And the fun continues.

Have decided to post the photos in the most recent order so they are out of order to the way Greg has traveled. Am hopeful I can give you some details on the photos when I get on my laptop. No promises though...Ok I've done the editing hopefully I have it all right...no complaining Greg cause I'm doing your job here mate...

Hand woven silk embroidery- Table runner around $80000 kip about $125 AUD

I wonder how long it takes them to make these by hand.

Mekong River @ Luang Pabang

This is the toll bridge cost of the toll is $5000 kip around 80 cents.

Monks out and about.

No idea what this is Greg said they spooned it over rice and it didn't have a smell.

One of the streets.

Greg's big adventure.

Not sure how this will work but I'll try and get some photos from Greg's Flashpacking holiday......
A flashpacker is when you have backpacked back in the day but now you are older you do it again but stay in flash hotels...

Cooking eggs...

Eggs to be cooked.

Some pretty mad buses.

One of the hill tribe women.

Anyone for a bit of  Alanking...

Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai is about a 4 hour bus trip from Chiang Mai but I decided to take a tour instead of a direct bus to see the sights.

First stop was a thermal spring that had a couple of geysers,  a couple of smaller pools for boiling eggs (you buy these in a small basket from a lady), some pools for soaking your feet and a large market. There are also supposed to be a couple of pools for swimming but I didn't see these.

One of those crazy Thai tour buses. 

Temora

Well I survived the dreaded night in the train, got up early fluffed on the internet, got in the shower while there was still hot water...big win there......then went off on my morning walk...the boys were tired and cranky and Ethan was unbearable all day...God help him if he ever pulls a partner...
Went to Maccas at Temora for breakfast, I ordered the spinach and feta wrap...the girl told me that they had no spinach and no tomato so if I did want it there wouldn't be much on it...that quickly changed my mind...

Dan and I went to the Aviation Museum, it is really good and absolutely spotless...you could eat your lunch off the floor of the hanger....not that you would want to....if you ever get the chance go and take a look at it...they also have flying weekends where they fly the planes...all of their planes are able to be flown...thinking of going down for that one weekend that it is on...

Not sure where we will end up for our next holiday...I know one place it won't be and that is the train carriage, been there done that...I always thought that I would like a train in the back yard...after last night that would be a massive no.....but maybe I could have a plane instead...

And I knocked over 12 squares of crocheting while driving around the countryside...Only 70 more to go....just in case you wanted to know that little gem of information....

Art installation on my morning walk @ West Wyalong...someone else must have admired it the night before but forgot to take their bottle with them...

Our huge cat/ tiger friend...this kitty Kat was massive and such a sweetheart...

Aviation Museum @ Temora..Ryan STM S2 an American built plane... my favourite...

Timber propeller on the Ryan...

Lockheed Hudson...

My growing pile of squares..

The travelling squares...

And that's about it for this holiday,hope that you have had fun travelling around the countryside with us. ....thanks for coming along for the ride....x

West Wyalong

It's been a driving day today. left Mildura early as we decided that we wanted to go through Griffith...many years ago I did a very long jury duty of a armed robbery and assault that had happened in Griffith...I had always wanted to see where all the things were that related to the crime...so today was the day...the bank is in the same spot but they have shut the back entrance (that was the escape route at the time) and the Police Station has moved but everything else was the same...

Stopped at Balranald for some morning tea and had the best slice, you know the biscuit base and like a cheesecake middle and the thick red jelly on top...so good...will have to get my act together when I get home, no more cakes and biscuits...

It is a huge growing area all around so many things, citrus, grapes, cotton, potatoes, watermelon, rockmelon, eggplant, garlic...there are stalls everywhere, we picked up a big tray of white grapes for $25 they were $5 per bag, like the ones you get in the supermarket or the tray and I think that there are 8 or 10 bags in the tray...don't buy grapes I have heaps...

Had lunch at a bakery in Griffith, can you see that there is a common thread here...chicken pie and then a gelato...

We are at West Wyalong for the night in a train...yep. Greg even found me a motel because I am such a princess and a whinger and the train is well different...stay with me here....it rocks when you walk up the corridor there is no passing room to walk down the side of it so if there are two of you it's single file or slot into the bedroom which is one of the compartments....if I sleep on the side closest to the corridor then he has to climb over me...so it goes like this, Greg has a shower and says oh the shower is really good, I decide to have one, hop in and within 30 seconds there is no hot water...I'm yelling he is laughing...I know I should have taken the motel room...oh well I usually wake up really early so as soon as I am up they will be too...payback....

They are really big on the knitted pole covers.

A bit of bike art.

Someone got a bit fancy.

Pretty sure that they had drovers for these cattle...there was a couple of guys on horses a little bit down the road with caravan.

As soon as Ethan gets in the car to drive there is something weird or long that is on the road...

Corvette in the main st of Griffith...

It had a leather bra in the front of it...

The bank in question...

Our train for the night....hopefully we will get a good night's sleep...might be smelly though...due to the hot water situation...

Stefano's Mildura

This was our third visit  to Stefano's and once again it was brilliant...Food, service and atmosphere were amazing...

We sat down and they brought out their hand made bread with a bowl of olives....probably sensational olives but we didn't eat the olives as neither of us like them.... they came back around and asked if everything was ok, we said sorry we don't like olives..... they were whisked off the table and replaced with roasted capsicum and basil in no time flat....

We had the 5 course option they also had a 2 and 3 course option....5 courses was $95 per person...

Had to photograph the people on the next tables dessert as we were talking to them when our's came and started eating eat as we were talking...oopsie...

The restaurant is in a old cellar  it is really dark down there, my handbag was against the wall, when I picked it up it was so wet...I hadn't noticed but our side had water coming down the wall...my handbag was laying in it...hopefully it will be dry after hanging out all night...

Would go again in a heartbeat....the waiter was Stefano's son, he was brilliant...got talking to him and told him the first time we went he was colouring while his Dad worked...he did have a laugh at that...made us feel old though...

1st course was buffalo mozzarella with pappa al pomodoro ( I think that is right, it's tomato, olive oil, day old bread, basil, garlic and onion), handmade grissini and a slice of something...gave that to Greg as I don't like pork...It was so nice could have eaten another plate full...

Crab souffle with a bechamel sauce...so delicate, it just melted in your mouth...

Hand made pasta with eggplant and goats cheese...

The main was lamb with potato and beans...so good...

Lemon panna cotta...the one we got had a almond biscotti on top...

Chocolate cannoli and ricotta cannoli

Greg's port at the end of the meal, he didn't drink the bottle, after they poured his glass there was only a little bit left so they left the bottle for him to finish it...