I'm back in town

That was lots of fun, and hopefully we did some good. In Sydney for the time being, but stay tuned for lots of fun and more glamour desinations in early 2008.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

A change of focus

What happens when they have an earthquake?

Tokyo is full of big, big buildings. The Mori tower has almost 60 floors, and there are plenty of other bigs ones, as these shots show. I hope they are well designed.

Me and some other semi-retirees

It seems that lots of middle aged men go to Ueno Park in the mornings. I think they had a system - each one had a double seat to himself, leaving no room for this semi-retiree.

What were they thinking!

This is the Asahi beer building in Asakusa, Tokyo. I stood on the bridge with my mouth open for several minutes thinking to myself, "What on earth were they thinking?"

Having fun in Tokyo

Tokyo is so much fun. Everything, just about, is funny. Lovely mild weather, and so much to do. And to eat - I am beginning to look like a raw fish. One of the best things is the new-ish Prada store near Harajuku, which is just amazing. Here are a few shots, but for some much better ones, have a look at this web site: http://architettura.supereva.com/files/20031023/
(You will have to paste into the browser because I can't work out how to do the link.)

Goodbye snowy Europe

I had almost perfect weather the last week in Serbia and Bosnia, and just as I was leaving, the snow started to fall in Sarajevo. Very pretty when you don't have to live in it.

Sarajevo has still got a way to go

It is more than a decade since the fighting stopped, but lots of Sarajevo is still burnt out and covered with bullet holes - even the bits that a Sydney developer would have jumped on years ago. Very sad. But such a wonderful location in the valley, with snow on the mountains around.

En route to Sarajevo

I went in a car across the mountains from Belgrade to Sarajevo - all mist and snow and pines.

Belgrade is Beaut

As you all know, it is about my favourite city, and things have not changed after this last brief visit. Here is a shot of my hotel, built in 1906, with a shot of the little sitting room and view across the street. And it is not just the architecture that is impressive in Belgrade.

Prayers for good weather

En route home from some visits to local registration offices, the team stopped at a rather beautiful church. As you can see, the weather has been challenging. It lacks variety too - cold and foggy, cold and wet, cold and windy. But better than Sydney's humidity.

Closer to God in Macedonia

Here I am with Jakup, who appears to be offering me a deal I couldn't refuse.