A nice afternoon’s walk to the monastery

A little way along the path, the "Filipina Village", looking back
towards Discovery Bay

Looking towards Peng Chau Island, East of DB
The Peak on HK Island in the background, looking East

DB hi-rises, near the Marina Club, and Nimshuwan Bay

All on last Wednesday afternoon: 18 degrees and dry

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Aren’t I handsome!

Here I am guarding the house while the boss and 

Yaya are off shopping. 

Many people commented on my flash scarf when

I was out on my morning walk. 

Woof!

My Ethnic make up percentage

Well, here it is, courtesy the test with FamilyTreeDNA, the makeup of my DNA...

Sadly, nothing romantic. Mostly European, with a tiny bit of Jewish diaspora, in the shape of Ashkenazi Jews.  As a philo-semite, I would rather have had a bit more of that!
There's also a touch of Finnish in there, which I'm going to assume is Viking!

Australia June 2017, parte le deux

So... the Chinese on the Great Ocean Road.  I remember when Chinese
thought a trip to Hong Kong was a huge deal.  Now they travel everywhere and
are about to be named the largest tourist numbers in the world.  22 June.

Mutti at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.  23 June.

Mutti at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.  23 June.

Melbourne Botanical Gardens.  23 June.

Meredith, East Brunswick "study centre".  24 June.

Murray River, Echuca, from our cabin hotel.  28 June

The old wharf, 19th C, at Echuca, on the Murray. 28 June.

The old wharf, 19th C, at Echuca, on the Murray. 28 June.

Mutti on the Murray. 28 June

Mutti on the Murray. The Pevensey is the oldest operating paddlewheel
steamer in the world, mid 19thC.  28 June

Another grannie on the Murray. 28 June

The beautiful old original steam engine on the Pevensey,
still working. 28 June

Lake Mulwala, at Bathumi, Vic. 28 June

On the road, coming into ACT. 29 June

Mutti can you tell us these folks?