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Merry Christmas !

We hope that you have all past of good celebrations of Christmas in family.

For us this year was about Townsville and family somehow.
Short of returning to France we took 2 days vacation and book airline tickets to spend 5 days at Sue and David - a couple of Townsville in Australia on which we spent a few days during our trip and with whom we roach very regular contact.

23 to Thursday morning we took the plane and arrived around 11:30 after a flight full of turbulence in the famous Tropical Queensland! At this time of year is the rainy season, we do not really know what kind of climate and many days after you learn fast: in summary it is hot and stuffy even it rains all the time. Arriving
we also found their daughter Gemma aged 18 we already know and have met other children: Monica and Michael 25years 22years.
program during the few days was just watching the clearing for a walk!
Thursday late afternoon so we took advantage of a lull for a walk on the Strand and take an ice. Unfortunately the view was very foggy and it gave heat and AC:













Friday 24 was actually the day before Christmas but in Australia it is less important than the Christmas Day and to our surprise we learned after 25 years of cohabitation Sue and David were expected at the courthouse for their wedding!

Although for them it was just a formality we were thrilled to be there to celebrate with them and in the absence of Michael that day I even signed as witness.




For Christmas Eve, my mission was to cook simple things for a meal together for them even though Christmas Eve is not important.
the menu:
- mango cocktail (prepared by Sue) and glasses of lawyer / ricotta / tomato / salmon
- foie gras from France sent (by the parents of Cyril) and toasted bread
- arugula salad with slices apples to orange and little balls of cheese: Feta and ricotta
- barbecued lamb by David
- pie banana / chocolate and vanilla ice



Saturday 25 Christmas Day was different from what we used to.
The important thing was to get together and have a good time, so we started with a huge breakfast dej 'to 10h: fruit salad, pancakes, toast, juice squeezed ... by planning to make Christmas dinner to 14h ;-) The gifts were not a requirement and it was a lot of things handmade, green or chocolate, we loved the idea.
The meal was also very relaxed and we appreciated the fact that everyone get their hands on the dough: Cyril was the cocktails, I made the quiche as an appetizer, Monica cooked duck and vegetables, the sauce was Michael, Sue and the pavolva Gemma and David played the guitar and piano for motivation and good mood.

A second post on Townsville, the wet season and Magnetic Island soon ;-)

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Before Christmas

summer continues in Sydney and it continues:

- Sunday 12: Small
barbecue with friends in Charlotte and Denis guacamole with a great way Yohann, small quiches house, chicken skewers with mint sauce and the Australian wine - things change (Chacha thank you).
all under a beautiful sun and followed by a few hours at the beach, top, eh?






- Saturday 18, a pre-Christmas dinner with Charlotte and Denis, and full of good things to eat as we like: oysters, shrimp, salmon, potted, roasted chicken and sweet potato pie, chocolate raspberry sorbet. Unfortunately
Denis was very ill and has benefited moderately - the week after his condition got worse and no doctor wanted to take things seriously. If you want to know more about some doctors in Australia is HERE.








- Sunday 19 we were in the long-awaited concert Bon Jovi!
One of the best concerts we've ever made let's face! 2:35 on stage we loved. The atmosphere was electric despite the downpour that began to fall after one hour concert. But never mind that Bon Jovi came singing in the rain and even brought the whole group in the rain, there's no reason that only the public is apparently wet!
At the end we were soaked to the soup - although I dared not leave the camera to prove it.

Before the rain :




- Wednesday, 22 we had a friend JP Tof and Mel which was for an evening in Sydney during his stay in Australia. "Received" is a big word knowing that we only had the evening to give him a whirlwind tour of Sydney and that we also prepare our bags for our departure to Townsville the next day. We
course is Circular Quay with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour at night and returning on the ferry to Manly. JP
will pass a few days in Sydney in January we will catch up to this point ;-)

Also a Happy Birthday Amauryne - 10 years already !

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It's summer! Port Stephens

And then voila you have snow and cold here it is finally summer. It was long to happen ... but it's finally here. To change

we were overbook between work release and Christmas preparations are no longer touches land.

First things first: 1 fatal Wednesday we got Val and JC that we know through their blog that is not without humor. Val had contacted shortly before leaving France for all matters relating to Australia and since then we've kept in touch. They were passing over Sydney and as a swallow does not make them we have proposed a few days in our huge villa 5stars - ahem 1bedroom apartment in Manly but please ;-)

We have therefore received with great pleasure and we laughed a lot, it is always good people who have some humor. Just look for yourself: JC trying out my exercises recommended by my physio:

Thank you both for these few days, the house is open ;-)













After they left we followed the beach, surfing, romantic evening with champagne, dinner at sunset in Shona Watson Bay

Saturday 11 was also the birthday of a colleague NITDA Thai Cyril. Program The Amazing Race, a race team made the rules of the Beijing Express Australia but only in Sydney: the challenges, puzzles, races, and lots of laughs:

-The picture of a tiger beer: the challenge was to photograph the animals of the Chinese Calendar, 2004, 2006 and 2010
and photo Ondrej tasting fried chicken legs that we had to find in Chinatown



- A marriage proposal in a bus
and play puzzles















Finally Ondrej doing things not very Catholic at Boar's Hospital on Macquarie St. Sydney