by Susan Jagannath | Mar 10, 2009 | Walks
Tonight I decided to stop skulking about in the hotel in the evening, and go out and about in the big smoke, Tel Aviv. Well, I did, but it was really quiet, walked all along the sea front, but there was nothing much happening. I did admire all the trendy and glitzy...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Boarding at 11.35 pm in Singapore on a westward bound flight makes for a journey conducted in unrelieved darkness. The coldness of the cabin, the meanness of the blankets supplied by Qantas, and the dryness of the air matched the gloom of the night. I slept in...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 7, 2009 | Churches, Travel
It’s now a large town spread out over the hills, for no reason except that it was the home town of Jesus. Once nearly 80% Christian, it’s now 80% Muslim. The church and the sites are beautiful, and the cobbled streets and stone buildings are pale...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 5, 2009 | Travel
Just a few things I noticed from the plane Taking off from Brissie at mid-day and swooping over the CBD, its over in a flash and heading inland, unlike domestic flights when the path is out over the sea. But cloud cover closed in quickly, and then there was little to...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Its about 9.30 pm Singapore time, but 11.30 AEST, so Im a bit weary. Especially as my phone ran out receiving a call from home…and I cant figure out how to recharge it from here. The chill of a northern hemisphere set in high over Australia and South East Asia,...
