22nd May. Birthday in Saigon.

Breakfast Birthday Cake from the Rex hotel.

 I went off to the Jade Emperor Pagoda to pay my respects.

Very special birthday coffee - the beans collected from the faeces of the Asian Palm Civet.

Cocktail at the Rex Rooftop Bar before going to Restaurant 13 - an old favourite.

18th May. To VIETNAM

Champagne breakfast at Raffles before flying off to Ho Chi Minh City.

Back to our old haunt The Rex Hotel for a few days dining & shopping.

17th May. Raffles Hotel, Siem Reap.

After 19 Temples in just over 2 days it was time to seek refuge in Raffles Hotel, Siem Reap.

This was delightful. Great room, beautiful food and a night-cap Martini in 'The Elephant Bar'

15th May. A day of Temple bagging at Angkor.

A day of visiting many temples in the Angkor comples - all in 42°C temp.

A much appreciated Margarita in the evening,

Christmas Day in Brisbane.

TASMANIA. 3rd Nov. Back to Hobart.

 Eaglehawk Neck - the Dog Line!  A line of 15 dogs to stop the convicts getting past.

The Tasman Memorial in Hobart

Final meal in Tassie.

TASMANIA. 2nd Nov.pm. Port Arthur.

Memorial at Port Arthur to commemorate the massacre of April 2000

Remains of the Broad Arrow Cafe.

The boatbuilder's house and slipway.

 One of the inmates.

TASMANIA. 2nd Nov. Morning.

Tasman Island Cruise with Pennicott's yellow boat.

The Candlestick and Totem Pole.

A raft of Shearwaters.

Seals on Tasman Island.

TASMANIA. 1st November. Port Arthur.

 Richmond Bridge - the oldest stone bridge in Australia

Port Arthur prison.

Guinness in the Fox & Hounds.

TASMANIA.30th & 31st Oct. Launceston

The Charles Hotel - the old hospital.

 The Gorge.

 Franklin House.

 On the porch of Entally House, Hadspen

 Statue of William Russ Pugh.
The inscription says 'First use of Ether for Surgery in Australia' 7th June 1847.
This was only 7 months after it's first reported use in Boston by Morton.