New Norcia Ioana, 13 iulie 202513 iulie 2025 New Norcia is a monastery that was set up in 1847 not far from Perth by Spanish Benedictine Monks. It is named after Norcia in Italy, the birth place of St Benedict. We visited it several times. 2005 Continue Reading
Bucharest 2025 Ioana, 27 iunie 202528 iunie 2025 Some colourful pictures from around Bucharest. Mogosoaia Palace is about 10 kilometres from Bucharest and hosts an interesting museum. It was built in the late 1600s and bears the name of the widow of the Romanian boyar Mogoș, who owned the land it was built on.Mirroring the tumultuous history of… Continue Reading
Total Sun eclipse 1999 Ioana, 7 octombrie 202417 iunie 2025 On the 11th of August 1999 there was a total solar eclipse that reached maximum in the southern part of Romania, so we went to the Parang Mountains to watch it. It was a bit cloudy on the day, and unfortunately the maximum cloud cover coincided with the totality. It… Continue Reading
Matilda Bay & Perth Ioana, 30 septembrie 202430 septembrie 2024 On a nice Sunday morning in spring we we went for a short boat trip with a friend from RPYC to Elizabeth Quay and back. Continue Reading