectural influences are visible in many temples. At the end of the 18th century, King Taksin the Great regrouped the Thais in the south and finally drove the Burmese out with the help of King Kawila of Lampang thereby regaining Thai independence from Burma. Chiang Mai was then governed by a succession of princes who ruled the north as a Siamese protectorate under the Chakri dynasty. In the late 19th century, King Rama V appointed a high commissioner in Chiang Mai and it was only in 1939 that Chiang Mai finally came under the direct control of the central government in Bangkok the same time the country was renamed Thailand. |
| Tuk Tuk riding in Cambodia with Terrell Neuage and Narda Biemond. The names of the temples just role off the tongue: Angkor Wat, and the huge Angkor Thom, Phnom Bakheng, Prasat Kas Ho, Preah Einkosel, Sras Srang, Ta Keo, Neak Pean, Bakong Baksei, Chamkrong Banteay, Kdei Bayon, Chau Say Tevoda, and of the course those groovy kings who started it all: Suryavarman I, II, III, IV, Jayavarman I and II, and who could forget the good king Rajendravarman? – we know those names like we know our friends yet still they are a wonder to view. Angkor Wat Thom Phnom Bakheng Prasat Kas Ho Preah Einkosel Sras Srang ta Keo Neak Pean Bakong Baksei Chamkrong Banteay Kdei Bayon Chau Say Tevoda Suryavarman Jayavarman Rajendravarman Siem Reap Khmer Cambodia Terrell Neuage |
| We bought block 59 today even though we go back to the States in four weeks. It borders the Torrens River. Lochiel Park is one of the first totally green built developments in Australia. It will use fewer natural resources and have drain collections and filters for stormwater to water the forests and flush tolilets. We hope to have our new house completed by the end of 2008 and rent it until we retire here. It is in Campbelltown near Adelaide South Australia. The block we bought has a large gum tree over shadowing it. As with all new developments of this type it will have fitness trails, walks, parks native grass meadows an irrigated grass oval and wetlands. Lochiel Park is an initiative of the Government of South Australia, incorporating leading edge ecological technologies (ESD) into everyday life. We are building Charter House by Hickinbotham, Green House 01, designed by the Australian designer, Max Pritchard |
| Ireland wanderings. This clip is of Skerries north of Dublin and our trip to the Cliffs of Moher in the parish of Liscannor at the south-western edge of The Burren area near Doolin, in County Clare, Republic of Ireland.The cliffs rise 120 meters (393.7 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and reach their maximum height of 214 meters (702.1 ft) just north of O'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres away. On a clear day the Aran Islands are visible in Galway Bay, as are the valleys and hills of Connemara. O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower at the midpoint of the cliffs, built by Sir Cornellius O'Brien, a descendant of Ireland's High King Brian Boru, in 1835. From the top of the watchtower, we could see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, the Maum Turk Mountains and the Twelve Bens to the north in Connemara, and Loop Head to the south. We stayed a few days in Skerries (Na Sceirí in Irish), a seaside town in North Dublin, Ireland, and is now administratively part of County Fingal. The name comes form the Norse word Skere which has descended into Hiberno-English as Skerry meaning a small coastal island, a Skerries being a group of them. |
| Great-Gatsby-inspired afternoon on Governors Island New York City. More videos by Terrell Neuage at http://ournews.mobi/album.htm. Saturday, June 9th 2007 Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra/ Jazz Age. Governors Island is located in the New York Harbor, approximately one-half mile from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan and one-quarter mile from Brooklyn. The Island is 172 acres with nearly 225 buildings, considerable open space, and recreational amenities. Its waterfront offers some of the most dramatic and impressive vistas of the New York skyline and New York Harbor, including the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The northern half of the Island, consisting of approximately 92 acres, has been designated as both a National Historic Landmark District and a New York City Historic District, and features late 18th and early 19th century fortifications, pre-Civil War arsenal buildings, Victorian and Romanesque Revival housing, as well as early 20th century neo-classical architecture. Five buildings within the Historic District, including Fort Jay and Castle Williams, are individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Native Americans of the Manhattan region referred to the Island as Pagganck (“Nut Island”) after the Island’s plentiful hickory, oak and chestnut trees. |
| Istanbull,TURKEY Bosphorus Boat ride to Buyukada Princes Islands July 2006 by Terrell Neuage more videos at ournews.mobi/album.htm |
| Jumping over a group of children along pier 14 on the East river in Lower Manhattan street performers make an extra euro. Video by Terrell Neuage for ournews.mobi |
| Our house in Round Lake, New York after renovations as of 28 . Saratoga County Malta Exit 11 Northway more at ournews.mobi/album.htm (C) Terrell Neuage neuage.org |
| St. Luke’s School Greenwich Village, New York City AIDS Walk New York, May 20 2007. Grades seven and eight and several teachers joined tens of thousands on a walk to raise money for AIDS. A 10 kilometer fundraising walkathon beginning in Sheep Meadow, Central Park. Video by Narda Biemond and Terrell Neuage for ournews.mobi |
| Global Feminisms. Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party, an important icon of 1970s feminist art and a milestone in twentieth-century art, is presented as the centerpiece around which the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is organized. Video by Terrell Neuage More clips of explorations of the world go to http://ournews.mobi/album.htm From http://ournews.mobi ournewsdotmobi the leader in newsletter formatting for mobile phones © Terrell Neuage http://neuage.org 2006 and 2007 Adelaide South Australia and Brooklyn New York |
| Monument to the Independence (El Angel), Jardín del Arte, an open-air bazaar offering paintings, located in the park which stretches the full length of Calle Sullivan. Video by Terrell Neuage |
| Tepoztlan, a magical town full of mysticism and tradition, is located 21 km (13 mi) east of Cuernavaca, the state capital of Morelos, and 71 km (44 mi) south of Mexico City. It lies along the foothills of the Sierra del Chichinautzin, Cerro del Tepozteco (Tepozteco Hill). Video by Terrell Neuage and Narda Biemond for mexico.ournews.mobi. |
| Londres 247, Mexico City, Mexico Diego Rivera Coyoacan Trotsky museum Coyoacan. Video clip by Terrell Neuage for ournews.mobi |
| N Train subway from Times Square at 42nd Street to Prospect Park Brooklyn going over the Manhattan Bridge video by Terrell Neuage |
| N Train subway from Times Square at 42nd Street to Prospect Park Brooklyn going over the Manhattan Bridge video by Terrell Neuage |
| The Castillo de Chapultepec (translated as "Castle of Chapultepec") is a castle built on top of Chapultepec Hill (Chapultepec comes from the náhuatl and means "grasshopper hill"), located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters above sea level. The building has been used for several purposes during its history, including Military Academy, Imperial and Presidential residence, observatory and museum. It currently houses the Mexican National Museum of History. It is the only castle in North America that was occupied by sovereigns. Terrell Neuage. Construction of the castle, which served as the official residence of the Emperor Maximilian of Hapsburg; later, converted into the Heroíco Colegio Militar, where, among others, 13 young cadets were killed at the hands of U.S. troops, whilst defending Mexico's sovereignty, over 150 years ago. Additionally, it served as home to Mexican presidents. |
| Casa Gonzalez (where we stayed) in Mexico City. Río Sena 69, Mexico City 06500, Mexico our hotel in Mexico City. Terrell Neuage for ournews.mobi |
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