So weve actually managed to do some sightseeing now.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
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Cape Town District Six
The District Six MuseumDistrict Six was once a denselypopulated busy area of Cape Town. Towards the end of the Nineteenth Century here and the adjoining areas of Woodstock and Salt River were workingclass areas of Cape Town where all races lived together.It is of extra interest to me because it was in these areas that my greatgrandfather lived and worked and it was on Constitution Street in D
Update from Chile
This is an update from Chile in the aftermath of the earthquake at 330 AM local time February 27Yesterday was well stressful We were awoken about 330 AM our time to some violent shaking in our hotel room in downtown Santiago. It is hard to describe the feelings of helplessness as we lay in bed with things being thrown around the room and the fear that the building was about to collapse. It
Xmas festivities in London
There are many joys about spending a few years in the Northern Hemisphere and one of the best is the lead up to Christmas. Christmas in London has its own kind of magic from the sparkling lights lining Oxford and Regent Streets to the window displays at Harrods and the giant snow globe over the statue of Eros in Picadilly Circus.My festive season started early with our work 'Winter Party' stage
Bangkok Thailand
Hi We arrived in Bangkok safe and sound yesterday afternnon thai time which is 7 hrs ahead of the UK Today Sunday we visited Wat Pho and the reclinging Budha which was beautiful the feet of the Budha are inlaid with pictures of mother of pearl we also went on a ferry back to our hotel.We aren't very far from Patpong where there are lots of gogo girls and a street with boys we haven't walke
CWB Uganda work begins
CWB UgandaCrew begin work in KampalaSaturday 27 FebruaryAfter breakfast and a quick stop into a nearby shopping centre for bottled water and the opportunity to change money into local currency we all headed to the national sports centre in Kampala. Here we met national cricketer Fred who showed us around the cricket ground which included a wonderful traditional scoreboard. It may not have the
CWB Uganda 2010 Arrive Day 1
CWB UgandaCrew Arrive SafelyFriday 26 FebruaryIt was an early start for us all meeting at Heathrow Terminal 5 by 8 am. Having everyone assembled on time was a good start and we worked on checkingin luggage which included excess that BA were good enough not to charge for with kit bags and tshirts being taken out to leave for the children in Uganda. We were all very pleased with the number o
SRI LANKA Negombo Bentota Galle. Ambalangoda Hikkaduwa
Well hello again Colombo airport welcomed me with an ocean of fibs. My hotel had apparently sent several taxi drivers to meet me which was strange as I hadn't booked a hotel.I consulted my lonely planet to check prices for a three wheeler to Negombo the nearest resort and somehow read a much lower figuremeaning I stood bargaining with a driver over 50 pence for half an hour. When i got to my h
Paperwork
After endless research for visas the paperwork is nearly done Hopefully all the visas will come back with the passport mid of April latest.
A Philippine Finale
I arrived in Manila at 430 AM on an overnight flight from Bangkok. Heeding my guidebook I headed to the neighborhood of Malate where there are many guesthouses but itrsquos still a pretty typical Filipino neighborhood. Itrsquos pretty unanimous that the cities are not the main draw in the Philippines. Likewise Manila is not a beautiful city and has very few sights for a city of its size.
Kuala Lumpur Day 2
In our neighborhood in chinatown we enjoy the sense of drinking tea time for reflections.At the chinamarket you'll be confronted from both sides to buy some stuff belts watches wallets shoes shirts dvds and many many more. In Malaysia the most people are in the religious belief of muslim. In KL the 'Masjid jamek' is one of malaysia famous mosque. Before you can get in you've been checked t
Kambodscha Phnom Penh und Siem Reap
Am Abend haben wir nicht nur ein super Hotel sondern auch ein super Restaurant gefunden wo ich eines Khmertypisches Gericht mit dem schnen Namen Chicken Amok bestelle.Es schmeckt bombastisch gut nach den eher einfachen und geschmacklosen Gerichten die wir im MekongDelta aufgetischt bekommen haben und man merkt deutlich dass wir Thailand und damit auch deren Kche nher gekommen sind.Danac
Nepal trek from Dunche to Gosaikund
Ok...so it has been so long since the last time I blogged so this one is going to be very long. I do not even know where to start.After I went out to dinner with Andre the next day we took a day trip to Bhuktapur. It was a 2 hour bus ride on 2 local buses. Quite an adventure. In Bhuktapur we did some sightseeing and ate some food nothing special...but after is where it gets interesting. Anoth
Classes have officially begun and a trip to Brisbane
Hello all Michelle and I started class on Tuesday Our classes seem very interesting and it looks like they shouldnrsquot be too hard I am actually taking a digital photographic practice class which will be really interesting because I just got my new SLR from my parents for Christmas and Irsquoll get to learn how to use a lot more of it than I would have trying to teach myself. We have be
Sailing around the Whitsundays
Hello allI've finally managed to get some time to put pictures up of our sailing trip around the Whitsunday islands. We went out on a catamaran for 3 days had a great time snorkeling and scuba diving and playing Jenga which on a boat is pretty dam hard. Harry the skipper was a kiwi with a sick sense of humor so i got on with him well plenty of pictures were taken so Irsquove uploaded the bes
Mussels in Brussels
Yesterday a group of us decided to take a daytrip to Brussels Belgium to get out of Maastricht for a little bit. It was a nice break from schoolwork since Brussels is only 2 hours away by train it made for nice easy travel. We headed out of MaastrichtCentraal at 10 am changed trains in Liege and arrived in Brussels around noon to start our day. Kristina a friend of Cenay is currently
The Brown Lake
22610I just finished my first week of work at Tiffany Co. in Sydney. I thought Irsquod be doing the same thing as in the states but turns out therersquos not much to do. The US call center is the only place that can Australia orders over the phone we donrsquot have access to any records for returns repairs orders etc and none of the stores ever answer their phones. So basically all I
Arriving in Cape Town
Fairly turbulent flight over night to Cape Town this could have been because the flight flew along the coast of Africa. Probably managed to sleep on and off for 3 hours. Once we reached Namibia we could see the Namib Desert outside and the sun rising. The landing into Cape Town was smooth and we saw Table Mountain upon landing. We were tired when we arrived from lack of sleep but the adrenalin
Muslim attacks on Christians: Areas of Northern Africa starting to look like Nazi Kristallnacht
Burnings of Christian Churches mirrors 1930s burnings of Jewish Synagogues in Germany
On February 21, in a northern Nigeria town, a traffic incident not involving Christians, led to a mob attack on Christian churches and Christian-owned shops.
From the blog Islam Movements - Obama (911 - Never Forget), "Nigeria Falling to Muslims: 8 more Churches burned" Feb. 23:
Washington, D.C. (February 23, 2010)–International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 21 a Muslim mob burned down several Christian shops and eight churches in Kazaure, northern Nigeria.
Soon after, a Muslim mob attempted to attack the police station but was chased away by the police. Enraged, the mob turned their attention instead on one of this region’s most vulnerable targets-Christian churches and shops. The mob burned down the following churches: Deeper Life Bible Church, Catholic Church, Apostolic Church, ECWA Church, Redeem Christian Church, Anglican Church, Word of Faith, and Assemblies of God Church all in the city of Kazaure.
Early stages of ethnic cleansing
The Muslim mob used the trafic incident as an excuse to rage against the Christian establishments. They have been trying to remove Christians from northern Nigerian cities and towns.
According to the ICC:
Most of the residents of Kazaure are Muslims. The city is located in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa. Christian minorities in northern Nigeria regularly face discrimination and violence by the Muslim majority.
As of late similar attacks on Christians by Muslim mobs have been reported in southern Somalia, and throughout Kenya, including the large cities such as the capitol Mombassa. In southern Egypt, Christian Coptics have been persecuted including a spree of church burnings in 2006.
