Friday, July 18, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Last post before next trip.
Hi,
In KL cafe while Julie has her feet cleaned by some human eating fish. Erghh! I am avoiding, but photos will follow when we return to Melbourne tomorrow.
Heh Rachel, look foward to seeing you tomorrow night at the airport. Will call soon.
Lv Mum and Dad.
In KL cafe while Julie has her feet cleaned by some human eating fish. Erghh! I am avoiding, but photos will follow when we return to Melbourne tomorrow.
Heh Rachel, look foward to seeing you tomorrow night at the airport. Will call soon.
Lv Mum and Dad.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
"On our way home" - In KL
Hi,
We are in an internet cafe in KL after a long, sleepless, flight from Istanbul and Dubai. Aircraft way full of KL bound Arabs and their noisy kids. We couldn't identify the parents, all the women were wrapped up in black and veils. We lost 5hrs in the trip, so our body clocks are a little screwed. Will be heading off to the shops shortly. KL has many of those to offer.
We visited Petronas towers this morning when we first arrived from the airport, approx 9.00am. All the tickets had been handed out for the day and the queue was enormous. They look like they send one lift load up at a time and then wait until it returns with the load. There are only 1700 tickets issued per day and it seems to take all day to work through them. To get a ticket we have been told we need to get there at 5am or 6am. We are going to pass on that this trip.
Looking forward to getting back to Melbourne on Tuesday. See you soon. Stay safe.
Lv Julie and Frank.
PS. David, Thanks for the comment on the strobe effect. The amazing thing to me was that I saw the effect 'before' I took the photo. The view through the lcd display had halted the image. Digital camera must refresh the image constantly, at a high speed. Talk soon.
We are in an internet cafe in KL after a long, sleepless, flight from Istanbul and Dubai. Aircraft way full of KL bound Arabs and their noisy kids. We couldn't identify the parents, all the women were wrapped up in black and veils. We lost 5hrs in the trip, so our body clocks are a little screwed. Will be heading off to the shops shortly. KL has many of those to offer.
We visited Petronas towers this morning when we first arrived from the airport, approx 9.00am. All the tickets had been handed out for the day and the queue was enormous. They look like they send one lift load up at a time and then wait until it returns with the load. There are only 1700 tickets issued per day and it seems to take all day to work through them. To get a ticket we have been told we need to get there at 5am or 6am. We are going to pass on that this trip.
Looking forward to getting back to Melbourne on Tuesday. See you soon. Stay safe.
Lv Julie and Frank.
PS. David, Thanks for the comment on the strobe effect. The amazing thing to me was that I saw the effect 'before' I took the photo. The view through the lcd display had halted the image. Digital camera must refresh the image constantly, at a high speed. Talk soon.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Photo Comment
Hi,
Rachel, Change of plan. We got a computer that says "yes".
Question now is "What is the refresh rate of a digital camera?". We flew from Santorini to Athens and had the opportunity to photograph the islands on the way. We were in a prop aircraft and the amazing thing is when I went to take a photo the props were strobed still. There were 4 props on the motor and the strob effect showed 4. Refresh rate of digital camera = engine revs. How fast was the engine turning?? David, what do you think? Sorry for the nerdy stuff...
Other photos show the Blue Mosque, Fort on the Bosphorus, view from our cruise today and a keen resturant owner before the Turkey / Germany game last night.
Saw whirling Dervish tonight. Time for a rest. Stay safe.
Lv Julie and Frank.
Rachel, Change of plan. We got a computer that says "yes".
Question now is "What is the refresh rate of a digital camera?". We flew from Santorini to Athens and had the opportunity to photograph the islands on the way. We were in a prop aircraft and the amazing thing is when I went to take a photo the props were strobed still. There were 4 props on the motor and the strob effect showed 4. Refresh rate of digital camera = engine revs. How fast was the engine turning?? David, what do you think? Sorry for the nerdy stuff...
Other photos show the Blue Mosque, Fort on the Bosphorus, view from our cruise today and a keen resturant owner before the Turkey / Germany game last night.
Saw whirling Dervish tonight. Time for a rest. Stay safe.
Lv Julie and Frank.
Photo Attempt No 4
Hi Rachel,
Turkey computer say's no. I will attempt to send photos to you. Can you post please?
Lv Dad.
Turkey computer say's no. I will attempt to send photos to you. Can you post please?
Lv Dad.
It's Istanbul not Constantinople (was Bysantium)
Hi All,
I am trying to post some photos from our İstanbul hotel but the keyboard and computer may get the best of me. Some letter are in strange places and this post may end up wıth funny 'i's. We are also being called to prayer as I type and I may have to go and kneel toward Mecca shortly. You may guess from the title of this post that I have the old song stuck ın my head. I hope this note removes the itch.
Istanbul is busy, hot and noisy, especıally the Grand Bazaar. It could have been more noisy but, unfortunately, Turkey lost to Germany last nıght ın Euro 2008. We have spent to last 2 days gettıng around via guided tours which at this stage of our trip ıs welcome. We haven't had to think about our next event.
Twas nice to hear Helen and Pete had a good tıme ın France. Hope they had a good trip home. Should be there by now. We are now ready to commence our way home. See you soon.
Lv Julie and Frank.
I am trying to post some photos from our İstanbul hotel but the keyboard and computer may get the best of me. Some letter are in strange places and this post may end up wıth funny 'i's. We are also being called to prayer as I type and I may have to go and kneel toward Mecca shortly. You may guess from the title of this post that I have the old song stuck ın my head. I hope this note removes the itch.
Istanbul is busy, hot and noisy, especıally the Grand Bazaar. It could have been more noisy but, unfortunately, Turkey lost to Germany last nıght ın Euro 2008. We have spent to last 2 days gettıng around via guided tours which at this stage of our trip ıs welcome. We haven't had to think about our next event.
Twas nice to hear Helen and Pete had a good tıme ın France. Hope they had a good trip home. Should be there by now. We are now ready to commence our way home. See you soon.
Lv Julie and Frank.
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